Digital-Camera Reviews

I bought this camera mainly for the price and 3.1MP although i could find no review comments on this as i searched the entire net. So here I go with my findings:

Pros:
--Small and compact
--low price
--comes with the camera case, has 7MB internal memory and takes SD
--light weight

Cons:
--Although it says, its 3.1 MP its just equivalent to 2MP (so don expect more)
--the pics are not bright in low light, and otherwise also the pictures are not sharp enough.
--just does the job.

I bought this camera for the price, even though i could find no review comments and i searched the entire web. Well here are my findings. Hope this helps
Pros:
--small and compact
--light weight
--low price
--Comes with the camera case (unlike sony)

Cons:
--Even though it says 3.1mp, its just like a 2mp image.
--Images are dull in evenings (less light) and otherwise also they are not very sharp

What's Included:
Concord Eye-Q 2040 Digital Camera
Mini USB Cable
TV Cable
Wrist Strap
Carrying Pouch
2x AA Kodak Alkaline Batteries
ArcSoft PhotoImpression and ArcSoft VideoImpression (Picture Editing Software)
User's Manual and Multilingual Quick Start Guide
CD-ROM including Multilingual User Manual in PDF format

Intro: I was looking for a low-priced camera with a color LCD, decent megapixels and a reasonable price, and I found one.

Hookups: The computer reads the camera as a USB mass-storage device, not a digital camera. This makes it possible that you don't have to load any drivers if you have Windows XP or ME. You will have to load the camera drivers for previous versions of Windows. You just drag and drop the pictures with practically no waiting, even for videos. You can also hook this camera straight-up to your TV via the camera's "Video Out" and the supplied video cable to view your pictures and videos.

Memory: Camera includes 7 MB integrated memory. Also accepts Secure Digital cards to store pictures and movies on from 8 to 512 MB.

Display: The smoothness of the 1.6" color TFT LCD really surprised me, 27 fps to be exact. I expected it to be choppy, not the case. Very smooth video feed. The only way it can be choppy is if you move the camera very fast. You can view your pictures and videos as thumbnails on the display if you want. The display tells you, when it's on, is: the camera mode, flash and white balance settings, battery level, image quality and resolution, self-timer (if on), memory card (if inserted), and frame counter (how many pictures you have taken and how many you have left).

Interface: You can switch between taking pictures and reviewing taken pictures on-the-fly via a switch on the back. You have to go through the menu to delete pictures and videos though, no delete button.

Settings: "White Balance" and "Exposure Value" can be adjusted to your liking. The brightness of the display can also be changed. Auto-shutoff time can be off, 15, 30, 60, or 90 seconds. You can also change the picture resolution and quality as stated in the next section. Flash can be set to "On", "Off", or "Auto". White Balnce can be set to "Auto", "Sunny", "Flourescent", and "Tungsten".

Picture Capacity: The manual says you can take only 7 pictures at the highest quality, but the camera can handle 9. You can go all the way up to 205 pictures at the lowest quality using the included 7 MB integrated memory.

Picture Quality: Pictures are taken in the JPEG format. Picture quality is determined by the combination of picture resolution and quality. The resolutions available are 1600x1200 (2.0 MP), 1280x960 (1.2 MP), and 640x480. The picture quality can be "Fine", "Normal", or "Economy". At the "Fine" quality and at 1600x1200 (the highest possible quality), you can manage 9 pictures. At the same resolution and "Normal" quality, you can get 21 pictures at almost the same quality. I couldn't tell the difference. I can easily compare the highest picture quality of this camera to a one-time-use camera. Pictures can be better quality if you hold the camera still for about a second when you snap a picture. Action shots are nearly impossible due to the slow shutter speed.

Flash: The flash really surprised me and others. In a completely dark room, I can take great pictures. I showed some pictures to my parents and they were very impressed when I told them the room was completely dark. You just have to make sure you are a few feet away from the subject to get a good picture or it'll be whited out.

Videos: Videos are taken in the AVI format. This camera cannot act as a webcam, you take pictures and movies with it. This model can take 34 second videos at highest quality with the included 7 MB integrated memory. The videos are quite smooth, better than I expected, 15 fps to be exact.

No Macro Mode: There is no macro mode with this camera, making all close-ups a little blurry. The focal range on this camera claims to be 1.2 meters to infinity. So, to get good shots you have to be that far away.

Zoom: Wasn't a big deal to me, but the included 4x digital zoom is a nice touch.

The instructions were not printed right the first time, so there was an add in for the correct way to install the software, which ended up not being compatible with windows XP. I haven't been able to use my camera yet. The directions are difficult. This is not a user friendly camera.

Installing this camera onto Windows XP has been somewhat of a nightmare, I was never able to use the "driver" from the Concord website so I installed it with the original driver and for some reason now it works. My computer doesn't recognize the camera so I can't upload the pictures into any of my programs, I have to copy them and paste them into "My Pictures". But the minute I plug the camera into the computer, the pictures are instantly there. The picture quality is great, and the batteries are still fine (after 1 day.) However, I ran out of memory after 6 pictures. I guess I'll have to buy a CompactFlash card now.

I'M NOT NEW TO DIGITAL CAMERAS. I OWN A VIVITAR VIVICAM 3100 AND AN OLYMPUS D-370. PICTURE QUALITY ON SCREEN & PRINTING ON ALL 3 (INCLUDING THE CONCORD EYE Q 1300) ABOUT THE SAME IN HIGH RES. THE CONCORD COST ME...LESS THEN EACH OF THE OTHER TWO CAMERAS, AND INCLUDES BETTER SOFTWARE AND FEATURES! I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE CONCORD VIDEO (TV) OUTPUT FOR STILL PICTURES & MOVIE CLIPS THE OTHER TWO CAMERAS DON'T OFFER THESE HANDY FEATURES. JUST PLUG THE CAMERA IN TO ANY TV AND START VIEWING!

PROS: 1.3 MEGAPIXEL,
LOW PRICE,
VIDEO OUTPUT,
MOV. CLIPS,
WEB CAM
2 AA BATTERIES,
VIEW ON TV,
EASY TO USE,
NO OTHER CAMERA OFFERS AS MANY FEATURES AT 1.3 MEGAPIXEL AT SUCH A LOW PRICE

CONS: NO LCD PICTURE VIEWING,
NO RED EYE REDUCTION,

what a sweet little camera for teaching the kids about digital photograghy. The pictures are clean and perfect quality for e-mail/web design and printing for the family. And for $(...), even if they lost it in the sand box I wouldn't lose too much sleep. Perfect intro into the digital camera market.

The concept of having a guide or tutorial on line for this subject is interesting but this product is very limited in it's scope, camera graphics are poorly illustrated and improving images with software (PhotoShop Elements etc) are so rudimentary that they border on useless. It would be far more beneficial to read thoroughly the handbook supplied with the camera and purchasing a dedicated textbook for the software such as the "Dummies" series than investing in a time limited tutorial

The Celestron VistaPix LCD Digital Binocular is the best of class. It features digital zooming and stop action in video mode, features that no competitor, to my knowledge, currently offers.

I'm very happy with this purchase.