DC DXG-308 DIGITAL CAMERA 3.1MP/16MB/1.5IN LCD/DIGITAL VIDEO

Rating:
Summary: A nice bang for the buck!!
Review: i adore this little camera. i got it for under 70.00 and it works like a charm. clear pictures, nice prints. i would recommend this camera for the first time user. if you have windows xp, it takes all of the hassel of trying to learn it.
the display can be a little dim. and when you use the flash, after pushing the button wait a few seconds..THEN take your picture.

the best features are that its compact you can put in a small purse for work, travel, to a sports event. and for everyday usage. if you are a computer or camera novice, this isn't for you. it has all the bells and whistles the beginner using digital needs.

and it won't break the bank. and amazon has free shipping ; and you get tons of software thats lots of fun to play with. cropping, graphics and so forth.

and finally the manuals (one quick study and the long version)
are easy to understand. but heres a tip: when you get you cd rom, download the driver first then all the rest of the software and restart your computer. read the manual!!!
use photo base 3 to play with see and work with your camera online. all the other stuff is just extras.

the only other thing i can think of that my hinder someone besides the display is trying to fit the usb cable into the tiny slot...but it works : )

i would buy this again for a family member or friend, its worth it!!! : )


Rating:
Summary: Good Deal - Easy To Use
Review: Listen, this may not be the best camera in the world, but when my 9-year old son asked for a Polaroid camera for his birthday, I saw this as a good alternative. Picture quality is good, the resolution is great, and it's extremely easy to transfer the pictures to your computer -- just plug in the USB connector and it'll show up as a removeable hard drive that you can copy the pictures from. It only holds about 20 pictures at full resolution, but about twice as many at the medium resolution (which is still pretty descent). If I had bought a Polaroid instead, I would have spent $80 so far just on the film he would have taken. Plus, with the video cable, you can plug it right into your TV, which my son did at the end of his birthday party, so everybody could enjoy seeing all the pictures he took all day long. The cost and ease of use makes this a good starter camera.

Rating:
Summary: So-So
Review: This camera is nice and clean, but the performance is lagging when it comes to processing time and overall photo quality. The digital zoom is best left alone because results end up being out of focus. The 1.5 inch display is fine for lighted photos, but during dances or night time events you are totally unable to view what you are trying to take a photo of. For the price it is average, but for a little more money you can purchase a better camera with an optical zoom.

Rating:
Summary: Ok only if you want an underwater camera
Review: The camera with the "U" designation is really the only thing that makes this camera worth it. Otherwise it would be a substandard 3 megapixel camera with fair optics, slow startup and picture-taking response time, hard to handle, battery-eating import. With the 'U' it comes with a waterproof enclosure that works down to around 15 feet (i've had mine in a foot and seemed ok).

If you're looking for daytime outdoor watersport photos, it'll do, and for around $100 and some change, it's worth it. Don't use the flash with the underwater housing or you'll get a glare in the same spot in every picture. I bought this for times when i couldn't take my good camera out (rain, kayaking etc). And for this, it's a decent camera. It doesn't deliver 3MP, more like a 1.2, even though the literature says it's software delivers 6MP interpolated. Yah, right. But if you're after internet shots or 4x6 final prints, you should be happy, with one caveat: It requires a steady hand in anything but day-bright light. It seems to take the picture about the time you release (not depress) the button, so be aware that it's so slow that you may have moved on to the next shot, but the camera's still working. To take a shot, depress the button halfway, tell everyone to say cheese, depress the button fully and then slowly remove your finger. By the time you hear the 2nd beep, you should've gotten a good shot. After this it still takes 6 - 7 seconds processing time so don't expect to snag the action shots!

Also, buy an SD card as it only has a little bit of memory internally and you're gonna go thru batteries (but only uses 2 AA), so get a charger too.

Rating:
Summary: Two Thumbs Down
Review: This cam is an import, I can't remember if it was built in Taiwan or China; either way its definitely not from the USA. The max resolution is complete overkill. For such an anemic sensor, they should not have tried to make 6MP from 3MP. The picture quality has been below average when set to 3MP. At 6MP, the quality is exceptionally poor. Avoid the Digital Zoom, unless you like really blurry pics. Two thumbs down for me.