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• 1 Irving

  This is the worst camera i’ve ever seen for many reasons:

  1. This camera only works outdoors or in a cmpletely iluminated room.
  2. The flash is very useless at night.
  3. It consumes batterries extrmely fast (it uses AAA)
  4. The still pictures quality is very bad.
  5. The videos have awful sound and a extremely poor quality. They appear with those big pixel squares.

  I don’t recommend this camera for anyone. Not eve a 5 years-old kid will enjoy it.

• 2 Janzen

  I bought this camera for my son because I thought it had everything a child would want and I was right. My son spents tons of time with his little camera, I enjoy this camera too when I get bored I get my son’s camera and listen to the music on the mp3. This camera is very nice and it is really cheap. the only bad thing is that it does not has a rechargable batterie on it but that does not matter if you buy some AAA rechargable batteries and a charger. I totally recomend this item to everyone who is interested on it.

• 3 Thorp

  My son loves the camera, the only thing I didn’t realize that it takes AAA batteries. I know that there are some cameras similar to my sons that take AA. Other than that were good. Thank you.

• 4 Levray

  my parents bought me this camera for x-mas four years ago and since then it has been sitting in my closet collecting dust. There is a lot to this camera that is wrong.

  1. The picture quality is HORRIBLE! The pictures are too dark even with the flash on.

  2. Getting photos on the computer is a pain. My brother is a computer wizz and he could not get the photos onto the computer.

  3. The battery life is pathetic. You take three to four shots and your`e done you need to go buy more batteries.

  So save yourself the trouble and do NOT buy this camera unless you want another thing in your closet collecting dust.

• 5 Nestlerode

  As a general rule, I think buyers should beware of any product that combines more than two functions. This combination camera/video recorder/voice recorder/mp3 player is a prime example. If it did just one of these things well, it might be a useful item. Unfortunately, it takes mediocre pictures and records substandard video due to its cheap optics. It would have been better marketed as a cheap mp3 player that also happens to take pictures. That being said, it’s not completely useless- a kid would probably love this thing. If you want a fun gift for a youngling who’s only interested in taking silly snapshots and recording fart noises, this would be a decent choice.

• 6 Idle

  i personally love mine but the pictures are very lowquality. the filming had exceeded my expectations though

• 7 Johann

  I picked this up about two years ago just to have a still camera to use. The video was just an extra bonus.

  It works okay as a still camera. One thing to watch out for is the focus slider, which easily gets bumped to “closeup” mode, making distance shots blurrier than they already are. A steady hand is required as it has a long exposure time and any movement is easily seen as a blur. If it had a tripod mount it would definitely be a lot better in this regard. The fact that it uses AAA batteries instead of AA means on average you can take four or five flash photos per set of batteries, which gets expensive quick.

  As I said before the video mode wasn’t my main interest when purchasing the camera, but I’ve definitely made use of it since. The quality of both the audio and video is terrible but it’s good enough for YouTube. The video is saved in ASF format which is just about impossible to edit with any free tools, and it’s not worth spending twice the cost of the camera just so I can edit video from it.

  Webcam mode is terrible. It only ever shows up as a USB 1.1 interface, meaning there’s a limited data stream so there’s a ton of frames dropped. No audio at all. Finding the drivers took me ages (mine didn’t come with a manual).

  All told this is a pretty average deal. If you’re looking for a starter camera or one you don’t mind getting scratched or damaged, this is good. But if you can afford a few extra dollars, go for something else.

• 8 Eggehorn

  I got this for free, thank goodness. You do need the book with you, because the controls are undecipherable. The image quality is just awful, and trying to use the flash short circuits the camera and it shuts down. Sound? Yeah, if you want to have something that sounds like you’re 3 miles from the microphone. Do not waste your money on this. You can get better stuff for $50 more.

• 9 Aitken

  This camera has a number of features, and I’ll be reviewing the capabilities of each.

  1.) Video Mode
  Video quality is mediocre at best. You need to use daylight in order to get anything resembling decent video. You can record 640×480 at 10 fps (NOT 15 fps), or 320×240 for a much smoother 30 fps. Unless you like headaches, stick with the smaller res. Because the camera is so light, it’s easy to end up with “Earthquake Videos”–steady your hand, or use any standard tripod (attached to the battery door, which can open if you screw the tripod on too tight).

  I had great frustrations getting this camera to have proper white balance indoors under incandescent lighting. Like many digital cameras I’ve toyed with, results are too yellow/red, and the White Balance feature of the camera does little to fix this. Use daylight.

