Sales Rank: 1782


Features:

Low-light and 16X9, wide modes, can capture JPEG stills at SXGA resolution, and hot shoe for accessories

Rechargeable Li-ion battery pack lasts for up to 2 hours and 15 minutes

DIGA Palmcorder DVD Camcorder records on removable 3-inch (8cm) DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs and 1.2-megapixel stills

10x optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 240x) and image stabilizer

2.5-inch LCD and color electronic viewfinder

Average Rating:
Rating: - Don't let the DVD name fool you - poor video quality
This camera uses MPEG-1 compression which is basically VHS quality, not MPEG-2 which is the current DVD standard of choice. Despite high pixel count for still images, MPEG-1 is only 352X240 and it shows. Also, software provided is PC only. Finally, the small (8cm) format discs don't play well in cheaper players. I've had problems where the small disc does not have enough mass to keep the spindle PLL in the player locked so the movie hesitates on playback. Very frustrating. All in all a big disappointment.

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Rating: - Don't buy this camera!!!!!
If you are concerned with picture quality don't buy this camera. This cameras selling feature is that you can record to dvd. Which is does very well. The picture quality is very poor. The color fidelity and saturation is very poor. The detail in the blacks is non existent. If you are like me and tape the kids bithday party's, etc & want any kind of picture quality don't buy this camera. Most of my recording was being done under 3 60 watt light bulbs. Such as in a living room or kitchen. So there's plenty of light to work with. What you are paying for with this camera is the dvd recorder. As others have said the supplied software is useless.

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Rating: - Picture quality....WOW!!
I've had this camcorder for three months now, and it still amazes me. It's so simple and I was able to play with it straight out of the box. The stills are great quality. Most images taken with camcorders are pretty bad, but this unit take great still shots. Even in low lights, it does wonderfully. This camcorder was rated really high in consumers report as one of the best camcorders out on the market. The editing on this unit is very easy and no need for a PC and I was abe to play it back on my DVD player right away. You cannot go wrong with this.Happy filming!