HP Digital Cameras - History and Beyond -

Home
>
Photography
>
HP Digital Cameras - History and Beyond

HP Digital Cameras - History and Beyond

HP has started making digital cameras only recently. However, the firm provides a one-stop-shop for all digital facilities. The company has made a large number of innovations over the years. Let us view the interesting history of this company.

Started by two Stanford University graduates, Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett in 1938 in a rented garage with a mere working capital of $538 - Hewlett Packard is a multi-billion dollar company today. With net revenues of $7.2 billion in the year 2004 and over 28,000 employees all across the globe, HP has come a long, long way.

Both Hewlett and Packard being students of electrical engineering, started with the invention of a resistance-capacity audio oscillator. They continued to make similar test and measurement products, and by 1942, had constructed a 10,000 square foot company- owned building in Palo Alto, California. One interesting fact to note is that they decided the name of the company on the basis of just tossing a coin!

In the 50's, the company continued to grow dynamically, making major advances in microwave instrumentation and in the year 1962, Hewlett Packard appeared in Forbes Top 500 List of Companies for the first time at number 460.

After this, there was no turning back for HP. The company went from strength to strength, constantly innovating new technologies - whether it was in the field of medicine, laser technology, computers, printers, microprocessors etc.

After HP entered the consumer market with its computers and allied products, it also recently decided to introduce its own digital cameras as well. In fact, in order to make its mark in digital cameras, HP has invested nearly $300 million in its consumer advertising for the same. This is the largest investment made by the company in advertising till today. HP believes that digital photography is a booming business and is slowly going to take over the film camera market. The trend to purchase digital cameras is spreading all across Asia and Europe - and HP does not want to be left behind.

Hence HP says that it is the only company which is providing a one-stop-shop for all digital camera users. You can buy a HP digital camera, take snaps, and then load them onto your HP computer and take printouts (you guessed it) from your HP printer as well. And even the paper and ink used in your printer, is yes, HP again.

HP has yet to make a niche for itself in digital cameras, however, with its current aggressive marketing strategies and brand image, it is most likely that the company will surpass all market expectations as it has done in the past already. Here is a list of the latest cameras by HP:

HP Photosmart 945 digital camera series and HP Photosmart R707 digital camera series: The camera for all users with an optional dock, can be used for slideshows as well.

HP Photosmart R717 Digital Camera series: Slightly advanced series with digital zoom and Real Life technology.

HP Photosmart R607 digital camera series: With 4.1 nega pixels, this series is good for home use.

HP Photosmart M407 digital camera series, HP Photosmart M417 Digital Camera series, HP Photosmart M307 digital camera series, HP Photosmart M22 Digital Camera series and HP Photosmart 435 digital camera series: all these series have 3-5 mega pixels and are nice and cheap for users.

Kevin Rockwell worked as a network TV cameraman for 20 years shooting news and sports. Now a devoted fan of digital photography and video he works to gather information, tips and news for digital camera users. Oh and he loves to shoot pictures of his kids playing sports. http://great-digital-cameras.com/gdcj.html

In The News:

