The stylish Hewlett-Packard R742 couples a 3x HP Precision-branded lens with a seven megapixel imager, again provides a 2.5 inch LCD display owing to slant framing or review. Like notably HP digital cameras, there's no optical viewfinder, unfortunately.

HP keeps existent hackneyed with the R742. Shooting modes carry Action, Auto (default), Close-up, Landscape, Night Portrait, Portrait, Steady Photo, Sunset also Theatre, but practically every unsoiled direction including unsullied balance, metering conformation besides ISO sensitivity is fully automatic. There is however a four mode built-in flash and a 10 second self-timer. Other HP R742 features include in-camera red-eye removal, HP Design Gallery (borders, colors), and a 320 x 240 pixel, 24 frames-per-second movie mode with audio.

Images captured on the HP Photosmart R742 are transferred to your computer due to a USB 1.1 connection, tolerably slower than the USB 2.0 High Speed clout offered on very humdrum cameras. The R742 derives its comprehension from a proprietary Lithium Ion rechargeable battery; also a charger/AC adapter is included credit the bundle. The HP R742 is hermetical by a 1 year warranty, comes with HP Photosmart software further  is Windows Vista ready.