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Foscam Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera w/ 26' Infrared Night Vision, Smartphone Remote Viewing & Motion Detection - Black
 
Bad Sensor, Bad Software
- Pros: It's a PTZ camera at 720P, not really a pro, specs aren't lies I guess.
- Cons: -Bad Sensor quality, the 720 resolution is worthless and just means wasted bandwidth, NTSC and other 480 sensors I've worked with are superior.
-Horrible software, even on the "fixed" version it still requires proprietary plugins in a web browser, and very clunky interface
-Mic/Speaker unusable, too much noise
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/22/2013 3:08:49 PM
This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is High and has owned this product 1 week to 1 month.
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JVC GZ-E10 Black 1/5.8" CMOS 2.7" 230K LCD 40X Optical Zoom Full HD HDD/Flash Memory Camcorder
Good for the price
- Pros: Variable speed zoom
Keeps focus while zooming
Image stabilization make a noticeable improvement
40x optical zoom
Sound is fairly sensitive
Good in low light even with small sensor
.MTS files play fine on WMP and open in Sony Vegas Pro - Cons: Slightly misleading, it says it records in full 1080 resolution but has a 1.5MP sensor, the sensor can only capture around 1440x900 then the image is upscaled to 1920x1080. A true 1080HD camera should have a minimum of 2.1MP, many have 3 to 5MP.
Short battery life, it's rated around 45 minutes normal use, or a little over an hour non-stop recording. OE batteries are very expensive, around $55 for the smallest capacity, $70 for an extended run time. You can get a $20 aftermarket battery that plugs into the charging port, but then the battery life is not displayed on screen.
Only records at 1080I and 480I, no progressive setting.
The video files are buried about 4 folders down, not in the normal place compared to other cameras not using AVCHD format.
- Other Thoughts: You can't compare this camera to a model costing $400 or more, in quality or features, but in it's price range it works well. For $229 it would have been overpriced, but for $89 it's a good deal if you need 1 or more low cost near HD quality cameras. Since it's from JVC and not some Chinese newcomer, it's fairly refined and has no bugs. Ive tired some smaller brand cameras and they have not worked as well.
I wouldnt buy this to record a once in a lifetime vacation or event, but when you want ok quality and a real zoom (ruling out phone cameras) for school plays, kids baseball games or your 13 year old wants to go outside and make a movie, this will work.
I would have given it 5/5 if it had either progressive recording option, larger sensor (2MP+) or less expensive batteries.
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Reviewed By:Bob,5/22/2013 8:35:39 AM
This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is High and has owned this product 1 day to 1 week.
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SONY HDR-CX200/B Black 1/5.8" CMOS 2.7" (230K) LCD 25X Optical Zoom Full HD Camcorder
Nice for videos, worthless for photos
- Pros: Camera is crazy light; it weighs almost nothing. I love the built-in usb and provided HDMI cable. Menu is intuitive and screen is bright. Built in lens cover and good zoom. As typical, Sony's focus is quick and works at 0 distance (meaning you can focus perfectly on tiny bugs on the ground or in your hand).
Best feature of course is the lack of tapes and this is the reason I bought it. Photos and videos are placed in folders by date. There's never any risk of "recording over" something you did before.
One more: It doesn't force you to use Sony's failed memory stick media. It takes SD and XD memory. - Cons: It's disappointing that they didn't have nightshot on these like their old camcorders, but cest la vie. What I was far more upset about is the surprisingly low picture quality. I never expected much of old camcorders, but this one is HDR. I would have thought that maybe they finally made one that could do both and relieve me from carrying a camera around. 8.9 megapixels sounds really nice on paper.
However, while there ARE a lot of pixels, the picture is not sharp, not crisp AT ALL. It looks like a 2 or 3 megapixel picture that's been enlarged. What's the point of even having the feature on the camera? The pictures are useful if you have no cameras available and need a picture of some kind, but I've seen some bigfoot photos that looked better.
I'd do better to pull out my phone or my old Canon powershot. The pictures are far more crisp and detailed.
Note that online I saw a post that suggested poor lighting might be part of the problem, but I tried taking a shot in full daylight with no better effect.
- Other Thoughts: I sold digital cameras and camcorders in the early 2000's and I've always considered Sony to be one of the top makers of consumer grade equipment and I still do. Just don't expect good photos because they're not.
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Reviewed By:Jeremy,5/19/2013 11:30:13 AM
This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is High and has owned this product less than 1 day.
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JVC GZ-E10 Red 1/5.8" CMOS 2.7" 230K LCD 40X Optical Zoom Full HD HDD/Flash Memory Camcorder
Great buy
- Pros: micro size, fits in the palm of my hand, excellent picture and audio, I was really impressed with the quality, should have purchased two. Pleased with this cam, esp the refurb price, you can't go wrong if you know something about cams.
