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Summary: Light is your friend...
Review: The only reason I got this little gadget was it's ability to do motion captures at 20fps. Unfortunately, it really only works in well-lit areas, even though the audio capture is surprisingly good. MP3 works well and image capture is mediocre to bad. But for all these features at under [money], it's actually quite a bargain.
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Summary: best camcorder under $200
Review: They should call this the MC1 because it's only useful as a camcorder. As a camcorder that is $120, it gets 5 stars. Everything else out there that is <$200 are ALL 10 frames per second. They claim to be cool but are extremely choppy and look like web cams. A TV is 30fps, movie theaters are 24fps and the MC3 is 20fps. Not perfect buy light years ahead of everything else. Yes it has other problems but nothing that the exact other brands don't have too. Face it; this is the best camcorder you are going to get for <$200. If you like choppy web cam action it will record in 10fps and give you 4X more recording. A 16mb card (included) will give you 1:17min @ 20fps, and a 256mb card will give you 20:06min @20fps. You should buy a 256mb card ($60 ebay) and at least 6 rechargeable AAA batteries + recharger ($25) I've spent days trying to find something better than this and still can't. This is the best of a the junk that is out there. If that means anything.
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Summary: best camcorder under $200
Review: They should call this the MC1 because it's only useful as a camcorder. As a camcorder that is $120, it gets 5 stars. Everything else out there that is <$200 are ALL 10 frames per second. They claim to be cool but are extremely choppy and look like web cams. A TV is 30fps, movie theaters are 24fps and the MC3 is 20fps. Not perfect buy light years ahead of everything else. Yes it has other problems but nothing that the exact other brands don't have too. Face it; this is the best camcorder you are going to get for <$200. If you like choppy web cam action it will record in 10fps and give you 4X more recording. A 16mb card (included) will give you 1:17min @ 20fps, and a 256mb card will give you 20:06min @20fps. You should buy a 256mb card ($60 ebay) and at least 6 rechargeable AAA batteries + recharger ($25) I've spent days trying to find something better than this and still can't. This is the best of a the junk that is out there. If that means anything.
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Summary: REVEIW
Review: this cam corder, mp3 player, and digital camera is awaesome is awesome and u best agree wit me i own so i kno
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Summary: Fun and simple!
Review: This is a decent little camera/videorecorder/MC3 device that is definitely not in the same league as the 'big boys', but is easy to use and a lot of fun. It takes photos and movies that are OK for web purposes (e-mails, eBay, etc.) and for casual use.One of the more fun uses is to record a short 'video note'- sort of like a digital tape recorder with moving images! I can understand the frustration of the 'low raters', especially if they paid the original retail price- (everything they say about it is true!)- but with the various used and refurbished deals, it is a good value!
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Summary: Be afraid, be VERY AFRAID
Review: This is a very attractive, feature laden electronic device. It has very straight forward easy to understand and use features and controls. It appears to be well designed and constructed and claims to offer loads of fun for picture taking, shooting videos and playing mp3's. These are the thoughts that will go through your head when you first handle the MC3. However ........ There is a dark side to this picture (pun intended). In my opinion one would be better off donating the money you would spend for this to your favorite charity instead. This device should have never been released for sale. Kodak has truly hit an all time low with this product. Simply put, the pictures are of such poor quality that they lack description. The same holds true with the video. As far as an mp3 player??? Well, first you are going to have to figure out how to put them on the unit. The software isn't compatible with WinXP for one thing. Tech support was no help (for me) I finely broke down and purchased a cf card reader/writer which seemed to work ok, but when the mp3's were played back on the unit the display showed no song information at all! The volume has to be turned up all the way to even hear them! And there is very little difference in sound quality between the various EQ settings! The only redeeming quality this unit seems to have is it's appearance. And boy it sure does look nice sitting next to my trash can!
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Summary: Be afraid, be VERY AFRAID
Review: This is a very attractive, feature laden electronic device. It has very straight forward easy to understand and use features and controls. It appears to be well designed and constructed and claims to offer loads of fun for picture taking, shooting videos and playing mp3's. These are the thoughts that will go through your head when you first handle the MC3. However ........ There is a dark side to this picture (pun intended). In my opinion one would be better off donating the money you would spend for this to your favorite charity instead. This device should have never been released for sale. Kodak has truly hit an all time low with this product. Simply put, the pictures are of such poor quality that they lack description. The same holds true with the video. As far as an mp3 player??? Well, first you are going to have to figure out how to put them on the unit. The software isn't compatible with WinXP for one thing. Tech support was no help (for me) I finely broke down and purchased a cf card reader/writer which seemed to work ok, but when the mp3's were played back on the unit the display showed no song information at all! The volume has to be turned up all the way to even hear them! And there is very little difference in sound quality between the various EQ settings! The only redeeming quality this unit seems to have is it's appearance. And boy it sure does look nice sitting next to my trash can!
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Summary: It's a blast! Don't think - just buy it
Review: What a blast this is! I love it. I primarily use it as an MP3 player. You can store about 12 songs on the 16 MB card. Works great, sounds great. Very easy to use. You can transfer songs using the provided Kodak software, or just copy/paste right out of Windows Explorer. The camera is a nice bonus. Not great resolution but not too bad either. More of a toy than a serious camera. No flash is the biggest drawback. Holds a ton of pictures if the card is not full of MP3's. The video feature is great too. Takes surprisingly long quicktime movies WITH SOUND! You get several minutes to record, not the 60 seconds you get with a typical digital camera. Very good mic picks up even low volume sounds. The video quality is okay, really meant for computer screens only. Just buy it! You'll love it. For the price it is one hell of a deal.
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