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3.5 stars
"A Great All-in-1"
Pros: Lots of features
Cons: There is no flash
Summary: I agree with the other reviewer that CNETīs review of this product was overly negative, and did not even take into account everything this device can do. I think that the features that it does have are great for the day to day situations you will most likely use them in.
Letīs start with the 5 MP digital camera / video recorder. Itīs true, it does only have a 4x optical zoom, but the colors and shots do turn out well. The video recorder is more fluid than my Casio Exilim. It also has a larger LCD than any digital camera in this price range.
Probably the biggest downfall to the digital camera side of this device is that it doesnīt have a flash. However, some low-light pictures can be brightened in photoshop to make them look better.
Now to the MP3 part of this device. Most people listening to their MP3 player do not sit and look and choose every song that is going to play. Most people just let it play on shuffle while they are doing something. To this end, this player is great. It does the job!
Third, this player plays videos that you put onto it. The videos play clearly, and the colors are bright.
This camera also can be used as a webcam.
This player can also record TV shows from TV using a cable, which you can later play back on the device. I have not used this feature, but it does exist on this player.
I think for the average person with average expectations, this is a great little device. You can watch movies, pre-recorded TV programs, use it as your webcam, listen to music, record videos, record voice, and take pictures of whatever comes your way...and it so thin and light (smaller and lighter than many digital cameras), you will not even know it is in your pocket.
I first discovered this product at a computer show where it was selling for $80. It was a big seller for the vendor, and most people who saw it thought it was a very neat little device because it could do so much; not at all a device that one should be "ashamed" to own, as the CNET editor writes.
Other people who own this product have rated it highly at Tigerdirect and at other sites where it is for sale. Sure, it isnīt the best in any one category; its advantage is that it does so many things. I donīt think one can complain much about a device that does all this, is very small and light, and only $100.