- Cons: Software wasn't easy but after a few try's using the cams upload program loaded on W8. Didn't really need the program, just a DLL to recognize the drive which it does. Movies were buried in three different trees to see.
- Other Thoughts: First camcorder, own several EOS Canon Cams, decided to try this because of the price, would recommend to anyone and I'd do it again.
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/16/2013 5:56:07 PM
This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is Somewhat High and has owned this product 1 week to 1 month.
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Canon Vixia HF R300 Full HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 51x Advanced Zoom
Not such a good deal
- Pros: Cheap.
- Cons: Video isn't as great as online reviews suggested. I get more vivid colors out of a point-and-shoot. Mine was a NewEgg refurb and there's a problem with noise in theleft channel of earphones when I use a -plug-in microphone. And there's either problems with the camera or after-market battery packs that they drain way too quickly. I haven't worked that out yet.
- Other Thoughts: I thought this would be a great deal, but it hasn't worked out that way. I think I can still return this. IF I can, I will.
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Reviewed By:Steve from Nevada,5/13/2013 8:29:45 AM
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JVC GZ-E10 Blue 1/5.8" CMOS 2.7" 230K LCD 40X Optical Zoom Full HD HDD/Flash Memory Camcorder
JVC Camcorder
- Pros: Great price, easy to use, dependable & is easy to work with windows 7.
- Cons: Should have all the cables with the unit.
- Other Thoughts: I purchased another brand last year at the regular price which was equal to the original price on this JVC. It works but it was refurbished as well & paying that much seemed okay at the time but exactly 12 months later, this camcorder came out in neweggs weekly email. I'm gonna grab a couple at this price. The 1 year warranty offered is a good deal as well since I spent over $250.00 for everything needed to operate & hook up to one of my notebooks. Hope this helps. $90 is a very good price & JVC does make great products.....
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Reviewed By:Dan from Waterford,5/12/2013 7:52:41 PM
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3.0 MP Digital USB Camcorder with Swivel Color LCD Display, One-Button Recording, SD Slot
Good camera for the price
- Pros: - The Camera works
- Settings and features all work perfectly (USB, A/V out, filter settings...etc)
- Pictures look pretty good
- Recording is decent, but nothing great.
Its a great deal for the 11$ I bought it for on a Newegg sale. - Cons: - The camera feels very cheap, I was surprised by how light it is.
- Video is underwhelming, about the quality of a decent to lower end cellphone nowadays.
- Screen is a little too small, can be hard to see how some pictures turned out on the small screen.
- need 2 AA batteries (not included)
- Other Thoughts: For the price I really can't complain too much, nor can I say I regret the purchase. The camera is better than my cellphone's camera, so I will be using this one in its place, I have an older cell phone and its only a measly 2MP camera, while this camera is 3 MP for video and 5 MP for pictures. Pictures come out clearly and while not the same as a high end camera, they look nice. For 11$, I am happy with the purchase.
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/7/2013 6:00:48 PM
This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is average and has owned this product 1 day to 1 week.
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Foscam Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera w/ 26' Infrared Night Vision, Smartphone Remote Viewing & Motion Detection - Black
NOPE
- Pros: None.
- Cons: Software is barely functional. You may think I am just using it wrong, but NO - features that are mandatory are missing and what it does do it does VERY badly. Also needs to load a binary plugin to be able to just get a picture for any browser, which is a GIANT security risk and generally a NO-NO. Also, it crashes or hangs web browsers constantly. I'm sure my bank account detail are being sent to China right now. Every rule of sane software development was broken by FOSCAM, in addition it all looks like a giant GPL violation since they won't release the source and it's based of Linux and other open source projects. Just say NO to this camera.
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Reviewed By:N/A,5/5/2013 9:08:57 PM
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Foscam Pan/Tilt Wireless IP Camera w/ 26' Infrared Night Vision, Smartphone Remote Viewing & Motion Detection - Black
Don't buy Foscam!
- Pros: I see a picture, can move the camera... that's about it!
- Cons: Bottom line... many of the features as advertised DO NOT WORK!
Tried the new new firmware -same thing.
Even with this knowledge the salesman had the unmitigated gall to try to sell me another one. I bought direct from Foscam... if purchased from Newegg we would no longer be doing business. It's a not a wonder it's 'OUT OF STOCK'.
I will not buy from Foscam alias Shenzhen Reecam Tech Ltd and become weary of those who sell their products. So far I've not issues with Newegg.
- Other Thoughts: I've wasted too much time trying to get it to work... I'll hack this one and buy from a reputable manufacturer.
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Reviewed By:N/A,4/28/2013 2:15:12 PM
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