Aiptek Pocket DV II 1.3MP Digital Web Camera

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 1.6 x 2.7 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007KGHK
• Item model number: POCKETDV2CCS
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 1, 2003

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, July 25, 2003

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A. C. Wrigley "Atomic" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aiptek Pocket DV II 1.3MP Digital Web Camera (Personal Computers)

I bought this camera because I needed to post pictures on the web. I also wanted to video tape some things I had built in action. The camera works perfectly for this. It's also small and cheap. It fits on my desk with the nifty tri-pod thingy, and that also makes it easy to set something up and shoot while you aren't at the camera. The compact flash storage is great, get a 512 mb and never worry about memory. I have a 32 and got about 80 pics on it when I was at the NYC auto show. This camera also has adjustable focus. You can take close ups (16 inches) or infinitely far shots. Just makes sure you remember to use it (I forgot at the car show and about 40 of the above mentioned 80 pics came out blury). The pictures at their native resolution aren't always great, but if you scale them down and tweak them a little they are perfect. The video mode is my favorite feature. I can carry this around and video tape random things, which is great. It's small, so people always are impressed with it and think it is much more expensive then it is... and if you like to show off that is always fun :-P The menu system is very easy to use, so you won't get lost in it and accidently delete everything. You can plug it into a TV and use the TV as the LCD screen, but it will be a bit blury. Connection with a computer is very easy, but most of the included software isn't great. Just download some free stuff like "The Gimp" and you'll be fine. The price here is even cheaper than when I got it. I payed [a fair amount of money]and it was worth that, and it's cheaper now so I'd say get it before it's gone! You will NOT find a better digicam at this price, and never with these features. Video, stills, audio, compact flash, and it has an LCD screen (though it's not the best, it's still there which is VERY helpful). Well, this isn't my best written review ever, but I think I got my point across. Buy this now, it's awesome!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My tiny tiny camera, December 27, 2002

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This review is from: Aiptek Pocket DV II 1.3MP Digital Web Camera (Personal Computers)

I received my POCKETDV2CCS on Monday morning, I immidiatly tore open the package and began playing around with it. I was amazed at the size of the gadget(about the size of a credit card--as thick as a marker.) When I got home from school, I began testing how well this baby could work. Well, it works great in lighted areas, but it works better in dark areas too with the picture funtion flash. But when taking video try to do it in a light place. The camera does come with a function that is supposed to correct this, but it is of no help. My first video was in my living room during a party. On the camera it looked great, nice and bright, even during playback, but when I transfered the movie to my computer, it becomes much darker.I found this to be true every time I tested it. Only for the videos though, using it as a digital camera and transfering to the computer looks great. Also, the software provided was quite hard to use, and doesn't work at times. When I click to play a video, all I hear is sound, but if I open the video from Windows Explorer, or from another program it works great. I just use Windows Movie Maker on Windows XP and this solves that problem. The Battery lasted me a few hours ( around 3.) This camera has amazed and dropped the jaw of everyone who has seen it! Its amazing. I swear I do not regret this purchase.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Digital Camcorder, February 2, 2005

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Sport Addict "Molly" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aiptek Pocket DV II 1.3MP Digital Web Camera (Personal Computers)

I have loved this digital camcorder from the first time I used it. For the size it is, it is an awfully good camera. It has many features, like a video recorder, voice recorder, digital still camera, and can be used as a webcam. This product takes very good pictures, if you are in good lighting. If you aren't the pictures may be hard to see. Seeing as there is no flash you have to have light in the background. If you want to be able to take for than 16 pictures at a time I suggest you get a compact flash memory card to hold them on. Also same thing for movies, to take a lone movie you have to have a memory card, there isn't enough memory built into the system to be able to take a long movie. Another thing is the battery runs out fast, if you goes low while you are using the camera your pictures may not be saved. So make sure you watch the amount of power in the batteries before it is to late. I guess you can say you get what you pay for seeing as this is an inexpensive camera. Overall, this camera is great if you have good lighting, a memory card, and long lasting batteries.