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Bought this bundle with the black camera body 2 week ago from Cameta. I am satisfied, everything as pictured arrived on time (which is note worthy as my shipping address is in California and Cameta is based in NY) and are brand new. I saved as buying the individual items clearly costs alot more.

Cisco-Linksys WVC54GC Wireless-G Internet Video Camera

With a long history of many failed attempts at IP wireless cams, Linksys creates what others could not; one that works.

Configuration with WEP was pretty easy. It's a little temperamental with distance compared to the tolerances of other G devices, but it works. It does not react well to low light levels and tries to compensate via its own gain. If you are using this in a home without AMPLE light, expect a grainy picture.

Frame rate is about 20FPS and is annoying. The security feature works. It senses movement and mails a captured video file. With only 4 seconds at the medium setting, the video images were over 500Kb. This is not for a dial-up AOL user.

There is a remote viewing option that lets you use their web servers to hit your cam from anywhere. Of course expect to pay about $40 for two years access.

Update: 28 March 2005: Comparing two web cameras. I originally bought the Linksys WVC54G and now have the Hawkings NC320W. Both are very good for senior monitoring purposes. I now prefer web cameras which use Java applets (NC320W) instead of ActiveX (WVC54G). There are situations and browsers that simply can't use ActiveX and thus can't display images. The quality of both web cams is suitable for senior monitoring. Expect image quality to fall off in low light. The WVC54G has a wider field of view. This can be important in situations where you'll have to buy two NC320W to see everything whereas only one WVC54G is needed. I am now using three NC320W and viewing using Firefox browser. Warning: setting up a router to handle multiple web cameras needs a near router expert. The NC320W may soon become obsoleted by the newer and cheaper HNC230G (not released as of this date). I recommend setting up the cameras using static IP addresses so power outages won't cause new addresses to be reassigned.

True Story. Everyday I check on mom to make sure she's ok. While on vacation in Australia, I tuned in at the very moment she fell off the couch in Chicago. Using Skype, I called the senior home to have someone help her get up. Although she could have slid over to the phone and called for assistance, the important thing is that I learned she falls and can't get up by herself, and she hasn't been telling us. The WVC54G works well for this application. I can even see which DVD she's watching. I had to open port 1024 to get it working so it's not plug and play. Once running, it has never gone down, very important. My only complaint is that the auto white balance isn't true. Colors and lighting are somewhat off.

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Ok, 3 weeks after setting these cameras up, I do have a few negative comments. The cameras will sometimes spontaneously stop working. I haven't been able to figure out why. I'm on the other side of the country from them now so I can't physically see them. Eventually they come back online. All 3 are just sitting there plugged in, in an empty house.

The video is fairly choppy if sound is enabled, even at 320x240.

The lighting plays a huge role in the quality of the image bright sunlight in a window makes the image almost unusable. The image is very poor in dim lighting as well.

The field of view is pretty narrow and there's nothing you can do about it I wish there was a wide-angle option.

I wish the interface to the camera was editable, and that you could show multiple cameras on the same page.

Other than that, they cameras basically work as advertised, but I couldn't recommend them for anything other than a novelty because of the image quality concerns and the reliability issues. It's fairly cheap and is good for casual monitoring.

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I just set up 3 of these for my father-in-law (all the kids gave them to him) in his vacation home. He wants to be able to check on the house when he's not there. They worked fine, as advertised, as long as I was careful and made sure I had the right firmware. This is how I did it, without using the setup CD (which is confusing and was unnecessary for my setup).

If you've got a Linksys router and you haven't messed with the IP ranges like someone else who posted has, it's really easy to do the most important thing to do is set it up WIRED first! I plugged the included ethernet cable into the router and into the camera. Then I powered on the camera. It booted up and showed 192.168.1.115 or something as the IP address in the little LCD window. I opened up an Internet Explorer window on my PC. Went to The configuration utility for the camera came up. Clicked on "View Video", installed the ActiveX Control I was prompted for, and up it came the camera worked. Clicked on "Setup". Default username and password are admin and admin. Under "LAN Settings" I chose "Fixed IP Address", and assigned it the value I wanted. For my 3 cameras, the IP address I chose were 192.168.1.150, 192.168.1.151, 192.168.1.152. Subnet mask was always 255.255.255.0. Gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS were all always 192.168.1.1 (the router's IP). Tested each of those by opening Internet Explorer and going to the IP address for the camera (i.e. ) and made sure they worked under the fixed IP address.

If you have a non-Linksys router, or have messed with your routers' IP range, it's more complicated. D-Link and Netgear use the 192.168.0.xxx range (0 instead of 1), and I presume to get these working you'll have to plug the ethernet cable from your pc into the camera, use IE to go to the address it shows in the LCD window of the camera. The you should be able to change the IP address of the camera to an acceptable value (like 192.168.0.150) Gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS would be the router's IP address (i.e. 192.168.0.1). Then you plug the camera into the router and you should be able to access it through IE on your PC at that new address.

