Customer Reviews

RCA EZ207 Small Wonder Digital Camcorder (White)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I just got this baby and am actually kind of pleased with it. The video quality isn't wonderful, but for a "webcam level" DVR I'm not surprised. (I AM surprised that my $200 12MP digital camera takes such lousy video.)

I've noticed some complaints about this camera, and I can assure most of the complainers that the issue is your MEDIA, not the CAMERA. If you are not using a high speed microSD card you will probably have blur in still photos. I noticed this when working at Circuit City in the photo department a couple of years ago. The only cards we were allowed to use in the expensive cameras were cheap Sandisks, and the result was that we sold few of them because the $1300.00 cameras would take blurry photos. Once I convinced the manager to let me replace the Sandisks with a better quality card we started selling more of the high end cameras.

Further, if your camera insists that you configure the card constantly, or your computer doesn't immediately recognize the camera AND CARD when you plug it in, then your CARD is defective. Try it in another piece of electronics.

As for this camera, it works surprisingly well and is idiot simple. There are five buttons on the back: On/Off, Play/Pause, Delete, Web Photo, and a big red Record. Around the record button are the controls for moving forward and back in the video list and FF/REW while playing, and for zooming in and out (digital only, unfortunately) while recording.

There are two video modes: web quality (448X336) and high quality (640x480). Both of them give a decent picture.

Web photo gives a surprisingly clear 1280x960 photo. There is no flash.

It is actually slightly smaller than the still camera I use most often, a Samsung s860.

There is a tripod mounting hole in the base of the camera.

There are a few things I don't care for:

Sound levels are low. There is also no external microphone jack.

Although this review is for the white version, I actually have the black (not available here on Amazon, hence this review). It has a high-gloss finish that holds fingerprints better than CSI equipment.

AVI files produced are enormous.

The packaging said it worked with HCSD cards OR microSD. It only works with microSD, which annoys me because those cards are about three times as expensive as they actually should be. (This is the main reason I give only four stars.) I happen to think EVERYTHING should have an SD card slot (Including the Kindle, Amazon, are you listening?)

Digital zoom only (What'd you expect for $60?)

That last line is actually rather important. This is a $60 camera that gets better quality than the webcam you probably bought for $45, but also allows you to take it with you and functions as a low end digital camera as well as a pocket sized camcorder. It's not for the camera snob or the photography expert. It's for the folks who want to shoot a few quick minutes of film with a limited depth of field. (I plan to use it for ghost hunting and shooting footage of football drills for YouTube.) As long as you understand its role it will perform well for you.

We bought this for our 6 year old as a birthday present, he loves making movies with our regular digital camera. He got the camera 2 weeks ago and has already made 20 videos with it. Once we got the batteries in and showed him how to use it he hasn't had any problems, nice size and simple controls. He likes the flip around screen so he can see himself while recording, now we just have to keep him out of his 2 year old brothers face with it.

I gave this to my wife for her birthday and she really loves it. It is easy to use and takes decent quality video. It was really handy when we went on vacation. I am considering buying one for my daughter for christmas.

When you record video on this camera you'd better talk loud because otherwise the volume is terribly low. If you want to use it for you tube you'll have to find a way to edit the audio channel to raise the volume somehow. As is, the camera is almost useless.

i have numerous digital camera's and camcorders....... the rca camera is by far the worst of my cameras..
it takes terrible video and the still pic's are all out of focus.......... but you get what you pay for...
if you have any thoughts of purchase'n this camera please think twice...... its just not worth it....
rca of china should be ashamed for selling this product......

This is a great small video camera. It is very easy to use. It is small enough to keep in a pocket or a purse. It takes good video, better than many small video cameras. It also takes still pictures. Excellent buy.

I got one for each of my kids for christmas. They loved it. They use it all the time. We use rechargable batteries because it does go through the battery life pretty quickly.

I purchased this as a gift for my 13 year old who likes to follow the dog around with his phone camera. well, it has been lots of fun for both my boys as they made little videos with music and special effects. they are having fun and the camera works great. not much memory at all, it is good to buy a memory card that holds alot.

I bought this for my 9-year-old daughter. She likes to take video with my camera so I wanted to get something for her where she wouldn't have to ask all the time and also not be using my more expensive equipment yet encourage her budding videographer tendencies! It's not the best quality video but it serves her purposes just fine. Also, I might add, we were recently on a trip trying to video a bear (while in our car) at night using my car headlights and my digital camera video function failed miserably in comparison to the quality of this camera. Its ability to video in such low light conditions was GREAT. It's good for taking short videos that my daughter would take or fun videos you post to YouTube. I probably wouldn't use it for taking serious video, but for the price you can't beat it. You do, after all, "get what you pay for!"

My wife loves it on her job it was reasonable compared to other camera's that cost a lot more. It unloads easy not hard to figure out, and does last for more then 3 hours before it is full. GOD Bless Amazon for having a camcorder like this one even my wife at her age of over 65 can understand it.