The Oregon Scientific DS8228 is quite a good camera. With it's ravishing silver colour, it is a big force in the camera world. A lens cap, wrist strap, and USB connector cable are included in the pack.
I bought this for around £75 pounds, but the price must have dropped, as I purchased a ... Read review
Advantages: Useful, simple to use. Disadvantages: a bit big, not that good quality, "eats up" batteries.
The Oregon Scientific DS8228 is quite a good camera. With it's ravishing silver colour, it is a big force in the camera world. A lens cap, wrist strap, and USB connector cable are included in the pack.
I bought this for around £75 pounds, but the price must have dropped, as I purchased a few years ago.
This camera is quite bulky, but it shows the "robustness", as I have dropped mine twice, and it is still performing to a high ... ...the size, and because of this your hand may be very jerky when taking still life photos, and they may be blurry, so two hands would be useful.
The photo quality is top notch for 2 Megapixels, as long as you steady your hand.
The video quality on the camera is superb, with the videos being almost crystal clear, the only downside being that there is no micraphone- but this is no problem if it's a minor issue (If you are ... more
The Oregon Scientific DS8228 is quite a good camera. With it's ravishing silver colour, it is a big force in the camera world. A lens cap, wrist strap, and USB connector cable are included in the pack. I bought this for around £75 pounds, but the price must have dropped, as I purchased a few years ago. This camera is quite bulky, but it shows the "robustness", as I have dropped mine twice, and it is still performing to a high standard. The camera is quite heavy as a result of the size, and because of this your hand may be very jerky when taking still life photos, and they may be blurry, so two hands would be useful.
The photo quality is top notch for 2 Megapixels, as long as you steady your hand.
The video quality on the camera is superb, with the videos being almost crystal clear, the only downside being that there is no micraphone- but this is no problem if it's a minor issue (If you are shooting a movie, get your actors to say the lines, but record them on a computer/device, and synchronise them).
The camera's play mode is very good, but is very slow to respond to your commands, and the video play mode is quite temperamental.
The problem with all this quality, is that it practically swallows up batteries. Just when you start to get into "the groove" , a warning flashes up on the screen- "Out of Battery", and the camera shuts off.
I recomend this camera as it is very wasy to use, but this is no real pro camera.
This is a decent starting camera for somebody that has never had one or for older kids to mess with. The picture quality isn't brilliant being only a 2.3 mega pixel. There is a digital zoom but no optical zoom but again this is satisfactory if you don't need an optical zoom. There is enough memory to hold about 63 pictures in medium quality but there is also a memory card slot so it has potential for a lot more. There are some features but not many ...
bigbrett 06.09.2005
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Connections
Connector Type
1 x USB
1 x composite video output
1 x DC power input
Expansion Slot(s)
1 x CompactFlash Card - type I
Manufacturer's product description
The Oregon Scientific 2.1 mega-pixels digital camera is designed to give you many years of reliable service. With 2.1 mega-pixels resolution, you are assured of clear, natural-looking images every time you take a photo. You can shoot movie clips with your digital camera for up to the available space of the camera's internal memory or the installed CompactFlash card. In addition to the Auto Flash and 2x Zooming functions, you can take advantage of advanced functions such as White Balancing, Manual Exposure Compensation, and Metering Setting. Your digital camera can be connected to external devices such as your PC or TV.
10x Optical Zoom, Incredible Movie Caption, Excellent Image Stabiliser, Very easy to produce great photos, shoots very well in light and dark conditions
Only 3.2 megapixels, no option for attachable flash (*)
Great durability and practicality 