Once I was sure that worked, I set up the wireless settings. Typed in the SSID the router uses, chose Infrastructure, clicked "Enable", and hit "Apply". If you forget to hit Apply it won't take. Then I hit "Edit Security Settings" and in the popup window chose the Default Transmit key from the router, and the key from the router. Kept it on "Open System". Then hit Apply and exit.

Now I unplug the power from the camera. Then unplug the ethernet cable from the camera. Then plug the camera power back in. The lights will flash and the indicator for wireless should come up, along with the IP address I chose. Open up Internet Explorer again, type in the address again ( and it works.

Did this with all 3, then placed them in the house where I wanted them, and tested them again. All worked.

Then I went into their configuration utilities and set up the Email Alert feature. This is the only part that gave me trouble. Basically what I figured out is that the 2 cameras that had Firmware version 2.07 worked fine, and the one that had 2.11 never worked. I downloaded the 2.07 bios at ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/network/ (the file is called WVC54G_fw2.07.zip) and flashed the 2.11 camera back to 2.07. Then the email notification worked fine.

Oh and another confusing part was the "Outgoing Mail SMTP Server". Turns out you pretty much have to use your internet provider's mail server, which I was able to find on their website. He uses Charter Cable, and I found out on charter.net that the server is smtp.charter.net. I also just set up a new GMail account specifically for these cameras.

To make it easy to view the cameras from the internet, Linksys included this SoloLink DDNS thing which they charge for. I opted for a free option, and made a new dynamic DNS account at dyndns.org. I set up port forwarding on the router to forward alternate ports (I chose 2000 and 3000 and set up the cameras "Alternate Port" to these values) to two of the cameras. So now he can get to the three cameras by going toThat's it works great and I'm happy with them. I give it a 4 because the fact that I had to flash backward to an older bios in order to used an advertised feature is stupid. Other than that, it's great and no more difficult to set up than most other wireless networking devices.

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Hi, I noticed that a lot of people are having difficulty setting this product up. I just wanted to offer 4 pointers.

1: Configuring your router: In your router's configuration, you should assign this device a fixed IP outside of the range of DHCP addresses. This is so that, the next time you reboot your router or cable modem, DHCP doesn't assign the camera a different IP. Remember, DHCP hands out IPs on a first-come, first-serve basis unless you tell it otherwise. So, if you defined your router's DHCP to start with, let's say, 100, when you set up the camera, you can give it a fixed IP of 192.168.1.99 (or whatever) and know that it will persist.

2. Opening your port: Be sure to choose a port number greater than 1024. Also, check your port forwarding page before deciding so that you don't conflict with other applications/services you have installed. When you pick your port, enable it to forward TCP requests to the IP you've specified, in my example 192.168.1.99.

3. Accessing from outside: You will need the external IP address, which you can get from your router's status page. DON'T FORGET TO APPEND THE PORT NUMBER TO THE URL! That's a common mistake. If your public IP is 60.99.60.100, then your camera's URL would be ://60.99.60.100:9999. NOTE: If, when you look at your router's status page, you're confused because your WAN (external) IP begins with 192.168, then the next step probably applies to you...

4. IF YOU USE VONAGE or some other VoIP, there's an EXTRA STEP! Don't forget that the Vonage box sits between your cable modem and your router, acting as its own little firewall. Not only do you need to open the port here too, but also this is where you'd go to obtain your external IP! For Vonage subscribers, the configuration tool is accessible via > Advanced Configuration. In this menu, forward TCP requests to the desired port number at your ROUTER's IP address (Vonage customers: 192.168.102.100), NOT your camera's. Your router will then proxy the request to the camera, so it's like this:

-> Internet -> your VoIP -> your ROUTER -> your camera

alright, that's all I got. Good luck to you all, happy WebCamming!

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If you don't know too much about computer network, it could be difficult. Been using little more than 3 month so far, no problem. Used D-Link, Hawking, Axis, and Panasonic, but based on my experience, linksys had more funtions that was availabe than any other camera, plus, image quality is good if set it as best quailty picture, with best pixel. (Default is not set as best). I was able to remotely access my camera from Korea, Camera was in U.S., had about 3 seconds of delay on still images, but 3 second is good enough with today's technology. I'm not using Sololink to remotely access my camera (since it requires membership). Currently using 6 cameras in my C-Store in U.S., and all are viewalble at the sametime remotely, without any chopping or losing frame actions. People could complain due to customer serivce issues, and installation issues, but if you check on Linksys Forum, other users are far knowlodgeble than customer service, and their response is faster than customer serivce. BTW, WPA is possible if you upgrade the factory firmware to european firmware version.

