Aiptek Pocket DV 6800

Advantages: Small + compact, cheap, over an hour of high quality digital video (with 512 mb CF card)
Disadvantages: Doesnt focus automatically, small screen, annyoing volume that you cannot turn down!, seems fragile

...OK. When buying a Digital Camera, go for the big names like Canon, Nikon, Kodak - not some random make "aiptek"????!!!! I bought this camera from a supermarket in America called Target. It was $99.99 which was around £55.00 at the time. It seemed ideal: video and pictures. So i pondered and then on the last day i had the right amount of money left so i thought i might as well buy it. And at first I was really angry - it felt cheap, the buttons felt cheap, the sound sounded cheap, i thought "oh well not a very good buy!" But when i started fiddling with it and the menus on it and stuff (i love techy menus and stuff like that!) it grew on me. The pictures and the videos are good quality, but only if you get the focus on the camera exactly right, and if you keep it really still. It was easy to install on the computer and within a few... Read review

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Advantages: All in one device with good choice of functions
Disadvantages: Poor quality results

...This is exactly "you get what you pay for" deal. Do not expect to get high quality results. # The camera function comes nowhere close to 5 MP digital camera. Comparing to my Canon 3.2 MP digital and my 1.2 MP Nokia phone, it's most of the time better then the phone, but most of the time worse then the Canon digital compact. My biggest complain would be the shutter lag (about 1 second). Also I was unable to turn off the sound of shutter. # The digital camcorder is quite a lot better then in the Canon 3.2 MP digital. Also far from my Sony miniDV camcorder. Zoom is handy but some noise from zoom and focus mechanisms can be heard in the recording. # Other functions have very limited use Overall it's too much of a compromise.... Read review

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Advantages: very small and compact
Disadvantages: seems a bit fragile

...I am writing an opinion about the aiptek pocket dv 11 but as this and the aiptek pocket dv are more or less the same and i could not add the specific product i thought i would do it here I have recently aquired one of the dv 11 from america and it arrived safely but i would warn anyone who gets it shipped over there is a £40.00 surcharge when it gets here for vat so whatever the price is in us dollars add $60.00 to it and this will be payable before they hand over the package The camcorder and all the software cost $149 plus $36 for shipping and $50 for the smart card which was quite cheap £153 but then you add the $60.00 as well and it cost £193 which is still a reasonable price with all that is on offer right the dv 11 this is a camcorder,digital camera,voice recorder and a webcam all in one The dv11 fits into the palm... Read review

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