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Summary: Not a bad little camera
Review: After reading the mixed reviews here, I wasn't sure what to expect. This is a simple, no frills, camera. I had no trouble loading the software. I did, however, have to go to the website to download a driver. Quick and easy. There were some reviews here stating the software wouldn't work with a Compaq, but that's what I have and there were no problems. The first thing I did was try the camera in different settings. It does best outside. The flash is a little bright and tends to wash out subjects that are too close. I actually got decent indoor pictures without the flash. However, DO NOT try to take pics outside at night. Even though I used the flash on close-up objects, the pics came out looking like a field of Christmas lights. I don't anticipate that will be much of a problem, since I plan to use the camera just for on-line auctions, e-mail, and website pictures. For those worried about battery usage, universal ac adapters are available with a 9 volt connection. That is what I used to download, saving the battery for picture taking. It's not a perfect camera, but with the manufacturer's rebate, it costs next to nothing. I wouldn't recommend it to take your vacation pictures or to immortalize an important event, but it's great to have around for quick pics or to keep in the car.
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Summary: Here help for jamcam 3.0 Win XP .
Review: Go to www.thejamcam.com. Register, you receive a email, return to the site, log in.
1st: In main menu click Forums. there on top click Forums FAQ, then go to the bottom you see "Jump to: click on "Most Common Jamcam Queries" click GO. Click on Download requires to run the 3.0 win xp, follow the instruction. I made a copy of the instruction it's easyer to follow. Now I could download pictures with no problem. Hope this help!
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Summary: Problems with windows XP
Review: The camera is easy to use, especially for kids (bought it for my daughter). But when I tried to upgrade it for windows XP it was and upgrade nightmare. I found a website with the stuff I needed, but even they said it was going to be rough and may not work, luckily it did. Total time for finding and upgrading was almost 2 hours. The website was thejamcam.com.
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Summary: Read this Review
Review: I almost didn't buy this camera, due to the bad reviews. My first camera choice was UBC only, and I needed a serial connection. So, with great trepidation, I bought the Jamcam3. Initially, I was extremely disappointed. The first images you see are in the "JamCam photo shop viewer". Don't give up here! I think some people have seen these blurry blobs of grey and assumed this was the image they were stuck with. Not so. Be sure to "Download Picture" to thumbnail form. Also, I had to change my screen settings to 640x480 to see the controls properly. I might also mention my PC (586-133) is below the recommended minimum and I'm making out ok. The pictures are not bad. I am satisfied. Remember, this is a 640x480 camera, so don't expect too much. The flash is good for dark areas. One final item...I heard batttery life was short, according to some reviews, so I use my camera with a 9 volt adapter plugged into the wall.
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Summary: Nice gear
Review: For less than $50 Digicam, this thing is awesome. I used AMD K6-2 500Mhz, 128MB RAM, USB Connection (for the Cam) and Win 2000 and it works really nice. But somehow you need to download the updates from their website (jamonline.com). The CCD is not very good, you can see quite much color noise. My biggest complain is the cam use the battery power to transfer pictures and not the power from USB. As a result, the battery needs to be replaced too often (less than 50 shots). Don't think to use the 320x240 res as the 640x480 res is not excellent. What I do is take the pic using 640x320 and resize the image using photoshop to 320x240. Do a little trick and you'll get a decent pic (not very well). The best part: the memory is expandable to whatever you can afford using MMC, USB Connection, Win 2000 support, built-in flash, durable body and not too expensive. For best result, use Accu Rechargable battery instead of regular 9v or alkaline. Believe me, I spent 3 regular 9v (the square one) for less than 100 shots (only 20+ are decent). Bring extra battery when travelling and transfering image. For expandibility, get Sandisk MMC, NOT Viking. I got my self a Viking MMC and doesn't work. Read my review in Viking MMC 16MB. Recommended for children and very light user.
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Summary: It really works
Review: Three days ago I received this camera. Initially I had some problems when I tried to make the software work with my Windows XP Hewlett Packard PC but the website (whose URL is written in the documents but I cannot write it here) offered me all the necessary new drivers, programs, updates, and also some very relevant information and the reason of the error messages was fixed soon. Don't expect miracles; the main miracle is that a (Chinese) machine for this miniscule price like that works at all. You can impress the people who have bought a single camera for the price of 34 JamCams, e.g. my roommate. The resolution is 640x480 but I have to reduce the size to 400x300 or so if the picture should look smooth. But the resulting 20kB JPEG pictures are appropriate for fast websites and you can do a lot of them. For example, you can try to search for "hyupsing qong" at Google and you might find some pictures prepared by JamCam quickly. The flash recharges every time you turn the camera on and it is probably the main killer of the (9V) battery. But don't give it up: the battery is sometimes down only for a while and then it gains the lost power again. I believe that one battery could be enough for 100 pictures or so. The timer works, too. Colors can be "washed out" if you use the flash from less than 6 feet. But without the flash, you can sometimes see a strange pixelization of some nearby objects. I recommend to take mostly outside pictures during the day but the camera is good for many other practical purposes.
