Logitech Harmony 688 Universal Remote Control (Black)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Don't buy this loser
  • It is very hard to update the remote due to software glitches.
  • Logitech Harmony 688 Universal Remote
  • One fantastic remote!
  • Great concept; good hardware; weak software
Logitech Harmony 688 Universal Remote Control (Black)

Manufacturer: Logitech
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • Comprehensive remote control integrates entire home theater system with 1-button use
  • 4 single-touch activity buttons activate all necessary components and settings
  • Includes dedicated buttons for TiVo and other digital video recorders
  • Sets up quickly and easily with online Web wizard
  • No macro programming required; includes USB cable and 4 AAA batteries

ASIN: B0003QER5U

Product Description

The Harmony Remote is the world's only remote with Smart State Technology Activity Control. Just press an Activity button such as "Watch TV" or "Watch a Movie", and the Harmony Remote will automatically set-up your entertainment system in seconds without you ever having to program a 'macro'. The Harmony Remote provides simple, intuitive control of even the most elaborate entertainment system for anyone in the family.The community-driven database together with IR learning ensures support of all infrared-controlled devices made by any manufacturer, including TiVo, HDVCR, HDTV, Plasma Displays, Monitors, Projectors, Lighting Control, CD/DVD-R, PVR, Satellite Radios, Amplifiers, DVD Players, Receivers, Dual VCRs and even combination devices like DVD-VCR components.The Harmony Remote is the world's only remote with Smart State Technology Activity Control. With the world's only Smart State Database of electronic devices, set-up is a snap. With interactive media capabilities, you can select TV Shows, Movies or Music titles from the interactive display. You can even control devices like lights, fireplace and your personal computer!

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Don't buy this loser.......2007-02-11

For $99 this should be a much better remote. If you watch movies in the dark, you have to use the glow button, guess what, you will have to replace the batteries once a month at least. Also, Logitech has over simplifed the remote. You can't program individual buttons you have to use their program that only allows you to program devices and not the remote directly. If you have to go into the device menu a lot you will not be able to control the volume unless you switch to the device that controls volume. Why not have an option to program each button period... But the remote is useless now because of the low battery life. Do not buy this unless you want to buy batteries every month. Ridiculous. Only remote I have ever had like this.

2 out of 5 stars It is very hard to update the remote due to software glitches........2007-01-22

It is very hard to update the remote. Very seldom we can delete and if there are two DVR boxes remote get confused and keep on turning off and on, even though we choose the right one such as A or B.Software update is cumbersome and take 45 minutes on a Intel Quad computer with 2 G memory. Can supply some patches. I have the remote sitting on my coffee table useless.

5 out of 5 stars Logitech Harmony 688 Universal Remote.......2007-01-09

This is the first remote that I've found that operates all my audio and video components. It's reasonably priced and easy to set up. The only improvement I'd recommend is an increase in the font sizes used to identify the commands.

5 out of 5 stars One fantastic remote!.......2007-01-05

This is a very easy universal to program, just hook it up to your computer. Enter the product name and model number, answer a few questions on a very user friendly screen and you're done. The best thing is that it works with TiVO, it even has the up and down thumb buttons. All in all this remote has given me no problems and has been a dream for the past 6 months. Would strongly recommend, especially for the price!!!

4 out of 5 stars Great concept; good hardware; weak software.......2007-01-03

I wanted a universal remote that I could hand to a babysitter so s/he could watch TV or a video without a two-page list of instructions. To that end, I give the remote a thumbs up. It's doing everything I need it to do. My setup isn't terribly complicated, but does include a TiVo and a 20-year-old RCA TV, both of which the Harmony remote is able to manage with no problems. The buttons are small and crammed together and the labels are even smaller, so it's not as easy to operate in the dark or by feel as, say, the original TiVo remote. But everything is backlit, so that helps.

