Sylvania DV5000C-PL Digital Video Camcorder with HD Recording, 8x Optical Zoom, and 2-Inch LCD Scre

I bought this as an early Christmas gift for my wife. She always wanted one that you could plug right into the computer. She is a music teacher and does a lot of work at our church with the children. You can imagine that at this time of the year she wanted something that she could use to record her plays and musicals with. She loves it and she says the picture is incredible even when displaying it on a smart board at school. It doesn't tell you this in the description but you can even mount this baby on a tripod and also holds a SD card. Cudos to Sylvania and also to amazon for the early delivery!

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• Build in Bluetooth
• Aluminum Case
• Support XBMC
• Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
• Android 4.1.1 OS, Google Play Store pre-installed

Just got and tried this out. No problems with HDMI, video and sound are fine. Plugged in a USB wireless iomedia keyboard/trackball combination that worked fine.

BUT I am getting problems with WiFi. Seems to drop the connection frequently (signal strength is 'excellent'). In particular it seems to stop working when switching from one app to another. For example, if I am watching a Netflix movie and then switch to the browser. The problem seems to occur with my dlink 802.11n router. But not with an older linksys 802.11g router.

However the issue must be with this device. We have a vast array of devices in the house that use wifi: phones, tablets, several pcs, tvs, blu ray players etc etc. This is the only device exhibiting wifi problems.

Poor or non-working wifi is a deal killer. If I can't fix it, its going back. If anyone knows of any fixes out there, please post a comment.

Update:

PS I did find that by using an extension hdmi cable (included) and allowing the device to dangle, rather then be plugged in right behind the monitor, improved the wifi signal.

Also I ordered the bobjgear usb to ethernet adapter from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007RTACDM/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00 and now have good fast connections.

But really, devices like this all seem to suffer from wifi issues which is the one function that most customers will want to work perfectly or the device is useless. Why don't the manufacturers get that?

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I've only had the imito one day so; this review should be tempered with the fact that one day does not mean how it will hold up. We bought the imito for my wifes dad who has spent far too many years on the old windows Web TV. I got it up and running to make sure everything was okay before surprising him with it at Christmas. Once up and running, this little product stunned my wife and myself. Its fast and efficient and does everything my Nexus 7 does and, some things better. If youre used to Google/Android, its a piece of cake.

I ordered the Logitech Key board and its a great little keyboard for the money. Some keys do not work as its 2 different companies systems melding together but, the vast majority of functions work very well.

This paragraph maybe the most important one. After hunting and pecking I settled on "Geek Buying" because Amazon warehouses the imito here in the states as well as housing the logitech keyboard. It will save you a ton of time to make sure to be aware of where the product ships from. I had both units in a few days.

Also... the manuals are Spartan at best. The logitech keyboards, (range extender), plugs into the imito, not the TV. The imioto picks up our router, which is upstairs, with no problem and like another reviewer has said... the imito runs slightly above skin temerature.

If your concerned about where the imito is made, (China), Google has contracted with a Taiwanese company to produce this type of product. No telling when it will get here and, I'm pretty sure the Google endorsed product will be based on the imito.

I dont normally review a product but, this one merited a review because its a very good product. Compared to all others I have been researching... its the best. I hope this review helps you.

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This is a nice little device. It came in yesterday and I quickly flashed in a new ROM (Finless ROM 1.4 from freaktab.com). I also installed Droidmote to control it via my Samsung Galaxy S3. So far everything has been working quite well. No issues with wifi or anything of that sort.

It is pretty neat to have Android Jelly Bean running on my TV. The devices main use will be as a HTTPC. I've already installed Netflix, HBO GO, Crackle, and XBMC.

This is my first experience with XBMC and all I have to say is that (besides for the lack of 720p and 1080p playback) it has been a great app for streaming online content. There are already quite a number of video add-ons that you can download and enable through XBMC. However I do suggest downloading the Navi-X add-on (which you must do by downloading it through the browser and navi-x website not within the XBMC app).

I was thinking of ordering this or the Minix Neo G4, but at the time only this device had Amazon Prime 2-day shipping, so I went with this. However Minix neo G4 is now available with Amazon Prime and in my opinion it is the superior device as it comes with its own remote with a power button which allows you to power off/on the device, an important feature the MX1 lacks. The only way to power it on/off with the stock ROM is to plug and unplug the device.

For anyone looking at this device or other android minipc's I suggest visiting freaktab.com and to get more info and insight on these devices.

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First off, make sure you purchase through GeekBuying's Amazon store. That seller provides firmware updates, customer service and handles warranties. I am impressed by this Android TV stick. It comes with the latest firmware (software) running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. GeekBuying released a beta to support native 1080p resolution, and is expected to release a final firmware for 1080p support in the near future. I'm writing this review in early January 2013.

The stick works with all Google Play apps and for anyone that's already on the Android ecosystem, it works seamlessly with your Google account. Netflix streams at 720p, not 1080p because of limitations that Netflix is imposing on Android devices. Note, YouTube's new app no longer supports full screen on this device (it's a bug on Google's part that hasn't been fixed yet). You'll want to downgrade the YouTube app to the 4.1.47 version and uncheck automatic updates for the YouTube app in the Google Play store. XBMC has released a version for Android and it runs beautifully on the MX1. It's only a matter of weeks before XBMC will provide hardware acceleration for the Rockchip processor which is used by the MX1. Once that happens, 1080p video will playback silky smooth. At the moment, 1080p videos in XBMC are choppy and unwatchable because the video decoder lacks hardware acceleration.

Skype video calls work great on this device with my Logitech 310 webcam (supports up to 720p streams). It seems to stream video from my webcam to the recipient at either 480p or 720p. Quality is not super sharp, but pretty good. Google Voice search also works through the webcam's microphone. I have the MX1 connected to a Linkysy USB ethernet adapter and the connection is pretty fast. WiFi also works.

I found the Lenovo N5902 2.4 Ghz wireless keyboard and input device to use with the MX1, but haven't received it yet. The keyboard I ordered was defective so it is being replaced. I'm currently using a basic USB mouse with a bluetooth keyboard. It's by no means perfect, as evident in my review. In about 2 months time (March 2013), I anticipate that GeekBuying will have released the final 1080p firmware, the YouTube app will get fixed and XBMC will have released its Android app with hardware acceleration for the Rockchip processor. Once that all comes together, I figure I'll be able to retire the Roku HD and the living room media center PC, and I'll use this little beauty to consume all non-cable media in my home.

This is a great review that convinced me to purchase the device.

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I ordered this and once I recieved it had serious doubts that it was a actual IMITO MX1 as stated by the seller.After doing quite a bit of reading about the devices online and in forums speficic to the Imito and android tv sticks ran across several posts by people who have bought from this seller also and also had serious doubts about its authenticity ....