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Summary: Good value, great starter digital camera
Review: I purchased this camera as a gift for my husband at Christmas, and we've been really pleased with the pictures this little camera has taken. It's inexpensive and very simple, which is great if you don't have a lot of experience/technical knowledge of digital cameras in general. One problem: this camera won't work with Win2000 until you install drivers and some other fixes (and that's not mentioned anywhere on this site). It works fine with WinME, but as Win2000 isn't really intended for this, you'll run into the problem of incompatibility (even if using a USB hub). However, my husband sent the company some mail about this, and within a few hours, he had the fixes and everything works great. The website did have suggestions to remedy the problems, but that wasn't enough -- it did take an email, but the company was quick to respond. The reviewer from Paris, TX had an awful time with this, but I'm stunned by that review because we got such a quick response--and this was on Christmas Eve night! The camera takes pretty good photos, but the price will tell you that they're not high-quality, printable pictures. This camera is ideal if all you plan to do is send photos via email or publish them on a page. Software to edit your pictures is included with the camera, so you'll be able to correct red-eye and play with the images a bit. Unfortunately, this camera doesn't perform well in low light situations. It does take clear, sharp pictures in sunlight or in situations where there's direct lighting. I recommend getting the memory card so that you can take more pictures with the higher resolution. Another downside: no picture preview window, but hey, until recent years, we never got to take a sneak peek on a regular camera anyway. You can't miss what you never had... Besides, you're not wasting film; you can always just delete the shot on the PC if you don't like it! A BIG plus: it can take a beating. If you're worried that all digital cameras are fragile goods that need to be pampered, you need not worry about that with this one. My husband dropped his on a tile floor, and like a champ, it took a picture right after the fall without a problem. I felt instantly better that I didn't buy him an expensive, fragile one... (whatta klutz!) All in all, it's just the ticket if you want to try out digital photography before making a costly investment. I think kids would enjoy this camera because it looks cool, and let's face it, techno stuff is instantly attractive to a kid. A good way to start and worth the money!
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Summary: Here help for jamcam 3.0 Win XP .
Review: Go to www.thejamcam.com. Register, you receive a email, return to the site, log in.
1st: In main menu click Forums. there on top click Forums FAQ, then go to the bottom you see "Jump to: click on "Most Common Jamcam Queries" click GO. Click on Download requires to run the 3.0 win xp, follow the instruction. I made a copy of the instruction it's easyer to follow. Now I could download pictures with no problem. Hope this help!
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Summary: Very Simple and Unique Obsolete Digital Camera
Review: After a lot of reasearch, I picked up this camera, used, for $18. I knew that it was a very simple model, initially aimed at youth, but oddly containing an expansion port. And with that expansion port, I added an additional 32 megs of memory. So at high quality, which is only 640x480 on this unit, I can take 130 pictures at a time. Now, before you start thinking this is the best thing you ever saw, it is very simple. If you're used to your Olympus Stylus not letting you take lousy pictures, this one will let you take those lousy pictures. It's greatest weakness is backlighting, but if you can alter the gamma with your software (and the stuff that comes with it is that standard dumbed down garbage) you'll be able to compensate. Great for playing with, taking pictures of the cats, cars, and sunsets. But don't do the wedding photos with this one. But by adding a $10 32 meg expansion, you have much more capacity than many of the low end ilk. And if you want smaller, look up the Philips Key007.
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Summary: Drivers! Support! for this product!
Review: http://www.thejamcam.com/index.php I have not bought this product. However, I was reading the reviews and saw that many dissatisfied postings were because of failure to find support. The above site offers drivers, help, add-on applications, forums, etc. - all dedicated to this camera. I hope this is helpful for those who may be considering this product. FYI, I chose 3 - stars because this is the mid-point on the five-star scale. I do not own this product and cannot blindly rate it. Thus I did not arbitrarily pick 5-stars.
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