Mustek MDC-6500Z Digital Camera

Pros: Nice photos outside, nice MP3 player, nice videos
Cons: Shutter stuck, failed, trouble keeping charge.

Four cameras within the first year warranty. First camera failed when I turned on the camera and the shutter wouldn't open properly, and so it shut off. Returned the camera for a replacement. Took a month without a camera. Second camera would not ...

Pros: multifunctions, but fails to be useful camera
Cons: poor image quality, blurry edges and borders in picture. slow focusing, inaccurate wb

I was first attracted by the camera's low price(5 mega pixels)and lots of other digital functions. After I tried it out, its picture quality really isn't worth to buy. I took 5mp fine compression pictures with Mustek comparing with my old Canon ...

Pros: Great pictures and video for under $200.00.
Cons: Big, bulky, cheap looking camera.

Was skeptic about buying the "Mustek" brand - I researched and found they are in the digital imaging business for 15 years. The camera is big and ugly, but it takes great photos out of the box. Awesome photos once you master all the options and settings. Videos are excellent too with the best sound I have heard in a photo camera. You will not find a better 6.5 megapixel for under $200.00 period.

Pros: Great outside, holds a lot of pics in memory, and nice zoom feature.
Cons: Can be bad inside, shutter lag is terrible, and battery loses life after charges.

This camera takes very good out-door in the day-light pictures. Pictures inside lose some clarity, and those taken under any "white" lights come out awful. I do not hate this camera, but thought it would be better than it really is. After using camera and re-charging a few times, the battery life becomes shorter and shorter (not ideal). If you only take outside photos, then its perfect for you. Overall, it has flaws but has good things too.

Pros: Easy to use, clear images, good booklet, everything included in the box, good videos
Cons: internal memory fails to read-only, excessive lag time between shoots, problems with flash mode,

It was easy for me to start taken pictures with this camera because everything comes included in the box, cables, batteries, 32Mb of internal memory, even a bag and a mini-tripod.
The camera is a light-weighted device, plastic case, good looking, the LCD screen suffers the problem of bad visibility under the bright of the sun (as usual...).
You could take about 80 shoots with the maximum 6.5MP (h/w)in an 128MB SD card, it has 3 additional modes, 5MP, 3MP and 0.3MP, good quality in all modes, but specially in the 6.5 mode.
Good in daylight conditions, bad on night.
Easy menus, the 12X digital zoom loses it´s configuration when you power-off the camera, I really hate this.
Auto Focus it´s too slow, poor microphone.
It´s a good camera for family and landscaping photos, also good for taking family videos (two qualities 320 & 640), you can take videos with sound for the whole size of the SD card inserted.
I recommend this camera to start in the digital photo world or to maximize the investment.
The service from the manufacturer it´s awful...