RCA EZ207 Small Wonder Digital Camcorder (White)
List Price: $79.99
Details
- Includes two AA batteries, microSD groove, AV output cables, USB extension cable and wrist strap
- Record up to 30-minutes exuberant quality footage or 2-hours web quality footage
- Piece of advice-and-shoot digital handheld camcorder
Description
With the EZ207 Small Wonder camcorder by RCA, there is no easier way to serving and save the moments worth remembering. The simple point-and-develop capabilities make it easy to aim and record without having to push several assorted buttons. The 1GB of internal memory allows you to view up to 30-minutes of rich quality or two-hours of web quality footage. Clearly view your particular videos on the large 1.5-inch LCD display or view videos on the TV by connecting the camcorder using the included AV strand. Other features include an expansion slot for extra memory, unequivocal YouTube uploading, and simple computer downloading via the USB arm. Whether a scenic vacation objective, a child's basketball game or just a simple backyard bar-b-que with your kinfolk, this easy-to-use digital camcorder is ready whenever and wherever.Customer Reviews
Enormous little camcorderI got one for each of my kids for christmas. They loved it. They use it all the all at once. We use rechargable batteries because it does go through the battery life pretty straight away.
Accomplished for my 9-year-old
I bought this for my 9-year-old daughter. She likes to take video with my camera so I wanted to get something for her where she wouldn't have to ask all the age and also not be using my more expensive equipment yet encourage her budding videographer tendencies! It's not the pre-eminent quality video but it serves her purposes just fine. Also, I might add, we were recently on a journey trying to video a bear (while in our car) at night using my car headlights and my digital camera video r failed miserably in comparison to the quality of this camera. Its ability to video in such low insignificant conditions was GREAT. It's good for taking short videos that my daughter would take or fun videos you tack to YouTube. I probably wouldn't use it for taking serious video, but for the price you can't pre-empt it. You do, after all, "get what you pay for!"
My bride loves it on her job
My helpmeet loves it on her job it was reasonable compared to other camera's that cost a lot more. It unloads light not hard to figure out, and does last for more then 3 hours before it is full. GOD Bless Amazon for having a camcorder like this one even my woman at her age of over 65 can understand it.
Harrowing.
Video eminence is very sub-par. This is on a range with most camera phones. While its looks and design are nice, its mark of video is very poor. Very far from "DVD" quality.
Pros -
Uses plain old AA batteries
Uses micro SDHC cards
Lenient USB interface
Records in .AVI format (good for Windows, Bad for a Mac!)
Flip out USB and camouflage.
Screen is bright.
TV/AV output (not HDMI)
Cons -
Crummy knob response
Crummy Quality (Grainy, fuzzy, dropped frames, jittery)
Crummy Go red in the face
No white balance control or settings, backgrounds get blown out.
640x480 output. Audio 64Kbs bit count - Video Bit rate about 42Kbs
1:30 sec of video = about 50 Meg
Screen is small.
TV quality is lousy.
Fine for a kid. Or a "semi disposable video camera" (such as a helmet mount..).
Sidestep, your better off with a cheap-point and shoot camera that has a video background.
I got this as a gift. If I had paid for it, I would send it back to the store for a refund.
Good enough camcorder for the price.
I justified got this baby and am actually kind of pleased with it. The video quality isn't wonderful, but for a "webcam au fait with" DVR I'm not surprised. (I AM surprised that my $200 12MP digital camera takes such lousy video.)
I've noticed some complaints about this camera, and I can be sure most of the complainers that the issue is your MEDIA, not the CAMERA. If you are not using a high scamper microSD card you will probably have blur in still photos. I noticed this when working at Course City in the photo department a couple of years ago. The only cards we were authoritative to use in the expensive cameras were cheap Sandisks, and the result was that we sold few of them because the $1300.00 cameras would take fuzzy photos. Once I convinced the manager to let me replace the Sandisks with a better nobility card we started selling more of the high end cameras.
Further, if your camera insists that you configure the New Year card constantly, or your computer doesn't immediately recognize the camera AND CARD when you close up it in, then your CARD is defective. Try it in another piece of electronics.
As for this camera, it works surprisingly well and is idiot uncomplicated. There are five buttons on the back: On/Off, Play/Pause, Delete, Web Photo, and a big red Record. Around the reputation button are the controls for moving forward and back in the video list and FF/REW while playing, and for zooming in and out (digital only, unfortunately) while recording.
There are two video modes: web calibre (448X336) and high quality (640x480). Both of them give a adequate picture.
Web photo gives a surprisingly clear 1280x960 photo. There is no burst.
It is actually slightly smaller than the still camera I use most often, a Samsung s860.
There is a tripod mounting crack in the base of the camera.
There are a few things I don't care for:
Sound levels are low. There is also no exotic microphone jack.
Although this review is for the white version, I actually have the disgraceful (not available here on Amazon, hence this review). It has a high-gloss finish that holds fingerprints sick than CSI equipment.
AVI files produced are enormous.
The packaging said it worked with HCSD cards OR microSD. It only works with microSD, which annoys me because those cards are about three times as precious as they actually should be. (This is the main reason I give only four stars.) I happen to think EVERYTHING should have an SD in the offing slot (Including the Kindle, Amazon, are you listening?)
Digital zoom only (What'd you anticipate for $60?)
That last line is actually rather important. This is a $60 camera that gets heartier quality than the webcam you probably bought for $45, but also allows you to take it with you and functions as a low end digital camera as well as a rip off sized camcorder. It's not for the camera snob or the photography expert. It's for the persons who want to shoot a few quick minutes of film with a limited profundity of field. (I plan to use it for ghost hunting and shooting footage of football exercises for YouTube.) As long as you understand its role it will perform well for you.