I searched extensively in the forums for hours on end and finally concluded from the forums and descriptions of the pcb colors and firmware that Imitos come from the factory with installed and concluded that it was a clone not a actually brand name Imito .

I contacted amazon customer service since this seller has not provided a contact link and we reached a agreement on resolving this and I wrote a negative review about the product .

The seller contacted me after I posted the review and stated that even though it has no Imito logo that is is the same and that the Imito is made by numerous different companies in china . After many emails in which I pointed out that it was not a Imito and the differences I had found he asked me if I would remove the negative review I had made and I relented and agreed to do so .

I kept the unit I had purchased from the seller and ordered a Imito from a seller known to be a Imito dealer and who is on the forums regular and that works with people in the US that make custom roms for many devices of this type and who supplies the stock firmware codes from the manufacturer for Imito owners

I ordered a Imito mx1 from this dealer to compare with the product I recieved from this seller just so that I could compare the two ..... Now that I have I can state that they are NOT the same unit the main processor has different identification numbers and every memory chip as well . ADD that to the fact that 4 memory chips that should all match are from 3 different vendors ....

The reset button that is supposed to be on one end which has a small hole you use a paper clip or needle to push is not even in that area so any attempt to rest the device with a metal object is very likely to cause a catastrophic short of the device as well and in fact is on the right side about the middle of the case and there is no access hole to even allow its use .....

I joined several forums and created a thread on them asking people how you can identify a actual IMITO MX1 and many people posted pictures of the devices with the case removed and I found many pictures online of actual IMITOS out of the case as well .

Seems the pcbs of the real ones are red or blue reset buttons are on the end beside the HDMI connector and they are known to have good support from the factory in terms of software and function very well ....

My unit when booted would show a screen saying R-BOX and IMITOS show a boot screen with a IMITO LOGO and the firmware Is provided by IMITO ... this was what tipped me off to begin with. Some forum members that purchased from this seller ran utilities designed to show the firmware version and maker and the chipset operating frequency ect and posted the results so that we could definitively identify what we were sold in place of what we had actually ordered and it turns out that this seller is selling ug007 units saying that they are the IMITO MX1 ..... THEY ARE NOT THEY SPECIFICALLY SAY IN FIRMWARE THAT THEY ARE UG007 UNITS

END OF STORY THIS IS A SIMPLE REVIEW YOU DECIDE WHICH WAY ... I will say the unit almost functions as well as a real IMITO but not quite

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I ordered this from Amazon via Hassle-Free Cell on Monday and had the phone Friday using standard shipping. It was new and even had a fresh battery (manufacture date 8/2008); although manufactured for SE Asia the default language was English and everything works great. I liked my old Razr V3 but it was a little bulky; I loved my moto Pebl but it bit the dust after a nasty fall. The K1 combines the best of both those phones, plus adds a music player. It has a nice solid feel with a rubberized back and a very crisp, high-contrast display like the Pebl and unlike the Razr. One of the things I like about Motorola phones is that accessories using mini-USB work for all their phones, as far as I know. This includes Phone Tools software, stereo earbuds, chargers, etc. so I didn't have to buy all that stuff over again. Call volume and quality is very good and the music player sounds great, although it is a bit quirky and limited and doesn't have external music player control buttons like the CDMA version. The player doesn't recognize a lot of the MP3s I loaded on a 2 gig card, but maybe I just need to wipe it and try again. Like the other Motos I mentioned, the soft keys can be programmed so that there is ready to access to the things I frequently use, like the calendar and alarms. In picking a phone I didn't really care about the voice recognition feature, but it works so well that I use it all the time now. I don't have or need a data plan, so I can't speak to the browser feature, which is no doubt very primitive compared to a smart phone. Overall this an excellent phone for calling, and at a very reasonable price.

Love the phone(second KRZR I own).Charger doesn't work,waiting for replacement.Speakerphone doesn't work well,barely can hear it.

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The phone came without US mms settings but were easily downloaded from the Moto site..It now works great on the ATT network.

The phone came with a foreign charger and the wrong US adapter. After contacting Amazon, they immediately sent me the same thing for exchange.

I ordered a charger from Ebay and am very happy.

The phone is chargable from the mini usb port so I was able to use it until the charger arrived.

I would give it a 5 star if not for this problem. Also hope I don't need the warranty.

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Nice phone and, thus far, seems to work quite well. The operating manual, though, was in Italian and so I had to go online to look for a manual in English.

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1. Very bad key pad design. Guys with big fingers wouldn't operate it properly. Around the ring pad, there are six keys squeezed together, so very difficult to work on them.

2. Vibration is too weak to feel it.

3. Charge up is very slow. Need over-night to fully charge up.

4. ....

When I was wondering if I should return it, the phone cannot be charged up any more. Therefore, I returned it without any more hesitation. Because I ordered many accessories with it, and I cannot/or not worth to return them, so it still costs me a quite lot except for all those inconveniences.

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• Front-panel audio/video inputs accommodate camcorders, gaming consoles, and other devices
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We had tons of old home videos which were deteriorating rapidly. After doing a lot of research, we bought the Zenith XBR413. It is fairly easy to use and the end product is great. The DVD's we have produced play beautifully on our other DVD players AND the computer. Just make sure you use the right DVD media as stated in the product specs. It also works in reverse, copying your homemade DVD's to videotape for those family members that do not have access to a DVD player. My only complaint is that the process of adding a title to the DVD takes a little time as it is done with the assistance of your remote by selecting the letters for your title from the onscreen alphabet.

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I bought this and had trouble at first making the dvd's play on my other dvd players and computer. I then realized( thru 24 hour tech support) that I didnt finalize it correctly and now they work on all my dvd players and comp[uters . My complaint was they didnt all finalize easily. Some did, others had trouble so I returned it, as tech support said my player was defective. But I think if you got one that worked well and finalized correctly, it is a fabulous and reasonably priced item to have for burning old home videos and kids video.

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I bought this item with the Best Buy Performance Service Plan (PSP). I was told that if I had problems with the unit, I could bring it back to be repaired or replaced FOR FREE as part of the PSP! Well, you guessed it... I had problems. I brought it in because it would not play VCR tapes. My main reason for purchasing this item was to convert VCR tapes to DVD. I reluctantly let BEST BUY ship my item to their service Center. They called within one month to say my XBR413 was repaired and ready for me to pick up. Against my better judgement, I simply picked it up at the BEST BUY store WITHOUT asking the "Geek Oncall" to verify that it played tapes properly. When I got home... YOU GUESSED IT... It would not play tapes SURPRIZE!! I then drove BACK TO BEST BUY, and spent MORE time AGAIN waiting for the Manager to tell me that he wanted to send it out again. I let 'em do it again (against my better judgement). That was today (2/19/05). I'm hoping at this point that they just can't fix it, and I hope they will refund my money! I'll demand it next time. This product is a dud, and should be smashed on the floor of the store in front of everyone! Stay tuned for the next update.

