Photo taken with Epson PhotoPC 550. (See section enlarged below.)

By Mike Musgrove
Washington Post Staff Writer
March 27, 1998; Page N42

Basics
Image resolutions: 640 x 480, 320 x 240
Features: Viewfinder (can erase last shot), microphone for voice annotations, serial-cable output to computer
Removable storage: Internal memory stores six low-compression 640 x 480 shots, 12 high-compression 640 x 480, 24 320 x 240 shots. SmartMedia cards (not included) store up to 36 640 x 480 shots per 4 mb card.
Weighs: 8 oz.

Section of above photo, enlarged to show quality.

Use and Operation
Taking a picture: There's a beep, and a red light blinks. Seven-second wait between shots.
Image output: Under a minute and a half to transfer a full roll of film.
Battery life: 300 shots; uses three AA batteries.
Image quality: Exterior photos, even on the low resolution, came out bright and lifelike. Although some interior shots looked overexposed (despite the lack of a flash), excellent quality for the price.

Overall Assessment
How much would you pay for this? $200
Comments: This camera is about as portable as you get. It advertises itself as being the size of a deck of cards, and that's about right. Bonus features include self-timer and ability to record six-second messages with each shot. But this isn't a feature I got much use out of, except to pretend I was a forensic scientist on one or two shots.