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2 megapixels is a little on the grainy side, but you can print regular sized pictures without any of the grainy effect. if you do get it i suggest getting an extra battery, and at least a 256 mg card.
most other cameras only take aroung 8 to 15 mins of video with a high memory card but this one takes alot more. I got this for my birthday a while ago, and is my first of a couple of digital cameras that i like to use regularly.
and i never really used the voice recorder, but when i did test it it sounded ok except for a low static sound in the backround. with a 512 mg SD card you can take over 1 hour of video and hundreds of pictures on high resolution.
the "mp3 player" is a little low rate but its ok. Most of the problems that occur can be fixed with the manual, and if you have a dot on your screen that doesnt change its alright because it wont come out in the picture.
Overall it is a very handy and useful camera for everyday use and catching those spur of the moment things.
This is very poorly designed product, extremely user-unfriendly. I have tiny fingers but still have trouble setting to the right mode and if you are not careful, you could be digital video-recording which takes all the memory in 1 minute instead of taking the pictures. The PC connection has to be snapped so tight till it almost breaks to make a connection. Buttons are very small. The pics are very poor quality and DARK. DO NOT BUY this product, just buy a real digital camera or buy a real digital video recorder.
I recently bought this on sale (very good price I might add) and am going to be sending in for the rebate. With this in my purse if I see a picture I can't resist or (God forbid) I get in a fender bender I will have it right there to snap a few shots. I am going to try putting a piece of tape over it if I will be listening for awhile and if it will be in my purse or pocket at the time.3 - Only comes with an 8 MB card.
It's nice to stick in your purse or bag and you have everything at your fingertips - voice recorder, camera, video and music. You WILL want to buy another card if you are going to use it much at all so factor the cost of a 128 or 264MB card into your budget.For everything together it is great. For what I paid it is a great little product.
It hardly holds anything. Drawbacks: 1 - It only plays MP3 files (it comes with software which you must use, but it is easy). 2 - When playing music if you accidentally nudge the little orange button (used for making menu choices etc) it will go back to the start of the song - very annoying.
Obviously it is not as good as a normal digital camera, but I am not going to carry my camera with me. It's a nice little splurge to have fun with at the right price.
This is not an MP3 player. To listen to music on it you have to use some stupid conversion software. Personally I think their is a great class action lawsuit for false advertising on this. In the meantime I putting this POS on ebay, and vowing never to buy another Panasonic product again.
But I guess it also has something to do with the person operating it. So that really sucks, because it means you really have to have some good light indoors. Small, smaller than most mobile phones. I knew straight away all the my tech friends would love it.
There is no doubt that a compact cam of 2 mega, bets this cameras 2 mega. Would be cool to see this cam with at least 3.2 mega. I saw it first at a stand at JFK, and thought it was a really neat and fantastic little product. :-) So then there are of course a few downsides to it too. Outside is ok.
And most people today probably have a compact digital cam that has from 3.2 and up. Good flash, even sometimes it is to good, and can flash away your picture, meaning close-up photos may become to bright. 1. But the earphones that came with the cam seem to be of pretty good quality.
I purchased the camera a few months ago. Not the best video quality there either, but it is more than acceptable and the sound is good. The second thing here is that it is only a 2 mega pixel camera. The pictures are ok, but once you are used to better quality cams, then you kind of feel like you are stepping back with this one. You either need very good lighting in-doors to get a good video, or you need to turn on the night view option, which then slows down the FPS (frames per second) which really means that the video slows down, and you really have to hold it still to make a good video. We'll see.My overall conclusion is that this is an OK cam to have, but should not be your prime camera to use for those special occasions, vacations etc. Cool design, easy to use.
I would then stick to either a digital camera with better mega pixels, or just a regular film camera. Inside filming is a bit tricky. Not a good option I think. Unfortunately I lost the CD cover with the installation code for the installation of the MP3 software, so I have not been able to test that yet. (but that takes away some of the fun taking pictures I think) Good luck.
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