Bell and Howell BH-22 Digital Camera

Features

  • Ultra-compact, credit-card size, 9 millimeter thick design
  • Captures up to 75 pictures at 640 x 480 VGA
  • Includes self-timer, status LCD, and battery indicator

Description

With its ultra-compact, credit-card size (only nine millimeters thick) and stylish aluminum profile, the Bell and Howell BH-22 Digital Camera lets you take pictures wherever you are. This baby can easily fit into your shirt pocket and can capture up to 75 pictures at 640 x 480 VGA, or 300 pictures at 320 x 240 VGA on eight megabytes of internal memory. A self-timer, status LCD, and battery indicator make this a convenient digital imaging option for anyone on the go.

Spotlight customer reviews

Impressive exterior, but extremely limited

[ Posted: 2003-12-27 ]

Rating: 40%
 

I found this to be an extremely attractive camera -- small size, yet seems substantial. With the promise of USB and VGA-quality, this camera seemed like a sure thing. And when it came, I discovered features that I never expected, like a self-timer and a tripod mount.

Alas, the pictures are terrible. First off, the camera is only useful in bright light (forget any kind of indoor shot unless you can stand a very dark, red-tinged image -- which rules out webcam use); and no shot that we tried quite came in focus. Moreover, the software to transfer is awkward; the USB does not support mass storage (where the camera appears as another disk drive), instead you use the supplied program to manually download.

As much as I and my nine-year-old son wanted to like this camera, it has serious flaws and it's not worth even its rock-bottom price.