Mustek DV 3000

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Mustek DV 3000

Mustek DV 3000 - rated by ianfriend Jul 31st, 2005 (Aug 2nd, 2005)

Advantages:
Small compact and very light .   good value for money

Disadvantages:
No flash, not rechargeable, only 2x zoom

Recommendable: Yes 

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ianfriend

About me: I am easy going, Im a DJ and i play football in my spare time. I am currently studying HNC computin...

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Good quality pictures when used outside, even when zoomed in the pictures are still good enough even tho the quality setting automatically switches to low when using the zoom. However, when using inside in artificial light the colour seems to go orangey/red. The night mode facility helps but then any movement causes a blurred photo.

AS for the video function, again same light problem as the pictures. Video quality is generally very good on high quality but if you are planning to shoot any great length of video on high quality you will need to invest in a fairly high capacity memory card (1GB = around £50) and you should be able to then video over an hours worth on high quality. On low quality the picture is a bit choppy but is not too bad if your filming something that doesnt require you to move the camera around a lot.
As for the zoom this is fairly poor really. You can only zoom in and out while not recording. This as a pain because this mean that you have to stop filming and zoom and then start filming again. The sound range of the microphone is good and the quality is adequate.

Its a shame they didnt incorperate a rechargable battery. The batteries do last a fair while except when the camera is plugged into the TV it seems to drain very quickly. I have since invested in some rechargable AA batteries which work a treat.

The interface with a computer is very good. After loading on the software you just plug the camera in and the software runs automatically, with a good user interface which is easy to use, also doubles as a webcam and microphone which is handy. as you dont need batteries while its connected to the computer. The LCD screen is fine.

I bought mine whilst on holiday in tenerife for 95EUR (about £65) but i have seen them on ebay for around £50 since. 

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MAFARRIMOND

MAFARRIMOND

31.07.2005 19:32

I would love one. Maureen

welshgal17

welshgal17

31.07.2005 18:39

great review but if you followed the comments below and put it into paragraphs you'd get better ratings. sam x

sjljersey

sjljersey

31.07.2005 18:34

A little bit more information such as an approximate price and suppliers would help. Let me know if you revise the review and I will pop back and re-rate. Sue :)

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