Mustek MDC-6500Z 5 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

by Mustek

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002YDZQK
• Item model number: MDC-6500Z
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,785 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The MDC 6500Z combines a seven features into one multi-functional camera (digital still camera, digital camcorder, PC cam, digital voice recorder, digital music player, card reader, and mass storage). The camera features optical zoom, MPEG4 technology for high-quality video recording, 1.5-inch LTPS LCD display, and up to 6.5-megapixel resolution (hardware enhanced). The MDC 6500Z offers video recording with sound, a true 5.0-megapixel CCD sensor, 12x zoom ability (3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom), six built-in scene modes (auto, portrait, landscape, close-up, sport, night mode), and built-in 32 MB internal memory. The MDC 6500Z supports JPEG, ASF, and WAV file formats, as well as digital music files. The camera has audio functions for digital music files, voice recording and includes both built-in microphone and speaker, and a self-timer.

The MDC 6500Z offers a high-quality, high-resolution digital camera at an exceptional price/performance. The MDC 6500Z allows the user to connect output to any TV, laptop, or USB-compatible computer, as well as Mustek's new PVR device. The camera also comes with a SD/MMC memory card slot and is compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 9x, and Mac OS 10.1 and above.

• Multifunction camera (digital still camera, digital camcorder, Web cam, MP3 player, digital voice recorder, video camera, USB portable disk)
• Up to 6.5-megapixel resolution (2912 x 2208)
• 6 built-in scene modes
• Digital effects (B&W, Sepia, Negative Art, Solarize)
• Auto image rotate
• 12x zoom ability (3x optical and 4x digital)

Software Included

• VideoStudo SE: Create your own video and add a soundtrack, compelling titles, and stunning effects. Using an easy-to-learn interface makes editing videos fun.
• Photo Explorer: A simple and powerful interface provides a complete solution for acquiring, viewing, organizing, adjusting, and sharing digital images.
• PhotoExpress SE: Tailor-made software with integration capabilities for enhancing, publishing, and animating your imaging creations.
• Cool 360: Cool 360 lets you quickly and easily transform a series of photos into 360-degree wide-angle panoramas.
• Acrobat Reader: Anyone can read PDF files (with layout, fonts, links, and images, etc.) by using this Acrobat Reader software.

Product Description

Mustek MDC 6500Z Battery. This is a 3.7 Volt, 2000 mAh, Li-Ion Battery . Dimensions: 2.10 x 1.40 x 0.40. 100% OEM compatible.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great camera for the right price, November 1, 2004

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Gustavo Cascante "net searcher" (jax fla) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mustek MDC-6500Z 5 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

A good one from Taiwan...maximize your money.

PROS:
Wonderful still images in 3, 5 and 6.5Mp quality modes, also you can take video for the long of the SD card inserted in 640x480, can reproduce the pictures and video in your TV set directly from the camera (cable included). Easy to use, great menues (and manuals in five languages,!great translation), fast usb port when transfer pictures to your PC and viceversa, excelent software bundled, comes with everything you need to start inmediately, can play MP3 files and could be used as card reader (sorry only SD or MMC).

CONS:
Poor sound in movies, a little slow to AF and AF lock, also slow to raster the image, the LCD screen is almost impossible to be used on direct sunlight or highly iluminated places(use the viewfinder instead), the battery is a piece of scrap it shuts off the camera when switch to flash mode, you must recharge it every day or buy a new good one, and finally, you loose the configuration of the 12x zoom mode every time you shut off the camera.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars great pictures, awful construction, February 23, 2005

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Lisa Clough (Southern CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mustek MDC-6500Z 5 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

This camera takes wonderful pictures, especially for the price...that is however if you can get the piece of crap to work. After this camera, I would never buy another mustek product. The outside casing is bulky and doesn't work half of the time. The dial wheel thing next to the lcd screen is supposed to be used to scroll through menu options and photos. It will only work when pushed down and to the side, and that only works about 30% of the time. The shutter doors get stuck closed and I have to use my finger nails to get them open. I have taken pictures that appeared to work, only to find out that they never took, this without any indication (I had plenty of memory and the battery was charged). I have never had these kinds of problems with any other type of digital camera I have used.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'm on the fence about my camera-, September 12, 2005

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Gabriel Feliciano "mini minerva" (san francisco, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mustek MDC-6500Z 5 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I've had my camera for over a month now. It comes with ONLY a rechargable battery, & the battery seems to die within 10 minutes after using the flash too much- then you have to have a place to re-plug it in to recharge- that's my main problem- Pics do come out fuzzy/blurred sometimes, but that could be due to a non-steady hand. The video does come out great, daylight is best, or well lit situations, and the sound is great also, doesn't sound like a cheap "underwater" mircochip recording. I don't like the fact that each time you turn it on, the lens fully extends and stays that way weather you zoom in or not- The camera on the outside seems cheap- the first day I used it, some of the lettering on the top rubbed off- and it came with a real cheesy, non-protective camera "pouch". I have taken some really great indoor pics though- you can choose which size pixels you want and the camera has room for an extra memory chip- the one it comes with can take about 90 pictures (at 3 mega pixels)OR 4/5 minutes of video.( you CANNOT zoom while video filiming-you have to stop and then zoom in or out then record again) It's not slim- kinda bulky, compared to other cameras on the market now, but seems okay for me- Came with a table top tripod, battery, cords for recharging and for usb hook up to computer- Also comes with a cord to hook it up TV for better view of seeing and taking pics, and the quality was great on the tv-and you can set it to take from 2 to 50 pictures between 30sec to 30minutes each- You can change the ISO from either 100, 200, or 400.(you can also choose the mega pixel size on the camera- there is 0.3- 3.- 5.- and 6.5 )
If I had the chance to return it for a refund or store credit- I totally would- READ ALL REVIEWS BEFORE BUYING! Thats what I didn't do-Cheaper AND Larger mega pixels doesn't mean better!(I would say there's more bad than good on this one)Good luck and happy hunting!