The Polaroid CAA-300TC is a camera that is aimed mainly at the lower end of the market, generally as an entry level camera for those who just want an easy way to take some pictures. From this perspective it is a very good camera that really exceeded our expectations. The camera was easy to use and the pictures quite good all from a camera that cost less than forty dollars. We highly recommend it.
The first thing that you are going to notice about the Polaroid CAA-300TC is that it is a very small camera, even for the compact market. This is great if you are looking for a camera that you are going to carry around with you. On the downside because of the small size the screen on the back is also pretty small which can make it hard to see what you are taking a picture of.
One of our criticisms of this camera is that it is not the most intuitive that we have come across, it took some effort to figure out how to use some of the features that were included. That being said once we did figure them out they were fairly easy to use. We also really weren’t thrilled that the instruction manual comes on a CD rather than as a book, this really just meant that it took us longer to find the information that we were looking for. One of the things that we did like was that the camera came with quite a few extras like video editing software.
The big question then is how are the pictures that you get with the Polaroid CAA 300TC? We would have to say that we were really quite impressed. The quality of the pictures was a lot higher than we were expecting. Clearly they are not going to match what you would get from a top of the line professional camera but they are very good for one that costs less than forty dollars. That being said is really only good for taking photos of stationary objects, the quality goes down pretty dramatically for moving objects. It is also better at taking pictures out doors, the shutter speed is too slow to be really good at taking indoor pictures.
For what it is we found the Polaroid CAA-300TC to be a very good camera. It is a simple point and shoot that is aimed mainly at people looking for an entry level camera that will give them adequate picture quality at a reasonable price. That is exactly what this camera provides. Obviously if you are a serious photographer you will probably find fault but that being said this is not a camera that is aimed at you. Compared to other cameras in its price range we really like this one and highly recommend it.