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(More customer reviews)Be warned, I'm a bit bitter and vexed with this product, see cons for details, and this is only based on my experience with the camera...but for the short part: I'd reccommend against this camera, most likely.
(p.s. lemme know if you can, if you find a typo, I'd hate let one I didn't find sit)
So, here's the long story:
What I found to be PRO'S with this camera: it takes digital pictures, they're ok looking, it's not really heavy, I like the twisty wheel thingy on top to change from different picture/movie/download-to-computer/whatever modes, you can turn off the viewfinder so it saves battery (a bit anyway, and it REALLY needs it), it has MACRO mode (yea!), and oh yeah, it was free 'cause it was a gift.I think I'd be dissapointed if I paid money for it, because of the cons...
CONS:the pictures are not "crystal" or "sparkling" or whatever clear they call them.They're ok, maybe good, but my HP took about the same with 1 less MP, but alas, the HP got lost...
It takes a while to turn on.
It seems to take forever to take pictures some times
The flash selector automatically gets shut off if you switch to macro-but doeesn't get set back to whatever you had when you went to macro.This means that you have to cycle through all the flash settings again, which means the camera then has to take 3 or 4 seconds to think about what you just told it, and then it gets itself ready again
AND HERE'S THE BIG ONE:Search as I might, I can't seem to find a spare battery for this thing.Maybe I'll find one, one day.Maybe not.[[UDATED a few days later: so, I finally found a battery today (after 9 months of looking) which is servicable in this function, by a 3rd party.I found it at Frys, and I only found it because we're visiting Chicago... they're not a chain they have in most places I've ever been.It's the LENMAR DLC1LH.I charged it in the camera's battery charger dock, and that didn't blow up.The camera turned on and off without blowing up, so I think (fingers crossed!) it might work.Still not too happy with the company or camera...anyway, back to the old story]]The camera takes what I believe is a propriatary battery, some rectangular NBL1 model.Not standard AA or AAA's...Granted, it's rechargable, and takes less than 2 hours usually (but the recharger dock is finicky on how you slip the battery in-you may "think" you're charging...and find out the next morning when you head to the park that you didn't).And unlike the standard AA or AAA's mentioned above, you can't just go to the store when you say, well, this time I"ll just buy the non-rechargable, because I need to use the camera, and I"ll recharge the battery later. No, you say: "Arg! The battery's dead.No pictures for me!"And since, when fully charged, the battery lasts around 3-4 hours, if you turn off the LCD screen and turn it off when you're not taking pictures every several minutes (less if you just keep using it), this will not last you even one day.Barely a morning, and by the afternoon at the zoo, you can only look at the animals and remember.Or, try to memorize what your 9 year old daughter looked like while she was perched on that bronze gorilla, etc.
Also, if for some reason the battery dies while the camera is on (e.g. because you've got the LCD screen off, and thus can't see the battery status icon, which is hard to decipher anyway), the camera will now be stuck in the OPEN position, with the little lense tube thing stuck in the OUT position.Therefore, it no longer fits into it's protective case.
If the universe decides to really ruin your day, and it runs out while you're taking a video, as it did to me, and it's actually trying to write data to the SD memory card, you're totally screwed.Not only is the camera stuck in the open position, but: 1. it was then impossible to delete the photos taken before it died off of the memory card (they mostly did transfer to the computer at least).2. that particular movie clip and one taken just before it were scrambled such that they not only couldn't play, but they crashed/froze/partially froze both my computer, and my husband's when he tried his.3.The memory card refused to be formatted, via the camera, or several computers.4.The memory card no longer let you take pictures on it.So, 5.You need a new memory card. Joy.
The camera some times gets weird glitches where it will shadow a previous picture onto the following pictures, or go all funny with weird distorded odd colored bars horizontally over the screen, which transfer to the picture.This can look cool, but it can also ruin an important picture...
The DXG company website seems to forgot it made this and probably other older cameras, and doesn't seem to sell spare batteries of any sort, so I don't know where you'd find one, except maybe used somewhere (Updated: Found one, at last, at Frys, see above update).
Anyway, to wrap things up, consider long and hard before you buy this.If you can find an extra battery before you buy, or aren't going to use it that often/long, maybe it will work out.Otherwise, you may be better off with something with similar features, but with AA or AAA or other readily available batteries. (update: I'd still rather have the AA or AAA or something universally available at, say, a gas station! than this thing, if these crap out, I've gotta find another Frys or go online, and wait for shipping...) Good luck, whatever you choose!
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Image resolution up to 4048 x 3040 with interpolation, 4x digital zoom and AVI movies (320 x 240) with sound at 25fps. White balance settings for Auto, Sunny, Tungsten, Flouorescent, and Cloudy with a 2 and 10 second timer. Dimensions: 3 3/4" H x 21/2" W x 1 1/2" D. Uses rechargable Li-Ion battery and SD or MMC memory. Includes 32MB internal memory, Li-Ion battery and charger, camera case, USB and AV cables, strap, and software
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