Nexian NXC3100 NexiCam Digital Camera for iPaq Pocket PC

by Nexian, Inc.

Product Details

Product Manual [1.81mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000062R4U
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Transform your Compaq iPAQ into a digital still and video camera with the Nexian NexiCam. The new NexiCam is great for high-resolution snapshots, as well as mobile computing with its 180-degree articulating lens for video conferencing.

The viewfinder is integrated into the iPAQ display, so you can view in landscape mode. It also provides options to view, edit, save, and organize images, as well as information such as number of pictures taken, resolution, and battery level. The NexiCam also includes a 2X digital zoom, automatic color balance, exposure, focus, and white balance features.

The NexiCam has a CompactFlash expansion slot, so you can store pictures on a separate CF memory card; you can also save images to the iPAQ's RAM. The NexiCam comes with image processing software with robust features such as filtering and the option of taking photos in color or black and white. Pictures can be saved, manipulated, and e-mailed instantly as BMP, AVI, or JPG files.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but expensive gadget, limited features. To improve., January 10, 2003

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S. Fanara "S.Fanara" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nexian NXC3100 NexiCam Digital Camera for iPaq Pocket PC (Office Product)

(Part III)

After a brief analisys what you get is the following:
- an IPAQ sleeve form factor expansion. (This feature is a pro and a limitation at the same time because while combining perfectly with iPAQ devices, will not be compatible with other PocketPCs.
- an 800 by 600 CMOS sensor embedded in the plastic case
- a single unpowered Compact Flash expansion slot
- the PocketPC software driver to make the camera work with your device

The Flash
An additional unfortunate feature is the lack of flash. The camera is virtually useless at night or in dark environments. The actual compact design could have included a built in flash like the those on the single use 35mm film cameras or, even better, a small detachable flash module powered by AA or AAA batteries, attach to the unit when needed.

The Zoom
The fact that such feature is present should make the camera more enjoyable. Unfortunatly Nexian made another bad choice: The lack of optical zoom. I am not talking about a Carl Zeiss, a Nikkor or an high quality grade lens, but just by providing the camera with a decent lens having a short range zooming capablity would have been probably a much better choice than the digital zoom, which actually reduces the quality of the images captured making them grainy, jagged and/or blurry beyond acceptable levels. A simple, manually adjustable mini zoom lens would allow the nexicam to produce higher quality close-up shots. The current low quality of the images created by the digital zoom will make it a feature you will try to avoid as much as possible.

The Auto Focus
In a device like this make to get picture on the move this feature is a must, the nexicam auto focus feature unfortunately is slow and often will require you to stay still for a few seconds while the device is adjusting exposure and focus, you will be able to see the image appear on the viewfinder while the device performs such adjustment process. This will happen especially when passing from highly illuminated areas to dark ones.