HP iPAQ 514 review | Digital camera
HP smartphone digital camera
HP Photosmart camera
The HP iPAQ 514 features an incorporated 1.3 Megapixel Photosmart camera with a maximum resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. The camera does not offer auto focus or flash. When looking at other devices we see at least a two Megapixel camera incorporated, but the price of these devices is considerably higher than that of the HP iPAQ 514 voice messenger. It may be clear that HP economized on the camera. Next to the camera lens a self-portrait mirror has been placed.
HP iPAQ 514 Shutter lag
HP Burst mode
The 1.3 Megapixel digital camera suffers from a severe shutter lag. Besides that it takes around one to two seconds before a picture is written onto the memory card. This makes spontaneous shooting impossible also due to the low resolution. You constantly have to be aware of the shutter release lag. Focussing prior to taking the picture is therefore a must. Besides that you can set the camera to burst mode to take sequential pictures. The burst mode ensures capturing fast objects in spite of the shutter release lag. In that case the resolution is lowered to 0.3 Megapixels …
HP iPAQ 514 camera
HP iPAQ 514 Image quality
The picture quality is not the best. The lack of a flash makes it impossible to shoot in badly lit situations. The 1.3 Megapixel resolution takes us back to the pictures from years ago. The pixels are clearly visible. In some cases the pictures are clear and sharp but only if the circumstances are perfect. Meaning; no moving objects and excellent light circumstances.
HP Camera settings
HP iPAQ 514 Settings
Besides burst mode, the HP iPAQ 514 voice messenger features a number of photo settings. You can adjust the brightness; this makes your picture lighter or darker. White balance can also be adjusted. It can be set to auto, sunny, cloudy, night, fluorescent and incandescent. The auto white balance drops a stitch here and there in relation to colour reproduction. When the colour of a picture is not true to nature, you have to adjust the white balance and the colour will become correct.
microSD memory card
H ewlett Packard offers the possibility for enhanced memory capacity of the HP iPAQ 514 with a microSD memory card. A choice from different capacities and speeds cards is offered. We chose the SanDisk 2GB microSD memory card for its stability and its speed. The 2GB microSD Memory Kit is also a good option. Besides a microSD memory card the Memory Kit offers a twosome of adapters to enable using the microSD card as miniSD as well as SD card. Just insert the microSD card effortlessly in the adapter after which it functions as miniSD or as SD card. There are more than one possibilities to transfer files from the microSD memory card to the computer. A good choice would be the SanDisk MobileMate SD + 5 in 1 card reader that is extremely small and therefore easy to carry with you.
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