| HP has started making digital cameras only | | | | photography is a booming business and is slowly |
| recently. However, the firm provides a | | | | going to take over the film camera market. The |
| one-stop-shop for all digital facilities. The company | | | | trend to purchase digital cameras is spreading all |
| has made a large number of innovations over the | | | | across Asia and Europe - and HP does not want |
| years. Let us view the interesting history of this | | | | to be left behind.Hence HP says that it is the only |
| company.Started by two Stanford University | | | | company which is providing a one-stop-shop for all |
| graduates, Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett in 1938 | | | | digital camera users. You can buy a HP digital |
| in a rented garage with a mere working capital of | | | | camera, take snaps, and then load them onto |
| $538 - Hewlett Packard is a multi-billion dollar | | | | your HP computer and take printouts (you |
| company today. With net revenues of $7.2 billion | | | | guessed it) from your HP printer as well. And |
| in the year 2004 and over 28,000 employees all | | | | even the paper and ink used in your printer, is |
| across the globe, HP has come a long, long | | | | yes, HP again.HP has yet to make a niche for |
| way.Both Hewlett and Packard being students of | | | | itself in digital cameras, however, with its current |
| electrical engineering, started with the invention of | | | | aggressive marketing strategies and brand image, |
| a resistance-capacity audio oscillator. They | | | | it is most likely that the company will surpass all |
| continued to make similar test and measurement | | | | market expectations as it has done in the past |
| products, and by 1942, had constructed a 10,000 | | | | already. Here is a list of the latest cameras by |
| square foot company- owned building in Palo Alto, | | | | HP:HP Photosmart 945 digital camera series and |
| California. One interesting fact to note is that they | | | | HP Photosmart R707 digital camera series: The |
| decided the name of the company on the basis | | | | camera for all users with an optional dock, can be |
| of just tossing a coin!In the 50's, the company | | | | used for slideshows as well.HP Photosmart R717 |
| continued to grow dynamically, making major | | | | Digital Camera series: Slightly advanced series with |
| advances in microwave instrumentation and in the | | | | digital zoom and Real Life technology.HP |
| year 1962, Hewlett Packard appeared in Forbes | | | | Photosmart R607 digital camera series: With 4.1 |
| Top 500 List of Companies for the first time at | | | | nega pixels, this series is good for home use.HP |
| number 460.After this, there was no turning back | | | | Photosmart M407 digital camera series, HP |
| for HP. The company went from strength to | | | | Photosmart M417 Digital Camera series, HP |
| strength, constantly innovating new technologies - | | | | Photosmart M307 digital camera series, HP |
| whether it was in the field of medicine, laser | | | | Photosmart M22 Digital Camera series and HP |
| technology, computers, printers, microprocessors | | | | Photosmart 435 digital camera series: all these |
| etc.After HP entered the consumer market with | | | | series have 3-5 mega pixels and are nice and |
| its computers and allied products, it also recently | | | | cheap for users.Kevin Rockwell worked as a |
| decided to introduce its own digital cameras as | | | | network TV cameraman for 20 years shooting |
| well. In fact, in order to make its mark in digital | | | | news and sports. Now a devoted fan of digital |
| cameras, HP has invested nearly $300 million in its | | | | photography and video he works to gather |
| consumer advertising for the same. This is the | | | | information, tips and news for digital camera |
| largest investment made by the company in | | | | users. Oh and he loves to shoot pictures of his |
| advertising till today. HP believes that digital | | | | kids playing sports. |