Toshiba PDR-M5 Digital Camera

Pros: Good resolution, great zoom, easy to use, USB connection, great price, movie capability
Cons: Difficulty with low light focusing, have to stop to focus, "Off" positioning

Searching for a digital camera can be a nightmare, and I spent the last year trying to find a camera with all the features I wanted at a price I could afford. I have had a “beginner” digital camera for three years now. While it was high-end when I got...

Pros: easy to use, good quality
Cons: a bit bulky

I'd been debating about buying a digital camera for at least two years. After memorizing features and functions of all of the major cameras (and realizing that it would be a complete waste to spend more money to get a camera with higher than 2.14...

Pros: USB, rechargeable battery, LCD screen, makes short videos, great software
Cons: Some lighting issues (but could be user error!)

A digital camera is a huge purchase for most of us, and one purchase where you don't want to go wrong. We researched cameras for weeks, comparing features and abilities, and this is the one we bought. We've never regretted it! Here's what sold us:...

Pros: price, 2.1 Mpixels, movies, USB port, internal memory,
Cons: no carrying case, battery autonomy.

Before starting to read this article, I would like you to know that I'm not American and that, maybe, my English is not good. I hope you will enjoy this article, in which I'll try to expose that I really think about the Toshiba PDR-M5 digital camera.
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Pros: easy-to-use, smart image manipulation software, good quality images
Cons: somewhat fragile, not top-of-the-line resolution, no interchangeable lenses

I'm a filmmaker by trade, and a passionate photographer in my off hours. I love the look of film, and have a not-so-secret skepticism about the quality of digital imagery. Nonetheless I also love my computer, so I was finding it hard to resist the...

Pros: Easy to use, rechargeable battery, movie mode, auto focus.
Cons: a little slow, difficult to use in low light.

When shopping for a digital camera, you probably want the most for your dollar right? Who doesn't? After doing exstensive research on cameras, finding this one was a blessing. While I could state a bunch of specs and fill this space with technical stuff,...

Pros: great output, easy use, fair price
Cons: sensitive to motion in low light

I enjoy taking pictures for distribution on my web site (see my profile), and, being a beginning photographer, I wanted the ability to take any picture I want without eating up continuous development costs.

I read some reviews on this camera...

Pros: Good pictures, easy to use
Cons: Cheap feel, CRAPPY lens cap

So, what's it like when you get it out of the box?

Well, in a word, it feels cheap. Like most digital cameras, it has a plastic body. A serious gripe that's been echoed everywhere you read about this camera is the plastic tripod...

Pros: Great picture quality, rechargable battery, view monitor
Cons: Rubber battery cover, cheap sling, and a stupid plastic lens cover

I've had my Toshiba for about 1 1/2 years now. I've taken a lot of pics with it in every conceivable light. For the most part it does what it is suppose to do...take pics. However, it comes with a manual the size of a novella telling you how to work...

Pros: lots of features, extra battery, can record movies
Cons: slow to turn on, no automatic flash

I received this camera as a gift, so I didn't have a chance to research different cameras and come to my own conclusion, but if I had, the Toshiba PDR-M5 definitely would have made my short list.

This camera packs a lot of really useful...

Pros: Fairly easy set up and to use.
Cons: Camera has been in the shop three times in the first year.

I purchased the camera in February 2000 to use at my sons wedding in May, but we had to send it off to be repaired in early May and didn't get it back until the end of June. It would have been nice to have some great digital pictures of our vacation trip...

Pros: Ease of use, great bundled software
Cons: Slow focus and a bit noisy

Well, this is my first digital camera. I did do a lot of research before deciding on the PDR-M5. I read up on a lot of usenet message, read the preview article on a few of the review sites. I also waited till they are in stores so I can handle one for...

Pros: Easy to use, VERY clear pictures
Cons: a little pricey, but worth it

I got the PDR-M5 as a Christmas gift from my husband. I had wanted a digital camera for my birthday in October, but we just couldn't decide on which one to get when we were shopping for one. He went out shopping by himself after that and talked to many...

Pros: Almost as fast as film, high quality pictures, easy to use bundled software, strong durable construction, cheaper than comparable cameras, Toshiba brand, and zoom lens.
Cons: Expensive, not as pocket size as PDR-M4

This camera is the third digital camera I have used. The others being an old Sony .5 megapixel one that used floppy disks and the Toshiba PDR-M4. I was so impressed with my PDR-M4 that I decided to give the PDR-M5 a shot. I was not disappointed.
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Pros: Easy to use & awesome clear pictures
Cons: May be too pricey!

My husband and i decided to purchase a digital camera cause i am famous for taking oodles of pictures and not get the film developed. Plus it is soo expensive. This way i can print out the pictures myself. If memory serves me correctly i think you...