The setup process was mildly painful, mainly because the software is written to operate in a "wizard" mode all the time. Your options for programming or customizing the remote's operations are limited to radio buttons and "Next" tabs. For basic setup or novice users, this is fine, but for advanced functions or users it's frustrating. Eventually I was able to locate almost everything I needed the remote to do deep within the wizard screens, but learning the path to those setup screens was a chore. Another software gripe is with the screen layout, which is set up for 800x600 resolution, and doesn't resize properly with higher res monitors. Generally the software has a pretty cheesy look and feel, but gets the job done in the end.

One complaint about device compatibility -- the remote includes commands to power down a TiVo (or "standby", in TiVo parlance), but does not invoke them as part of its normal "Off" routine. In other words, it leaves TiVo powered up all the time, with a reminder message to "make sure PVR is turned off." I created my own macro that performs a complete shutdown of all my equipment including the TiVo. It works, but it would be nice not to have to resort to that level of programming for such a basic function.
Logitech Harmony H-688 Universal Remote Control (Silver)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Just OK-
  • Quite good! Works great....
  • Harmony Brings Harmony
  • Logitech Harmonty H-688
  • Very good but fataly flawed
Logitech Harmony H-688 Universal Remote Control (Silver)

Manufacturer: Logitech
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Product Features:
  • Comprehensive remote control integrates entire home theater system with 1-button use
  • 4 single-touch activity buttons activate all necessary components and settings
  • Includes dedicated buttons for TiVo and other digital video recorders
  • Sets up quickly and easily with online Web wizard
  • No macro programming required; includes USB cable and 4 AAA batteries

ASIN: B0003QER8C

Product Description

The Harmony Remote is the world's only remote with Smart State Technology Activity Control. Just press an Activity button such as "Watch TV" or "Watch a Movie", and the Harmony Remote will automatically set-up your entertainment system in seconds without you ever having to program a 'macro'. The Harmony Remote provides simple, intuitive control of even the most elaborate entertainment system for anyone in the family.The community-driven database together with IR learning ensures support of all infrared-controlled devices made by any manufacturer, including TiVo, HDVCR, HDTV, Plasma Displays, Monitors, Projectors, Lighting Control, CD/DVD-R, PVR, Satellite Radios, Amplifiers, DVD Players, Receivers, Dual VCRs and even combination devices like DVD-VCR components.The Harmony Remote is the world's only remote with Smart State Technology Activity Control. With the world's only Smart State Database of electronic devices, set-up is a snap. With interactive media capabilities, you can select TV Shows, Movies or Music titles from the interactive display. You can even control devices like lights, fireplace and your personal computer!

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Just OK-.......2007-06-13

Spend the extra buck- this remote works with everything, however, the buttons are too small. The buttons have started to wear off after the first 6 months. Most numbers are completely gone and the weird thing is that I never use the number pad. NEVER - EVER! Why are they rubbing off? I wish I would have went with another remote model from Harmony!

5 out of 5 stars Quite good! Works great...........2007-06-08

I bought this to control a plasma, receiver, dvd, and my satellite. They all work well, and the remote does exactly what it's supposed to do. The internet programming is easy, (at least for me it was). I think the only "problem" I could think of is the small buttons. Other than that..... I'm happy. Oh, I've been using this for about a year now.

5 out of 5 stars Harmony Brings Harmony.......2007-03-08

The remote works great with all my living room components and will probably upgrade to a remote that will work in many rooms in the future. Only problem was using the install disc but I had read that downloading the installation format on Logitech works great for other products they have and it did.

4 out of 5 stars Logitech Harmonty H-688.......2006-11-10

Summary: Great features, tiny buttons, wish the screen was wider

Details: Using Logitech's online configuration tools, you can easily program the remote for pretty much any device (I couldn't find a remote that I could program for my new Vizio TV and this device works just fine).

If I were to improve on this device, I would:

1. enlarge the buttons, my wife stopped using the remote after a day because she kept hitting two buttons at the same time
2. make the screen wider, so the text describing the functions fits in there. on a lot of functions, the text appears to be the same; for example, "input S-Video 1" and "input S-Video 2" just show up as "input S-Video"

3 out of 5 stars Very good but fataly flawed.......2006-05-25

I have two of these remotes which I purchased about a year ago and for the most part have been happy with them.

