General Electric A730 Digital Camera $79.99 (US) - 7 Megapixel, 3x Optical Zoom, 4.8x Digital Zoom, 2.5″ LCD, Black
GE A730 Black 7MP Digital Camera
The GE A730 is our most affordable point-and-shoot camera. Yet it has the firepower of cameras nearly twice its suggested retail price.
You want mega pixels? The A730 has seven – you don’t see that every day in a basic model. A simple, intuitive user interface makes the A730 easy to use right out of the box. A 3x optical zoom and a 4.8x digital zoom capture superior close-ups. And a vibrant 2.5-inch LCD screen makes it easy to frame your subject and review your images.
Packed inside its sleek and stylish camera body is a whole host of additional features like in-camera panoramic stitching, red-eye removal, face-tracking, electronic stabilization and MPEG-4 movie recording. Powered by two AA batteries, the A730 even has SD/SDHC memory card slot expandable up to an amazing 4 gigabytes.
You’ll be hard pressed to find a more feature-rich entry-level camera. And that’s why the A730 is one of the first cameras worthy of the GE name.
Specifications
 Sensor: |
7.07 Megapixel | |
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| Size: |
1/2.5-inch | |
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| Image Resolution: |
1024 x 768 | |
| 1600 x 1200 | ||
| 2048 x 1536 | ||
| 640 x 480 | ||
| 3072 x 2048 | ||
| 3072 x 2304 | ||
| 3072 x 1728 | ||
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| Movie Resolution: |
320 x 240 | |
| 640 x 480 | ||
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| Memory Included: |
26MB Internal | |
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| Storage Media: |
Secure Digital | |
| SDHC Memory Card | ||
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| Compressed Format: |
JPEG/EXIF v 2.22 | |
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| Movie File Format: |
MPEG-4 | |
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| Optical Zoom: |
3x | |
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| Digital Zoom: |
4.8x | |
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| Combined Zoom: |
14.4x | |
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| Focal Length: |
6.1mm (Wide) - 18.3mm (Tele) | |
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| Focusing Range: |
Normal: 60cm ~ infinity, Macro: (Wide) 5cm ~ infinity; (Tele) 30cm ~ infinity | |
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| LCD Monitor: |
2.5-inch TFT | |
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| LCD Pixels: |
153,600 pixels | |
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| LCD Coverage: |
100% | |
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| Shutter Speed: |
4 ~ 1/2000 second (Manual 30s) | |
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| Light Metering Method: |
Center Weighted Average | |
| Artificial Intelligence (Ai AE) | ||
| Spot (Fixed to center for frame) | ||
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| Exposure Control: |
Program AE | |
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| Exposure Compensation: |
±2 Ev in 1/3 Step increments | |
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| ISO Speed Range: |
Auto, Auto High-ISO, ISO64(TBD)/100/200/400/800/1600(TBD)/(3200equivalent)(TBD) | |
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| AE Lock: |
Available | |
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| White Balance Control: |
Daylight | |
| Cloudy | ||
| Tungsten | ||
| Fluorescent | ||
| MWB | ||
| Fluorescent H | ||
| AWB | ||
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| Flash Mode: |
Auto | |
| Red-eye Reduction | ||
| Forced Flash | ||
| Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro | ||
| Off | ||
| Slow synchro | ||
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| Shooting Modes: |
Auto | |
| Macro | ||
| Movie | ||
| Landscape | ||
| Night portrait | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Indoor | ||
| Snow | ||
| Beach | ||
| Fireworks | ||
| Sport | ||
| Party | ||
| Foliage, Aquarium, Kids & Pets, Scene, Anti-Handshake | ||
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| Continuous Shooting: |
Approx. 2.1 fps (Large/Fine Mode) | |
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| Playback: |
Audio, Slideshow, Single Photo, Index (4/9/16 thumbnails), Movie (Slow-Motion possible), Zoom (Approx. 1x-8x), Histogram Display | |
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| Movie Mode: |
30 fps | |
| 15 fps | ||
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| Movie Image Resolution: |
320 x 240 | |
| 640 x 480 | ||
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| Movie Audio: |
Yes | |
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| Computer Interface: |
AV Out | |
| USB 2.0 Hi-Speed | ||
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| Battery Form Factor: |
AA | |
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| Batteries Included: |
No | |
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| Battery Charger Included: |
No | |
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| Height: |
2.4 inches | |
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| Width: |
3.6 inches | |
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| Depth: |
1.1 inches | |
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| Weight: |
4.2 oz. | |
REVIEW BY: Reviewed Apr 28, 2008
I would not recommend this camera to anyone that doesn’t like buying batteries. This camera goes through batteries like crazy. We take a ton of pictures because we sell on Ebay. Every couple of days we have to change the batteries. I only have this camera a couple of months and am already looking into a different one. I am about ready to give this one to my 2 year old to use as a toy!
REVIEW BY: DavidST Reviewed Apr 25, 2008
I would not reccomend this camera…period. I got together with three friends the other day. One had an entry level Kodak, one a Canon that is about three years old and another a knock-off Canon from China. We all took the same shots and this GE took by far the lowest quality shots. It seems to pick what you do not want it to focus on. For instance, I took a picture of my wife and a friend on the Auto setting and it focused on the grass behind them. Opt for a $150 Canon or Kodak and get 5 times more bang for your buck.
REVIEW BY: Jay Reviewed Apr 23, 2008
I bought this camera last month, I think it is a great deal for the price. It takes great pictures, and it can hold lots of pictures with the SD card. The LCD screen it is a little blury, but it think what it matters it the quality of the picture. It is true the batteries goes doown quickly, but most of the cameras will do that, I got rechargable batteries, so I don’t worry about it. I think whenever you are going to take pictures turn it on and when you are not turn the camera off, not a big deal, but some people like to wait for the right moment and leave the camera on for up to 5 minutes. Anyway, I think it is a great deal. I love my camera.
REVIEW BY: Reviewed Apr 23, 2008
Great Basic Camera!!! Unbeatable value. My Technologly Disadvantaged husband uses this camera. He is very very happy with it.
REVIEW BY: lucydog669 Reviewed Apr 20, 2008
DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA!!!! The batteries last 2 weeks max with average use. One DAY if you are at an event, taking a lot of pictures. If you are trying to save money, you will easily blow through batteries to upset the savings plus have to deal with the hassle of constantly changing batteries. Your luggage will be over the weight limit if you go on vacation due to the hundreds of batteries that you need to pack. If you plan on taking pictures of anything that moves, the shutter speed is so slow that you WILL miss capturing the moment. I bought it around Christmas as an emergency because my other one broke. You will be far better off spending a little more money on a camera brand that is proven. This is garbage and you will regret your purchase.
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