  Sound on videos is also mediocre. It’s not terrible, but there’s some detectible artifacts. The camera also has some fun “filters” (Sepia, B&W, Negative, etc) if you want to play with those.

  Videos use the ASF format container, IMA ADPCM audio codec, and ISO MPEG-4 Video V1 video codec. Included software allows you to compile video snips, add effects, and other basic bits if you don’t already have software that can handle ASF files.

  You can plug the camera into a TV, but you will likely need to buy extra cables so that you can plug in both audio and video (only video cable is supplied). There is definate pixelization when put on the big screen, but this is still a handy feature. Support for NTSC and PAL, 60 and 50 Hz.

  In summary, it’s fine for making videos during the day to post on YouTube or to send to friends. Limited use in other areas. Weakest with poor lighting.

  2.) Camera Mode
  Up to 3 MP. I did not extensively test this feature, but found it difficult to get the flash to cooperate. Photo quality was okay, but limited. I prefer my FinePix camera over this for flexibility and quality. No optical zoom. Uses JPEG format.

  3.) MP3 Player
  MP3 files ONLY. This is one area where this device falls flat. Sound quality was distinctly “grainy” when attempting to handle high frequencies (almost like a tincan effect). You will probably not be using this device as a portable MP3 player. Navigation was fine, but I found I kept bumping the stop button when I had it in my pocket. Very annoying.

  4.) Sound Recorder
  Essentially like recording video, only just the audio. Records using the .WAV container, IMA ADPCM codec, 8000 Hz, 4 bit, Mono quality. There are no options to change the quality of your recorded files.

  5.) Webcam Mode
  By plugging the camera into your PC via USB, you can use it as either a portable drive (to transfer files to your PC) or a webcam. Webcam quality has the same weaknesses as standard Video. Without proper lighting, video will be mediocre at best.

  (SUMMARY)
  This device is a fine toy to play around with, and is a fair alternative to high-priced digital camcorders, but is little more than a portable webcam. A fun gift for someone in the 12 to 18 range. Buy rechargable AAA batteries (device uses 4) so you aren’t constantly buying new juice–batteries only, nowhere to plug an AC adapter.

  If you’re more serious about your video projects, get a more serious camera. This is a toy, only a toy.

• 10 Sidney

  Excellent Product for the Price

  Strengths: Small, Easy to use, Does what it says it does. After you add the drivers, my laptop autosenses the internal SD and camera as two disk drives. I control each !!!!

  Weaknesses: Owners manual is written with text that requires a magnifying glass to read.

  Summary: I added a 1gb SD card to mine and now have the ability to take movies and pictures anywhere at anytime I choose and keep several movies in the camera until I get it connected to my laptop. Comes with a nice looking carrying case, lense cover, etc. I also purchased a set of rechargable AAA batteries with a rapid charger that will charge from home or the car.

  Like I typed in the title, this is an excellent device for the money!!!

• 11 Ourishian

  This is the worst camera i’ve ever seen for many reasons:

  1. This camera only works outdoors or in a cmpletely iluminated room.
  2. The flash is very useless at night.
  3. It consumes batterries extrmely fast (it uses AAA)
  4. The still pictures quality is very bad.
  5. The videos have awful sound and a extremely poor quality. They appear with those big pixel squares.

  I don’t recommend this camera for anyone. Not eve a 5 years-old kid will enjoy it.

• 12 Elkins

  My son loves the camera, the only thing I didn’t realize that it takes AAA batteries. I know that there are some cameras similar to my sons that take AA. Other than that were good. Thank you.

• 13 Ping

  As a general rule, I think buyers should beware of any product that combines more than two functions. This combination camera/video recorder/voice recorder/mp3 player is a prime example. If it did just one of these things well, it might be a useful item. Unfortunately, it takes mediocre pictures and records substandard video due to its cheap optics. It would have been better marketed as a cheap mp3 player that also happens to take pictures. That being said, it’s not completely useless- a kid would probably love this thing. If you want a fun gift for a youngling who’s only interested in taking silly snapshots and recording fart noises, this would be a decent choice.

• 14 Nessler

  my parents bought me this camera for x-mas four years ago and since then it has been sitting in my closet collecting dust. There is a lot to this camera that is wrong.

  1. The picture quality is HORRIBLE! The pictures are too dark even with the flash on.

  2. Getting photos on the computer is a pain. My brother is a computer wizz and he could not get the photos onto the computer.

  3. The battery life is pathetic. You take three to four shots and your`e done you need to go buy more batteries.

  So save yourself the trouble and do NOT buy this camera unless you want another thing in your closet collecting dust.

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