At 5.5 ounces and one inch thick, this svelte silver camera is very light to hold and fits easily into your pocket. The slider on the front
protects the lens and powers on the camera. The R837’s three-inch LCD is very bright (like the HP Photosmart R967’s) and fills most of this digicam’s rear. Like many point-and-shoots we’ve recently tested, HP doesn’t include an optical viewfinder. The R837 has few buttons, which adds to its clean design. Mode, flash, and shutter buttons, plus a slider to choose among photo, video, and review modes line the top. The other controls are on the right side of the LCD, including the zoom, back, and trash buttons, plus the four-way toggle.
The R837 includes 13 scene modes, ranging from Theatre to Sunset. We tried out several of these and were mostly satisfied with the results. While you can adjust the white balance, exposure, and ISO sensitivity, beginners will likely stick with the preprogrammed modes. The R837 makes it very simple to tweak settings and even illustrates what the changes will do to your images. When we bumped up the ISO from 100 to 400, for example, the R837 displayed what each increase would look like on a sample photo. This is a welcome feature for novices who aren’t sure how a particular adjustment will affect the shot.
HP Photosmart R837 Review by LAPTOP Magazine