My initial impression was very positive. The layout is pretty good and the backlighting is very bright. Most buttons are in logical locations and using the remote with one hand is fairly easy.

I do have a minor issue with the function selector buttons at the top because they are unreadable in the dark (the backlighting doesn't shine through those buttons) and not very easy to read even in the light. Once you memorize which ones do what (or which colors do what) it's no big deal, but you'll still be turning on lights and squinting to find the ones you don't use very often.

The other buttons are pretty easy to find, especially when you hit the backlight button (which is in a convenient location near the middle of the remote). I'd like it better if there was some tactile difference among the buttons in the big ring though since they're so tiny and difficult to tell apart by touch. The same with the playback control buttons, they all feel the same in the dark so finding Play versus Pause usually means turning on the backlight for me.

The web setup isn't too difficult initially, but changing things once you've gone through their setup wizard is a bit of a pain. Not horrible, but not easy either -- it took me a while to figure out how to remove my old amplifier from the setup and use my new one instead. Should you ever need to replace your remote (see below :) then it's easy to just plug another one in and download the configuration from the website.

Battery life has been pretty decent, even with rechargable NiMHs, but the remote gives little warning of low batteries. The backlight stays bright and there's no indication that the batteries are getting low except that my devices start having trouble receiving commands. So every couple of months I find myself getting frustrated that my devices aren't responding well and then eventually thinking maybe it's the batteries (which it usually is). Once I replace them everything is happy again.

The reason I only give the remote a 3 is that several buttons on both of my H688 remotes have either stopped working entirely or require a lot of pressure to engage. This is terrible, especially in a modern and expensive remote -- even my cheap remotes don't usually have key failures unless I drop them in a soda or something. I took one apart to see if it was just dust or something and found that Logitech uses little metal dome buttons on the circuit board. I suspect that this type of button oxidizes over time and loses conductivity. Cheaper remotes use a simple and relatively large conductive pad that presses down on plated contacts on the circuit board. Logitech's buttons give you that nice clicky feel when you push them, but I'd trade the clicky feel for quiet, squishy, but reliabile cheap buttons any day. Remotes costing this much just shouldn't become unusuable after only a year or so worth of use.
Harmony Remote SST-688 Universal Remote Control (Silver)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • remote for gadget lovers
  • The Prince of TOADs
  • Great concept, poor execution
  • Harmony 688 BAD!!
  • Great Technology - Small, Terrible Buttons
Harmony Remote SST-688 Universal Remote Control (Silver)

Manufacturer: Harmony Remote
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • Can also be programmed via IR Learning
  • Easy-to-Read Interactive Display
  • Backlight Glow for buttons and LCD
  • Convenient access to PVR controls - FF, RW, Pause, Play, etc.
  • 2MB of Memory

ASIN: B00027IOGI

Product Description

Harmony H688 Universal Remote Control - This unique remote control redefines the term universal. It does the usual TV, DVD, & VCR functions, but it can also control computers, your fireplace, lighting, & more! You can program this remote for so many functions due to the community-based Smart State Database on the Internet. That's right, you can program your remote online! You also get the one-of-a-kind Smart State Technology Activity Control. Just press an "Activity" button on the remote, like "Watch a Movie", and the H688 will automatically set-up your system. Without a complicated macro! 56 Top Mounted Hard Buttons Built-in Speaker Powered by 4 AAA Batteries (not included) Includes a USB cable Color - Metallic Silver

Amazon.com Review

DVD players have more features, receivers have more functions, and Tivo gives you unprecedented control over everything from your MP3 collection to Monday Night Football. The future has arrived, and it's great, but there's one drawback; there are a lot of buttons to push. If you've got a stack of remote controls, each with enough buttons to control the space shuttle, the Logitech Harmony H688 remote may bring some sanity to your coffee table. The H688 offers an innovative, web-based solution to corralling all of your remote functions into one device. Although there is room for improvement in some areas, this remote exceeded our expectations, even when it was asked to control a wide range of old and new devices.

