RCA EZ409HD Small Wonder HD Camcorder (Silver)

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 2.5 x 4.3 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RIYOBK
• Item model number: EZ409HD
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,789 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 6, 2009

Product Description

With the EZ409HD Small Wonder high-definition camcorder by RCA, there is no easier way to share and save the moments worth remembering. The simple point-and-shoot capabilities make it easy to aim and record without having to push several buttons. It features 256MB of internal memory and includes a 2GB memory card for 30-minute HD recording and six-hours WebQ mode recording. Use the Micro SD card slot expansion that can expand the memory up to 16GB. Recording time with a 16GB card is capable of 8-hours HD recording, 19-hours of high quality recording and 49-hours of WebQ mode recording. View your videos on the large two-inch color display and record yourself with your friends and family using the flip-out lens. When you are finished recording, simply connect the camcorder to your TV with an HDMI or AV cable for simple viewing. Other features include direct YouTube uploading, simple computer downloading via the USB arm, and landscape/close-up mode. Enjoy the slim and compact design of the camcorder allowing you to easily carry it in your pocket or purse. The EZ409HD includes an AV cable, USB extender, Lithium-ion battery pack with charger, wrist strap and carry pouch.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This camera is a dud. Very disappointed..., November 11, 2009

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Steve Morty (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: RCA EZ409HD Small Wonder HD Camcorder (Silver) (Electronics)

I received my RCA camcorder and took some pics and sample videos. How disappointing! After all this wait, the videos are totally grainy. Nowhere near a "High Definition" quality. Also, the camera feels cheap and poorly made. I'm sending it back for a refund. No more RCA (Audiovox) products for me!

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Shady..., November 10, 2009

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Ryan McMickle - See all my reviews

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This review is from: RCA EZ409HD Small Wonder HD Camcorder (Silver) (Electronics)

It really upsets people when companies exercise shady marketing tactics in order to make money.

If you buy this camera, you will be disappointed.

Here's why:

1. 1080p at 30fps sounds wonderful, which is why I bought it. However, the actual video quality sucks. Why? Because they put in a horrible lens. Your video will have a slight grainy look to it. So it doesn't even matter that you have 1080p. I'd compare the quality of the lens to that of a pencam - which if you don't know, is really bad.

2. This may not apply to everyone, however it's almost as if it's zoomed in more than it should be. I recorded at the same time holding this cam, and my FlipMinoHD at the same time. Not only did my MinoHD (one step below the UltraHD) look far better color-wise and quality-wise, but it also captured more space than the Small Wonder.

What are the shady tactics you ask? Well, that's a great question. And quite frankly, I'm glad that you've asked!

First, they launched this on Amazon in late January I believe. ALMOST a year ago. It was on pre-order forever, and the release date was always pushed up a month. I emailed RCA far before it was released and they said it was a shipping delay - 15 days at most. Turned out to be around 4 months longer than 15 days.

My guess is they did this because they knew they had a low quality camera they're hyping up to be high quality, and that if they released it well beforehand, the bad reviews would come in which = less sales. Instead, they decided to basically trick people into buying it for nearly a year, pre-ordering it so they could get all the orders beforehand.

The reason why it's so cheap is because of the low quality parts they're using. I would have bought this camera for $300 or more if they had the brains to put a decent lens inside of it.

For the sake of the children, DON'T buy this camera! Never buying an RCA product again - congratulations RCA, you're on my list of companies that don't know what they're doing and don't understand customer value!

Buy the MinoHD or UltraHD - much higher quality.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Image Quality is Horrible, November 20, 2009

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Confederate (Bethesda, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA EZ409HD Small Wonder HD Camcorder (Silver) (Electronics)

Buy a good grade still camera and use the video in that. If you want a high definition camera, this will give you all the detail of a low grade camera with a plastic lens. (The lens is actually glass, but the image processor used is so bad that you're almost sure to be disappointed.) It's like buying a telephone and finding out the camera in it is horrible.

The automatic meter lightens and darkens the image every time you move the camera. Go to YouTube and do a search, and you'll find some samples of just how bad it is.

Manufacturers think they can just put out garbage these days, but word gets around. Don't buy something without reading a review. This thing is just awful. Don't believe me? Buy one and find out for yourself.