Sunpak Pro 423PX Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod with Compact Pistol Grip Ball Head & Case with D

Excellent product. It comes with great extras and is easy to assemble and use. Love the carry case and ability to move the camera in different directions. Also, very sturdy.

Nikon D5100 Digital SLR Camera & 18-55mm G VR DX AF-S Zoom Lens with 16GB Card + .45x Wide Angl

Really loved the camera! Safely packaged, timely delivered (thanks Cameta Camera), and already using it. Really great quality pictures. Looking forward to learn more about how to use the camera to get the best of it. I totally recommend it. The kit is ideal for beginners: you have all you need at once.

Bought this for a long road trip. Worth the price. Though the zoom lens and wide-angle lens are not professional, they are still useful for beginners. Good deal in a word.

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The camera works great. The product came with an extra pack of a telephoto and wide angle lens kit. The package was ripped open when I received it and those lens will not attach to the camera. Everything else I am happy about. I am just slightly disappointed that I chose to get a package and one of the parts of it does not work. Love the Nikon D5100. Camera works great. All the other accessories are very nice--especially the camera bag.

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This is such a great deal !! Product arrived safe and quick !! Nothing was missing. Camera works perfect. I still haven't used all of the gadgets and accessories, but they're cool. I think this is the best Nikon camera deal on Amazon. Worth every cent! I'm fully satisfied with this product. Thank you!

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Everything came in the package. One of the rings for the additional lenses fit the regular lense that I ordered with the camera perfectly. I was leary to order all of this stuff from one entity, but it worked out perfectly. Thank you!

Case Logic High Zoom Digital Camera Bag with Deluxe Photo/Video Tripod + Nikon Cleaning Kit for Can

Awesome products... tripod works great with camera. We have a new camera and we were nervious about getting a product from a different source but to our surprise IT IS GREAT!!!

Q-See QC448-840-5 8-Channel Surveillance System with 500 GB Hard Drive and 8 Weatherproof Color CCD

After receiving the DVR and cameras I decided to set the system up temporarily so I could configure and test locally and remotely before installing on my third floor. Boy am I glad I did that!!! After 2 days, a new router, and 6 hours of reading all I could get to work was the local viewing on my LAN. 1st problem was that I have Verizon FIOS and the router they provide is trash. It would not let me forward my ports so I could gain access to the DVR from a remote internet connection. So I purchased a new ASUS router. After the new router was installed I was able to get connected on my mobile device, I phone 5, as well as on my local network. Still no remote internet connection. I searched Q-see.com and read everything I could find even searching Google. Nothing helped, I followed everything in could find to get a domain set up and still couldn't get remote access. Now to the 2nd problem, DVR set up instructions. What a disaster and how confusing. Once I called Q-see and talked with a wonderful technical support person, her name was Faith by the way, she had me up and running in minutes. Come to find out, everything sent with the system including the manuals are wrong. Even the software they send you to monitor the DVR has misleading information in it. All in all the system is wonderful. The customer support is wonderful, if you don't mind waiting to get through. But I must warn anyone looking to get this system on the internet to monitor remotely. Don't waste your time with the instructions, once you get the dvr and cameras plugged in, plug the network in and then call them. Hopefully you get someone as knowledgeable as Faith. The technical support will have you running in no time. Hope this helps anyone else from having the same issues I had.

I like the cameras and the ease of hooking them up . I am not very happy because i can not get the remote monitoring to work and it is very frustrating. Every time we go in to change options to connect to the modem they do not work and there is no phone number to call for help. They offer free tech support on the web, but sometimes you need to talk to someone in order to get things resolved.

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After reciving the unit i went to table test the unit to make sure all camera's and cords worked. The sytem is set up out of the box to a high resolution screen setting so when i tried to hook up using a vga cord it would not display so i call customer service to be put on hold for a hour before being hung up on called back one more hour on hold. I had to rewire system to work from rca cords to get screen to work long enough to get into system and reset screen setting to lower res to work on my monitor. Now one week into use the hard drive has froze 3 diff times in a week. keeps my screen locked onto old pictures until i reboot dvr. Amazon is sending a replacement but i would not buy this one again and if this new unit does the same i will be sending all of it back. It would not be fun to take down 8 camera's 1000 feet of wires and 2 days worth of work becouse of cheap china junk. No where in discription does it say comes with wires for camera so i ordered 8 150 foot cords only to have cords in the box Buyer beware of this unit. will keep fingers crossed that the new hard drive does not freeze up also.

UPDATE: replacement unit arrived as i was only going to swith out hard drives as the one i bought freezes all the time. I hook up new hard drive only to have it in constant spin mode once its powered up it makes a loud spinning noise like a bad hard drive in search mode. Amazon has no link for replacing a replaced order. So stuck with a piece of s*** that freezes as i sent back the replacement order. Beware of this cheap china unit.

