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A lot of storage
It was recommended for the Kodak camera I bought, but the camera will not recognize such a large capacity storage card. Need a smaller one (32gig) worked fine though
04/04/2021
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I've used solar lights for many years and these products better than all other products that I have tried so far. The lights were packed well. Both the solar panel and light lens are covered with protective plastic. Very easy to assemble and install. They have 3 settings and medium setting is perfect for backyard lights. Perfect item for the gift.
01/01/2023
Great 4k webcam with auto tracking/framing
The first thing I noticed on plugging this in was that the color, contrast and brightness were spot-on without me having to do anything. The image remained good either in a sunlit room or at night with normal room lights on. So right out of the box with no adjustments this looks better than most other webcams I have, including the 4k ones, great!Another thing I noticed right away is that the auto-exposure on the camera is not easily "fooled". Right now there are some spots of bright sunlight hitting my face from the window. With many webcams this would make the whole image go very dark. This camera keeps the right exposure for the majority of the room, so those little sunlit spots are bright and the rest of the room still has the right exposure.If you want full control of the camera, you will need to install their software. It's pretty basic and easy to use. You get the usual picture adjustments (contrast, brightness...etc) which I did not have to touch. You might want to turn the "sharpness" up a bit, not all the way, to get a crisper image.You can also control the digital pan/zoom function to let you zoom in on anything in the camera's field of view. Since this is all digital, you lose some image quality the more you zoom in, which is normal. To use these features you have to set auto tracking/framing to OFF. In automatic mode, the camera will frame up the person automatically or track them. Framing seems to zoom in on just the part of the image where there is motion, tracking seems to follow one person around. Both of these modes work pretty well but have one problem, the zooming and motion start and stop abruptly. When ever they move, it's at a constant speed, which looks kind of rough. They need to add an ease-in and ease-out function so the motion starts slow, speeds up and then smoothly slows down at the end, this would look much more professional.If you're using this with most conferencing services like teams, zoom...etc, you will not get 4k resolution as of 2022 those programs only support 1080p. Though if you want to use this for live streaming to YouTube/Twitch or you want to use a program like OBS to record from the camera, you will get full 4k.For privacy they include a rubber lens cap that is attached to the camera by a short string so you won't lose it. It's possible to remove the string and cap completely if you would rather not see it dangling there. Unlike many webcams, the cord on this one is not permanently attached to the camera. The camera has a USB-C plug on the back, so you can use the included cord, or your own to get whatever length you need. Also, for ultimate privacy assurance you can just unplug the cable from thee back of the camera. This is usually easier than hunting around for where the other end of the cable plugs into your computer.Overall it's a very nice camera for the price with good features and good quality. Better than most other 4k webcams I have right now.
13/06/2022
High quality and tons of features...perfect for au
I was looking at buying a action camera and explored all the options from cheap to high end. I am going to use it on my Alfa Romeo 4C track car and some bicycle rides. I was impressed with the features and the ability t add overlays of things like the track layout, lap time, speed, G forces while cornering and braking, plus a lot of other useful stats. I have owned Garmin GPS devices over the years and always found them to be durable, well designed and Garmin has great customer support. The images are pretty good....I did find that you can cut down some of the barrel distortion of the wide angle lens by turning on the option to improve edge performance. I will be using it at 1080p most of the time as I don't have a 4K monitor yet...figure having it will make it relevant when I do get one. I really like the voice control and the mike is WAY better than on the more common brand. The mount is strudy although I intend to get a couple more like a suction cup mount and a bike handlebar mount. It comes with enough parts to get you started and frankly most of the time you can cobble up something to work fine with existing stuff around the shop. I did install the latest update and also have the latest Edit program for Windows 10 and the remote program on my Samsung tablet. Some have stated in reviews that they didn't get good performance with the remote app....mine works fine and no glitches at all. Nice to use it as a standalone wireless interface in the field since the camera has its own wireless ability. And since it transmits the image to my tablet I can see what is going on from a distance instead of trying to squeeze into a position to see the rear screen. The touch screen works great and amazingly even when in the waterproof case the touch screen works.Pros....everything is an advance on the competition. The photos are very sharp and contrasty. I am a professional photographer I was skeptical of a great performance from the camera and its small lens and shooting through both the case and a car windshield but was very impressed with the sharpness of the images and how it handled going from areas in bright sunlight to shaded areas. The huge advantage for me as a motor sport device is I can pair it to my OBDII blue tooth transmitter (very cheap from Amazon) and it will embed lots of data from your engine ECU such as throttle position, vacuum, turnbo