Forget Those Expensive Digital Cameras-get a Snappy
Written: Feb 17 '00 (Updated Feb 17 '00)
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Pros: Easy to use, Fun...good alternative to expensive digital cameras
Cons: runs on a 9v battery...needs power pack which should be included but is not
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| chidswife's Full Review: Play Snappy Video Snapshot |
It was our children that made us buy a snappy. They didn't actually "make us" but, they were the reason. We live far from our relatives and wanted to get the kids images on the web for all the family to see. We searched the stores and looked at all the digital cameras from A-Z. The prices were steep, although there were a few that were very affordable. You also had to purchase a lot of extras to expand its usage. Forget about image capacity. You end up sacrificing quality for quantity. It was one of those super-duper digital cameras that resembled our Camcorder (high 8mm Sharp camcorder- which has a single shot function and is about the same size and a lot cheaper and a single Hi 8mm tape can hold over 1000 single shot images)that made us put 2 and 2 together and got a Snappy. The Snappy is one of the easiest things to use. The Snappy works with all camcorders and these days just about everyone has one. Its literally plug in and play. The unit has to be plugged into a printer port on the back of the computer. If you only have one port you have to get one of those manual splitter boxes which are available in most computer stores. The Snappy interface is a bit over-designed (futuristic chrome overkill) but is pleasant on the eyes and the image quality is beautiful. Just remember that the image quality will only be as good as your camcorder image. I love the way that you can make image adjustments instantaneously. You just have to view,snap and perform some adjustments (if needed)and save into any file format(jpg, gif ...etc). We just upload our images and e-mail them. Our Snappy is sooo easy to use, it really makes image capturing a snap.
Recommended:
Yes
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chidswife
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Member: Wendy
Location: Resides in CT
Reviews written: 38
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