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We ordered this system a few months ago and we have been VERY happy with it. My husband had no trouble setting up the cameras and networking them. The picture quality is pretty good, not perfect, but enough if you are using it to monitor children on the other end of the house or your home when you are not there.

My only real complaint about this product is the software. The software on the DVR is ok it takes some getting used to the different areas should be labeled more clearly so you can find what you want, but it's not that bad. The real problem is the software for iOS. One of the main reason I got this was because you could monitor your cameras from your iPhone or iPad.

Unfortunately the iOS apps are complete crap. They crash constantly, and half of the functions do not even work. For example, taking a photo doesn't work. It DID work for my husband on his iPhone4 until he upgraded to iOS 6 and then he couldn't even do it any more. On the iPhone you can only watch 4 cameras at a time, understandably because of the screen size, but the quality isn't quite as nice as if you are watching it from the monitor hooked up to the DVR. iPad can show all cameras, but it crashes quite a bit.

But, honestly, for the price I got this for (it was a daily deal) and aside from the iOS app problems this works wonderfully. I'm very glad we invested in this.

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In a rural area with no street lights and many minutes away from the nearest police, this gave me the eyes I needed to see what is around my house day and night.

Easy setup and operation. Has worked well even at winter temps below zero degrees.

I patched the video output into the TV antenna system, which is wired to every room and TV int he house using a Video to RF Converter. (Dynex RF Modulator) Now all I have to do is switch any TV to AIR CH 4 and I can view the 8 cameras. See who is knocking at the door or coming up the driveway without getting off of the couch!

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Monoprice 15ft 32AWG Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable - White

I almost didn't purchase this cable because there were no clear reviews stating that it worked. This is the only cable that I've located which is mini DisplayPort to HDMI and is 15', at least in this ridiculously low price range. I need to supply these to engineers who travel with MacBook Pros. So I went ahead and ordered one to test it out to see... I wasn't expecting the audio to be transmitted over the cable, but to my surprise, it worked without any problems what so ever. I had the 2010 13" MacBook Pro hooked up via a 50' HDMI extension cable to our 65" 3D Vizio HDTV and everything worked perfectly. You do have to go into your sound settings and change the sound output to the TV device that it will have in the list of devices. The sound will normally be directed out your laptop speakers. All you have to do is go into the sound settings, click on output, and change to the TV your connected to and voila, your sound will come out your TV speakers.

So to recap... this cable works for both video and sound. At least on the 2010 and later MacBook Pros that send sound out the mini DisplayPort. For those of you who may not be aware, the 2009 and earlier I guess, MacBooks are not able to send sound out the Mini DisplayPort. I have one of these laptops as well and you have to either run a separate cable from the laptop headphone out jack or use a special adapter that will accomplish this for you. Here's a link to one of these Mini DisplayPort + Stereo (or USB) sound to HDMI devices:

So if you were worried about buying this cable and wasting your money, don't sweat it. It seems to be one of the "real" ones that works as it's supposed to with both audio and sound. I don't know why it wouldn't work for everyone. I guess the TV involved and the HDMI cables could play a part...

Hope it works for you and hope you found this review helpful.

Cheers.

Because the HDMI panel has recently ruled that this specific type of cable will soon be recalled, I felt the need to purchase one quickly (and you should too!)

I needed one that was LONG, was very CHEAP, and would work with certainty. The third element is the largest problem reading through the reviews on amazon: many reviews, for this cable and others, are luke-warm or give, frankly, not helpful information about the utility of the cable.

Here's what you get: The cable works exactly as it should and exactly as you would expect a plug-and-play external monitor cable to work. You plug it into your system and a monitor (TV, etc). Then your system, assuming you're on a mac, will blink blue, and you'll see the second monitor's desktop appear, exactly as intended and exactly as expected for those of us who have multiple monitors. It can be calibrated and set up in System Settings -> Displays, and defaults to an "HDMI 1080p" setting, again, exactly as expected.

Audio can then be sent through the "Sounds" panel in System Settings. It works exactly as expected.

The cable is industrialmeaning a somewhat harder white plastic with DisplayPort information printed on it. It looks like any good, cheap audio or video cable that is generic and not brandedwhich is why it is so cheap. If you have ever bought a replacement or cheap cable that is NOT a branded or radioshack cable, this will look and feel exactly as you expect it to.

It has nice stiff broad male heads on both ends, suggesting to me that it will be durable on connections well into the future, and that the connections themselves are not likely to inadvertently slip out. My cable measured at almost 16', rather than the 15', so I'll just enjoy my extra length.

