HP Photosmart M425 First Impressions Review

The HP Photosmart M425 was announced at CES 2006 and rounds out the bottom of the M-series line of digital cameras from HP. This camera has a number of features that set it apart from other models released by HP over the last few years. The camera now features an automatic red-eye removal function along with a 5 MP CCD, 3x HP Precision optical zoom, and a 1.7-inch, 115K LCD. Though primarily intended for point-and-shoot photography, the M425 does allow for partial or full manual control over exposure compensation, flash settings, and ISO speed. This model, like all those being released CES week by HP, is capable of connecting to the Internet via the HP Photo Express menu so that users may upload and print images via the HP Snapfish website. At the time of this review, HP stated that this camera would have a suggested retail price of around $149.95.