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/NUDE-Magazines-Annual-Photography-Contest/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B9F169E89-4D22-4E12-90C7-A4CA7901C2A0%257Dcid=1272998238ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNG4JYXu_kXeidL9ttqEKLvzCy0SCwNUDE Magazine#39;s Annual bPhotography/b Contest Includes Cash Prizes/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobrNov 21, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1LOS ANGELES, Nov 21, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Carrie Leigh#39;s NUDE Magazines second annual fine art bphotography/b contest now includes cash prizes for b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/arts/design/23shat.htmlcid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNE-SVNrhmRvosoYgw9V53KCtWkoKAimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=jMuh4pH6tiYJimgurl=graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/11/23/arts/shat.600.1.jpg width=80 height=31 alt= border=1brfont size=-2New York Times/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/arts/design/23shat.htmlcid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNE-SVNrhmRvosoYgw9V53KCtWkoKACourtesy of the George Eastman House International Museum of b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNew York Times,nbsp;United Statesnbsp;-/font nobr16 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1So for a second year the foundation, in collaboration with Garden Design magazine and the George Eastman House International Museum of bPhotography/b and Film b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff%3D/c/a/2008/11/21/RVDC145B2Q.DTLcid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNHag41CT6az6MOyXG-AQTfGryOlagArt and bphotography/b books/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSan Francisco Chronicle,nbsp; USAnbsp;-/font nobr16 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1b.../b Sharpe provides a brilliant look back in New York Nocturne: The City After Dark in Literature, Painting and bPhotography/b (Princeton; 402 pages; $35). b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Photography-Social-Network-Snaps-Up/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BA2B51A9A-0560-4C06-A444-5DF4628DE7B3%257Dcid=1272923714ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNEH-9eji7TzhkXlQUTKKSd2MJwN_QbPhotography/b Social Network Snaps Up New Members/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobrNov 21, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1With over 1000 members joining within the first weeks, bphotography/b network provides an outlet for amateur photographers to share their work and discuss b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article5197168.ececid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNEFSZRcx8BAKhc_JEkI6YlkpaY_lAimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=kfm-4I_fwIEJimgurl=entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00436/film-585_436956h.jpg width=80 height=38 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Times Online/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article5197168.ececid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNEFSZRcx8BAKhc_JEkI6YlkpaY_lAWar bphotography/b: Truth is the first casualty/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fTimes Online,nbsp;UKnbsp;-/font nobr12 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Can war bphotography/b ever be trusted? Our critic sees an unsettling show about Robert Capa and his legacy Shakespeare hits the nail on the head on the b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/34834719.html%3Felr%3DKArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aU1ccmiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUcid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNGEMTGWvpi1Y50w4qqPGxulex3X9gCoffee table books: bPhotography/b and more bphotography/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMinneapolis Star Tribune,nbsp;MNnbsp;-/font nobr22 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Also included is work by pioneers of modern celebrity bphotography/b such as Horst P. Horst, Berenice Abbott and Man Ray. History buffs will find plenty with b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html%3Fid%3De7d2a147-dbc8-40e6-aa2d-76b39a92f5e7cid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNEf3ZRLYpnJ5pu5oAlEVG-67f0K3gTop-notch digital bphotography/b for the price-conscious shopper/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fVancouver Sun,nbsp; Canadanbsp;-/font nobr11 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1You don#39;t have to go out of your way to find great deals on new digital single-lens reflex cameras. Every camera store has them, and for as little as $500 b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://blog.danceruniverse.com/blog/story/2008/11/22/84815/809cid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNGJZ1rAHWBJj9qmta8tCvcOVz8vIQ2009 Calendar of Dance bPhotography/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fDancer Universe,nbsp;NYnbsp;-/font nobr7 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Looking for a really special dance calendar for 2009? Look no more! There#39;s a great one available from lulu.com. More info after the jump. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://minnesotaindependent.com/18188/the-best-and-worst-of-recount-photographycid=0ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNGwxc5t0pCaU7Vlg4GraWwiwvW2SAOn Monotony: The best and worst of recount bphotography/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMinnesota Independent,nbsp;MNnbsp;-/font nobr22 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1And in fine-art bphotography/b, that can even be okay, at least according to Shambroom. A former news photographer, he presented his “Meetings” series as a set b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20081122/NEWS01/811220309cid=1273226709ei=4XcoScWTBaTe6AP4osWTCgusg=AFQjCNH2YogdNAQThuVhZM1TK9Us2-b88ASmall business honored by Tulare Chamber of Commerce/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fVisalia Times-Delta,nbsp;CAnbsp;-/font nobr9 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Bell told the owner of Gainsborough bPhotography/b that someone was receiving an award. When he asked who, she said, quot;You#39;ll know. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

photography - Google News