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This dvd burner has not worked sense the day i bought it.

When i contacted support, i was told that they knew there was a problem and they sent me a disc to install that they said would fix it. It did not fix it. I have not been able to get any help sense then... and now they tell me that my warranty is up.

I will never buy another zenith product again.

I wish i had taken the burner back to best buy instead of trusting zenith support.

I bought this machine and thrilled with it but you MUST have the remote to be able to use the SETUP menu in order to finalize the DVDs. I sent off for one that went with this but it is not the one shown in the manual that I downloaded. I can get into the SETUP MENU but can not > over into the sub-menu. but it does record both media fine

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I had this phone for about 8 months and the inside of the screen cracked out of nowhere.. The graphics on it are terrible. The only thing it has going for it is that you can record music on it and then use that for your address book when people call but then again the sound sucks also so IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY SAVE THE HASSLE AND BUY A BETTER PHONE

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Sony Carrying Case for PCM-M10 Recorder

I bought this item based on description where it mentioned the case can carry PCM M-10 recorder, as also necessary cables that go with it. The case itself is very well built, but there is room in it only for the recorder. Do not expect to be able to put any cable into it. I plan to retain the case with me and use it with batteries . My rating should have been only 3.5 stars, but I liked the construction, so upgraded it to 4 stars.

Fits the M10 perfect, but little room for cords or anything else. Its small and compact and holds the recorder, which is what I was after. I'd recommend

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Could use a little more room for additional cords. An expansion gusset could make this a better product

Liked it

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Samsung HMX-U20 Ultra-Compact Full-HD Camcorder (Red)

Got the Samsung HMX-U20 to document spaces in my line of work. I thought the item itself was compact and just what I needed. I was right in that it was compact and it works great to documents spaces and more, but the con I had with this item was that when a space was dark, it did not adjust to compensate. I know typical camcorders have that LUX ability and, not sure if it is just this compact item or all hand held flip items like this, but when a space is not bright, you might as well turn this thing off. That would have to be my only con on this item.

Since then, I have used it for several more documentations and it has been fine. the HD is great and visually it is crisp. Images (photos) also come out nicely.

I'm really torn on this one. On the one hand, this camera shoots really nice video outside. At noon. With clear skies. The time lapse feature is also really cool (if a bit gimmicky) and I wish more brands would implement this feature into theirs, and the optical zoom is a great feature.

On the other hand, when you try to use it inside, or outside in less than absolutely perfect conditions, the video produced is completely unacceptable. There is so much noise that anything you shoot is just unwatchable. It's a shame because like I said, when you have PLENTY of light the video is so clear and sharp it's nearly stunning. Now, there IS a twilight mode on the camera you can turn on, but it doesn't seem to have any noticeable effect.

Luckily, I don't have any of the audio noise that other reviewers have complained about, but I should've listened to them anyway. This one, whether brought down by audio noise or by video noise, needs a lot more work before it's ready for primetime.

Certainly plenty of potential with this one, but I didn't pay $130 to beta test Samsung's camera. It's going back today.

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I read the Amazon reviews of this camera before buying & so knew the problems people have had. I bought the SDHC memory card for the camera & have experienced NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH THE CAMERA. I took the camera on a trip to Italy & used a non-HD setting for my videos with great results. The still pictures aren't as good as those from my Canon EOS, but that's to be expected.

I didn't use the time-lapse function so can't comment on that function of the camera.

I uploaded both stills & videos to my Mac & had no trouble editing them using iPhoto & iMovie.

This is a great mini-HD camera for the money!!

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I've had my unit for several weeks and its a lot of fun. It's not my primary camera nor is it my primary camcorder but I wanted something to play with that gives HD and could take pictures and this fits the bill. I live in Hawaii and love to film different locations. The HD does justice to the beauty of the islands. The pictures are fine and the unit is very lightweight, easy to carry. I use a Gorilla tripod with it and do most of my filming using the tripod. Handheld is not good, the picture is too shaky. I don't use it indoors much so low light is not a big requirement for me. The other feature I really like is the time lapse photography. Never having had a camera that did this (too expensive), this feature is an added bonus and lots of fun. I use 1 sec intervals most of the time. I use a Class 4 16GB SDHC and that gives me over 2 hours of video recording time (154 mins at 720/60p).

Pros: Lightweight, beautiful HD videos, Time Lapse, uncomplicated controls, several resolutions (720/30p, 720/60p, 1080/30p), expandable memory, 3x zoom for still photography (digital zoom for video)

Cons: No flash, no image stabilization

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It only works with windows not mac that makes it useless for me. Why didn't you say that in your advertisement.

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I bought the Panasonic PV-GS180 2.3MP 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder to replace an earlier Panasonic model that I had had to send to their repair facility twice for various problems, and when the tape transport quit working, I decided to go for a new camera rather than send it in a third time. So I was a little concerned about the reliability of Panasonic camcorders. But I wanted to jump to 3CCD technology, and this was one of the lowest price camcorders offering that feature.

I have had this camera for three months, and it has worked flawlessly for me so far. It is more compact than my previous camera, and thus by necessity the controls are closer together. This took a bit of getting used-to, but the thumb-activated joystick control is very easy to use, and enables the user to change the camera's settings quickly. The zoom control is more sensitive than the one on my previous camera, and I still occasionally zoom in or out faster than I intended, but I just have to remember to be less ham-fingered.

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and resolution of the still images captured using the photoshoot function. Before I owned this camera, I was constantly juggling between my still and video cameras when recording the activities of my grandchildren, but now I often just use the video camera for both still and video shots.

I don't notice a great deal of difference in video quality between my earlier 1 CCD camcorder and this 3 CCD one, because the colors and resolution were and are very good on both. My videos seem to exhibit less jerkiness with this one than the previous one, however, due to the EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) function (which can be turned off if you find it makes the images a bit blurry I don't), and also to the fact that it is smaller and thus easier to hold steady.

All in all, an excellent product, which I hope will continue to work well.

When I was looking for a camcorder, this seemed like the best bet: it had almost all the features I wanted, although I was concerned about how it would deal with low-light situations. Still, I was discouraged to read all the descriptions of how the camera worked with Windows; would it work with my Mac? I emailed Panasonic to find out, and Panasonic told me I'd need to hook the camera up via firewire.

So my parents got me the camera for Christmas, and they let me open it early so I'd be familiar with it when Christmas arrived. As I glanced through the manual, I noticed with trepidation that there were more references to Windows.

My husband gave me iLife '06 for Christmas and set it up before I tried out the camera. I relaxed a bit as I used the camera; it was easy to figure out how to do stills (even while shooting video), switch between widescreen and fullscreen, record, play back, etc. The sound seemed to be doing well, too. So I had my sample video and still shots--would I be able to retrieve them easily in OS 10.4.8?

