Toshiba PDR-M25 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

Using a 128Mb media card and NiMH batts, I've taken many good and more than a few great photos indoors and out with my PDR-M25 since I bought it 4 years ago. I've certainly gotten my money's worth out of it many times over. As an earlier reviewer put it, the M25 does very well what it was designed to do. The bad news is that a week ago my little pal started asking me whether I wanted to format the media card which it had never done before and which I hadn't removed even once since I installed it 3 yrs ago. When I click "yes" it says "card error". Has anyone run into this problem?

There are ways to get around the low light problem on this camera using the manual option and adjusting the brightness/contrast. You can also switch a few other things around. I don't know what they are exactly, but they have worked for me in solving the low res problem. Anyway, the battery problem also has a solution. NIMH rechargable batteries have lasted me all day and then some for several filled cards. I use 64 mb cards. I have 2500 mah NIMH batteries. I use a plug for the camera when I upload the images to my computer to conserve the time I can use shooting pictures with the batteries.

I got this camera for free years ago and it has survived hell and back. I've literally dropped this poor thing down a rocky hill, it's been left in the rain, stepped on, and god knows what else. It's sturdy enough to survive an adult toddler like myself who can't seem to keep it out of harms way. Sturdy enough to last years mind you. I've had it for around 3 with out malfunction. Anyway. All I have to say is that people need to learn how to use their camera, stop griping, and problem solve. If you want a fancy camera that does a lot more than this one, be prepared to pay for it. You can't expect cream puffs for the price of jello.

And as far as people recieving cameras that don't work. Duds happen. That goes with mass production of a product. A few bad eggs are bound to happen. It's stupid to judge a whole product on a handful of duds.

I am so relieved to see other bad reviews about this camera. This camera was given to me as a gift, but I have never liked it. The picture quality is awful and it is bulky and hard to handle. There are a few ways to get around some of the problems, but they too time consuming when you just want a camera to take a few great candid shots. Life is too short to use a poorly designed camera.

It has nothing to do with knowing how to use a camera.

All previous reviewers have said everything else that needs to be said.

I have owned serveral Toshiba products ie TV-VCR-DVD player; This is my first digital camera. This camera is the most aggrevating electronic piece of junk I have ever owned. I have called Toshiba service (a waste of time) switched to other S/D cards and batteries.The camera works when it wants to, quits when it wants to, and doesn't work most of the time. When my $3600.00 Cinama series TV had a problem they sent someone to fix it; a few hundred for one of their cameras wont even get you a return call if you have a question. I am now the proud owner of a Fuji S3100 (great camera)which I purchase from Amazon.com(which is a good company to deal with) the PD3300 sets on my desk as a paper weight and reminder to never buy something with the Toshiba name on it. I hope I saved you some grief and money. Sincerely [...]

Camera broke after only 1 year of use. The zoom quit working. I agree about the poor indoor or low light photos. If the batteries were not new and the expensive kind it would not take good photos. I got a cannon wide zoom now and there is no comparison.