Customer Reviews

Aiptek DV5900 5 Megapixel Pocket Digital Camcorder

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(28)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I have this gadget for a couple of weeks now. I am using it with a 1GB card which gives me 2 1/2 hours of video recording in 640x480 mode with ones set of rechargeable batteries. I used it on the dashboard of my car, using it handheld while riding my bicycle. Yes, the resolution and frames per second is not high quality. It needs quite a bit of light. Outside on a sunny day is perfect. The faster the objects are moving the more blurrs.

But it gives family and friends a good idea of what I want to show.

MP3 worked without a flaw and the still pictures outperformed my 2 megapixel camera. Also the Webcam feature worked great. While connected to USB it gets the power from the computer. Much better picture than the Logitech Webcam I have. Too bad that the DV5900 has no optical zoom. The digital zoom just reduces the resolution. Up to 2x the resolution is acceptable.

Only 4 stars because I really want the video in better quality. But for what I got the money is right.

I bought this for my 14 year old son. He wanted a camera that also took decent video. After researching lots of brands, I purchased this small camera/camcorder (it fits in the palm of your hand). He loves it. The pictures are better than my Hp camera and he recently was in Godspell and my video camera wasn't working, so I recorded an one hour+ performance (we bought a bigger memory card)with no problem. Some of the video was blurry, but that was because I was over 100 feet from the stage and using the zoom with no tripod - but overall, great. It really is very easy to use, and takes great pictures. My son is looking forward to recording our trip to Rome this Summer with his new camera. I highly recommend this for beginners!

I was a little dissapointed by this product, but not surprised since the cam only cost $98 at Walmart. For what it does, this is perfect for the budding videographer in your junior highschool class. It will take MPEG-4 videos, photos, and store MP-3's as well as stand in as a capable web camera. However even at the highest resolution (3 possible the highest 640-480) the film was still grainy and motion jilted. According to the manual the camera is capable of taking 5 MP photos, but when I tried I compared the lower resolution setting, to the 5 MP setting, there was no decernable difference in the photo quality, though file size did confirm the higher res.

I didn't try out the MP3 player, so I can't review that feature, but the web camera did perform actually very well.

I ended up taking it back to Walmart, a little dissapointed but not surprised given the low price. It is perfect as I said before for a younger teen to have fun with filming their friends skateboard or whatever.

Hope this helps a little...

I bought the 5900 because the price was reasonable so that I would have a little video camera ready to get different things that my great grandson would be doing. It's handier than using a regular video camera for short videos. I can take a short video and then play it back on the computer so easly. For such a little camera it has a sensitive microphone and if you want to view your movie before it's downloaded to the computer, the viewing window and the speaker work quite well.

I also bought it because my son has one that he uses with model airplanes. We have many videos of our farm and many of the neighbor's places. It's amazing how well it works for this kind of fun.

My camera is so sensitive that it will go from light to dark then back to light to dark as I move the camera to take a picture. My son's is not quite that sensitive.

Another bonus is it's ability to record sound making it great to use in a classroom if you wanted to record the lecture. It is so handy in size and will pick up the sound so clearly.

Don't buy it expecting great video. Buy it as a fun little camera that will do in a pinch. I find the still pictures taken in the outdoors come out very good and make good photos to send on the internet. I've had fun with mine.

I bought this little wonder for $79 with free shipping. It is pocket size and takes okay pictures, especially to send in e-mails. Now, this is not a top quality digital camera. It is a cheap little camera that does what it was meant to do. If you want a top quality camera spend the $500 and get something great. It you want a little camera to carry around with you or stick in the glove box for occasional photos it is fine. It takes nice little video clips. I have even used it to video my golf swing. It is also a great camera for teens. Have some fun but don't expect pro quality photos.

I'm a real outdoors kinda guy. Went on a looooong (565-mile) bike ride and wanted to document as much as I could on video, but didn't want to pay a bunch of money. I knew the camera would take a beating. For the price - it's great. Don't shoot anything in low-light though. For outdoors and inside with lots of light - it's pretty good. I've played it on large TV's and the picture/sound quality is great. The 5MP camera is good too, just has a bit of a slow shutter. So keep the camera really still when taking those shots. I never even read the instructions. Right out of the box I'd say it's pretty simple to use. The view finder doesn't adjust, just open and close. And it's a cheap plastic mirror looking at you to see when your shooting yourself. But hey - for the price, I'm not complaining. I like that it runs on batteries, so I can charge it if I'm away from electricity. I'll probably buy the more expensive Xacti at some point. But for now, for a toss around digital video camera/camcorder (I haven't used any of the other features at all...haven't even tried though) - it ain't bad.

This is a fun little camera, not just for children but for all who just want to have a bit of fun. Just don't expect too much outa it! For an under-$100 camera, it's awesome. I have yet to use most of the features, but those I have used I'll review now.

Camera: okay, I haven't found the flash (don't think there is one) so the dark pictures are WAY DARK. But if there's enough light, generally medium to well-lit, it's pretty good. Just have to be careful to hold the camera still so it wont blur.

Camcorder: I had fun with it. The voice doesn't always pick up the greatest, but it picks up pretty well. It wont hold much video without the 1g card, but with it, I am quite satisfied. The videos do not play very large on the computer screne, but I'm just going for recording memories, not motion picture. If I wanted to edit a movie, I'm sure I could, though. It has a very jerky, zoom, but I'm okay with that. This is a good camera, but any pro will be very disapointed. Amatures like me, well, we're happy as clams.

Size: best part. I took this camera on a trek around europe this winter. I always had it on me, either in my purse or in my coat pocket. I got all the great moments of my trip on film!

Battery: some other reviewers get the camera on this, but I didn't notice a problem. I'm still on the first set of batteries!

Problem: the screne sometimes has a problem communicating with the rest of the little camera, so that all that shows is white, or white lines. Rest assured, your camera isn't broken, its just cheap, but hey, that's probably why you are buying it. Just play with the screen and it will make up with the rest of the camera and communication will go fine and you'll see your picture. Just be gentle.

I got this for my 12 year old son. He took right to it and uses it almost every day, he uses it indoors and out and it is holding up well to his skateboarding antics. It was very easy for him to learn to use and he also showed his friends how to use it. He is having a lot of fun with it. We use the lithium batteries and after about a month they havent run down yet.

I got this camera for my birthday from my dad. The price was awesome at Amazon! I love the fact that it can play music that I rip from my CDs. It has a very clear picture quality. Also, the zooming feature is great. Last but not least, it has a very clear voice recorder. If you want a great camera for a kid buy this camera!

I thought I would be using this camcorder all the time. The quality is good for the price and it is very portable. Unfortunately, it is a pain to transfer what has been recorded from the camera to a format that can easily accessed by grandparents and such. We will need to purchase a DVD burner for our computer so that we can create DVDs. Once we do that, I expect to use the camcorder more often. Right now we just save what we have recorded onto our computer. We can burn the recordings onto a CD which can be played on the computer. This isn't the best way to view extended recordings, but it will work for now.