Importing the video was a piece of cake, I found. I plugged the camera in with the firewire we bought (it's not included, since Windows users only have to use USB), and iMovie offered to import the video as soon as I launched it. As I played the movies, iMovie even interpreted where breaks were to make separate clips. I exported the first three segments as a QuickTime file with medium sound quality, and my husband and his friends were still raving about how fantastic the quality was. I was pleased with how the camera dealt with light in an indoor situation--it produced significantly better video quality than my mom's digital camera (which, admittedly, is primarily intended for stills).

The USB cable is still necessary to transfer still photos to the computer. My first impression is that stills shot during video recording are not as high-quality as stills shot separately. A flash might help, too; the still shots give the impression of less light than the movies do. The images aren't shockingly better than the ones produced by our hand-me-down ~2.1 MP still camera, but I'm sure they are a bit better.

Figuring out the menus can be a bit confusing if you don't initially realize that the different settings on the camera (like motion vs. still) have different menu options. We had to look in the manual to figure out how to set the time. The most basic camera functions, though, are very intuitive.

With a bigger battery than the included battery (maybe twice the capacity?), I probably got at least an hour of total operating time; I used the LCD screen for most of that time. The viewfinder is electronic, so I can't think that it really sucks up a lot less energy than the flip-out screen, but I haven't experimented with their comparitive energy suckage.

Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the camera; it's just what I was looking for. Now I just need the disk space to support it!

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It's a great, light little camera. Very handy for field work. I'm very pleased with it. it can take still photos. I find the USB 2.0 video transfer very useful: saves me the trouble of buying and installing a firewire card.

It does not get the full 5 stars because, unlike many, if not all, the previus models of the same line, it DOES NOT include the hand remote control. Too bad, because it woould have been a mayor bonus. A friend of mine has the GS65 model, which has less megapixels 'n such, BUT DOES include the remote. Heck, my manual talks about the remote and everything, kinda throws it in your face a bit. Oh well, It's still a very good camera for the price, I mean, 3 ccds, that's just too cool.

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Great camera . . . one of the few lower priced cams to keep the mic jack and the headphone jack, but beware . .. . this camera does NOT come with a lens cap, and NO remote control. other sources state that this camera does NOT have a Leica lens. This camera does NOT have A/V input. No flash, no hot accessory shoe (though it has one which has no power). No widescreen LCD. It does record in widescreen but no image stabilization in widescreen.

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I bought the GS180 prior to my trip to China. I also bought a 4 hour after-market battery; I've since bought another one. That's what you'll need if you are touring all day and using the LCD screen all of the time. With the battery, the viewfinder becomes just about useless since it doesn't tilt up.

Another review says that the camera doesn't come with a lens cap; mine did. I've had a remote for my Sony Digial 8 but have only used it a few times. This camera does haves some options that are only available through the remote, though, such as audio dubing and variable speed search. It is an aftermarket accessory,

Picture quality is very good. Stills taken in sunlight are also very good; however, they are subpar for low light situations.

Contrels are fairly self-explantory. Outdoor stills are very acceptalbe; you can produce them while shooting video which is nice when you see something that you kow will make a good still. With a large SD card, you can shoot 1000's of these. I had an opportunity to shoot a lion dance and just fied way, clicking constanlty, getting great sitills while capturing video.

I only havea couple of functions that I need to learn from the manual; the cmaaera is fairly straagiht foward. The joystick works great for moving around on the tapes that you have recorded (I avoid doing that on one I am working with so I don't mess up the time code). It really beats the membrane control panel on my old Digital 8 which is beginning to fail.

The size of the camer makes it easy to carry and put ito your carryn computer bag for the plane.

I shot 15 hours of tape in three weeks. The only times I was diappointed was when the battery died before the end of a long tour day with no break to return to the hotel for recharging. With an extra batery bought in Beijing, I am prepared for further excusions.

this is a great camera that is easy to use and produces good quality pictures.

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• Digital voice and FM recording
• Compact, sleek and stylish design

So I didn't have very high expectations when I ordered my jWIN Jx-Mp264 4GB for about $25 (J&R via Amazon.com); at least it had decent storage size and Mac compatibility, which is increasingly harder to find in non-iPod mp3 players. I didn't need the player for video really, watching anything other than the song info on the nicely clear but small screen would be enough to send me back to the eye doctor for another exam.

For basic really basic needs, the jWIN Jx-Mp264 4GB mostly delivers. The unit is fairly small about the size of the first generation iPod nano and nicely finished with a silver metal back and simple glossy black plastic front. It feels solid enough in the hand, too. Controls are an on-off switch on top, and on the front a vertical slide for function and volume selection, with right and left touch arrows for advancing tracks. Sound quality is very good for the price, with several equalization options. Battery life on a full charge is above average. Display is crisp and bright, with nice color.

That's the good. The bad is that there are no menu options for artist, album, playlists the "Functions 101" of a good mp3 player. My 2GB cheapo Cobys have those options, which are no brainers to include for logical media navigation. The jWIN's tracks must be selected by forwarding through every one of them not fun if all 4GBs are loaded with hundreds of tunes. The touch controls are quite sensitive and easy to jostle, but the center slider also locks within seconds and requires a swipe to free it. There are no options for changing the sensitivity, either, which would have been welcome. A first grade-level user's manual comes on a small CD-ROM; don't expect detailed help from it.

Again, by not expecting a whole lot of much from it, the jWIN Jx-Mp264 is a good sounding, acceptable but not stellar player. The lack of basic music navigation controls is a serious bummer (since jWIN's Web site doesn't even list this player at all, I don't hold out hope of a firmware upgrade to correct that glaring oversight). I just let the player go along like one mega playlist or very patiently scroll through the songs until I find the artist or tune I want. For the paltry amount that I paid for the jWIN, I can live with it it sure beat shelling out another $100 for a similar Apple product. With better navigation, though, this jWIN would have been a budget-class winner, hands down.

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I got it clearanced for 15 bucks.I had the same sensitivity problem as others, also i put in my own playlist in, it plays random doesn't follow the listing order of my playlist. I have it plugged into my surround sound system sounds good have to set mp3 player on 25 volume then 20 on my surround to get a decent volume its nicer than a cd no sound of a motor like a cd player has. its ok if you don't want it for everyday use because the sensitivity problem gets anoying.

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works well. easy to put music, videos ect.... i have had mine for over 3 months now and have had no problems with this mp3 player. although there is just one teeny tiny flaw with the fm radio. about 3-7 days after setting all the presets radio stations the presets get erased and you have to set them again.

