Comments on: Coby CAM3000 1.44-Inch TFT LCD Mini Digital Camcorder/Camera http://www.jtxs.net/coby-cam3000-144-inch-tft-lcd-mini-digital-camcordercamera we recommend the best stuff ! Sun, 20 May 2012 21:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: maltdog http://www.jtxs.net/coby-cam3000-144-inch-tft-lcd-mini-digital-camcordercamera/comment-page-1#comment-4057 maltdog Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:00:55 +0000 http://www.jtxs.net/coby-cam3000-144-inch-tft-lcd-mini-digital-camcordercamera#comment-4057 I also bought at a lower price from J&R, and am now waiting on my return shipping label... this thing is a piece of junk! All I wanted was YouTube-quality video, and the CAM3000 doesn't deliver. Details follow: <br /> <br />Pros: <br />Inexpensive. <br />Small and light. <br />Fast wake up. <br />Control buttons seem sturdy. <br />Incredibly simple to operate. <br />Impressive 4X digital zoom. <br />The LCD display is bright. <br />Video quality is adequate when recording outdoors. <br /> <br />Cons: <br />Feels like cheap plastic... I fear breaking it when opening the battery compartment, etc. I wouldn't trust a child with it. <br />The memory card and USB covers are difficult to open. <br />Requires 4 AAA batteries- no internal or rechargebale battery. <br />An additional SD memory card must be purchased; the 32MB memory is good for only a few seconds of video (a 2GB card records 35 minutes of vid.) <br />Low light/indoor recording is very, very dark... to the point of unrecognizeable video. <br />Without operator narration, the mike picks up ambient noise ("wind" noises and unknown clicking) very loudly. <br /> <br />The specific reasons for returning this camcorder are that the recorded video is choppy- lots of starting and stopping for no reason- and sound cuts in and out. Some video was even "damaged " (?) and unable to upload to my PC. Basically, it doesn't work as advertised, and I'm not sure I would have kept it even if it had. I also bought at a lower price from J&R, and am now waiting on my return shipping label… this thing is a piece of junk! All I wanted was YouTube-quality video, and the CAM3000 doesn’t deliver. Details follow:

Pros:

Inexpensive.

Small and light.

Fast wake up.

Control buttons seem sturdy.

Incredibly simple to operate.

Impressive 4X digital zoom.

The LCD display is bright.

Video quality is adequate when recording outdoors.

Cons:

Feels like cheap plastic… I fear breaking it when opening the battery compartment, etc. I wouldn’t trust a child with it.

The memory card and USB covers are difficult to open.

Requires 4 AAA batteries- no internal or rechargebale battery.

An additional SD memory card must be purchased; the 32MB memory is good for only a few seconds of video (a 2GB card records 35 minutes of vid.)

Low light/indoor recording is very, very dark… to the point of unrecognizeable video.

Without operator narration, the mike picks up ambient noise (”wind” noises and unknown clicking) very loudly.

The specific reasons for returning this camcorder are that the recorded video is choppy- lots of starting and stopping for no reason- and sound cuts in and out. Some video was even “damaged ” (?) and unable to upload to my PC. Basically, it doesn’t work as advertised, and I’m not sure I would have kept it even if it had.

]]> By: Collector http://www.jtxs.net/coby-cam3000-144-inch-tft-lcd-mini-digital-camcordercamera/comment-page-1#comment-4056 Collector Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:22:10 +0000 http://www.jtxs.net/coby-cam3000-144-inch-tft-lcd-mini-digital-camcordercamera#comment-4056 I bought this camera because I liked how it looked and it was listed at a very low price. I've bought other Coby products so I was pretty optimistic about it. Unfortunately, I found to my disappointment the picture quality is pretty bad. The camera has no flash, only a little light on the front that does nothing to brighten the picture. The pictures came out very dark, grainy, and blurry. On the other hand, I just purchased a Coby mp3 player and it works great for the price. Too bad this camera wasn't the same way. If you want to buy a cheap camera for your kids to dink around with this would be an okay choice. If you want decent quality pictures I recommend going for a better known brand. I bought this camera because I liked how it looked and it was listed at a very low price. I’ve bought other Coby products so I was pretty optimistic about it. Unfortunately, I found to my disappointment the picture quality is pretty bad. The camera has no flash, only a little light on the front that does nothing to brighten the picture. The pictures came out very dark, grainy, and blurry. On the other hand, I just purchased a Coby mp3 player and it works great for the price. Too bad this camera wasn’t the same way. If you want to buy a cheap camera for your kids to dink around with this would be an okay choice. If you want decent quality pictures I recommend going for a better known brand.

]]> By: R. Branker http://www.jtxs.net/coby-cam3000-144-inch-tft-lcd-mini-digital-camcordercamera/comment-page-1#comment-4055 R. Branker Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:03:46 +0000 http://www.jtxs.net/coby-cam3000-144-inch-tft-lcd-mini-digital-camcordercamera#comment-4055 This camera has the worst picture ever. Its more of an outdoor camera because shooting in my home, I couldn't see anyones face. I sent it back and bought the Polaroid. The software is easy to install. This camera has the worst picture ever. Its more of an outdoor camera because shooting in my home, I couldn’t see anyones face. I sent it back and bought the Polaroid. The software is easy to install.

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