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Aiptek Mini PenCam 1.3 Digital Camera

Aiptek Mini PenCam 1.3 Digital Camera
Overall Rating: Product Rating: 4.0
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Photo Quality:
Shutter Lag

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Good little camera

Written: Mar 23 '08

Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0
Ease of Use:  
Durability:  
Battery Life:  
Photo Quality:  
Shutter Lag  
Pros: Good, for pocket cameras, very good for the price, rugged.

Cons: Battery life is just barely adequate, software gave me trouble, dynamic light range poor
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flooby's Full Review: Aiptek Mini PenCam 1.3 Digital Camera
I paid $9.99 for a refurbished camera to use as a test bed for camera hacking.

The picture quality ain't "knock-your-socks-off" great, but easily outshines some of the $25 cameras Walmart stocks (I know because I bought and subsequently returned several). The rangefinder is adequate, the display is good in all lighting conditions the camera is suited for (daylight only, or bright indoor scenes). Battery life is nothing to brag about but a set will outlast the 60 pictures the memory holds and then some.

Hack-ability is great and very easy - only two screws to get inside the case. Mine is in a homemade water proof case and sits on my motorcycle or kayak. It is sensitive to movement so picture quality does suffer when it gets banged around, but on the dash of a car it is OK.

It would make an ideal first kite or weather balloon camera. Would be a good child's camera.

I had a lot of trouble with the software and ended up reinstalling it a few times before I could use it - and the software was necessary to download pictures.

Recommended:
Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 9.99
This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Fool-Proof for Absolute Beginners
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