The "Activity Remote"
Universal remote controls have been around for years, promising to simplify things for home theater or stereo users. The problem with these solutions, however, is that they are largely "dumb" devices, meaning they can only be programmed by pointing them at the another remote and pressing buttons on the old remote until the new one "learns" all the functions of the old. The Harmony H688 makes this hassle a thing of the past by placing solid state memory in the remote that can be updated via a PC USB connection. The information stored on the H688 is updated via an Internet connection and Logitech's (www.logitech.com) Harmony web site. The web site contains a database of virtually every electronics product under the sun that's capable of receiving signals from a remote control. The web interface walks users through a series of steps before uploading the proper controller interfaces to the H688.



Explore all the features of the Harmony remote.
While there are other web-enabled universal remote controls out there (most of which are more expensive than the H688), the Harmony H688's unique role as an "activity remote" is what really impresses. Instead of controlling each device independently, the H688 intelligently groups remote functions into activities. Each activity--which is granted a colored button at the top of the remote--corresponds to a grouping of devices. For instance, the "Watch TV" activity does more than turn on your TV, it also turns on your Tivo, A/V receiver, and digital cable box-- anything you have defined as integral to watching TV. And because the H688 knows everything about all of these devices, it knows how you want them to interact with each other. Want your receiver to control volume instead of your TV? Based on the settings you made in the web interface, the H688 knows this and promptly pumps up the volume on the receiver when you hit the volume button. It's this kind of intelligent control of all devices in, well, harmony that really places the Harmony H688 in a league of its own.

Design
The H688 obviously takes design queues from Tivo remote controls. This is certainly not a bad thing, as the remote fits comfortably in the hand and is well balanced. The all-important activity buttons arrayed at the top make it easy to trigger groups of devices that work together to perform a single function. The LCD, which simplifies navigation through device functions, is clear and bright when the backlight is on.

While the H688 offers a wealth of buttons, there is a downside. Many are too small and the button layout suffers from a focus on fashion before function. The "activity" buttons are especially cramped, and even though they are the most important buttons on the remote, they are the only ones that lack text backlighting. The ring of buttons in the middle portion of the remote are similarly cramped and they provide poor tactile response. Tivo users might find their thumbs sore after using the center directional pad for a few hours.

Setup
Once we installed the included Harmony Remote software on our computer and connected the remote via the supplied USB cable, we went to the Harmony web setup interface. After filling in information about our home theater equipment (brands and model numbers) the interface prompted us to make selections about how we wanted our devices to interact. When the selections process is complete, the web interface packages the completed settings into a file that is uploaded to the PC. The update file is then used by the Harmony Remote software to load settings onto the H688. From start to finish, the entire settings and upload process took about 20 minutes-- a pretty painless experience. One note of caution for Mac OSX users: unlike Windows, the Mac OS will not automatically launch an executable that has been downloaded to the desktop. This can confuse the Harmony web interface, which depends on this functionality to upload and verify downloads to the H688. Fortunately, we found that we could trick the web interface into working properly if we manually launched the update executable on the Mac desktop. Better software integration on the Mac side would be a welcome improvement.

In the Den
We spent some quality couch time with the H688 and came away impressed. Apart from our ergonomic gripes, we were delighted by how much more control the unit gave us over our home theater. In many ways, we felt like we were waving a magic wand, turning on whole sets of equipment and firing up movies and CDs with a single button press. For more precise control of each device we could easily navigate to that device in the LCD menu and tinker with more specific settings. We also liked knowing that we could customize the remote for more advanced needs via the web interface. The basic settings were powerful enough, though, to offer the simplicity and control armchair commanders crave.

Pros

Cons

Amazon.com Review

DVD players have more features, receivers have more functions, and Tivo gives you unprecedented control over everything from your MP3 collection to Monday Night Football. The future has arrived, and it's great, but there's one drawback; there are a lot of buttons to push. If you've got a stack of remote controls, each with enough buttons to control the space shuttle, the Logitech Harmony H688 remote may bring some sanity to your coffee table. The H688 offers an innovative, web-based solution to corralling all of your remote functions into one device. Although there is room for improvement in some areas, this remote exceeded our expectations, even when it was asked to control a wide range of old and new devices.

