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Clear pic/vid w/ decent sound. This is a great inexpensive product for taking simple pic/vid. Good bat life, easy install/download.
Then the movie is moved to My videos in windows. This camera takes awesome short movies. Would definetly not recommend this camera. My friend has a Flip and hers is one touch simplicity and you can add music to your movie. However, it is nearly impossible to figure out how to upload and send as an attachment to an email. It freezes up and I have to use alt delete to get out of the program.
We paid $74.71 for the camera including shipping then unfortunately dropped it the very first day. RCA Small Wonder). Could be a decent value - however the big ding for me that I haven't seen mentioned is RCA's customer service. Be very carefully with the camera because any knock could be fatal and do not purchase as a substitute for a youngish child as it will be broken pronto. I agree with most of the pros and cons already covered by other reviews.
If that lessons sticks for life it will have been a cheap one in the grand scheme. On the bright side we won't be hounding her as much to be careful now and when she uses it she'll be reminded to listen to mom and dad next time and take better care of her stuff. I hesitated to purchase a grown up camera for my daughter but every camcorder made for kids had horrible reviews and many recommended spending a few extra bucks to get something much better (e.g. Appreciatively the vendor through Amazon was willing to take a return for a 15% restocking fee but we decided to let our daughter keep her $75 mistake as is. Why would anyone in their right mind have it repaired with terms like that. Now the lens is totally smashed (from one drop) but surprisingly seems to still be taking somewhat decent photos and video considering. They should just say there is no warranty whatsoever. I lost that gamble.
Top of mind for me are good for the price and compact but not the best quality especially on audio pick up and lighting. I rationalized that she'd managed to care of her Nintendo DS pretty well for more than a year so it was worth a shot. The cost for repair ($74 flat fee for this model) plus shipping was going to cost 20% more that what I paid for a new one. My other bit of advice is two fold.
The item is a five star, however the company from which I purchased it - Shasta Media - is a 0 star (F) failing in customer service.
Image quality is clear. Do keep extra batteries handy or invest in rechargeables; uses double As. This is a good camera for introducing people to the video process and very easy to put clips on-line for MAC or IBM. I did a lot of research and for the money, I'll keep buying this brand. Highly recommended. The hardest part is putting batteries in-had to read the directions to find them, this is very compact. Reasonably priced.
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