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I bought this item, it worked for 2 days only

the keys are not easy to use.

the only plus is the sound quality which is ok

VideoSecu 3 X 100 Feet Video Power CCTV Security Cameras Cable with BNC RCA connectors WG9

Recieved item Quick !! My second-order from this Comp.Will "Definatley" order from them-Again !! As Always "Thanx-Amazon"!!!

I chose three because i had to modify the power connection other than that everything was fine and it came on time!

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These cables came at a great price. The only danger is unraveling these cords can be difficult if it is not done in an area with lots of room to straighten them out, otherwise they easily get tangled.

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I like the thickness of the cables and they look like a quality product. I would buy more in the future.

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These cables work fine and did the job as expected. I don't have any squigglys or jaggys even though I was forced to run a couple of them past some power wires. I was a bit concerned because they are a bit thin but they still do the job well.

One thing to note: If you plan on splitting this cable like you might split a typical Siamese Coax you will be out of luck. These are "formed" into one cable and can't be split.

I will buy these again if needed. They are a great value for cheap cables.

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RCA RP5010 Digital Voice Recorder

The RCA RP5010 is an excellent voice recorder for those on a tight budget, yet needing a long (3 hour) recording time. It is easy to use, fits in a palm and offers outstanding recording quality. As for me, I use it a lot in college for taking notes. The only con I can think of is its short battery life; nevertheless, it comes equipped with a 3VDC adapter jack a lifesaver for me.

Just wanted to make a correction: This unit DOES pause during playback. Just press PLAY during playback and it pauses. Press PLAY again and it picks up where it left off. I just tried it. The built-in clock will go through batteries if you just leave it sitting. Lots of features, but a fairly complicated menu structure.

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My first DVR. I use it for my 2 weekly customer conference calls. Both meetings last about an hour, then I transcribe action items, release schedules, etc. In the two months I've had it, I've burned through 5 sets of batteries. Not too pleased with that result. Insult to injury, I am unable to find the 3 volt adapter that it will accomodate. Not on this site, not at RCA.com, not surfing the net. Next stop Radio Shaft. 'Zon should provide access to that assessory. Be prepaired to drop coin on AAA cells.

Skip back button is very tricky, and a feature I use heavily. Hold it down long, it skips slow, hold it down longer, it goes a little faster, which is the same as the skip forward action. But, if you just tap the back button, it goes all the way back to the start of the recording! So, I'm 1/2 hour through transcription, don't hold down the tiny little back button as long as it thinks is necessary, and I must start over. Keep a very close eye on the time counter when using any of these functions so you can navigate your way back to the moment you fat-finger it.

I also pick up a terrible screech that is undetectable during recording, but ear melting on playback. Only happens at the office (tested it at home with no problem). Since I bought if only for the office, this reduces its usability quite a bit. Had to do over, I would have shopped more.

Dennis Kucinich for President!

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I think this handy little device is perfect for all of the times when I need a quick and easy way to remember things from my travels. I'd recommend this item to anyone without any reservations.

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I have had this recorder for about 3 years and have used it off an on. If you are left handed, it it better to learn to use it in your right hand as important controls are on the right edge of the device.

It has good sound quality and is reliable. Buttons on the front are a little small but you get used to them. It is worth the price.

LG P500 Optimus One with Android OS, Wi-Fi, GPS Navigation, Stereo Bluetooth, 3 MP Camera and Video

My brother has an iPhone and as far as I can tell, my Optimus One can do the same things as his iPhone and even more because I can install apps from SD cards, use my phone as an emergency external storage device, share files through Bluetooth, install dashboard widgets, super customize it and more things an iPhone CAN'T do.

I guess the iPhone can handle hi graphics games better (i'm just guessing, i haven't made a real comparison between them),but I don't believe that's the main function of a smartphone.

WHAT I LIKE:

The display is very nice.

Touchscreen is responsive even with the LCD protectors.

Fast, responsive, smooth..

Even when it's made of plastic, it feels solid and elegant. It doesn't look cheap as other smartphones.

The buttons are of good quality BUT I think you only need 3 instead of 4. I've used some smartphones where the buttons get stucked.

Android Froyo 2.2.2 works great. I haven't upgraded it to 2.3 yet.

LG Messaging widget is very nice. I wish you could download it for other smartphones.

If you make a good management of apps/services you can make your battery last 3 days.

Charging time is very fast.

WHAT I DON'T LIKE:

Camera has a delay when taking pictures.

The regular keyboard is somehow small that's why I use the widescreen keyboard but even there it happens lot of times that when pressing space I press full stop.

SD card slot should be more accessible (you have to take out the back cover) like in Samsung smartphones where you have a lateral slot.

CONCLUSION : I believe it's an AWESOME smartphone for the price you pay. I haven't found anything I can't do that other smartphones can.

I really can't understand why somebody want to spend 300-500$ on a iPhone or a Blackberry, when you can get this AWESOME LG Optimus One for much less than that and offering you almost the same functions and features than those "gimmick" phones. Snobbism? I don't know.

I got my LG Optimus One used in near mint condition for about 150$, a VERY good price at the time for a smartphone (the guy who sold this to me was desperate for a Blackberry and wanted to get rid of it quick). I have a couple of months with this phone and my expectations surelly were exceeded. This is my first smartphone ever, though I have an iPoud Touch 3G with iOS 5 (which I don't use now) and almost everyone I know own different models of Blackberry, so I know how other smartphone work and what they have to offer... not much more than my "like new" LG.

The LG Optimus One feels sturdy but I really don't think it will survive a medium-high drop, so I suggest beign careful with it. The 3.2inch screen is just THE SAME like than old iPhone/iTouch 3g (3.5inch), with beautiful and crisp colors, VERY responsive and bright, I couldn't tell any difference comparing it next to my Ipod Touch 3G, of course, this will not display 720p or Retina Display, but do I really want to watch a HD movie on the go? I prefer my big screen for that.

It comes with Android 2.2 from factory, but you can upgrade it to 2.3 (Gingerbread) just downloading the update form the LG website. Android is just too awesome for words, I was a bit skeptic since I was used to iOS but I can say with property that Android is FAR BETTER than iOS, it feels less restrictive, more open and customizable and with cool exclusive features like widgets and animated wallpapers (at the moment of this writing). The Android Market (now called Google Play) has nothing to envy the Apple Store, there are thousand of apps to download, including FREE apps for Twitter, Facebook, Amazon and much, much more. My favorite: Equalizer, YES, a customizable equalizer for your music... an important feature missing on iOS (at least on iOS 5 and lower). With Android you are not restricted to one music player/video player/browser, nothing, you can download others and use your favorite, there are a lot of music player apps for Android including Songbird, Winamp and many others, most of them FREE. So definitively Android win here, I don't want to go back to iOS now.

Not everything is perfect though:

You cannot upgrade to the latest versions of Android, the maximum compatible version is 2.3 Gingerbread, so no Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich :(

The battery life is short, with moderate use (some calls and music player) it can last about 8-10h, so this phone needs to be charged every day.

