Customer Reviews

Vcam Now 2.0 Digital Video Camera (Colors may vary)

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

We bought this for my [...] daughter for Christmas last year. She has told us repeatedly over the past 8 months since then that it is the BEST present she has ever gotten. It has gone to camp with her, school, birthday parties, etc. She has learned to download the pictures and videos herself onto the computer, and has recently made a DVD for her friends from some of the footage. No, the quality of the video isn't what you will find on a "non-kids" camcorder, nor are the still photos, but for a kids' first camcorder, this one can't be beat. It has given her the freedom to video and take pictures the way she wants to, which is why we bought it in the first place.

Dear people of the world,
I have a VCamNow. It works very well. All of my friends want one. This works very well and rox hard!

Zack Paslay, age 11

I got this for my 8 year old daughter, and she LOVES it! She has taken many videos and it is nice to have these as she grows up. She has take Christmas videos, she takes it to school, she used it for her birthday party. What is neat, is it is her narrating the videos. Fun way to capture her youth! It is durable and easy for her to use.

The video quality is such that with any 'jerky' hand motions it 'softens' it as in 'slow mo' mode. This enhances the videos greatly and you don't get a headache watching them!

The photo (snapshot) quality is marginal, but it is still worth it. It is like capturing her life through her eyes, and worth every penny! Wish I had this when I was growing up.

My son just turned 7 and he got this for Christmas. HE LOVES IT.
Please keep in mind, this is a child's toy. Don't think you are saving money and going to buy this instead of a real camera.
No, you will not get that REAL camera quality, but for the price, it's fun and he certainly has gotten a lot of mileage off of it! It's gone to school with him. He's taken video of his friends! It's been a durable toy to hold up for a 6/7 year old boy!
If you purchase the Media Wizard, you can then burn PVD's from your media you record from your VCam and play it on your VideoNow Player!

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAMERA AS A GIFT. IT LOOKS LIKE A TOY, BUT DOES NOT WORK AS ONE. I THINK AN ADULT IS NEEDEED TO TEACH THE CHILD HOW TO USE IT.IT EVEN TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT, AND I OWN A PANASONIC VHS-C CAMCORDER AND A SONY CYBERSHOT. ONCE I FIGURED HOW IT WORKS, IT'S A GREAT GIFT FOR A CHILD WHO IS INTERESTED IN TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEO. ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS 2AA SIZE BATTERIES. YOU CAN BUY THE MINI LAPTOP, WHICH GOES WITH THE CAMERA. THIS TEACHES A CHILD HOW TO TAKE PICS, USE A VIDEO CAMERA, INTEAD OF USING YOURS. VERY SMALL, A LITTLE LCD SCREEN. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE PICS TO A LAPTOP. IT COMES WITH A CD-ROM AND 2 OTHER DISCS. THE USB CABLE IS INCLUDED. OF COURSE,THE PICS ARE NOT GREAT.NO FLASH. TAKING PICS OUTSIDE COME OUT BETTER WITH THE SUN. VERY SHAKEY LCD SCREEN.YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE CAMERA A FEW SECONDS TO STABILIZE THE IMAGE YOU WANT TO TAKE. OR YOU CAN TAKE MINI VIDEOS. CAMERA HAS A MIC AND A SPEAKER. I WOULD SUGGEST BUYING A REAL CAMERA, BUT FOR A CHILD, IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU

I bought this camcorder to use until i could afford a jvc camcorder. I got the jvc but haven't used it as yet. I LOVE this toy. It's small and you can carry it in your pocket. You add an sd memory card and get lots more video time. It's true it is not good at nite but what can one expect for the price. I use the free movie maker 2 program from microsoft to edit. I have never used it as a still cam. I use it for vlogging. [...]

WOW!! I am extremely impressed with this item. It is very sturdy and extemely easy to use. My 13 year old son wanted a video camera to video him and his friends skateboarding and I did not want to buy an expensive video camera for that, so when I found this I thought I would give it a chance and am glad I did so. I first took it out and tried it out for fun in a room thats lighting is very dim and wow I could not believe the video I saw on the TV without any lighting but a lamp. This item is so easy to operate and very easy to hook up to the TV. The computer program is also easy. We also tried the Vidster camera at the same time and that was horrible the vCamNow totally outshines the Vidster with no comparison. We did take the video outside and taped skateboarding and I was again extremely impressed by the quality of the picture this video camera gets. The video camera is so sturdy it looks like if it was dropped closed no much would happen to it and thats another reason I purchased it. I figured if it's for skateboarding who knows whats going to happen. I would definately recommend this video camera to anyone, and if you don't want to spend alot of money this camera is awesome for the skateboarder. Buy it and give it a try. You will not be disappointed. We took several videos in 2 days and am still on the first set of batteries which suprised me because when I bought my first digital camera it ate batteries like crazy. Because of other reviews on other sites I did purchase a rechargeable battery pack and batteries today, however have not had to try them yet, I am waiting for the regular batteries to die out. Get this camera, be amazed, and let you kids have fun making videos without worrying about spending alot of money.

I got this camria for christmas last year and I love it! My only complaints are the screen is very small! And there is no flash so you can't take good pictures in dim light. It does however take very good pictures outside!

This camera is so much fun! We went on a trip and I could take my own pictures. We looked at them on the computer when we got home. Now my sister want's one too.

This camera is so much fun! We went on a trip and I could take my own pictures. We looked at them on the computer when we got home. Now my sister want's one too.