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Posted by Cgiorgio on 12/21/06 15:19
It is true that the Aiptek gadgets do not belong int othe category
"professional equipment". Some time ago I purchased a printer that came
bundled with an Aiptek still camera. I took the offer because the printer
with camera was cheaper than without. To my surprise the 3 MP fix focus
camera made pretty good pictures and I carried it around quite a bit because
it is so compact. After a while the battery cover hinge broke, German
customer service shipped me on the same day a new one without charge,
without asking for proof of purchase. Tell me a famous name brand
manufacturer which gives similar good service.
The manual says do not block the microphone with your finger, so it does
have one and it can record the sound (monophone).
Auto focus seems to rely on contrast detection only, so it may have the same
problems many compact cameras have when trying to focus on something without
sufficient contrast. I doubt however that you find better ones in this cost
class. The Sanyo Xacti models are definately better, offer optical zoom and
also use SD - cards (except the hard disk model), but you get what you pay
for.
If some of these cameras have a pixel interpolation program, that is
obviously not meant for people that use a PC to post - process their
pictures, but if you want a large print that would otherwise look pixelated
it might make some sense. Of course you can save some memory card space by
resizing on your PC.
"QnA" <yubbers9@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1166628682.353468.304610@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> You may have seen that BestBuy is selling the latest
> incarnation of the Aiptek PVR, which shoots 640x480
> videos and has a big LCD, MP3 player etc. It seems
> that Circuit City sells a cheaper version of the same thing.
>
> The saleswoman at BestBuy doesn't like it. She says
> that people bring it back complaining of a focusing
> problem, and I am curious if anyone here has
> experienced that. However the store doesn't have one
> on display, so how could I know?
>
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7867472&st=aiptek&type=product&id=1142301544192
> http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Aiptek-Digital-Video-Camera-DV5900/sem/rpsm/oid/146748/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
>
> Thanks.
>
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