Sometimes the phone struggles a little with the OS, for example it always freeze for a couple of seconds when I'm switching home-screens while listening to Winamp and with an animated wallpaper.

It struggles with a lot of games (i.e. Angry Birds), some others can't even be played.

No Flash for the camera.

No compatibility with Flash (for websites)

Conclusion: if you don't care about 8000x5000 "retina" 5inch screens, 10000 MegaPixels cameras, restrictive OS, and you don't care about not playing the latest cutting-edge games, then this is the phone for you, you can do almost everything with this phone that you can do with the latest Blackberry: send and receive calls, emails, messages, send your tweets, take photos and share it with friends on Facebook, Whatsapp, browse the web and much much more, for less, less money.

Features

420MB RAM 600Mhz processor (good, but definitely not the best, some even say this phone can be overclocked, but I haven't tried it myself)

Nice design and build, not so heavy (130g)

Good Wifi/3G signal

Android 2.2 (upgrade-able to 2.3)

Excellent colorful crisp 480x320 3.2inch display

microSD slot for storing a lot of music/videos/files

PDF, Doc viewer

Awesome apps like Web browsers, Twitter, Facebook, calendar, notes, weather and thousands more to download from the market.

Standard 3.5mm jack for audio

Very good 3MP camera (no flash)

Can be used as a USB pendrive for storing files (in the microSD)

Can use YOUR FAVORITE digital music player for music/video synchronization (Mediamonkey, Winanp, Windows Media Player) NO longer restricted to that annoying iTunes!!! :D I feel relieved.

Included in the package:

LG Optimus One P500 with protective screen film already applied.

USB cable for charging and file transfer.

Wall charger adapter.

Cheap earphones.

2GB microSD card.

Instruction manual in English and Spanish.

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I really like this phone. It's got a big screen, feels good in my hand both for size and weight. The sound is good. The Wi-Fi and GPS work just fine. All in all, i'm very pleased with my purchase: a relatively inexpensive Android phone that has all the features I need .... except one. It's advertised as "Unlocked Phone US Warranty" (LG P500 Optimus One with Android OS, Wi-Fi, GPS Navigation, Stereo Bluetooth, 3 MP Camera and Video Recorder Unlocked Phone US Warranty Black). THERE IS NO US WARRANTY. I contacted LG directly (which is what the seller, L2D2Online, suggested after contacting them first). This phone is not marketed AT ALL in the US. The phones are "imported" from Mexico, and have a warranty in Mexico, which I can take advantage of at my own shipping expense. I specifically bought this phone paying more money because of the warranty (there's the same product at Amazon without warranty). You can buy a 3rd party warranty, for about $100 1/2 the price of the phone. That's what i assumed the seller was going to supply. The seller eventually gave me a small discount on the price, but i'd rather have the warranty. Just hope it doesn't break.

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Product description has this listed:

WCDMA 850/1900/2100 Mhz frequencies

I was sent an Orange branded phone with WCDMA Band of 900/2100 which will not work with AT&T 3G which was my intention(only edge data).

Just wasted a week buying this false product. Will be returning.

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If this is your first Android or your first smartphone I will recommend this one for sure. It has everything you need and is cheap.

I will se just two problems: no flash for the camera and very little internal memory. But everything else is good.

SVAT Electronics 8CH Smart Security DVR With 4 Super Resolution Outdoor 100ft Night Vision Security

BUYER BEWARE!!!

I had a 4 channel system with the basic cameras. I found that I needed more cameras, so I bought this system. The longer range night vision cameras were just what we needed. The system works great.

The reason that I rated this as 3 stars, is because one of the cameras stopped working at night, and SVAT is not too responsive. I cannot get to talk to a live person. When you do get through, you are told to send them an e-mail. This problem is about 5 days old and I will update this review as things happen.

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SVAT is part of a company called CWD(Circus World Displays Ltd.) It is located in Niagara Falls, Canada. They do have a location on the US side of the border, where I sent my camera.

Just before Christmas, I received my camera back with a note that they could not re-create the problem. When I tried the camera, it did work in both modes, but when it switches between day and night, there is a grinding noise that sounds like you are trying to put a truck in gear without pushing the clutch in. It is not worth my time and the cost of shipping to send it back.

Since I did not complain about the grinding noise (it did not grind when I sent it back) the crack technicians a CWD decided to send it back and let me deal with it. As far as I am concerned, you are buying SVAT products WITHOUT a warranty since they don't want to fix their problems.

Over the Christmas holiday, I was at my other home, and I noticed that one of the cameras from the 4 channel system stopped working. I did not try to fix it since it was snowing and blowing and I did not want to be up on a ladder.

I will say that the recorders seem to work well, so I will leave the three star rating, but if the cameras don't work the system is useless.

This will be my last purchase from SVAT, Defender(another CWD company) or CWD.

Had for about a month. All four cameras outside. Good nightvision. Dvr has great playback. Have not connected to phone. Recommend!

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Symphonic WF803 DVD/VCR Combo

• Space-saving, multi-format DVD player with integrated VCR
• DVD player compatible with DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW discs and MP3 files
• VCR has 1 year/8-event programming; also features V-Chip parental controls
• Connections: Composite (1 in, 1 out), S-Video (1 out), component (1 out), RF (1 in, 1 out), coaxial digital audio (1 out)
• Front composite AV input for connecting gaming console

I purchased this unit about 1.5 years ago. Both dvd and vcr played well for about 1 year. Then the dvd player stopped reading the dvds. I cleaned the unit and it still didn't help. For awhile you could watch the dvd and half way through the movie it would just freeze up. The machine would be really hot. You could turn it off, the machine would cool off and then try again. The same thing would happen. NOW, nothing happens. When you put the disc in, it does nothing. It just makes a clicking sound... The vcr works fine. No problem with it eating the tapes as others have. I am very annoyed, because now I have a vcr that works, with the dvd that doesn't. I don't want to stack another dvd player on top or to the side, and I hate to throw away a vcr that works fine...

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This unit works fine for several months and then My unit, as others have found, will stop reading the dvd's. VHS tapes still work fine although I've seen other posts, even here, say that it's a tape eater. BUY SOMETHING ELSE!!! DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

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I have 2 of these players. I had the first one for 1 year and liked it so much I got another one a year later for my bedroom! I have yet to have one problem with mine. I do however watch more DVD's than tapes, but haven't had any problems when I do watch VHS or record shows.

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Attracted by the low price, I bought two of these. Neither on ever played a movie through completely. I sent the units for service twice, once to a local repair place and the second time to Funai. The local repair place said these units are terrible and that the company is unreliable. They were not able to fit it. The company return the units to me again nonworking.

