Customer Reviews

SiPix StyleCam Deluxe 1.3 MP Digital Camera

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This camera has many excellent features that make it great for a beginner in the photography or digital camera realm, however it has a number of "bugs" that made it less than usable:
It takes too long for the image to expose making any object in motion a blurry mess
The button interface is simple but vague unless you happen to want to whip out the manual every time you press a button to figure out what it's trying to tell you.

And finally, after all this I noticed a "blind spot" in the middle of all my pictures that even after a cleaning remained in place.

Also, the product discription (at time of writing) doesn't mention that the unit lacks an LCD viewing screen.

This might be good for someone looking to take a snapshot of an inatimate object, but not for much else. It would be great for people looking for a way to take pictures of things for an online auction etc...

Pros:
This is a good camera to take pictures in bright light, or record movies with audio. It is very convenient to use with a intuitive menu!

Cons:
In low light pictures look washed out, use flash for these pics. Since there is no auto focus pictures are not very sharp.

During Install I had a tough time installing photo impression.

Pros: Takes good pictures in sunlight, Use flash in low light. Easy to take movies and record sound. Good Webcam. Can use to take movies/pics when tethered to PC. Decent resolution (1.3 megapixel)

Cons: Indoor pictures colours are not bright (when flash is not used). Cannot add extra memory card, 16 Mb on board fills up fast when taking movies. No Lens cap (could get dirty very easily)

I had to reinstall programs (arcsoft photoimpression) which did not install properly first.

This camera is very easy to use as far as downloading pictures to your computer and editing them. This camera works well if you need to get a quick shot for an online ad on say ebay or to get a picture to a friend. The quality of the photos are just acceptable. I find that the camera's controls are too small and difficult to use in the alloted time before the power shuts off(The camera shuts down after a short period to conserve battery power) Photos taken in low light come out poor. This camera makes a good webcam that doubles as a portable digital camera.The camera defaults to mid range of pixels but I prefer to use the highest resolution and therfore have to readjust it for every photo; most annoying! The camera seems to use up the 2-AA batteries very quickly and if you can't download on a regular basis it would not be a good choice to take on vacation as you lose the photos if you lose power; bring pleny of spare batteries.

This SiPix StyleCam Deluxe was the first digital camera I ever purchased, although I have used a high-end Sony at work. I needed something really quickly and cheaply for an insurance claim and this camera seemed to fit the bill.

The picture quality is okay for capturing pictures for my insurance claim in either direct sunlight or in low light conditions with the built-in flash. The picture in low light conditions without the flahs is faded and full of noise. Color rendition is quite poor and focus is very soft. Also don't be confused by the 1.3MP rating. A 1.3MP picture taken by an expensive camera with a large lense will be much sharper than a 1.3 MP taken by this cheap camera.

The biggest gripe I have with this camera is not the resolution, but rather its absolute refusal to accept NiMH rechargeable batteries. It would give me at most 5 flashes before a set of freshly charged NiMH batteries dropped below the voltage cutoff point and the camera would then take no more pictures with the flash on. This camera absolutely DEMANDS fresh throwaway batteries, such as alkalines because it has a high voltage cutoff value.

This camera doesn't use a memory card. Instead it uses a built-in 16MB memory chip. The images will stay in the camera as long as there is sufficient battery power. A couple of times my camera froze and mysteriouly reset itself even when the batteries had plenty of juice left and all the pictures in the built-in 16MB memory were lost.

Installing the driver for the camera was not trivial on Windows XP. After installing the driver and included softwares and booting up as instructed by the manual, I plugged the camera into the USB port but the computer did not recognize the camera. Finally I opened up the two softwares and closed them again and then rebooted. Only then did the computer recognize the camera.

Although I gave it only 2 stars, one must keep in mind that I paid only $45 (shipping included) at J&R. Therefore, relative to the very low price paid, it was a decent camera, but in absolute terms it was a lousy camera. Overall I wish I had spent $100 or more to get a much better camera. But this was an emergency camera and I was not too picky about either its functionality or quality.

I thought this would be a good choice since it has 1.3 mp. It obviously isn't. The photos rarely come out. I have a white dog who i try to take photos of. With the flash turned off the photo is completely black. With the flash turned on the photo is flushed so white i can't tell what the photo was about. I am trying to return this as i speak. You get what you pay for. Don't let the mp fool you. You'd rather get a lower mp and pay a little more and actually have photos that turn out. The physical body of the camera does look attractive though.

By SiPix records, "A Customer" wrote one e-mail to our support. In SiPix' response e-mail, our support department requested additional information and did not receive a response. If "A CUSTOMER, from Fishkill, NY" would like to have the camera repaired, "A CUSTOMER" simply needs to call our support at 510-651-9199.

I bought this Sipix Style for about a month ago it easy to use and I very impressed with the Video mode;however, it does not take a good quality picture with the low light environment and I had a difficult with downloading my picture to my laptop. I recommended this camera for kid or amature who need to have an experience of the Digital Camera.

DON'T BUY THIS CAMERA! Even if it is a gift for someone it is horrible. The LCD is not for picture viewing. The photos are blurry. YOU WILL DEFINITELY GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! Nothing. I sent this back and got the HP camera...and that one is well worth the money. Although it was a gift for someone who want to waste...bucks on something that won't get used.

Good for Outdoor photos, Try Only in Day . When i saw the night photos really I was Disappointed Audio and video is good,

of course for the price we are giving its good.