The "Activity Remote"
Universal remote controls have been around for years, promising to simplify things for home theater or stereo users. The problem with these solutions, however, is that they are largely "dumb" devices, meaning they can only be programmed by pointing them at the another remote and pressing buttons on the old remote until the new one "learns" all the functions of the old. The Harmony H688 makes this hassle a thing of the past by placing solid state memory in the remote that can be updated via a PC USB connection. The information stored on the H688 is updated via an Internet connection and Logitech's Harmony web site. The web site contains a database of virtually every electronics product under the sun that's capable of receiving signals from a remote control. The web interface walks users through a series of steps before uploading the proper controller interfaces to the H688.

While there are other web-enabled universal remote controls out there (most of which are more expensive than the H688), the Harmony H688's unique role as an "activity remote" is what really impresses. Instead of controlling each device independently, the H688 intelligently groups remote functions into activities. Each activity--which is granted a colored button at the top of the remote--corresponds to a grouping of devices. For instance, the "Watch TV" activity does more than turn on your TV, it also turns on your Tivo, A/V receiver, and digital cable box-- anything you have defined as integral to watching TV. And because the H688 knows everything about all of these devices, it knows how you want them to interact with each other. Want your receiver to control volume instead of your TV? Based on the settings you made in the web interface, the H688 knows this and promptly pumps up the volume on the receiver when you hit the volume button. It's this kind of intelligent control of all devices in, well, harmony that really places the Harmony H688 in a league of its own.

Design
The H688 obviously takes design queues from Tivo remote controls. This is certainly not a bad thing, as the remote fits comfortably in the hand and is well balanced. The all-important activity buttons arrayed at the top make it easy to trigger groups of devices that work together to perform a single function. The LCD, which simplifies navigation through device functions, is clear and bright when the backlight is on.

While the H688 offers a wealth of buttons, there is a downside. Many are too small and the button layout suffers from a focus on fashion before function. The "activity" buttons are especially cramped, and even though they are the most important buttons on the remote, they are the only ones that lack text backlighting. The ring of buttons in the middle portion of the remote are similarly cramped and they provide poor tactile response. Tivo users might find their thumbs sore after using the center directional pad for a few hours.

Setup
Once we installed the included Harmony Remote software on our computer and connected the remote via the supplied USB cable, we went to the Harmony web setup interface. After filling in information about our home theater equipment (brands and model numbers) the interface prompted us to make selections about how we wanted our devices to interact. When the selections process is complete, the web interface packages the completed settings into a file that is uploaded to the PC. The update file is then used by the Harmony Remote software to load settings onto the H688. From start to finish, the entire settings and upload process took about 20 minutes-- a pretty painless experience. One note of caution for Mac OSX users: unlike Windows, the Mac OS will not automatically launch an executable that has been downloaded to the desktop. This can confuse the Harmony web interface, which depends on this functionality to upload and verify downloads to the H688. Fortunately, we found that we could trick the web interface into working properly if we manually launched the update executable on the Mac desktop. Better software integration on the Mac side would be a welcome improvement.

In the Den
We spent some quality couch time with the H688 and came away impressed. Apart from our ergonomic gripes, we were delighted by how much more control the unit gave us over our home theater. In many ways, we felt like we were waving a magic wand, turning on whole sets of equipment and firing up movies and CDs with a single button press. For more precise control of each device we could easily navigate to that device in the LCD menu and tinker with more specific settings. We also liked knowing that we could customize the remote for more advanced needs via the web interface. The basic settings were powerful enough, though, to offer the simplicity and control armchair commanders crave.