boost, etc. into the FITS file which is accessed when you edit the movie. Note this varies by car manufacturer so some have more available. Using the free VIRB Edit software program you can create movies and place this information on top of the video. This is besides the regular information that the camera collects from the camera itself. All of these information overlays can be placed anywhere you want and than saved as a template....plus it comes with a lot of them matched to different sports and needs. As good as the camera is....the software really puts it over the top. Since this is a newer product some earlier reviews found a few bugs with the software...both the edit program as well as the remote...but evidently Garmin is addressing them in a timely manner as mine if pretty much bug free. And while the manual only discusses a Apple program for the remote....there is an Android version and it works. It links wirelessly with the camera which creates it own wireless link in the field...no home wireless connection required.Con....the camera has wide, 1.5x and 2.0 x but not a zoom lens. That is adequate. Like all of these cameras battery life is not real long. If you turn off some of the features not needed and minimize the time you are using the rear screen you can get more recording time. I did find that my 12,000mah battery bank I use to recharge my tablet and cell phone in the field can be plugged in to pretty much run it a long time as well as recharge it. You have to make sure you have one of sufficient ampacity though. Just like other cameras of this type...they get hot when operating. While the factory spare batteries are available...for the same price you can get an external charger and two batteries from Wasabi. The camera will not engage Stabilization mode in the 4K...but works great at the lower res modes. At first I was put off by the barrel distortion but selecting the option to correct lens distortion in both camera and video modes now give nice rectangular images without objectionable bowing. The normal view is still fine when you need the widest FOV.UPDATE 2/1/2017After playing around with the camera I found out some useful things. I use the voice control to turn the video off and on and while recording capture still images. BUT you have to turn off Stabilization if you want to do video and stills at the same time. I bought an in expensive ear hook type mike/headphone designed for cell phones. It can be paired with the camera which lets me use voice control in conditions when the camera is farther away or conditions are noisy enough that the internal mikes have a harder time picking up the command (like in my car when tracking it). The remote mike/headphone also let me hear what was recorded when played back. This is useful as the volume from the camera by itself when played back is next to nothing. I found using the camera with my Android tablet or cellphone and the VIRB app very useful...especially when the camera had to be placed in an odd location that wouldn't allow seeing the screen for composing. The only negative for me is that the VIRB EDIT program takes a long time to output a final video but I just let it run at night when I am not using the computer. The output video, however, is outstanding. I paired it with my cheapy Bluetooth OBDII which gives me access to everything the OBDII can read from a given car and it is saved in the same file as the other information. The VIRB EDIT program also now has access to all this additional info and you can select any of it and place it on the same video. This is a huge advantage if you are into car or motorcycle racing as I am. I decided I want to be able to power it while it was recording in some cases which is not possible on the waterproof case. While there is a cage available for it I found another waterproof case for the same price and drilled it so I could run a USB and HDMI cable. Of course it isn't water proof but it still provides plenty of protection in the environment I use it in...car and bike riding. I still have the unmodified case when I need a water proof one for my kayaking adventures.
01/04/2022
Great lightweight product
I like the fact that this device is as advertised, lightweight, inexpensive and, for the most part and it delivers quality pictures. I'm concerned about the plastic housing and really wish they designed it to retain the lens covers while in use, as they can get lost being so small. Overall, I'm very pleased with this product and the customer service seems to ne good as well.
30/09/2021
Gskyer Telescope Easy to Use and Setup
The Gskyer Telescope was very easy to setup and use. The tripod is very sturdy. There are a variety of lens, but we hope to add to this collection as we study the stars and moon. Due to weather, we have just used it for viewing landscapes. This is our first telescope, and we are anxious for weather to break to go out where there are no city lights to view the stars. Would recommend to buy.
19/09/2021
A heavy hitter
I'll keep this simple and to the point. The lens is bullet proof. It produces beautiful images even in low light situations and that's even hand held.Only one minor complaint, it's pretty heavy. I guess that's a small price to pay for beautiful photos and dependability. You get a bit of a work out, but who isn't in need of that.
13/09/2021
Great value!
This is my third one…..First had gotten wet in the lens, couldn’t dry it out. (There not waterproof, but slightly water resistant).The second kinda fell off the cart & I ran over it.The third is in one piece for now!I really like these, great price, strong magnet & bright green so you can find it easier.Highly recommended for the $ and value.
06/08/2021
Lots of Fun!
Got this as a gift for my fiance who recently has become intert in space. To set it up you do have to allign it with 3 bright stars but he has an app that shows constellations in the sky so it made it very easy. We were super impressed with the quality. I was able to hold my phone up to the lens and get an awesome photo of the moon!
05/07/2021