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Aiptek IS-DV2.4Blue MPEG-4 Digital Camcorder with Video Stabilization (Blue)

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I am giving a review based on what This camcorder should perform based on the price. Too many people expect a $100 camcorder to perform like a $500 one. Compare apples to apples, people. This is great to stick in your pocket or purse and have on hand for those moments you wish you had SOMETHING to capture a surprise or unexpected moment, because it is quick and simple to start up and use, and SO small!. I find the screen size for something this small to be unbelieveable too, over 2". It does the basics and will record those precious memories, especially the ones that come and go pretty quick. No, the sound or picture quality is not superb, but better than NOTHING! It takes 2 AA batteries and uses them pretty quick; within and hour to hour and a half. I only use rechargeble batteries so this is not a problem for me. Only get regular ones if you're not "charged up" and need them right away. I plan on getting a Canon in the $250-$300 range when I have saved up for it; I refuse to put one on credit, that's why I got this for now. That's about it!

I received this video cam/camera last year for Christmas. I've not experienced any problems at this time. But like most people say you get what you pay for. It's not a $500 camera but its good for a good $100 camera. I would recommend it for basic use and good for traveling. If you wanna pay more for a more advanced thats your choice.

I got this camera at bestbuy last year on sale. It is made for XP so I can easilly import all the video into windows movie maker. Windows movie maker wouldnt let me import quicktime video to make movies or do editing so I was happy to get a camera MADE for XP. The picture quality is ok, I leave mine set to 8 mp. It has a stabilizer for taking stills but it doesnt really work well. I use it to capture video of my son since I cant afford HD yet. The video picture is much better. The picture comes out great when you burn it to dvd for playback on TV after using windows movie maker (I use roxio dvd burning software for my home movies).

SUPER PLUS: I have a son who is going to be 15 months soon and I can give him this camera and not even worry about it breaking. I have a kodak that I dropped and it caused a leak in the screen so even though it works still its basically useless because you cant see the preview screen. This aiptek camera has fallen from my hands (I am almost 5'10") onto CONCRETE and STILL works perfectly.It has at least one dent from hitting the ground! I even bent the screen that flips out and it went back into place. This is the most durable camera Ive been around.

If you dont mind not havning HD then this is a great camera.

Peace in Christ

I picked up this product on sale at my local Kmart and was thrilled for the price, however the first one I got the screen kept freezing and wouldn't stop. I continually had to remove the batteries and try new ones. The second one that I got after returning the first seemed to work better, however the MP3 player was confusing on how to get the music and the screen kept freezing again. Just was not what I was hoping for.

This camera may seem like a good deal at first, but you may want to think twice before buying it. First of all, it uses AA batteries instead of coming with a rechargeable battery. It burns through them like fire through paper. There's no lens cap, so it can be damaged easily. When mine came, the battery cover did not fit on properly, but that seems to have fixed itself now that it's been a few months since getting it. You need to be outside or in a very well lit room to get a decent picture. Even slight movement of the camera makes the video shaky, and just slightly tapping it while filming makes a loud noise. So if you rustle around with it, there's quite a bit of noise, which can get annoying. Most of the features it comes with are pointless or don't work very well (Night Shot is terrible, but that's sort of to be expected; the video light is pointless and looks like a flashlight, and the mp3 player is useless). Worst of all, the stupid designers made it so that once the battery is below half, you can't film anymore. And that usually happens after the first ten minutes. The camera also doesn't feel very sturdy. Also, it's difficult to make the camera stand upright by itself, because of the unbalance the flip out screen makes. Also, the viewing angle is very narrow, so it looks like it would already be halfway zoomed in on a regular camera. The digital zoom feature is terrible.

On to the pluses: the screen is 360 degrees rotating, so you can see yourself while filming. The camera takes decent pictures, but you have to be standing perfectly still. It comes with a flash for taking pictures, which is good. You can change the focus of the lens from close up to far away, but that's sort of to be expected. The camera is simple and easy to use. The camera takes decent video as long as it's standing still (at least, decent for it's price). It comes with an SD slot, a plug for viewing on your TV, and a USB cable (obviously). The sound quality is better than expected, but still not great. And that's all I can think of.

The camera is half-decent for it's price, but you may want to look into the Creative Vado or the Flip Mino for budget camcorders.

This camera is horrible. For starters in low light the image is very poor quality. This requires a ridicules amount of light to get decent video. The video doesn't covert well if you decide to use a good editing suite like premiere. The video often is out of sink and really no way to fix it. After a while the camera started to shut on and off when ever you tried to record anything. Tried new batteries and nothing seemed to work. The digital zoom was choppy and mechanical at best. Had this for only a month and a half before it died. Will say save your money and by a decent mini dv or even a flip ultra. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CAMERA!!!

a very nice little thing, for a little money you can have all functions that fit our need at reasonable quality, it is small so you can carry around, the video at daytime and night time are good quality!. The sound are good too. I really enjoy and love this little thing. The still pictures are good too. With AA battery we don't worry about the future that the battery worn out and have to throw away the camcorder. I had my old one and the rechargeable battery doesn't work and can't order again. I will buy this again as a gift for friend and relative.

I wasn't sure what I'd get, especially since it was so reasonably priced. Turned out to be far better than I'd expected. It's small enough so that you have it when you need it, and the video is good enough to make it fun.

I've had a lot of video cameras in my life... and none have compared! Sure, there are more expensive ones with somewhat better picture quality... But they don't hold up like this one does. I have dropped it like 5 times... and not one scratch. It's easy to carry, or put in my purse for special events. My father takes his on fishing trips to prove what giant creature was caught that day (Ha, best gift I ever got him... he can't lie now!). It works great when trying to upload media to the computer. Super Simple, and good quality video. I loved it so much that I bought 5 more for various family members as gifts. (At such a low cost, why not?). In fact, I ended up having one left over (new- still in the package) and it's being sold on here (Seller: WeGotTheGoods). I had to review this product because it's something that I now use more than I imagined I would. I love mine, Definitely would recommend.

I purchased this item from the local K Mart. The batteries that came with it ran out in less than ten minutes. I placed two fully charged AA rechargeable batteries in the camera and I was able to videotape, with the light on and off, for over 1 hour and 30 minutes. The batteries were at least 5 years old (1800mAh). I will now see what the photo quality is. Will advise. Then I will try newer rechargeable batteries.