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Argus VGA Digital Camera Pink 2 Mb Int Mem 1 Aaas

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I got this as a first digital camera for my 11 yr old daughter,I figured for the price no matter how bad it was, it would get her used to using one. Well, I must say that the pictures are not great by any standards. You have to be in very good light and be very close to your subject to get a picture,BUT the software was worth every penny I spent!!!!
We have had so much fun with it. There are a whole bunch of background choices,it has cartoons,trading card style,etc...just all kinds of pictures.
They have a spot cut out in the face of whatever one you choose, that you put the persons face from your photograph in them and then you can print them.It's a hoot, we have put my sons face on a cartoon clown, My daughters face on a weightlifter, the dogs face on a baby. All kinds of stuff and then laugh till we cry.
My daughter learned how to take pretty decent pictures with the little camera and then just throws the thing in her backpack or whatever.It has held up to being dropped on the floor and knocked across the room. I would say go for it if you are thinking about getting this for a young child because even if the camera itself doesn't last, you still have the software and you can use a better camera to download the photos.

I was naive to assume this camera would be recognized as a plug & play storage device. Oddly enough, it is recognized as a webcam. It turns out the only way to upload pictures taken is through the included software, and as far as I can tell there's no way to just get the image w/o using one of their silly templates (where you can put the subject's face in a frame or a cut-out). I spent about 15-20 min trying to figure out how, but if there is a way it is far from intuitive. But the worst is the image quality, even for a .3 Mpix camera; you can barely see any detail.

Do not expect to take photos to enter in shows with this tiny plastic camera. You will not be threatening Annie Leibovitz's livelihood, not with this camera anyway. That's not what it's for. I paid under ten dollars and knew to keep my expectations in check. I wanted something to put pictures on-line, such as to post with my reviews on Amazon or on Freecycle. Nothing fancy. I had another brand's low-end digital camera before this one and that one was garbage. The Argus mini is leagues above it. I've had the camera just a few weeks and I held off writing this review because while I was pleased, who knew how long it would last. I still don't know that but I've surely got my money's worth. It's been fun! Very easy to use which was a priority to me. Minimalist. It comes with a short, clear manual and more surprisingly, a one-year warranty (for repair or replacement by Argus). There's even a website and phone number for support, neither of which I've used. Providing they don't go out of business in the next year, I'm impressed. One thing to mention: this camera eats batteries. The one that came with it was toast the SECOND day I had the camera. And I'm just taking little photos, not video. I've included some of these photos above to show what level of picture quality to expect. Closer is better and so is outdoor lighting. Although pictures I took beneath the long flourescent light in the kitchen were also okay.

UPDATE June 2011 Well, the "mode" button which turns this thing on & off and provides all its functions is disappearing into the camera! I can still use it but only by pressing on the button with a pointed object. So, it's lasted 3 months and I did have fun using it. If I go to the trouble of contacting the company for repair, I'll report how that went. Seems like more trouble than it'd be worth...

We purchased 3 of these to send with some gift boxes to African children, hoping they would send them back with photos on the cameras. I tried it out here in the States, and could not get the software to download the photos to work. I was able to get it to function like a webcam, but no screen to download photos. We threw the cameras away and just bought inexpensive film cameras instead.

Argus was of absolutely no help, don't even try to get tech support.....

My daughter loved this camera. The only bad thing is there is no delete button. It seems to hold 26 pictures at a time. Great little toy for fun.

this is the most worthless piece of junk i have ever owned. it never worked and was so light weight and flimsy. it was a complete joke. you get what you pay for.

This camera is small, but fun. The only complaint is the one button that controls the functions is in a spot that is easy to accidentally depress. Most of the functions have a code that has to be deciphered with a supplied pamphlet, which means you need to keep up with that to continue to use the camera.

The supplied tether is a nice length and convenient. The case that is supplied is adequate for the camera, I only wish it were large enough to hold the pamphlet with the function codes.

I do like the fact that you can chose between high res and low res images so you can control your storage space.

This was suppose to be a gift for my daughters birthday. It was very misleading in the description. It never stated it was a mini camera small enough to fit in the palm of my hand. I returned the product and it cost me more in the long run.