Mustek DV4000 MPEG4 7-in-1 Multifunctional Digital Camcorder

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Summary: wow
Review: i bought this camera around the end of july 2004,it shipped 6 days before they said it would, and it was delivered in time for me to take it on vacation with me. i made videos and took pictures with it they turn out great,one of my favorite things about it is that when you are in a moving car and take a picture it comes out clear as crystle, and you can't tell that you were moving.i have a few problems with it though,there isn't a light on it so you can't take pix or videos when it's dark or too light out.i also don't like the 32mb SD memory card it comes with. i need to purchase one with more space on it.another thing is it doesn't really tell you the size of it when u look at it online. it is 3 and 8/16 inches long and 2 and 6/16 wide.the lense is almost a 1/2 an inch across.the playback screen is 14/16 of an inch long. ANOTHER THING U MIGHT WANT TO KNOW IS thhis video camera fells like a childs toy right out of the box,so when u get it use it for about 3 days and then u will see hoew amazing this piece of equiptment is, I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: my thoughts
Review: To save you a bunch of time trying to find this item in the store, this item is available online only.

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Summary: Adorable but worth it?
Review: I have to say that this model is just the cutest thing ever! It sounded like it had a lot of versitle features for such a small piece of equipment. I bought this item thinking it would be good for video taping my kids athletic tournaments (indoors sports), but soon discovered that the quality - similar to a camera phone - was just not up to the task I needed it to do.
If you were using this device outside on a sunny day, standing no more than 12 feet from your slowly moving subject, it would be fine. I guess I got what I paid for - and ended up sending it back the next day.
Moral: you won't get $350.00+ quality for $100 or less.

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Summary: Portable Webcam?
Review: Talk about false advertising. This product should be advertised, not as a camcorder, but as a portable webcam. I have seen cell phones with better film quality and yes, I would recommend that you buy a phone rather than this alledged camcorder. Of course, the price seems cheap but the product is even cheaper and I believe a fair price would be $40.00 and not a cent more. Product content seem impressive but actual content is, hmmm, pretty trashy. I think I will set up the camera as a, yes you guessed it, a webcam.

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Summary: help!
Review: can someone please help me out. i told my mom that i was the mustek dv 4000 for my xmas gift and she said ok. now im hearing theres a mustek dv 5000 which is an update to the 4000. one problem...its hard to find..whats going on? ive tried every site i can possibly think of and all i get is the dv 5500 which i dont want because i dont know much about it and theres only one person who reviewed it. can n e one tell me were i can get the 5000 to order from online? email me at [e-mail]..thank you

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Summary: Badly Needs a Flash, but otherwise Great Value
Review: If you're looking for a "do it all" digital camera, and you're on a budget, this is outstanding. On the other hand, if you need, or demand superb quality prints this is not for you.
The package includes a still zoomable camera (up to 4 megapixel) Digital Camcorder, Voice recorder, and MP3 player, and is a nice, well made all round package. As others have said, it badly needs a flash system, to help with both the photo, and video functions, but otherwise, it's neat, and a great converation piece, Smaller than a packet of cigarettes, it's a good improvement on the 3000 model that preceded it for a couple of reasons, and worth the extra $40 or so.
It has a rechargable battery, mini tripod, 32MB SD card, carry case, USB lead, S3 lead and mains adapter. I purchased a 256MB SD card for around $50 which gives about an hour of video on highest resolution, and more than enough photo's, even at the highest 4meg setting. On the down side, YOU NEED MORE LIGHT. if you're taking video or photo's indoors, the ambient light makes the resolution suffer, especially on zoom, or even different macro settings. My handy tip on playback for the video is to set your computer media player to 640x480 max resolution, or you'll see a blocky pixel finish. The MP3 repro isn't bad, and probably comparable with cheaper players, but not wonderful, and the voice recorder is more of a toy than anything else. All that said, overall, I thought it was well worth the money, and have been very happy with it, for it's portability and multi functions. Considering that most digital video cameras will cost you at least 2.5 to 5 times as much, this isn't a bad investment. I am a little worried that the integral touch pad and on/off switch may not stand up to too much abuse, but otherwise I recommend this wholeheartedly. Just remember before you buy that there is a lot of truth in the saying "you get what you pay for" so it's good, but not great.

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Summary: not the best, but not the worst
Review: i bought this camera a year ago, and it still amazes me. you can do movies (with a considerable resolution at 30 fps) take photos up to 4 mbpixels use it as an mp3 player or a sound recorder. cons: no flash and blurry pictures (makes the photo function nearly useless); making movies in low light places is almost impossible. For it's price, its a nice camera, but i'd wait until the DV-5000 comes out. it'll cost more but it corrects some of the problems of the 4000 model, such as the flash, ccd sensor instead of cmos (drastically improves the quality of the images, making it viable to take photos with the camera) and a nifty 2.5 inch movable lcd.

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Summary: This thing is great
Review: I think some people aren't using this right. Theres an adjustment on the lens for focus and you should have gotten a strap with it. The only bad thing i found with this is it not being able to shoot in dim lighting. This isn't for
professional use,look at the price. Otherwise it's perfect.

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Summary: DV5000
Review: Its functions are superb.Video quality is more than average. Also mp3 function is good. It's highly flexible- you can connect it to television, to pc as webcam, and so on..
But the problem lies in its picture quality. It's not even to that of sony's 2MB. Even size of image is big but lacks quality. You should buy an extra SD card with it