Pretec DC-800 0.8MP Digital Camera

by Pretec

Product Details

Product Manual [366kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 3.5 x 1.6 inches ; 5.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TQMV
• Item model number: DC-800
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,896 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Pretec DC-800 captures pictures at resolutions of 1,024 x 768 or 640 x 480. The 4 MB internal memory can be supplemented with CompactFlash cards to hold as many images as you like. The DC-800 has a 1.8-inch LCD monitor to preview the photos you've taken, or to frame your shots, which can also be done with the optical viewfinder. There are both serial and USB ports for downloading images to a computer, as well as a video-out, with selectable NTSC or PAL modes, to view your pictures on a television. For Windows users, MGI PhotoSuite is included for image manipulation and touchup. The DC-800 requires four AA batteries.

Product Description

Pretec DC-800 Digital Camera

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Digital Camera at an awesome price!, October 5, 2000

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Fez Macllory "cardshark" (Daralaston UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pretec DC-800 0.8MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

This is a great digital camera at a very affordable price, excellent features that some 300-350 dollar camera don't have (USB download being the best !) Crisp clear LCD screen great picture quality, and stacks of built in RAM, with FLASHCARD slot for up to 64mb of picture space. The only downside I would say is the Macro lens button, a little flimsy, but the good far outweighs the bad in this excellent product.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars eats batteries but a pretty fun toy, October 12, 2000

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Travis Talley (MULBERRY, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pretec DC-800 0.8MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

this is my first digital camera. it seems kind of generic, but it is actually pretty good, it holds a lot of pictures with 4mb of built-in space, it's easy to use, and the pics come out pretty nice. the down side to this camera is that it eats batteries like they are nothing, so make sure to buy those new Energizer Titanium or Duracell Ultra batteries, and even then they don't last more than about 50 shots without the LCD display on. Another problem i had was that i kept getting my fingers in the picture as i was holding the camera. Overall, i like this new toy, despite having to shell out the cash for the batteries, and it's a lot more cheaper than what else is out there.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Things to know about the Pretec DC-800 if you have WinXP, March 5, 2002

By A Customer

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This review is from: Pretec DC-800 0.8MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I bought a Pretec DC - 800 ... The camera works fine. It even used to upload to my computer. I upgraded to WinXP and the camera is not compatible with WinXP when using the USB cable. You also cannot use the MGI PhotoSuite SE that comes, (or at least came when I bought mine,) with the camera with WinXP However PhotoSuite 4 is WinXP comatible. You will need to go to the Pretec WebPage... and down load the latest driver.

You will need a Serial cable that will atatch to the Serial port and the Digital port on the Pretec 800. I was fortunate, my daughter had a ceap digital camera that had a Serial cable and that worked.

It is a bit of a hassle, but the camera does a good job.