It came in a plain static-guarded ziplock bag, with two nice rubberized covers for the connectors. Againexactly as it should.

There are users who rate the cable (here and on similar products) as not delivering AUDIO. This is, simply, not true with this cable. This cable delivers audio perfectly well and perfectly as advertised (unless the cable itself is faulty). Those users simply have older Macs (or other DisplayPort systems) that do not, themselves SEND audio out through the Mini DisplayPort connection at all, OR they have not set up their systems to send audio through the cable. This cable won't solve a problem that their computer has. So, again, the cable works fine as it is intendedeven on those systems. To SET UP your computer (on Macs: System Prefs > Sound) to actually output the sound through the cable look for "HDMI." If it is there, it will send audio. If not, your system doesn't recognize the option. If your system was built in 2009 or earlier, it won't be able to send audio at all.

Some users, one in particular, has said that the cable does not work at all because it only shows an image of their desktop, and they rated it as a one-star. This person is absurdly wrong. That cable works perfectlyit IS SHOWING THE DESKTOP. The cable connects via HDMI but is essentially a second monitor for your computer at HDMI (HD 1080p) resolution. That user didn't even attempt to send sound through the cable, so those results are unknown. But that review should be ignored.

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I bought this cable for my sister's 13.3" MacBook Air. I knew that the new generation of MacBook Pro's had the capability to output video + audio using a mini display-port to HDMI cable, but I was unsure if it could transfer audio on the MacBook Air. Upon receiving it, I can confirm that it does do video + audio on the new MacBook Air. When first connecting the cable to the mac and to the TV, I immediately get video but it is stretched. I had to change the settings to clone the display on the MacBook Air and on the TV. The audio was not selected to output to the TV by default. I had to go to System preferences, then to sound, then select audio output to TV/HDMI. The cable is just generic and there are probably better prices for the cable elsewhere but I was in a hurry and was able to take advantage of Amazon Prime to get the free 2-day shipping so it evens out in the end. 15ft is a perfect length and when rolled up is unobtrusive and packs easily if you travel. The Video and Audio is crystal clear and I had no problems with the connection being unreliable. Overall, it was a good purchase and I am pleased with the product.

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I bought a separate mini display port adapter and hdmi cable from the apple store, for about $70. This cable is much cheaper and works Plug n Play just the same as the apple store. You don't need to install any driver in a MBP.

The old 2009 MBP can only send video out, so you will need a separate cable or speaker for audio out. I was warned in advance at the store since they tried to sell me another audio out cable. For now, I am happy with watching my shows on my 32 inch vizio. I can live without surround sound.

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I bought this to use with my laptop, connected to my TV screen, so I could control the screen from the couch in my screening room. It was well priced and Mini DisplayPort Male to HDMI Male 32AWG Cable 15ft arrived when promised. However, when I connected it from my laptop mini display port to the HDMI on the TV, I got a brief connection that then fluttered back and forth (on/off) and settled on no connection. I tried it on another TV set up and got the same results. IT DID NOT WORK.

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JVC BN-VF707U 1.5 Hour Data Camcorder Battery for GR Models

Battery is same as wat shipped with original camera. Battery delivers slightly less than 90 mins...tapes are 60. A second battery is almost a necessity for a good days shooting. Quality and reliability are excellent. Have put the original through sme hard use without any drop off in storage capacity

I purchased this battery so I would have a spare one during a recent trip to Disney World. Changing batteries was easy, and they are small enough to keep in your bag until needed. 3 hours of battery time (for the original and spare combined) was enough for most days. One day I forgot to recharge them, but that was my fault.

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This battery works great! I have learned to remove the battery when not using my camera and the battery life lasts a lot longer!!!

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I was very diappointed with this item. I bought this item because the last battery on our camera lasted for about 5 min on a full charge, and we needed one for our daughter's dance recital. This "new" one lasted about 20 min. If someone can tell me that I didn't charge it correctly or something I would greatly appreciate it, but I don't think I did anything wrong

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This is a great product for your digital camcorder product back up and especially a great price.

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25 ft NEW HDMI to HDMI High Quality Cable (25 feet) for PS3, TV, HDTV, LCD, LED, DVD

Price is very good and its very easy to hook up with my TV, it is good you can compare with expensive HDMI cable , why spend more if the job is done with this good price HDMI cable Iam very satisfied

Last year we re-wired our home entertainment system with hidden cables behind walls, etc. My husband bought the same product for around $100 retail.

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First off, let's be clear, this is a standard definition camera. Even thought Cannon's high-definition camcorders (HF) series are within about $100 of the price of this camera, I decided to stay with standard definition (for now) for the following reasons:

1. I wanted ease of transfer and an easy ability to edit and burn DVD's of my videos without having to upgrade my whole set up to handle the HD recording format.