Like the others reviews, I suggest you to STAY AWAY!!

I got this combo as a gift and use it in the bedroom. The picture quality is great and I have had no problems with it whatsoever. The functionality is also great as it is easy to switch from dvd movie to vhs or tv. I highly recomend this product to anyone looking for a great all around product.

Jensen JDTV-350 3.5-Inches TV Tuner/Receiver - Black

• Full ATSC Digital Broadcast Receiver, Digital Up/Down Tuning
• Digital Volume Control, Auto Channel Programming, Closed Captioning
• Rubberized Cabinet, Telescopic Antenna, External Magnetic Base Antenna included
• Headphone Jack, Built-in Speaker, Stereo Earbuds, Carrying Pouch
• Power: Built-in Lithium Ion Battery or AC Adaptable (AC Adaptor included)

Small and easily pocketable.

Very light weight and thin.

Decent reception with built in antenna, comes with bigger external antenna as well.

Good battery life.

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At first i was very pleased but after about 4 days it stopped working and i had to return it and still havent got my money back

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Very good product and works well. The only thing I don't know how to change battery after 500 times recharge.

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Don't expect to receive too many channels or have a battery with more than 2 hours run time between charges, but the picture is good, the sound is OK and it's a good overall portable TV, in my opinion. It's good to add it to your power outage / emergency kit.

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No reception even with included external antenna. External antenna is actually smaller than built-in, but it has magnetic base to attach to larger metallic object.

Zmodo 4CH H.264 Security DVR Video Surveillance System With 4 Outdoor Night Vision Security Camera

This does what it says it will, but I'm pretty computer savvy. If you're not, you will have a headache trying to set this thing up. Also, I recommend you purchase some longer cables with your order. This comes with four 60 cables, you'll probably need 100 ft extensions. I did, and I have an 1100 sq ft home

Panasonic PVDV953 MiniDV Camcorder with 3.5" LCD, 3CCD, and 16MB SD

panasonic has a winner in the PVDV953 camcorder. it has 3CCDs and takes incredible video. at a list price of less than fifteen hundred bucks, this is an incredible value. comparable 3CCD camcorders from sony are at least five hundred bucks more.

pros:

excellent value 3CCDs for less than fifteen hundred bucks!

as expected from having 3CCDs, this camcorder displays excellent video quality in good lighting.

color reproduction is amazing having 3CCDs definitely make a difference here.

for a camcorder, this unit boasts high quality stills.

built-in flash for stills.

optical image stabilization and it really works.

large 3.5 inch lcd.

top-loading tape mechanism this means you don't have to remove your camcorder from the tripod to change tapes.

allows a great degree of manual control.

miniDV media is widely supported.

great connectivity options: firewire, USB, S-video, headphone, mic input, etc.

leica dicomar lens.

magic pix function allows video capture even for very low light situations (just don't expect quality footage).

built in pop-up flash for taking photos.

ability to record mpeg videos directly to SD card.

the built-in mic zooms to your target in coordination with the lens.

the price. 3CCDs at this price point is just a huge bargain.

cons:

the accessory shoe is not a hot shoe; this means that while you can get a third party video light, the camcorder will have absolutely zero interaction with the light. contrast this with sony, which has some video lights that will even adjust light intensity automatically depending on inputs from the camcorder. with the pv953, this is not possible.

very limited accessory list from panasonic.

no built in video light but you can get third party lights. oddly enough, when i emailed panasonic about an optional video light, they responded that they don't make video lights for this camcorder. very strange.

low resolution viewfinder

below average low light recording quality.

the included 16MB SD card is barely adequate. be prepared to shell out more money for more memory.

lots of functions are buried in the menu system.

it could be lighter dimensions are 5-1/8"H x 10-5/8"W x 8-1/2"D and this unit weighs 1.7 pounds.

i have to keep coming back to what an incredible value this camcorder is. this will apply downward pressure on sony products and that can only be good for consumuers. if you're considering a camcorder in this price range, the PVDV953 should be in your short list. enjoy!

Overall I really like this camera. It takes great video and is fun to use.

Pros:

* 3CCD for great resolution and color separation

* Gorgeous LCD screen image

* Manual as well as automatic settings

* Fades sound in addition to picture

* Auto focus from wide angle to macro

* Mic directional angle and sensitivity vary as video zooms

* Automatically position to end of tape

* Create titles and overlay them on video

* Convert/Shoot video as MPEG4 for the web

* Low light mode preserves mood without altering picture brightness

Cons:

* External microphone, headphone, remote, and external A/V in/out use the same jack, so no two can be used at the same time (a real design screw-up).

* Camera can show date and time over the image in the display but does NOT record it.

I will comment on features and facets that I think are significant or that are not done justice by the detailed specifications. Of course, you can find out all this and more by downloading the pdf of the manual.

* The camera has three modes: Camera, VCR, and Card. In Camera mode you acquire video through the lens. In VCR mode you can record on and playback from the tape through a cable. In Card mode you can work with still images on a memory card. In particular, you can take a 3 megapixel digital picture and store it on the card.

* Camera starts recording approx. one second after pressing record button. Record lamp appears to not turn on until camera actually starts recording. Record lamp can be disabled.

* Camera takes approx. 6 secs to position tape and prepare for next shot after pressing stop recording. It makes a whining noise while doing so. This has not been a problem so far.

* Many functions are accessible only through menus. The menus display on the LCD or viewfinder.

* Date/Time display is turned on and off through menu, but I cannot get it to record as an overlay to the video.

* Audio: 12 bit or 16 bit. Audio dub mixes with 12 bit and replaces 16 bit.

* Video insert: This may be a DV feature. Recording over an existing recording inserts the new audio and video without damaging the recording that follows.

* Counter is frame accurate. Can position to any already-recorded frame when in VCR mode.

* The eyepiece viewfinder is rather small, but is color. It can swivel up and pull out. I use the LCD monitor.

* The LCD swivel allows turning the LCD toward the people being taped so they can see themselves. The image automatically rotates to be right side up and can be mirror image or not.

* Filter diameter is 43 mm.

* Hot shoe does not appear to be "hot," but it does allow mounting an external light or mic.

* Optical Image stabilization removes the little shakes and makes possible reasonably steady handheld telephoto shots as well as steady handheld moving the camera around.

* The infrared capability seems to be only for using the camera in VCR mode with the infrared remote.

* The cable-attached remote functions are record start/stop, zoom and photo shot.

* Digital still can be 640x480 or 2048x1496. A still shot can be recorded to the memory card or to tape (DV resolution) for 7 seconds.

* Camera can convert A/V source (camera lens, recorded tape, or cable input) to MPEG4. It creates an ASF file on the memory card. ASF is a format used by Windows Media.

* Camera can connect to a PC so that the memory card appears as a USB drive. Then can drag wanted files to the PC.

