HP PhotoSmart E327
A 5 megapixel camera that captures real life
This post is a part of a series intended to highlight one camera at a time. Haven’t you heard that we are the average of the five people we keep closest to us? Do you really want one of those five people to be your iPhone??
Please submit pitches to me, Kendall, if you have a camera and photos you’d like to share. You can look at photos from the Olympus Accura Zoom and a newer Canon PowerShot linked.
When I first tried to use my PhotoSmart, I actually thought it was broken. It didn’t occur to me that a camera made in 2006 wouldn’t be able to digest a 32 gigabyte memory card from 2022. That’s that myopic thinking, baby! It turns out that the camera works with 0.5 gigabyte memory cards, but if you don’t have one of those, it can hold anywhere from 7 to 15 photos. Outside of that window, the amount of pictures it can store is based on absolutely nothing as far as I can tell.
What I love most about this camera is how honest it is. I don’t know how else to explain it. The flash is harsh, the focus is a little glassy, and there’s no lie that “the camera was never there.” The camera was there, with me, and when I purposefully slid open the lens cover, this is what it saw. Some cameras, especially older ones, sever the illusion that a picture is a reflection of reality. What’s funny is that this honesty is what makes these photos feel so real.
I don’t mean to pick favorites, but this camera might be my favorite. Here are some pictures of real life from last year. 🏠
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Reply if you made it to the end and want to see the first pic I took on this camera, me and Kris trying to figure out the memory card issue. More on Kris here. More from this digicam here.
Lots of love to you all,
Kendall