Pros

Cons

Amazon.com Product Description

This universal device is the world's first remote featuring Smart State Technology Activity Control, in which you simply press an activity button such as "Watch TV" or "Watch a Movie", and the remote automatically sets up your entertainment system. The process only takes a few moments and there are no macros to program. From there, the Harmony Remote provides simple, intuitive control of even the most elaborate entertainment system. The Activities are configured through a Web wizard on HarmonyRemote.com. On this site, you'll also find a community-driven database that, together with the device's IR learning, ensures future support of the remote with all infrared-controlled devices made by any manufacturer, including TiVo, HDVCR, HDTV, Plasma Displays, Monitors, Projectors, Lighting Control, CD/DVD-R, PVR, Satellite Radios, Amplifiers, DVD Players, Receivers, Dual VCRs and even combination devices like DVD-VCR components.

The H668's Smart State technology also lets you select TV shows, movies or music titles from the interactive display. You can even control devices like lights, electric fireplaces, and PCs. This remote is equipped with a backlit 84 x 48 pixel LCD screen, 56 top-mounted hard buttons, an Infrared sensor, USB communication, and a speaker. It features 2 Megabytes non-volatile flash memory, and runs on 4 AAA batteries (included) or, you can run the remote from a PC's USB port while connected. The H668 measures 8.1 x 2.3 x 1.3 inches and weighs 5.8 oz.

What's in the Box
H688, Harmony Software Installation CD, USB cable, 4 AAA batteries, Quick Start Guide.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars remote for gadget lovers.......2005-03-12

bought this remote a while back works great with all my components,i ve got the hook up in the basement ,so i got dimmer switches ,for watching a movie it turns ,on the tele,turns the right inputs for all my components on and dims the lighting,and i set it all up on my pc ,as easy as 123 ,great remote

5 out of 5 stars The Prince of TOADs.......2004-12-27

If you've owned a few TV's, you've surely kissed some TOADs - Toggle-Only Actuated Devices. Most TV's require you to press an 'Input' button several times to get to the input you want; there's no button for, say, Video 6.

Truth is, the electronics manufacturers actually do have discrete codes for things like inputs, off/on, etc. but don't put them on their remotes. They save them for high-end installers who use them in macro remotes, and you & I have to go to extraordinary means to make use of them in an average home theater.

Enter Harmony. When you set up a Harmony remote "Activity", you get the full compliment of discrete codes for your devices, so that every time you hit "Watch DVD", the devices you want are powered up and the input you want is active, without any actuator toggling. Average joes like you and me have been waiting a long time for this kind of custom-installed work.

Sure, the buttons suck. They're tiny and poorly laid-out and they feel cheap. Each feels a little like the last, so it's hard to tell what you're pressing by feel alone. As far as the other cons go, you'll be relying on Logitech, which I don't like to do. The website is a bit of a pain and support is so-so.

But the pros definitely make the device a must-have for complex DIY home theaters. There has never been such an easy way to get discrete codes and kiss those TOADs goodbye.

3 out of 5 stars Great concept, poor execution.......2004-11-23

The nice thing about the Harmony 688 is that it can handle the most complex audio visual configurations. I have two TiVo's hooked up to different TV inputs, with sound handled by a separate amplifier and speaker system and audio switching handled by a Radio Shack switchbox. The 688 will switch from one to the other with a single button press.

Setting it up is a bit of a pain, since it must be done online, and every change requires a 5 minute download. However, the system is extremely powerful. Most infrared codes are already in Harmony's database, and if yours isn't, you can record it and upload it. It does work well with Mac OSX, but you'll need to change a default in Safari to get the small download files to autorun. Some devices require a bit of tweaking to get it to work reliably, but the Harmony web site provides a great deal of control over the timing of commands, so it seems to be able to handle just about anything. One limitation is that it doesn't offer arbitrary macros, so it may be hard to automate activities that do not fit into the component-switching paradigm.

It also has all of the buttons you'll ever need to emulate virtually any remote, and an LCD display to handle any that are left out. However, the buttons themselves suck. The remote seems to be designed for looks rather than convenience. The buttons are small, and worse, have almost no separation. The tactile feedback is poor, so often a button will "click" but not register. Be sure to consider the Harmony 676 and 680, newer models with similar features and better button layout.

