HP PhotoSmart R937 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The enormous touch-screen display looks spectacular and makes the R937 a cinch to use.

Pros: Big touch-screen display is easy to use. Large selection of in-camera photo effects. Tools for tagging, editing, sharing, and automatically printing images. Extensive help features.

Cons: Unremarkable image quality. Lacks conventional manual controls and a vertical zoom toggle. Bulkier than many pocket-size snapshot cameras.

Verdict: If creative shooting control, optical range, or compactness are your priorities, look elsewhere. But if you want a big touch screen and you value in-camera photo editing, the R937 delivers.

Review summary: The HP Photosmart R937 looks rather odd: the lens sits right in the middle of its matte-black shell. Strangely, its unique design makes it one of the more pleasant compact cameras on the market. Behind its abnormal exterior is an 8-megapixel camera with a

Pros: Intuitive interface; huge screen; fast performance

Cons: Horrible noise; really small zoom rocker

Verdict: The HP Photosmart R937's well-designed touchscreen interface and quick performance make it tempting but we can't overlook its extreme noise levels

Pros: Intuitive interface; huge screen; fast performance.

Cons: Horrible noise; really small zoom rocker.

Verdict: If not for the massive amounts of noise in some photos, the HP Photosmart R937 would be a good point-and-shoot camera.