Sharp VNEZ1 MPEG-4 Internet Viewcam

by Sharp

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000JDHC
• Item model number: VNEZ-1U
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great camera for desktop publishing!, December 7, 1999

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Vicki L Schmidt (Old Town, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp VNEZ1 MPEG-4 Internet Viewcam (Personal Computers)

I was suprised at the good quality this small camera will produce. It is very easy to use for beginners. Takes excellent still photos, But you will need to invest in a tripod for the best quality picture in still or video. Very easy to install on your computer, both the software and the smartmedia. A big plus is it is ready to use, you don't have to buy anything else for your computer or the camera.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, but only for web video, June 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sharp VNEZ1 MPEG-4 Internet Viewcam (Personal Computers)

This is a great product, and appears to be the only one in its class (filmless/tapeless camcorders). And, it's even smaller than it looks in the picture. It makes reasonable quality video recordings -- up to an hour long (with a 32MB SmartMedia card), or longer if you use the time lapse mode and an (included) AC adaptor. (You can upload the video files to the web; Sharp recommends POPcast, a free video hosting service.) It also has a still photo mode, although the resolution isn't so hot. Four alkaline AA batteries supposedly last for a full hour of recording time; my experience so far has been consistent with that claim, and I haven't bothered purchasing long-life (not nicad) rechargeables. You'll definitely want to buy a larger SmartMedia card than the 4MB that comes with the camera; SanDisk and other manufacturers make 32MB cards for about $60. I also recommend adding a USB SmartMedia reader for another $40 or so, although the included floppy disk SmartMedia adapter works on most PCs with internal floppy drives. And start watching for sales on alkaline AA batteries; you'll go through a lot of them with this great camera!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hi-tech toy, October 7, 2000

By 

A. Borelli (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp VNEZ1 MPEG-4 Internet Viewcam (Personal Computers)

The picture quality isn't comparable to "regular" digital cameras, but then again - this isn't a regular camera! The Internet Viewcam is extremely small and very easy to handle (point and shoot). Barely OK for taking simple still images (640 x 480) and OK for making small MPEG-4 movies (max 320 x 240) that you can distribute over the Internet. It's really simple to transfer pictures and movies to/from the camera via the included smartmedia floppy adapter, but the bundled software is crappy. The Internet Viewcam is more of a toy than anything else (because of the poor picture quality), but I would recommend anyone to buy it as it's the coolest hi-tech toy I've seen in years.