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fishycomics · Oct 24, 2006, 10:59 AM

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5.1 Mega Pixels

12M Pixels (4000 x 3000) Interpolated Resolution

3.0 Color TFT LCD Display

8X Digital Zoom

32MB Built-in Internal Memory

Movie Mode With Audio Recording

Music Player

Specification

Image Sensor

5.1MegaPixels 1/2" CMOS Sensor[/align]

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000(Interpolation);
2048 x 1536; 1600 x 1200
1024 x 768; 640 x 480

Lens
f=8.34 mm F=3.0

Focus Range

Normal: 1.0m ~ Infinity;
Macro: 150~ 250mm

Digital Zoom
8X

Exposure

Auto(Manual: - 2.0 ~ 2.0 EV)

White Balance

Auto/ Sunny/ Tungsten/ Fluorescent/ Cloudy

LCD
3.0" Color LTPS LCD

Flash

Auto, Off, Compulsion,
Red-Eye Reduction

Storage Media

Built-in 32MB Memory
SD/MMC Card Slot Support
(support 2GB SD)

Self-Timer
10 second delay

File Format

JPEG for Still Image;
MPEG 4 for Motion Image

Web Cam
30 fps (for 640 x 480 pixels)

Operating
Environment

PC WIndows 98SE/ 2000/ ME/ XP

Software

Photo Impression and Video Impression

Language Support
English, Chinese(Traditional/ Simplified), Japaness, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Connectors

USB 2.0,TV Output (NTSC/ PAL)

Power
Li-ion Battery

Weight

About 180g (without battery & SD Card)

Old HACer · Oct 24, 2006, 1:18 PM

Nice second look at what I postedhere.

Finding a retail seller of this camera would be a real find. Silicon Valley Perphials only sells thru distributors. Most SVP stuff is soldon online auction sites,

fishycomics · Oct 24, 2006, 1:20 PM

I lost it thanks Oldhacer........

rgvcam · Oct 24, 2006, 2:04 PM

They just love interpolation don't they.:roll: I don't mind it being an option, but listing it prominently as part of the feature set is designed to catch those who don't know any better. 12 Megapixels from 5 is obviously for devious marketing purposes like the 700x Zoom (optical combined with Digital) that you get on camcorders. The 700x is practically useless for realworld use.

Having said that, they do look like they have some interesting models although they only list two distributors, neither of which seem to have a website yet.

One thing I noticed is that they use the XVID MPEG4 codec rather than the Microsoft .asf format which is nice.

They have at least this model for sale on Amazon.com:

http://tinyurl.com/yxngh7

Is it me, or do some of them look strikingly similar to the Aipteks? I wonder if they use the same chipset and come from a common design house?

brachiopod · Oct 24, 2006, 2:50 PM

Yeah, I wish that these hybrid manufactures would get off the interpolation and digital zoom thing and move on like everyone else. In Japan you can't even advertise interpolated image sizes; against the law. Seeing a camera with "interpolation" and "1000x digital zoom" right up front just seems like a slap in the face to me; like you say they are obviously just trying to take advantage of people that don't know any better and it makes me wonder what other features they are cheating on. Nothing screams "buyer beware" like interpolation in the specs. It has been argued over and over, there is absolutely no advantage whatsoever to interpolation and digital zoom. Interpolation just makes your pictures larger with no more details, forcing the camera to use way too much JPEG compression to reduce the size, which actually ends up reducing the image quality, and digital zoom is just cropping; you can do it yourself later if you want. IMHO and everything ha.

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Oct 24, 2006, 10:59 AM	#1
fishycomics Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC NY Posts: 9,684	[align=center] 5.1 Mega Pixels 12M Pixels (4000 x 3000) Interpolated Resolution 3.0 Color TFT LCD Display 8X Digital Zoom 32MB Built-in Internal Memory Movie Mode With Audio Recording Music Player Specification Image Sensor 5.1MegaPixels 1/2" CMOS Sensor[/align] Image Resolution 4000 x 3000(Interpolation); 2048 x 1536; 1600 x 1200 1024 x 768; 640 x 480 Lens f=8.34 mm F=3.0 Focus Range Normal: 1.0m ~ Infinity; Macro: 150~ 250mm Digital Zoom 8X Exposure Auto(Manual: - 2.0 ~ 2.0 EV) White Balance Auto/ Sunny/ Tungsten/ Fluorescent/ Cloudy LCD 3.0" Color LTPS LCD Flash Auto, Off, Compulsion, Red-Eye Reduction Storage Media Built-in 32MB Memory SD/MMC Card Slot Support (support 2GB SD) Self-Timer 10 second delay File Format JPEG for Still Image; MPEG 4 for Motion Image Web Cam 30 fps (for 640 x 480 pixels) Operating Environment PC WIndows 98SE/ 2000/ ME/ XP Software Photo Impression and Video Impression Language Support English, Chinese(Traditional/ Simplified), Japaness, French, German, Italian, Spanish Connectors USB 2.0,TV Output (NTSC/ PAL) Power Li-ion Battery Weight About 180g (without battery & SD Card)

Oct 24, 2006, 1:18 PM	#2
Old HACer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 415	Nice second look at what I postedhere. Finding a retail seller of this camera would be a real find. Silicon Valley Perphials only sells thru distributors. Most SVP stuff is soldon online auction sites,

Oct 24, 2006, 1:20 PM	#3
fishycomics Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC NY Posts: 9,684	I lost it thanks Oldhacer........

Oct 24, 2006, 2:04 PM	#4
rgvcam Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,084	They just love interpolation don't they.:roll: I don't mind it being an option, but listing it prominently as part of the feature set is designed to catch those who don't know any better. 12 Megapixels from 5 is obviously for devious marketing purposes like the 700x Zoom (optical combined with Digital) that you get on camcorders. The 700x is practically useless for realworld use. Having said that, they do look like they have some interesting models although they only list two distributors, neither of which seem to have a website yet. One thing I noticed is that they use the XVID MPEG4 codec rather than the Microsoft .asf format which is nice. They have at least this model for sale on Amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/yxngh7 Is it me, or do some of them look strikingly similar to the Aipteks? I wonder if they use the same chipset and come from a common design house?

Oct 24, 2006, 2:50 PM	#5
brachiopod Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 133	Yeah, I wish that these hybrid manufactures would get off the interpolation and digital zoom thing and move on like everyone else. In Japan you can't even advertise interpolated image sizes; against the law. Seeing a camera with "interpolation" and "1000x digital zoom" right up front just seems like a slap in the face to me; like you say they are obviously just trying to take advantage of people that don't know any better and it makes me wonder what other features they are cheating on. Nothing screams "buyer beware" like interpolation in the specs. It has been argued over and over, there is absolutely no advantage whatsoever to interpolation and digital zoom. Interpolation just makes your pictures larger with no more details, forcing the camera to use way too much JPEG compression to reduce the size, which actually ends up reducing the image quality, and digital zoom is just cropping; you can do it yourself later if you want. IMHO and everything ha.