Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

1.8" LCD - 2.8x Optical Zoom - 2400 x 1600 Image - 320 x 240 Video - MPN: PDR4300 See Product Details

Product Details of Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Description

Stunningly Crisp, True Color Digital Photography, It is yours with the Toshiba PDR-4300, the new price/performance leader in four-megapixel cameras. Topping the list of the stand-out feature-set is a fast, all-glass f-2.9 lens with a 35mm focal range of 35mm to 100mm. The lens is designed for use with conversion lenses and filters from Tiffen, and is optimized for beautiful close-ups with its optical 2.8X optical telephoto and sharp 2.2X digital zoom. The advanced lens system works hand-in-hand with the superior 4.0 million pixels CCD to deliver brilliant images in living color.

Quick Glance

Memory Type: Secure Digital (SD) Card

LCD Screen Size: 1.8"

Camera Type: Compact Camera

Megapixels: 3.8 Megapixel

Optical Zoom: 2.8

Weight: 9.20

Summary

Product Title: Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Manufacturer: Toshiba

Power Score: 3.8 | 10 Reviews

Image Processor

Image Sensor: CCD

Effective Megapixels: 3.8 Megapixel

Total Pixels: 4 Megapixel

Lens Features

Camera Type: Compact Camera

Optical Zoom: 2.8x

Digital Zoom: 2x

Max Aperture: 4.8 1/f

Focal Length: 0.29" to 0.80"

Storage

Memory Card Support: Secure Digital (SD) Card

Removable Flash Memory Included: 16 MB Secure Digital (SD) Card

Other Features

LCD Screen Size: 1.8"

Maximum Video Capture Resolution: 320 x 240

Flash: Auto Flash

Interface Connection: 1 x USB, 1 x Video Out, 1 x DC Power In

Dimensions

Height: 4.65"

Width: 1.85"

Depth: 2.32"

Weight: 9.20 oz

Reference

Warranty Information: 1 Year

URL: Manufacturer Link

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Reviews on Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

  • 3
  By member: angor - Dec 28, 2004

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: use of AA rechargables, good resolution for the price, built in lenz cover, comfortable controls, fast pic review.

Weakness: bulky for the price, very long initialisation time (about 7-8 sec from turning ON!) lenz is too close to edge, when cover is open and camera is not on - glass can easily be touched by fingers...

Poor weak flash, good only for a distance about 6-7 feet, illumionated just an objects in the center the rest does not gets light. In outside conditions takes pretty OK pics for the resolution, but does not like indirect light of son, creates weird magenta spots of tones in the emage. My doughter refused to have it as her personal camera because size is NOT COOL for teenagers, they need more...

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  • 5
  By member: crazycameranut - Apr 5, 2004

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: High quality images. Fully automatic and fully manual modes. Silent video. Has a zoom. Good software. Heavy enough to smooth out vibrations. Large enough to not get lost. Good lens cover and button.

Weakness: As with all digital cameras, need to buy NiMH batteries. Uses AA which is better than expensive proprietary batteries. Data port on wrong side. 16mb memory too small. No microphone.

Great camera! Great value! Has many modes. If left on auto it is great for beginners. Advanced users have many manual modes. Has burst mode. 3 each resolution and compression quality modes. As with all digital cameras, it requires NiMH rechargable batteries (extra) and much larger memory card (I use a 256mb @ $80). A friend asked me to take her son's engagement photos with it for $40. She and I...

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  • 4
  By member: janeeee99 - Nov 14, 2003

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: price, picture quality

Weakness: bulkiness, separate lens cover switch, weird rubber cover for USB and adapter ports and how the sd card is housed with the batteries

Don't get me wrong, this is a good camera overall. There are several nit-picky things that could be improved upon such as the lens cover switch. The camera drains batteries quicker than you can count to ten. Rechargeable NiMH batteries are absolutely necessary or you've just wasted what you saved on buying this camera over a more expensive one. The shutter lag is tolerable...and much better than...

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  • 5
  By member: suekinn - Jul 20, 2003

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Ease of use, great pictures, design is nicely laid out.

This is the first digital anything that I've bought, and I was a bit intimated at first. But, found the manual to be very clear and concise, and learning how to use the camera was super easy. Recommend this one to everyone, beginner or advanced.

  • 5
  By member: marymcq - Jul 6, 2003

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Easy to use, pictures come out great!

Weakness: Batteries don't last very long using LCD display. Use rechargable batteries.

I would buy this camera again. It is compact and perfect for trips, vacations. The pictures I took on vacation on the lowest resolution and size came out great!

  • 4
  By member: boentgen - Jul 30, 2003

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: user friendly, good indoor shots,

Weakness: bulky, not enough zoom, slow start-up

Just had the camera at a family reunion. Took over 80M of photos. They all look great. There was both indoor and outside shots.

  • 4
  By member: kajguy - Jul 11, 2003

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Low price, manual controls.

Weakness: Bulky body, lens cover does not open automatically, slow start up.

I bought this camera of $254.00 and nothing in that price range comes close. It does not do well in poor lighting, but is capable of excellent photographs when properly handled. Not for beginners.

  • 3
  By member: DINAMARIE - Jul 23, 2003

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Manual options, great outside pictures, affordable

Weakness: Poor inside photos, heavy & bulky, expensive developing

I purchased the PDR-4300 not even 1 month ago. As a skeptic of the entire digital camera world, I was very dedicated to educating myself. I read the instruction booklet at least 6 times cover-to-cover. The pictures that I took in-doors from a range of less than 5 feet came out average - the flash definitely seems weak. All pictures that I took out-doors came out beautifully. However, when I...

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  • 2
  By member: Bluey - Apr 12, 2006

Toshiba PDR-4300

Strengths: None, particularly.

Weakness: Bulky, cheap plasticky feel, poor white balance, poor battery life (no rechargeables included), smeary LCD, poor low-light sensitivity, slow response, weak flash, the list goes on.

There's really nothing good to say about this camera - it apires to be the dictionary definition of "average" but doesn't quite make it. Thoroughly unpleasant to use, it's too big and bulky to carry easily in a pocket, but offers none of the advantages of larger cameras - with a weak flash, decidedly so-so optics, and poor battery life. The manual lens cover is clunky and annoying, and just not...

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  • 3
  By member: cotebryan1 - Jan 2, 2005

Toshiba PDR-4300 3.8 Megapixel Compact Camera

Strengths: Good resolution on pictures, economical price.

Weakness: A bit bulky, centre button did not work after 5 months of use, pictures came out blurry if I wasn't on SHQ mode and battery life with traditional AAs is extremely low - with or without LCD.

So I purchased this Toshiba PDR-4300 solely because it was the only 4 mega-pixel at the time that was under $300 USD. The camera was perfect until it went on it's first trip, to Yosemite National Park - where the AA batteries died out during scenery picture taking. Using it around my home city, I decided to get rechargeable batteries (2000 mAh), which turned out to last a little longer (about 50...

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