I thought I would share with you all my little digi camera, so let me tell you all about it.
**** WHAT IS GSMART MINI 2 ****
The gsmart mini 2 is a small digi camera, camcorder, and also a pc camera. This camera takes clear pictures when in the right light, and like all camera you have to have a steady hand in order to take blurred free pictures. The camera is very small which you can take anywhere and is not noticeable; it can fit in your shirt pocket and forget it is there, with it having not much weight to it. The one I have is blue in colour, with a silver moon shape band on it. This camera runs through USB, and when linked up to USB you can view the images you have taken on the pc, using the software provided with the camera. You will notice the small view finder at the top left hand corner. This camera also has a LCD panel in which will
allow you to view current operating conditions, such as low battery, self timer delay, video clip recording, picture size/number indicators, and delete. The camera also has a macro select dial on the front of the camera which enables you to take close-up pictures or for those distant pictures.
You will find the recommend software with in the packaging of the camera these will include;
Photo Express SE This is for the capabilities for enhancing, publishing and animating you image creativities. Photo explorer This is a simple and powerful interface which provides you with a complete solution for acquiring, viewing, organizing, adjusting and sharing digital images. Cool 360 This will let you quickly and easily transform a series of photos into 360 or wide angles panoramas. Acrobat Reader This will help in the respects of reading and printing of PDF files. TWAIN driver The twain driver allows the camera to communicate with the computer. Video capture driver This is will allow you to use video, photo/audio, and data conferencing.
**** WHAT TO EXPECT IN PACKAGING ****
gSmart mini 2 digital camera Photo-imaging software suite USB cable Strap Cradle
**** SPECIFICATIONS ****
PRODUCT TYPE Digital camera, digital camcorder and pc camera RESOLUTION 1600 x 1200 (by software enhancement), 1280x 960, 640x480 IMAGE SENSOR 1.3M pixels CMOS sensor MEMORY 16MB SDRAM VIDEO CLIP 320 x 240; 120 second/clip LENS F/2.8 (macro/normal switch) INTERFACE USB VIDEO FRAME RATE 15 fps (VGA) SELF TIMER 10 seconds SHUTTER SPEED 1/15 1.4000 second BATTERY Lithium Lon polymer batter, charger inside DIMENSION _ 69 mm x 47 mm x 11 mm WEIGHT 40g
Pentium 166 MHz processor or higher Windows 98/me/2000/XP Super VGA card and colour monitor CD-ROM drive 64 MB recommended USB port 200 MB available Hard Disk space
**** AVAILABILITY ****
You can buy this from any store like currys, Dixons etc, or for those people that doesnt get chance to go shopping, and would rather shop online then go here www.gadgets.co.uk
**** PRICE ****
Well depending where you shop you can buy this from around £50, which isnt bad on price at all.
I love this little camera, it does everything it says it does, you have to have a steady hand like you would with any camera, and you need to use this in light rooms or outside, otherwise the picture will come out dark, all in all i really make the most out of using this camera for the use of taking pictures and using it as a webcam. I personally think this is a handy gadget to have around, and especailly with it being so small and light weight, where you can place it anywhere and it wont take up any room. It is easy as one two three to use, all you do is view and click to take any pictures, andinstall the software provided so you can view the images on the computer, this is very easy to use, basically all you do is plug your camera into the USB lead which is also plugged into the USB port of your computer. The software will automatically knwo that your camera is there, and will show you all the images you have stored on your computer. Then you can edit them with using the photoshop software,or delete, and also save to a specific location on your computer. Using it as a webcam is so simple too, you basically use a video conferencing program that will allow you to use your camera as a webcam. All in all i think this camera is alot more than just a camera, (just a pitty it cant make tea < just for you chrisandmark)
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(+) Ultra-compact dimensions, fun automatic tools, good performance for the asking price (-) Cluttered menu layout, camera buttons are scarce, specs are almost identical to the Samsung ES15
Jan 23rd, 2005
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