Product Description

The Polaroid FUN! 620 is an affordable digital camera featuring 640x480 pixel resolution to help you get started in digital photography. With the FUN! 620 you can enjoy the most popular uses for digital photographs: e-mail photos to your family and friends, personalize web pages, print and share photos and much more. The FUN! 620 camera is capable of storing approximately 15 photos in 1MB of internal memory, then you can edit your photos and add special effects. Offering tons of features, the camera is also easy to connect either with a USB interface or a serial cable. Polaroid Fun! 620 - your first step into digital photography!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #130568 in Camera & Photo
• Size: Pocket Size
• Brand: Polaroid
• Model: FUN! 620
• Platforms: Windows 98, Windows, Mac OS 9 and below, Mac OS X, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, Windows Me, PowerMac, Windows NT 5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 3.5, Windows 2000, Macintosh, Windows NT
• Memory: 1MB

Features

• Point-and-shoot digital camera creates 640 x 480 images, great for the Web and e-mail
• Built-in 1 MB memory holds 15 images at default resolution
• Features autofocusing, self timer, and power-saving mode
• Connects with PCs via dual USB and serial cable
• Includes full-featured PhotoMax software

Amazon.com Product Description
The Polaroid Fun! 620 digital camera offers you an economical way to take digital pictures, and is best suited for carefree snapshots. With a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, the pictures are fun-sized: ideal for e-mail and Web pages among family and friends, but inadequate for printing. Also, don't expect great levels of detail since the image quality is only fair, with a tendency to be slightly fuzzy. The built-in 1 MB memory holds 32 digital images in full 24-bit color, like a good-sized roll of film.

With autofocusing and a fixed lens, the camera is always ready to go--picture-taking simply requires you to point and shoot. This means the camera can be used by nearly anyone, of any age. The four top buttons function for power, erase, self-timer, and shutter. The 15-second timer gives you plenty of time to jump in with your friends in front of the camera. The tiny LCD screen only displays two alphanumerical characters. The default setting for the display shows the total pictures taken, but can also inform you when memory is full and the battery is low. A beep sounds when you take a picture or erase. Two LED lights beside the optical viewfinder indicate low-battery status and when the camera is on. If not in use, the camera automatically shuts off after 60 seconds to conserve battery life. On the bottom of the camera are a battery compartment for four AAA batteries (included), and a screw mount for tripod use.

The included dual-cable has the option of either USB or serial connection. This is a welcome feature for anyone with older, non-USB equipped computers, while still offering easy USB connectivity. The camera's fairly compact size and wrist strap make it easy for carrying anywhere. The plastic housing feels solid in-hand, but lacks any substantial grip or ergonomic design.

The bundled software, PhotoMax, interfaces with the camera for easy transfer of photos and more. You can crop, resize, enhance the image, and even add crazy special effects. The software catalogs your images in custom folders with thumbnails for easy photo perusing and slideshow. The file-renaming tool keeps the images identifiable with date imprinting. Through the software, you can even visit Polaroid's Web site to access helpful resources on digital photo-taking and open a free account to store and distribute photos online. The software is compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, and 2000.

Customer Reviews

Feels Flimsy
This is the first digital camera I got and I just wanted to get some feel of the whole digital camera thing--so I went cheap. I wasn't really surprised about the poor quality of the pictures I've been getting. But there's no excuse for some of my complaints. First off, the good things. It offered a USB transfer but my computer freezes everytime I try to use it. Second, it doesn't have a flash so you have to keep still in every shot. The software that came along with it was easy to use but it just feels too FUN.

I'd say this is pretty good for grade school kids.

Fun?
Picture quality stinks. It's no better than one of those old instant cameras!

The advantage to this camera, and it is the ONLY advantage, is that it's cheap. Ok, it's also easy to use.

I recommend a mega-pixel camera, 2.0 or more, if you want to take good pictures. Buy this Polaroid only if you're looking for an inexpensive way to take photos and send them via email.

Polaroid 620 Digital Camera
I think the Polaroid 620 is an excellent value for the money. The software works smoothly and was simple enough to use. The camera is basic but takes a good close-up. I use the camera to take photos of autos to send to my customers. Works just fine!
Pretty sturdy too! Already dropped it twice and it kept on ticking! (unlike another camera that I dropped and destroyed)