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The warranty happened to be expired as of that week too(of course). But about a year ago the camera just flat out stopped working. So deep within the instruction manual there is a little note about this fact. I got this camera about two years ago and used it for a year, it worked great. Great product, just use the batteries included even if it is a pain. It pretty much wouldn't turn on.
It was really my fault but I am sure plenty of others have made this mistake. I have to give this product a fair review even though I lost some money on it. Picture quality was excellent for the price and video was good too. So the manufacturer says the reason is because I used Alkaline when it only takes NiMH, or rechargeable.
poor quality I cannot encourage anyone to buy this product from a shutter that fell off to a non working flash and poor customer service, this is not a reliable camera
You are better off not even trying with it.Now let's talk about getting the pictures off of your camera. But, you have to have the flash on, have a steady hand, and be willing to wait for it to process. It just tells you that it is trying to take a clear picture. Otherwise, don't lose the cable that comes with it. Most cameras take about a second to process the picture. It is just a regular video camera.If this is your first camera, it is a good one to get started on. For some reason, this camera takes anywhere from 5 to 10 seconds per picture.
I go through two in about a day of average picture taking. If you have an SD card reader, that is great, use it. If you do, good luck trying to find a replacement. It isn't your standard camera cord. And no special features like high speed. The picture will still come out blurry, just not as blurry as it would if you were using a film camera. The video feature is ok, it just doesn't work with VLC or Windows Media. It will teach you to be patient and will help you get to know the standard camera features.
The sound only works on the camera and be prepared to talk really loud to have the camera even record it. It also has this strange thing when you are finished taking a picture. So, if you are into fast picture taking, this is not the camera for you.About the only good thing it does, is it takes really nice pictures.
The macro feature isn't the best. This one will just drive you up a wall. But, if you are into taking pictures of anything, go with a different camera.
This camera eats through regular batteries. The steady hand thing on the camera doesn't actually let you take a picture with a shaky hand and have the picture come out clear. The connection is much smaller than normal and must have its own cord.
Its been to Hawaii and all over the place and still going strong. Bought the camera for the in laws and they have used it quiet a bunch and for the price it takes really nice pictures. The only complaint is that it seems to eat up the Battery's.
We've had more like with high end batteries and rechargeables. In my experience you get about 5 pictures taken and it goes dead. No other issues accept for batteries. I bought this camera for my daughter for her birthday and it seems to be a really great camera except for the fact that it eats batteries like mad. Dont bother with regular alkaline batteries. That being said, the pictures it takes are nice, the zoom and display work great and we had no problems connecting to our computer.
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