2 out of 5 stars Harmony 688 BAD!!.......2004-11-08

This remote is loaded with ideas. Just that. The programers at Harmony actually made the 5 macro buttons (watch TV, watch DVD etc) not work at all. They spent at least 3 hours on the phone with me plus about 4 hours myself on their web - programming page. It will work all my electronics separately, but so will the $29 remote I bought!! The buttons and the LCD are extremely small and hard to use. I would not reccomend this remote at this price.

3 out of 5 stars Great Technology - Small, Terrible Buttons.......2004-09-12

The Good:

This remote is perfect for people who have a large number of AV components they need to tie together. I love the web programming capabilities (though it's not as easy as it could be).

The Bad:

The buttons are simply awful! They're way too small and don't have any space between them, making it impossible to use the remote without first finding the buttons by careful visual inspection. And what's up with that silver ring for the direction buttons? It's all for looks and not for normal use.

Why can't they just make the buttons normal size like TiVo or Sony?

Polaroid Auto Focus APS Camera with Kit (7100FF)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Can't beat the price
Polaroid Auto Focus APS Camera with Kit (7100FF)

Manufacturer: Polaroid
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • Point and shoot camera
  • Automatic focus
  • Red-eye reduction
  • Uses APS film for multiple format results
  • Includes APS film, carrying pouch, and AAA (alkaline MN2400)batteries

ASIN: B00005T3SY

Product Description

Polaroid is the worldwide leader in instant photography. The company supplies instant cameras and films; digital imaging hardware, software and media; identification systems; and sunglasses to markets worldwide.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Can't beat the price.......2001-12-29

Nice little camera kit includes everything you need to get started with APS. Sturdy body with rubberized finish Takes good quality pictures easily. At this price get one as a spare camera.
Polaroid Auto Focus Camera with Kit (3400AF)
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Polaroid Auto Focus Camera with Kit (3400AF)

    Manufacturer: Polaroid
    ProductGroup: Photography
    Binding: Electronics

    AllAll | 35mm Compact Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
    BasicBasic | 35mm Compact Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
    All Film CamerasAll Film Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
    Film CamerasFilm Cameras | Used Photo & Camera | Specialty Stores | Camera & Photo Features | Electronics
    Product Features:
    • Auto-focus point ans shoot camera
    • Red-eye reduction, self-timer
    • Date/time stamp
    • 35 mm film for classic picture format
    • Film, pouch, and batteries included

    ASIN: B00005T3SN
    Polaroid Auto Focus APS Camera with Kit (7300AF)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Polaroid Auto Focus APS Camera with Kit (7300AF)

      Manufacturer: Polaroid
      ProductGroup: Photography
      Binding: Electronics

      AllAll | APS Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
      BasicBasic | APS Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
      All Film CamerasAll Film Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
      Film CamerasFilm Cameras | Used Photo & Camera | Specialty Stores | Camera & Photo Features | Electronics
      Product Features:
      • Advanced Photo System (APS) camera
      • Auto-focus point and shoot camera produces great results
      • Uses APS film, capable of producing multiple format pictures
      • Self-timer, and red-eye reduction features
      • Includes Polaroid APS film, carrying pouch, and alkaline MN2400 batteries

      ASIN: B00005T3TC
      Polaroid Auto Focus APS Camera with Kit (7200FF)
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Polaroid Auto Focus APS Camera with Kit (7200FF)

        Manufacturer: Polaroid
        ProductGroup: Photography
        Binding: Electronics

        AllAll | APS Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
        BasicBasic | APS Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
        All Film CamerasAll Film Cameras | Film Cameras | Camera & Photo | Categories | Electronics
        Film CamerasFilm Cameras | Used Photo & Camera | Specialty Stores | Camera & Photo Features | Electronics
        Product Features:
        • Point and shoot camera
        • Automatic focus
        • Uses APS film, for multiple format picure results
        • Red-eye reduction
        • Includes APS film, carrying pouch, and alkaline MN2400 batteries

        ASIN: B00005T3TD

        Product Description

        Polaroid is the worldwide leader in instant photography. The company supplies instant cameras and films; digital imaging hardware, software and media; identification systems; and sunglasses to markets worldwide.

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