2. Video editing times for HD video are ridiculously, painflully long. I have a quad core with 8 GB of ram and the time to compile a video project was crazy. I simply think the HD video has outpaced current home computing power. Maybe in another couple years computers will catch up.

3. Most of the software that I've tried that have the capability of editing and burning hi-def video are very unstable. Again, I just think that the home editing technology hasn't caught up withthe video technology yet. there seems to be a lot of compatibility issues with the MPEG4-AVC / H.264 high definition media format.

So I decided to stick with a standard definition camera (for now). I chose this camera because:

1. Dual flash drive memory format. I'm so sick of dealing with direct to DVD or DV video cameras, and all of the issues of transfering and converting that information to the computer. I wanted something that got recorded directly to solid state...no more read errors or disc errors. This fits the bill wonderfully! Video gets recorded directly to camera's internal memory, plug it into the computer and it downloads quickly and painlessly to and MPEG format. No more dealing with .VOB DVD files! Two thumbs up here.

2. Cannon optical zoom. Very good zoom. Maintains quality throughout the zoom range. Prior to this camera, the most zoom I ever had in a cam corder was 10 time optical. Having this much zoom is a big bonus.

3. Built in light and mike jack. Although the built in video light isn't tremendously powerful, it is better than no light at all. And I love the external mike jack. I can record performaces of friends bands with an audio line out directly from the PA console. Makes for super sound quality in otherwise difficult audio conditions. Most cameras at this price point don't have either option.

4. Cannon name. I've always gone back and forth between Cannon, Nikon, and Panasonic for camera/video products. Althought this is a generalization, Cannon always seems to have the most accurate colors. Especially in the blues...Cannon seems to have the "bluest" blues and the competitors always seem to have a purplish tint to their blues.

My experience has been good. I confess I have been a bit disappointed with the video quality, but i have to keep reminding myself this is a standard definition camera. It looks as good if not slightly better than my past video cameras. I was hoping the video quality would be significantly better, but perhaps that was just an unrealistic expectation on my part.

I've had no problems with the included softare. Everything installed easy as pie and began downloading test videos without any error. The resulting files downloaded to the computer are MPeg files, which are able to be played by a host of media players (Windows Media Player, Real Player, VLC Media player, etc.) as well as the bundled software. I e-mailed some files to family and they were able to open in WMP by double clicking on the attachment. I'm so happy with the ease of downloading, sharing, and editing files that I wish I bought a camera like this years ago.

I will say that the included video editing software is OK, but if you want to do anything other than the most basic trimming and joining of clips for burning to a DVD, you will need third party software. I could get by with what's included, by as I've gotten better and more practice at creating and editing home movies, I'm enjoying a lot of the flashy feature of my third party video editing software. But for basic DVD creation, the software is adequate.

Finally, the camera is very compact and lightweight. No more big camera bags to lug around. I can fit this in my jacket pocket. Overall very happy with this camrea. I was looking for something that was much more user friendly than my past error-riddled cameras, and I found it.

I've been very disappointed with my Canon FS21. The drivers are still not up on their web site and I have not been able to find any articles. Specifically, it has just been a huge chore to download the video files (pictures work just fine) to my Vista machine. I do some IT work, so I set up an XP machine and thought I'd be done with it, but it is still a hassle.

Working with the software is most of my problem. There are several editing programs (video and audio) that came with the camcorder. That means I keep having to try the various programs when I tweak something to try to get it to work. I really with there was one program and then more importantly some help on the Canon (or the software vendor's) web site.

The picture for the videos is not as good as I expected either. I knew that its weakness was in low light from other reviews, but it is pretty unusable if it is even kind of dark (there is a little light, but it isn't enough to overcome the weaknesses). Also, it is just kind of pixelated in its highest def. I bought a Canon FS21 in December for $300 less that is just a better camcorder.

Amazon was great, I needed it right away and paid for the improved shipping and it came when it was supposed to.

My final complaint is that I went to the Canon web site and made a review just like this one (back then I gave it 2 stars overall) and they took it down. I promise I didn't swear or anything! That disappointed me a lot because I had used their site to choose it and I guess now I know why I ended up bummed about my purchase and their support of it.

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Bought this Canon FS21 over a year ago to make videos from my deer blind. Bought it because of the Consumer Reports ratings (#1). Read reviews on web and most stated difficulties transfering videos to home computers. I should have paid attention to the reviews on editing videos and transfering to home computer. To this day, have not been able to achieve either. The software that comes with the camera is a total piece of @@@@@. Again, I should have paid more attention to the reviews. Totaly dissatisfied with this camera and feel really stupid for buying it.

