Rating: Summary: Great little camera with two acceptable flaws Review: As a Minox fan and owner since 1969 and gadget lover, I was eager to see how this much-touted little gem worked. I first did a lot of research reading data and reviews. BOTTOM LINE PREPURCHASE INFO: No other beginners camera even comes close to the quality of photograph and accompanying software. Having bought two fancy digital cameras for family and friends and a Panasonic Palmcorder with good digital camera inside it, I am well aware of imaging software. ...P>PERFORMANCE: The little camera performed as expected. Operation was simple with two buttons and good menu and LCD menu indicator, photos reasonably sharp given the tiny size, and the accompanaying software superbly usable. It even came with a Duracell AAA battery, a detail no other review noted, but to me connoting a note of quality and not tyring to cheap out every which way. As a webcam, I looked at the images produced, and they were typically sub-mediocre but also in line with webcams of this price. Indoor shots are a bit fuzzy, but my son took a great panorama shot in a seminar room of me giving a seminar, which I easily stitched into a broad panorama with the included software. By the way, one review I read was dead wrong: The delayed beep does not indicate when the photo exposure starts; rather, the delayed beep indicates when the photo exposure stops, which inside in dim light is a couple seconds.TWO FLAWS: First, I almost sent the camera back, because the image gets a bit blurred around all the edges. Then I looked up photos posted on the British Amazon site and elsewhere, and they were the same way. This I can live with. Second and more serious, the battery drains disturbingly rapidly when you're storing a lot of pictures. For two weeks I had no trouble, but last weekend I went on a trip, took perhaps 30 pictures, and the battery drained in less than two days, leaving me with three photos only. This problem has been noted in other reviews, but I can live with it also. However, if you take a lot of photos, download soon. I have yet to experiment systematically with it, but I changed the battery quickly with those three pictures, and they were still there after changing the battery, whereas the instructions say you will lose pictures when you change batteries. There may be some mechanism that allows you a socond to change batteries and not lose your photos. ...P>CONCLUSION: The SiPix Blink is the first camera ever that allows the general public to experience what (subminiature camera) Minox owners have enjoyed for decades: A camera you can and ACTUALLY WILL take anywhere that takes decent pictures. SiPix is currently a price performance breakthrough, throughly fun, and a great affordable way to get into digital. Not bad for insurance purposes too. As for me, I'll use mine a lot, but I'll still carry my Minox B, the last of the Minox cameras needing no batteries. Jim
Rating: Summary: Talk about a fun little gadget!!! Review: I just got this for my birthday and I love it! It is literally the size of a saltine cracker (2 deep) and comes with a toggle to put it on a key chain or a lanyard to wear it around your neck. It runs on a single AAA battery. It is very easy to use and the price is great! Of course, this camera doesn't take portrait quality shots...but they're really not bad at all. It's a great thing to have around for those moments when you say..."Jeez, I wish I had a camera." Because it's so small and lightweight and affordable, you won't worry about taking it anywhere. Perfect for parties, perfect for anywhere! The software that comes with it is fantastic, too. Well worth the price! Enjoy!
Rating: Summary: Blink by SiPix good starter camera Review: THis inexpensive digital camera is a good beginner camera and one that is so cheap that you can give to your 10-year-old kid to take to camp! It comes with software and it is easy to download photos to your camera. The photo quality is ok considering the price. But don't expect to print these pix out foryou family albumn. they are good for emailing to friends though! GY
Rating: Summary: Blink: Tiny, inexpensive and reasonable quality Review: The blink camera is so tiny I carry it in my purse. The pictures are of reasonable quaility, but the detail is lacking. The software is easy to use and transferring photos is easy. Transferring 92 full size photos only takes a minute. Don't expect to take action photos, as the there is a delay with the shuttle. Quite nice for a pocket digital camera.
Rating: Summary: Outstanding Performance Review: I like this product because I can send pictures online to my family and friends also you can use this product for making family videos its unlimited video if connected to your computer that whats makes it fun! PLEASE TRY THIS PRODUCT! THANK YOU!
Rating: Summary: Won't Work With USB 2.0 Review: For the price, the camera is worth the money. It does the trick, but don't expect the same quality of [a more expensive] cam.
Rating: Summary: Can't get it to work. Review: Cute for size, but not for longevity. Once the battery dies you lose the pics on the camera - so why buy it. If you take it traveling and it starts to die, everything is lost. Haven't used it as a PC cam, but methinks that's the best use... Save (the money) and apply it towards something lasting.
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