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Sharp VNEZ1 MPEG-4 Internet Viewcam

Sharp VNEZ1 MPEG-4 Internet Viewcam

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: It's fine if you know what you're getting
Review: I bought this about 6 months ago thinking that it was a great idea - combining digital still, video, and webcam. One thing I learned right away, though, is that it is NOT a fully functional webcam.

WHAT IT DOES:
-- Takes very mediocre digital stills - good enough for when you don't need very high quality.
-- Records movies - low quality and with audio that is hard to hear.
-- The software is very easy to use and you can indeed easily add videos and stills to your e-mail, etc.
-- Overall, it is a fun toy. But once the novelty wears off, you may feel like you should have invested in either (1) a real digital camcorder that takes digital stills or (2) a real web cam.

WHAT IT DOESN'T DO:
-- It does not work like a web cam. You can not have it attached to your PC to do videoconferencing or video e-mail. Its placement in the Web Cam section is misleading and I think this should be made much more clear.
-- The quality of pictures and videos is quite poor. So if you really want to take anything but the most amateur of photos, you better not buy this.

Net - this is a cute novelty toy. But now I am buying a digital cam corder with still capabilities and a web cam to really meet my needs.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: It's fine if you know what you're getting
Review: I bought this about 6 months ago thinking that it was a great idea - combining digital still, video, and webcam. One thing I learned right away, though, is that it is NOT a fully functional webcam.

WHAT IT DOES:
-- Takes very mediocre digital stills - good enough for when you don't need very high quality.
-- Records movies - low quality and with audio that is hard to hear.
-- The software is very easy to use and you can indeed easily add videos and stills to your e-mail, etc.
-- Overall, it is a fun toy. But once the novelty wears off, you may feel like you should have invested in either (1) a real digital camcorder that takes digital stills or (2) a real web cam.

WHAT IT DOESN'T DO:
-- It does not work like a web cam. You can not have it attached to your PC to do videoconferencing or video e-mail. Its placement in the Web Cam section is misleading and I think this should be made much more clear.
-- The quality of pictures and videos is quite poor. So if you really want to take anything but the most amateur of photos, you better not buy this.

Net - this is a cute novelty toy. But now I am buying a digital cam corder with still capabilities and a web cam to really meet my needs.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Broke right after warranty
Review: I have a VLNZ100 Digital viewcam. I lost my accesories. Included my cables and my battery. Can some one help me to locate a battery and cables part number. Thank You

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Sharp viewcam VLNZ100
Review: I have a VLNZ100 Digital viewcam. I lost my accesories. Included my cables and my battery. Can some one help me to locate a battery and cables part number. Thank You

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jerry
Review: I Have had this camera for 12 monthes and I am well mad up with It and every thing It dus.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Compact
Review: I just got this little digital recorder as a mothers day gift. I have had great fun taking pictures all day long. It is so easy to use and the software is also easy to install. I am no dummy,however sometimes downloading software can be a pain in the butt. So if you are looking for an easy digital camera and recorder at once I strongly suggest that you buy this little guy. Enjoy clicking away!! I sure did. Susan :)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great camera for desktop publishing!
Review: I was suprised at the good quality this small camera will produce. It is very easy to use for beginners. Takes excellent still photos, But you will need to invest in a tripod for the best quality picture in still or video. Very easy to install on your computer, both the software and the smartmedia. A big plus is it is ready to use, you don't have to buy anything else for your computer or the camera.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: VNEZ1 plus bigger brothers VNEZ5
Review: Now available in Japan are the EZ1s bigger brothers VN EZ3 and VNEZ5. Both are substantial upgrades! I own and all 3 and must say that each evolutionary step is incredible. I am not sure if the later models have made it out of Japan yet, so the down side is that the manuals and screen prompts are in Japanese. However, there is an English translation of the manual available from Sharp so there is hope for those of you who cant wait another year (or more?) until the upgrades are available in North America or Europe. ....

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Language Selection
Review: Sharp VNEZ1 MPEG-4 is a great little camera until the batteries fall out when the power is on, and then when you put them back in you find your menus are in Japanese. Then you get a Japanese person to look at it to change it back to English and they tell you there is no menu option to change the language selection - which rings a bell because I never saw an option to change the language selection when it was in English!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Hi-tech toy
Review: The picture quality isn't comparable to "regular" digital cameras, but then again - this isn't a regular camera! The Internet Viewcam is extremely small and very easy to handle (point and shoot). Barely OK for taking simple still images (640 x 480) and OK for making small MPEG-4 movies (max 320 x 240) that you can distribute over the Internet. It's really simple to transfer pictures and movies to/from the camera via the included smartmedia floppy adapter, but the bundled software is crappy. The Internet Viewcam is more of a toy than anything else (because of the poor picture quality), but I would recommend anyone to buy it as it's the coolest hi-tech toy I've seen in years.


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