Pocket DV Review Page!
4 in 1 Digital Camcorder, Digital Camera, Voice Recorder, and PC Camera!

 

 

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The Pocket DV 3100 Price $129./ $80. The Pocket DV looks expensive, but it's not the Pocket DV is a fun cheap digital camera. The pocket DV looks a lot like the more expensive camcorder used for video recording but it's not a camcorder. You can take 2.5 Min's of AVI video, 15 still pictures at (2040 x 1536) and 20 still pictures at (1600 x 1200) with the Pocket DV 16MB of internal memory. Set focus has only two settings zoom in/ zoom out, that is you turn the lens to landscape or close-ups.

The Pocket DV is small, light weigh and made of plastic, it looks expensive, but has that made of plastic feeling. The Pocket DV takes good looking pictures, it has 3.1 Megapixels hardware resolution, you can take 15 pictures at (2048 x 1536) 20 pictures at (1600 x 1200) and 2 min's of AVI video using 16MB internal memory.

The Pocket DV has a cool looking color LCD display (1.5 TFT display), cool, but small. You can turn the LCD display off to save power and uses 2 AA alkaline batteries for power. There's a small view finder above the LCD display that is totally useless. The Picket DV will power on when you open the LCD panel, there's a small menu on the LCD you use the up down button to pick options on the menu.

The memory: You can buy more memory for the Pocket DV (16MB internal memory). The Pocket DV uses CF card (Compact Flash Card) memory cards and you can buy them in sizes of 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB. The AVI video records at QVGA 320 x 240 pixels, up to 10fps, so not a good camcorder but, good for fun. You get 30~50 minutes with 128 MB CF card, 50~70 minutes with 256 MB CF card, and a estimated 80~120 Minutes with 512 MB CF card.

Voice Record: The Pocket DV has 1 hour of voice recording with built-in memory. Video Conferencing at VGA 640 x 480 pixels, up to 10fps, 24fps at 320 x 240.

Pros: Fun, cheap (only $129./ ($80. if you search on the Web), cool, good for taking pictures and short videos. Uses 2 AA batteries. You can use to video conference on your PC. Good 3.1 Megapixels digital pictures.

Cons: No flash, only 16MB of internal memory, you get only 2 Min's of videos you need to buy more memory for more video.

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Features
Multi-functions
Digital still camera mode
1 PC camera mode
1 AV recording mode
1 Voice annotation mode
Includes
Pocket DV2 camera
Wrist strap
Tripod / stand
USB cable
User's guide
Measuring
only 3.3" x 2.7" x 1.6"
Interfaces
Interface USB
Image sensor
1.3M CMOS
Image Control
Auto exposure and auto white balance
LCD
1.4" Color LCD Display
Internal Memory
16 MB built-in SDRAM
External Memory
Built-in CF card slot (Max. 512 MB) (Not included)
AV Output
supports NTS/PAL color system
POWER
2 AA alkaline batteries or USB port when plugged into PC. Auto power off if idle over 60 seconds.
Software included
Microsoft NetMeeting
CyberLink PowerDirector Pro
CyberLink Media Show SE
CyberLink VideoLiveMail
ULead Photo Express S.E.
ULead Photo Explore
REQUIRES- Pentium 266MHz (or equivalent), 64MB of RAM (128 MB rec.), Video card with 4MB of RAM for minimum 24 bit (High Color) display, 4X speed CD-ROM, An available USB port, Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.

Rating 5 out of 5 WebTechGeeks! ~

 

 

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