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Summary: not a bad little camera...
Review: I received my camera about a week ago and I have to say I'm ejoying it. I use it to document houses I look at(i'm in real estate). Its perfect price and size for carrying around daily. If I drop it or lose it I'm not out a ton of money. The quality of the picures is very good when compaired to a palm pilot camera I was using before. The video is also very good, its smoother than most other cameras I've seen in this catagory and the sound is also crisp and usually easy to hear. I would have to say that you get what you pay for. I expected a less than high quality camera and was pleasantly suprised. The lack of a flash is no problem for me as I take most of my pictures during the day. If you have a camera and are looking for something to carry day to day or are looking for an entry level product I would say this is the camera for you
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Summary: Great Product for the price
Review: All reviews thus far on this camera are negative due to one thing, Everyone expected a top of the line digital camera. Obviously a top of the line digital camera would cost above 500 dollars. DUH ! This camera is great for the price you will be paying. The pictures come out crystal clear on the computer. Looking at the pic on the screen does not do it justice. Once transferred to your pc they are perfect. The video of course is not perfect but hey what do you expect for anything under $500.
I am truly happy with the video though. It is a giant leap over the dv3000. Video is smooth, and the lighting problem the dv3000 model had, has been fixed. Of course as stated the only draw back on this camera is there is no flash. To sum it up this is not a "Professional" camera but more of a wow look at that small camera. I would highly recommend it as long as you know what you are buying.
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Summary: A fair price, maybe, but it's not enough
Review: I must say I understand every review here.
The good things about this camcorder are: its size; its looks -- yes, it does look great, no cheap plastics, in my opinion. It does NOT feel cheap right out of the box, I would rather say the reverse; the nice zoom function; amazingly excelent recorded sound quality; nice MP3 playback function; rechargable Li-ion battery; nice tripod included...
But the bad things are: not enough clarity and sharpness in video images -- it looks like the camera doesn't focus correctly; colors are a little distorted -- anything that has red in its color shows a vibrant red in the video; no flash/light availabe; the sensor is not very sensitive in low light -- normal interior light is not enough for this camera. Indoor evening shots become distressingly dark. You can use the night-shot function, but at the cost of a slight decrease in video quality.
Yes, it does cost only $189... and believe it's the best among its type. But I guess it still not enough. Consumer electronics is advancing and one has to demand better quality, even if the price is low, considering the functions.
Considering the nowadays standards, this camera may be a good buy, but it might dissapoint you -- you may reach the point where you feel that not even a price as low as $189 is reason enough for spending your money (the well known why-did-I-buy-this,-anyway? feeling).
To summerize, if you're looking for a toy, here it is. But if you're looking for an actual camcorder, either wait a little longer for a better one to show up, or pay more.
I've had mine for 2 days and I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it.
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Summary: You get what you paid for
Review: I read all the previous reviews and I must say I don't understand what people expected out of a sub-$150 camera. It's already established that this is NOT a 4 megapixel camera, it's 2 megapixel. It even says that on the device! The software are not required to use with this device...if you want to compare this with other competitors software such as kodak's or HP's, you're wasting your time - they are not necessary for the camera to work. The mp3 ability is nice, the placement of the speakers in the front while recording, the ability to zoom while taking a video, all in all this was a great buy for the price. If I want more clarity and a camera that is truly focused on taking pictures, Cannons and Fuji are great - but you pay more for them. But depending on your expectations, I am definitely satisfied with this product.
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Summary: very dissapointed
Review: Like the other reviews, I feel the same way they do. It is convenient in size but the pictures and video are awlful. The instructions are terrible, I spend most of the first day trying to figure it out. I ordered from HSC and messed around with it for 2 days and it is going back. Everything on TV looks, feels and taste great doesn't it,,,,fooled again!
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Summary: Bells and whistles don't take good pictures.....
Review: I liked the idea of an all-in-one camera, especially the ability to shoot video. The price for this camera, along with all the bells-and-whistles that come with it, seemed like a great deal. The camera felt cheap right out of the box. It is extremely small and I felt unfomfortable trying to take pictures / video with it. The pictures were absolutely horrible. I previously had an Olympus D-460 1.3MP for 2 years (which my 3 year old son dropped)that took pictures with far greater clarity then this 4MP. The video quality was decent.. It has 3 settings, of which the 2 smaller settings offered 30fps whereas the larger was very choppy and extremely pixel-ridden. There is no flash. It takes forever for this camera to zoom. I tried to save money on a new camera, but I've learned my lesson.... I'll spend a little more money on a camera that "focuses" on optics and clarity, and taking a good quality picture, and less on bells-and-whistles. I guess the best part about this camera is that it is returnable. :)
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Summary: Seemed Nifty, but Mine Does Not Work...At All
Review: I really liked the idea of this camera, and it has more features and better resolution than its competition (Gateway, Aiptek, etc.). I was absolutely shocked when I received it by how small it is. I guess I still expected it to be the size of a palmcorder, but it literally is the size of a credit card. Amazing! However, after initially plugging the unit in to charge the battery for about 1.5 hours (the instructions do not tell you how long to charge it), I turned it on (the instructions do say that you can use the camera while it is charging) to mess around with it and test it out. The camera and battery were VERY hot -- uncomfortably hot -- wrong type of hot. Anyway, the camera still turned on and I recorded about 20 seconds of video and two pictures, but then the camera just shut down. It was still plugged in and the charge light was on. I was able to get it turn back on by pressing the power button and then the shutter button (?!), but when I tried to take another picture, it shut down again and will not come back on. I have an email in to Mustek Tech Support, but I am probably just going to send this back to HSN.com and call it quits. This seems like it would be a fun product, but as with a lot of Mustek products, the quality control is substandard to the competition. I will probably try the Gateway DV camera instead. It does not offer MP3 functions or hardware enhancement to 4.0 megapixels, but it does offer a flash for the still shots (something lacking in the Mustek products), runs off of AA batteries (so no proprietary battery to charge, which is obviously a problem), and being a Gateway will probably be built better (at least I am hoping). I am disappointed in this product and do not recommend it.
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Summary: g
Review: I was shopping for a compact digital camcorder and seen this camcorder advertised recently on a shopping network. I purchased the camcorder because of the very small size (the size of a credit card-no kidding!) and the many features expecially the mp3 player. I received the camcorder today and I am having so much fun exploring the many functions (camcorder/still camera/mp3 player/pc cam and voice recorder)....Also, the camcorder is so easy to operate and takes decent video. When I'm done I can just slip the camcorder into my shirt pocket. There are better camcorders on the market, but for this exceptional low price, it serves my function for a compact digital camcorder/still camera that I could carry to my child's many sporting and school events and listen to music.
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Summary: I f you want a piece of junk.........
Review: I recorded a chicken chaseing a car and watched it later all I could see was the chickens but. I love chickens did you know that?
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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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