I have owned both the Mustek DV-5000 and it's predecessor the Mustek DV-4000. The main difference in the 2 is that the dv5000 can take AA batteries, so you can make sure you have battery wherever you are, and also the dv5000 has a flash.
When i read about the dv5000 coming out i couldn;t wait to try it, I got it about 1 week after release for £109, as it seemed to have all the features the dv4000 was missing.
After replacing my broken dv4000 (the story is in my dv4000 review) with the dv5000: here is my take on the dv5000:
Pros:
AA Batteries - So you never run out
Flash - great for night time
Higher Megapixel - Better Quality Pictures
Mp3 playback is good through the external speaker
Cons:
The image you see on the preview window, while lining up a shot is NOT what the camera actually takes. With the dv5000 they always come out a lot darker, with less image depth and vibrancy. This really really really bugs me, as i have to spend countless hours editing the pictures on the computer afterwards. I couldn;t belive how much harder it was to get a nice photo out of this cam, and to be honest i was extremely dissapointed when every picture i took came out totally different to the preview screen.
The flash is not a good as it could be, i think the timing with the flash and the lens is slightly off.
This thing EATS batteries, especially with the flash. But even without it still seems to use power extremely quickly.
Webcam - extremely dark, and it doesn;t have any way of changing the color/light settings when it's plugged in, so it's pretty useless as a webcam.
Overall i was dissapointed with this cam, i was very excited about the extra features, but they seem to have totally compromised the main good points to the cam, i know others have given it positive reviews, but to be honest after using both cams, i am selling this one and going back to the dv4000.
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May 15th, 2005
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