* Create titles that overlay on video by selecting Create Title from menu and pressing photo shoot button to take a picture of text or other two-color image. I print black text on white paper using PowerPoint. Then set the image or background to black and the other to the desired color. Video will show through whatever is black and the other color will overlay. Store one or more titles on the memory card, select the desired one, and when ready, push a button to make it overlay, push again to make it go away.

* A cable is provided to do stereo audio and composite video in/out, which allows showing videos on a TV, copying them to VHS, copying VHS to to DV, etc.

* Other cable included is USB.

* S-Video jack can be used for input and output (cable is not supplied). Must use the A/V IN/OUT cable at the same time for the sound.

* Battery type is CGR-D16 (lithium). A battery and charger are included.

* In-camera digital effects: Multi-picture (display 3x3 grid of pictures and tape them), P-in-P (overlay moving picture with small still picture in any one corner), Wipe/Mix (horizontal wipe or dissolve, both from still captured at end of last scene to new scene), strobe effect, gain up, trail, mosaic, mirror (right half of image is mirror image of left), negative, sepia, Black and white, solari (painting-like effect). These must be set up through a menu.

* Has a tripod receptacle.

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When I purchased this Camera I was looking for the absolute best camera for under $1500. Well that is exactly what I got. The video quality of this camera is Oustanding with the 3CCD's at 800K Pixels each!!! I spent $3000.00 on my Sony 3CCD Camera and this Panasonic produces video just as good if not better. Here are my Pros and Cons:

Pros:

-Fantastic video quality, far better than any closely priced model.

-Great stills for a MiniDV CAM.

-Price is Unbelievable.

-The zoom is easy to use and it is adjustable.

-Additional lenses are fairly easy to find(on the internet) and inexpensive.

-Battery Life is good considering the 3CCD.

-The video Stabelizer actually works and it works well.

-The 3CCD produces colors that you just can't get on other cameras.

Cons:

-Larger than other MiniDV Cams but compared to others in its class it is actually quite small.

-16 MB SD Card is inadequate, barely takes 15 pictures.

-The camera is not quite as rugged as others in its class. You have to be careful with it.

Overall the PRO's of this camera far out weigh the Con's. This is a Super Deal on a Super Camera. I recommend it for anyone who wants professional quality video for under $2500.

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I recently purchased this camera from a company in New York for less than 1600 US. The deal included shipping and a ton of extras (pro pack it was called). Anyhow, aside from the lousy manual and useless software, the camera is fantastic. The video quality is stunning to say the least and the digital stills I am taking are impressive. As for the manual, I quickly remedied this by going online and hunting down reviews for the camera (DVD-Spot had the best/most thorough). I am still working on software for converting my home movies to dvd, but I will get that accomplished over time. If anybody knows how to disable the pop up flash (very anoying when taking pictures in adequate light) I would greatly appreciate it.

Overall I recommend this camera whole heartedly

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I have had this video cam for over a year. The picture clarity is the best and it is extremely easy to use. I have had the still pictures developed at Costco/Walmart and they rival any good digital camera.

I have created many a family movie with Microsoft's free movie maker software. For the guy who said he can't get it on his computer, all you need is a firewire cable and movie maker (which is free with Win XP~ plus movie maker2 is downloadable free from Microsoft's website) Plug the camera in and the XP system will identify it. It worked great for me!

Love my video cam!

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I didn't do my homework and I found out too late to cancel that this tuner is not compatible with the HDTV system used in the U.S.A.

I think if Amazon should have had a warning up front that this tuner is not compatible with the television system used in the U.S.A., even seller from Hong Kong on EBay do that.

The small mini CD with all the valuable info will not play in either my desktop or my laptop computer.Maybe other people have had better luck but I failed miserably. The company is a very reliable company with good products but I have my doubts about this little gem....

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This product did not work. I ordered about 8 ea for my co worker, and not one of them worked.

USA was not an option or selection choice in the software to install it.

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I like these items, you can watch Tv channels on your laptop anywhere , so don't miss events just plug and watch .... it's solution

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Olympus Pen E-P2 Micro 4/3 Digital Camera & 17mm Lens (Silver)

I was debating between this and the EPL2, and I am glad I got this camera. I think the EP2 is aimed at SLR users, while the EPL2 is aimed at point and shoot users. The design is retro and well built, the metal is very high quality. The moment I took it out of the box I was in awe, it looks really nice. Images are sharp and as expected for the 4/3 sensor. The 17mm is so awesome and versatile, but you have to make sure that you update the firmware. This will improve your focusing by about 10-15%! Overall, this is a great package! I also got the VF3 to complete my operation. I am happy with this purchase. Olympus has a beautiful color profile, and this has a rangefinder experience with the 17mm, quite liberating to use apart from my 5DmkII.

Great fun camera. Quality build, easy functions. Sharp images. I recommend getting the EV-2 viewfinder for sunny days.

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Sony CCDTRV16 Hi8 Handycam Camcorder

I bought this for christmas and I must say I am quite impressed! light enough for easy handling, good image quality, a lot of features for the low, low price. LCD panel does drain the battery quite quickly but with the eyepiece (black and white...aaarrgghh) you can get almost 8 solid hours of filming in...more than enough...recommended for first or second camcorder owners...

I'm not an ellectronics person and I never used a camcorder before, so when I was given one as a gift from my wife I started to get worrried. But the instructions were easy to follow and the camera works beautifully. I used it all Christmas day and the quality of the pictures are wonderful. I think as a result of having such good fortune with my camcorder, I am looking forward to my next sony purchase

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...The unit is easy to use and the instructions are simply presented and very clear cut. My wife uses it without complaint and is always happy with her results.

On the other hand, the unit does have some nice�though limited-advanced features such as preset exposures, special effects, and Sony's unique NightShot feature. My daughter especially likes the special effects package. I particularly appreciate the Night Shot feature. I video a lot of youth sporting events that can involve a lot of transitional lighting issues, especially on those evenings around the time change seasons, an this unit handles all those issues very well. It does a commendable job in moonlight as well.

The unit is well designed and rugged. It is not a choice for die-hard vidoephiles�the range of advanced features is too limited, but they should be adequate for normal family outing type use.

Battery life using the LCD is rather short. The viewfinder picture is black & white. Using it rather than the LCD expands battery life significantly but the quality of he picture in the viewfinder is not good.

The audio quality is average. Functionality of interface with other devices (TV, PC, etc.) is good.

On the whole, a great unit to start out with or for more adventurous outings where camera safety might be an issue. (I took this one white water rafting�not my state-of-the-art unit.). It has enough features to give a feel for an advanced unit without overwhelming the user, provides better than average output and cost wise is a relative bargain.

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I have had this camcorder for a few years now and it is great. But battery life is short and the view finder is not convinient.but i want to upgrade.

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