Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB)

by Ezonics

Product Details

Product Manual [2.02mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000068MQI
• Item model number: EZ-802
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 18, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It's a video camera. It's a digital damera. It's the EZMega Cam. Plug the EZMega Cam into your PC and you have a top of the line SVGA PC digital video camera. Unplug the EZMega Cam and you have a full featured mega pixel digital camera with flash.

The Ezonics EZMega Cam will change the way you communicate. It will allow you to capture full motion video, capture still pictures, and video conference the EZ way. Imagine sending your friends, family, or business associates video e-mail instead of just a regular e-mail. With your EZMega Cam system and included software you can attach an executable file to the normal e-mails you send everyday. Now when the recipient of your e-mail downloads the file you have attached, a simple double click of the mouse will bring you right there to them--in full motion and audio.

Product Description

EZ and fun to use! Use it ac a PC Video Camera, a Digital Still Camera or a Digital Camcorder! This Ezonics EZ Mega Cam Digital Camera might just be the best value video/still camera available! Save and share all the precious moments in your life. With this camera and the included software you can have a lot of fun with your photos, create video mail along with creating and editing movies! Transferring files over to your computer is a piece of cake thanks the USB interface! This EZ-802 comes with a built-in 8 MB SDRAM internal memory module. Capture video at up to 30 frames per second for True Full Motion Video. Take up to seventy five VGA, fifty SVGA or twelve megapixel pictures! If you'd like to increase the EZ-802's storage capacity on the camera there's a CompactFlash card slot capable of handling a minimum of 24 MB to a maximum of 128 MB. Order your Ezonics EZ Mega Cam Digital Camera today!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good camera.... but with a few quirks, October 1, 2002

By 

Sumesh Jaiswal (Lowell, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB) (Personal Computers)

This is a very good camera for its price. The CMOS sensor has 0.5 million pixels and is NOT a true megapixel camera as the name suggests. However you can shoot megapixel images (which it does by interpolating the pixels) and print them in 8x6 size. I haven't tried it yet and there might be pixels visible. The prints come out good in 5x3 (postcard) size though. So if you want an inexpensive digital camera and want prints from that too then this one is the best.

About the quirks.... the camera shuts itself down after 60 sec of inactivity and all the settings are reset to default. After switching it on, the settings have to done all over again. Not to mention the 3 second self-check that it does everytime you switch it on. Big pain!

The viewfinder is bright and has framing guides. But there is no macro mode for close pictures and they all turn out blurred. When using this camera as a webcam make sure you place it at least a meter away.

The picture quality is good considering that it is a CMOS sensor. Use flash liberally to avoid dark pictures. I got best results outdoors.

The bundled software is easy to setup and I got it working in a single attempt. If you have Paint Shop Pro or any other image editing tool that supports TWAIN you need to install only the camera drivers. The camera gets listed in the list of TWAIN sources and you can use your existing software to acquire the pictures.

Overall a good buy. This camera may not replace your regular film camera but is a great accessory when on field trips and to places where you might risk damaging your expensive SLR.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Camera for the Price, November 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB) (Personal Computers)

I agree 100% with the previous comment.

I just wanted to add a few pointers:

- This is a nice interim camera at a reasonable price until the higher resolution stuff (2Mb and over) comes down in price.

- After some testing I decided that the highest resolution (1200 x 900, interpolated) looked much better than 800 x 600 so I'm only taking pictures in this highest resolution.

- As the camera doesn't save (all?) the defaults, every time I switch it on I have to press a button 3 times to go to the highest resolution. (Annoying)

- In highst resolution mode the built-in memory can only store up to 12 photos, so I bought a 64Mb CF memory card... that boosts capacity to 128 photos. (64Mb was probably not necessary []but 32Mb cards were only slightly cheaper)

- If you add CF memory you cannot use the video recording feature (I never intended to use it anyway)

- This camera has a solid feel, and fits nicely in the palm of my hand. I take it everywhere, and I take photos I usually wouldn take with a film camera, (thinking about developing, printing, etc.) once at home I download them using the provided USB cable and keep the ones I like. Quality is still short of that of a film photo, but I can place them quickly, and easily, in a web page for my extended family to see them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera, with an exception, September 23, 2004

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Anne Z (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB) (Personal Computers)

Camera works pretty good, however ezonics does not include the correct driver in the software package so you have to find it online, which is not a problem.

Since Windows has been updating their os files, if you run win2k and have service pack 3 or higher, the camera will only function as a webcam as you will be unable to retrieve your pictures from the camera if you use it as a digi cam, which I found incredibly annoying. this has been a problem for several months, and only because of this am I thinking of getting another camera.

I do like the camera, like the size, not to big nor too small.