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I got this camera in an emergency for my disney family vacation. Not sure until i recieved this puppy. Once I saw it out of the box. I was impressed with size and ease of use. video quality is good. but photo quality is not that great unless u have a very good light. all in acceptable. I did not do a big research yet with software and all.But copied all the vidoes to my sdhc card and downloaded to usb drive and uploaded to youtube with no problem.

I hope this helps

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I have used the Canon FS21 to record several soccer matches and a family gathering since I purchased it several weeks ago. I have not been disappointed with any aspect of this camera. The manual was quickly read, and if I were to be honest with myself I would have to admit that there are features on this camera that I have not yet used or understand. However, that has not prevented me from creating several very satisfactory DVDs of high school soccer tournaments.

Epson America Inc 3000 Lumens

We did a lot of research when it came to replacing the eight year old LCD projectors at our church. The colors on that one were always wrong and washed out, no doubt because it was only 1600 lumens. So one of our priorities was much higher lumens and the other was accurate color definition. This Epson does both extremely well. Whatever color shows up on our LCD computer monitor is the same color that shows up on the screen, and the brightness of this projector is amazing. Epson makes a point to say that they use a different scale for measuring brightness that compares to other projector brands with higher advertised lumens and I would be inclined to believe them. This projector was the best compromise of low price and high brightness and features we could find, though after we started using them we see no compromise at all. The best feature that was never mentioned in the advertising and only found out after installation was that the image fills the screen even after correcting for keystoning. Our other projector corrected the keystone effect but it overshot the screen and we were always missing part of the image. I just cannot find anything negative to say about this projector, and am a huge fan of Epson projectors now.

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Nikon Coolpix L3 5.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (White)

Easy to operate. LOTS & LOTS of functions for taking fun pictures. Easy to upload. Pics are crisp and bright and the movie mode is also great for taking videos. Its also very light and small. It was given to me as a gift. I JUST LOVE THIS CAMERA.

I really like this camera. I had taken my friend's to Europe and took over 300 pics with it and everyone was amazing. So I decided to buy it myself in the white color and love it!! :)

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Pentax K-30 Weather Sealed Digital SLR Camera with AL WR 18-55mm Lens (White) with 32GB Card + Case

Great camera!!! The tripod is nice but probably not sturdy enough for a big heavy lens. The reason I give it a 4 is because the extra attachment lens that it come with aren't worth even having and the case is just OK but I wish I had a better shoulder bag.

Toshiba Camileo Z100 3D Digital Camcorder Camileo Z100

I've used a Toshiba Camileo Z100 3D camcorder for several months, and am highly impressed with it. While it won't do quite everything that the thousand dollar plus 3D cameras will do, at a quarter of the price or less it can still do plenty, and it can shoot genuinely beautiful 3D (and 2D) video and still photos. My favorite 3D video modes are 1080p30 (you can watch on the built-in 3D display, or looks fantastic plugged into a 3D TV with an HDMI cable) and 720p60 (great for fast action scenes, and the only camcorder I know of for less than several thousand dollars that can shoot 3D at 60 frames per second). It has a considerable number of manual settings available, many of which work in 3D mode, including several exposure (auto, center, spot, backlight, night), ISO, and white balance settings. The filter effects are fun to play with shoot 3D or 2D in black and white, sepia tone, or color negative (3D black flames and waterfalls). The still photos are great for viewing on a 3D TV or the web, or for printing in 2D at moderate enlargement (I wouldn't try a poster-size enlargement). To see what it's capable of, search for "Camileo Z100" on video or photo sharing sites there are many spectacular videos and photos out there, either straight from the camera or edited using 3D editors.

The Z100 also has some nifty 2D-only modes, including slow motion and time lapse video.

The Z100 can do a fantastic job if you use it for the things it does best. A few tips:

(1) Focus is sharp from about 1 meter to infinity. Closer than 1 meter and your images may be out of focus.

(2) The stereo base (distance between the left and right lenses) appears to be about 28mm, pretty close to many other modern 3D cameras. That means the best 3D will be at close to medium range, maybe about 1 meter to 5 or 6 meters, though it still shows some depth at greater distances. I shot some nice 3D video of carnival rides with clouds in the background, and an object at 30 meters is visibly closer than an object at infinity. But fairly close up will show the best depth.

(3) The camera is digital zoom only, no optical zoom (well you can't get everything at this price). This means that the more you zoom the more the image quality is reduced. Some people use the digital zoom, but I prefer to shoot full wide angle to get the very best image quality.

(4) There's no optical image stabilization. If you shoot video full wide angle and have a steady hand it can do a good job handheld, but if you want really rock-solid steady video (maybe for a professional production), it's best to use a tripod or camera stabilizer (actually that's good advice for any camcorder).

(5) The best lighting appears to be in sunlight with the sun at your back, though the camera does surprisingly well indoors with the lights on, or outdoors after sunset or at night with streetlights.

