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Could Be a 5
This item plugs in and it's ready to go in less than 3 min! Love that quick, easy set up! Picture and audio and perfectly clear. Just be sure you read the "wide angle" part of the description because its true - also the reason I'm giving it a 4. Seems you can't zoom in. So although I'm sitting about 1 foot away from the lens, on screen, I look like I'm 5 ft away. Not ideal for web meetings. I've asked the seller for tips on how I can look larger/closer on screen. If there's a way, I'll be back super fast to give this sleek little beauty a 5!
28/01/2021
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Update: Amazing company response. Replaced camera with ultra quick shipping. New unit works like a dream. Holds a charge and works great. Most importantly, this company stands behind their product and works hard to keep their customers happy. That is rare, these days. If you buy this camera, you will have a top notch, A+ company standing behind it.
13/01/2023
For the price, not a bad choice for a novice.
I purchased this camera for an adventure in Roatan, Honduras. While I am not embarking until this weekend, I have tested out the camera to my satisfaction to make sure I wanted to keep it.1. This seems like it will work for my intended purpose, and with an additional accessory kit purchase I may choose to use in the future as a dash cam. I would have appreciated paying a few extra dollars for more accessories so that this is an all-in-one solution for a beginner like me. What I felt I needed that was not included was a head strap, a chest harness, and a car mount. There are several universal options on Amazon that will fulfill this need. I do appreciate the 2 batteries, but they are rather small so I hope they the last 5 hours of adventure I2. You must record video at or below 30fps to use the image stabilization. While it is software based, it works pretty well. I would not expect ois at this price point.3. The wide angle lens tends to distort the outer edges of photos. Perhaps if I tinker with the settings more I might be able to improve this.4. The wristband remote is very handy, basic, and does the job. It could, however, be modernized and sized down a bit from a visual perspective.5. While a 64GB card will allow you to record 2-3 hours of video or more (depending on settings), this seems to be a bit outdated in terms of technology. 1 TB micro sd cards are relatively inexpensive these days. It would be nice to install the card and forget about it for a while. I bought 3 64GB cards for my trip to ensure I had enough storage available on the fly.Perhaps if I were more into action camera appropriate adventures I would invest in a more premium product, but if it’s something you don’t think you’ll use more than a few times this should do the trick.
26/09/2022
Broken in Windows 10 Camera app, freezes temporari
The Win10 Camera app freezes and fails with this camera within a few seconds of using it each time I try.When conferencing with Microsoft Teams, after a few seconds, the video freezes for several seconds before resuming, after which it's just fine for the rest of the meeting.Aside from the failures/freezes, the quality is great. :)
05/09/2022
Nice, except...
Image is amazing. Notifications are great. I use it to monitor my elderly Mother at a distance. The sound on the app is great, but the sound on the actual camera is worthless. Might as well not even have sound. Easy to set up. If I can do it ANYONE can. Still looking for a camera with better sound quality for two way communication.
22/08/2022
Great quality, doesn’t work in cold conditions
We live in the Midwest and we get both extreme cold and hot so I didn’t expect it to function in those extremes sometimes but this camera hasn’t been working when the temperature drops below 70 degrees. Which happens a lot here especially in the fall. Otherwise, great quality camera with crisp video.
14/03/2022
Great telescope, amateur friendly with professiona
Got this telescope quickly, well packaged, and had it up 100% assembled in under 15 minutes. I am an amateur astronomer with a little extra ambition and drive so I decided to seek out a telescope that would suit both close up objects and some further distanced items. I get very precise views of little clusters of craters on the moon with the 5mm eyepiece and 3x Barlow lens together, it is a bit harder to find the exact focus as you amp up the magnification but the slow motion focus knob gets you a clear image at any level as long as you're patient and have a steady hand! As far as the tripod goes I have had no problems as of yet, it is a sturdy build especially when the tray is mounted in between the legs. Be careful though that you don't screw the legs too tightly or the screw may come out, I learned the hard way and now have just 2 screws of 3, but a small clamp works until I can get it fixed, and I'm sure it is not to fault of the manufacturer, rather that I excessively tightened the screw. As of now I have nothing bad to say about the scope. The moon pic below is using just the 25mm eyepiece and barlow 3x lens.
19/01/2022
It's really not sturdy if extended at all
I'm only rating 4 stars to echo the complaint about the tripod. It's really not sturdy if extended at all. Holding a constant angle (altitude or azimuth) is tricky.Nonetheless, I'm pleased with this scope so far. I've only used it a little bit, but it does do decently well with viewing the moon. This picture were taken with an iPhone 6 held up to the 10mm eyepiece, so hardly a quality setup.I primarily bought this scope because I was looking for something cheap and portable. I live in the suburbs of a medium-sized city (~250,000 people) so light pollution takes out most of what I can see. I wanted something I can just put in my car and take with me to somewhere darker without having to plan for tedious transportation and 20 minutes of setup/takedown. This is very small and easy to carry with the included backpack. It sits nicely on the hood or roof of my car when I want to set it up and only requires me to take off a few lens caps and slip in a lens, 5 minutes max.Overall, it so far does what I want, and for a price that beats even the junky telescopes at toy stores. The tripod is my only gripe.
01/07/2021
Fun until they discover the games...
Our children (5 and 4) love these cameras and it's fun that they can make their own pictures and videos. The downside of these things is that the camera comes with loads of games, what makes it disappointing. After a while of playing with it, they get more interested in playing the games. IMO this isn't the goal of the device & makes it more a tiny games device than an actual camera :(
29/06/2021