(6) While the basic modes are pretty simple to use, it's best to read the manual to learn about the optional settings and how to use them.

There are more capable 3D camcorders available, but at several times the price. At the price the Z100 is good for someone who's starting in 3D or for teaching a kid how to shoot 3D, but it's also a great second 3D camera for someone who has higher end equipment small, portable, and as I mentioned before it can shoot 720p60 in 3D (which no other consumer camera I know of can do) as well as 1080p30. I rate the Z100 five stars for the beautiful 3D imagery it's capable of producing, and the many features it provides for the price.

For $150 this camera takes 3D HD videos that look pretty good. It's a great start on low end 3D video.

It has a small screen that you can view in 3D with out glasses. Has a time lapse, slow motion, motion sensing settings.

In 3D you have to pan very slow or shot makes you dizzy. Need a lot of light to get good 3D. The zoom is very jerky. But all in all it cost me $200 for camera and 64 gig mem card/

If you want to try 3D this is the camera to get.

I'm starting to look for a high camera now.

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Easy to use. Clear picture and 3D! I have used it a few time so far and for what it cost you can't beat it. I can copy the output files to a usb drive and play them right on my LG 3D TV. For the money and 3D you won't get optical zoom or steady shot but what you do get for a quarter of the price is great. The camera does need good light and outdoor filming is great. Indoor a little washed out but still ok.

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Bought this and a Fuji still 3D Camera. The Fuji has the same lousy battery life, but has amazing 3d. This only has 3d if you are 5 to 10 feet from the subject. really not useful.

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The camcorder is intuitive to use, with very few buttons to press, and a touch screen for more settings. The 3D created by the camera is saved as a Side by Side L image first MP4 in 1920x1080. With this camera and a copy of CyberLink's PowerDirector 11, I find it extremely simple to shoot video and then add 3D effects and titles afterwords. That's a fully realized 3D movie creation package for well under $500! (Given that you have a 3D monitor for video editing)

The video looks great, and as many other reviewers note, the best range is at least 2 feet away from your subject. It's a blast to set up a tripod for super stable video, and then have your subject wave swords or other long objects at the camera. It looks very convincing in review, and appears a bit closer than was shot. My daughter noticeably jumped when she was reviewing video of herself waving a stick with some embers on the end of it about 18-24 inches from the camera. She said it looked very much like it was coming right at her face.

Shoot in well lit areas. The sensors are not great in low or back-lit scenarios. The footage will look a bit grainy. Not surprising for an economy class device, just something to be wary of.

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POV Case 3.0 Small GoPro-edition Black

My wife gave me a Hero3 with an extra battery, the video back and a handful of mounts. I started looking for a storage solution that was compact, gave good protection and lightweight while able to fit camera and all the goodies. This seemed to be the best option for what I needed and after using it a few weeks I am very happy I made the purchase. If I was reviewing the price this would get knocked down a star or two because it is expensive but being the only good option for what I wanted I had to "pay to play". When you think about paying a little extra to protect your investment of a nice GoPro system that you take everywhere it is probably well worth the cost.

A good review should be based on the overall product including its performance and this case gets five stars for that. It has a nice dense pre-cut foam interior that fits the camera (in it's case), an extra battery, an extra SD card, the video back, a nice amount of accessories and a netted area on the top section to hold your cables and a few extra items. The construction is very good, zipper is solid and it has a soft rubber seal around the interior edge so when it's closed it will keep dust out. The exterior of the case is a durable material and has a good quality feel. If you skipped to the end of this review... I recommend this as a very solid purchase.

This is a very nice small case for my GoPro. The only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is that it is extremely overpriced for what it is.

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I am very pleased with this case. The precut openings fit the camera and accessories perfect. I wish it had a little more room but overall great case. It may seem overpriced but NOT having to to make the cutouts is worth it.

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I bought this based solely on the photos of it here on Amazon. What I can say is that it's very well made, soft textured yet rugged exterior with firm "shell like" feel to it. Inside you'll find good padding that more than adequately protected my camera and accessories on a trip that went from Lower48 (home) to Maui to Alaska. I had it in my backpack, stuffed that pack into overhead bins on planes and it came out fine. The only caveat is that you'll find as you accumulate more GoPro accessories, if you're like me, you also want something to store them ALL. This one is a bit small for that, and I find myself picking and choosing what I'll take. So I'd recommend that you get both this one and the larger one. Use the larger one for permanent storage at home or for those trips when you're going to need a lot of accessories, and use this one for when you are able to limit what you'll take. For example, for scuba, this would easily accomodate most things I'd need, save perhaps any special mounts.

Overall, I love it and will be taking my own advice and buying the bigger one as well.

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I like very thing that this case provide in protection, but with all the extras that you may need with your go pro, it fall short on space, I should have bought the larger case.