CONCORD 2040 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
CONCORD 2040 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
Manufacturer: CONCORD
Product Type: CE
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Concord Camera is a global developer, designer, manufacturer and marketer of high quality, low cost, popularly priced digital, instant, Advanced Photo System (APS), 35mm format cameras, and instant format single-use cameras. Its mission is to be a world class, high quality, designer, manufacturer and marketer of low cost, popularly priced, easy-to-use imaging products in a team-oriented work environment that promotes responsible individual and corporate performance to assure customer satisfaction and enhance shareholder value.
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CONCORD 2040 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
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Concord Camera is a global developer, designer, manufacturer and marketer of high quality, low cost, popularly priced digital, instant, Advanced Photo System (APS), 35mm format cameras, and instant format single-use cameras. Its mission is to be a world class, high quality, designer, manufacturer and marketer of low cost, popularly priced, easy-to-use imaging products in a team-oriented work environment that promotes responsible individual and corporate performance to assure customer satisfaction and enhance shareholder value.Customer Reviews:
Great Starter Camera.......2004-05-28
Intro: I was looking for a low-priced camera with a color LCD, decent megapixels and a reasonable price, and I found one.
Hookups: The computer reads the camera as a USB mass-storage device, not a digital camera. This makes it possible that you don't have to load any drivers if you have Windows XP or ME. You will have to load the camera drivers for previous versions of Windows. You just drag and drop the pictures with practically no waiting, even for videos. You can also hook this camera straight-up to your TV via the camera's "Video Out" and the supplied video cable to view your pictures and videos.
Memory: Camera includes 7 MB integrated memory. Also accepts Secure Digital cards to store pictures and movies on from 8 to 512 MB.
Display: The smoothness of the 1.6" color TFT LCD really surprised me, 27 fps to be exact. I expected it to be choppy, not the case. Very smooth video feed. The only way it can be choppy is if you move the camera very fast. You can view your pictures and videos as thumbnails on the display if you want. The display tells you, when it's on, is: the camera mode, flash and white balance settings, battery level, image quality and resolution, self-timer (if on), memory card (if inserted), and frame counter (how many pictures you have taken and how many you have left).
Interface: You can switch between taking pictures and reviewing taken pictures on-the-fly via a switch on the back. You have to go through the menu to delete pictures and videos though, no delete button.
Settings: "White Balance" and "Exposure Value" can be adjusted to your liking. The brightness of the display can also be changed. Auto-shutoff time can be off, 15, 30, 60, or 90 seconds. You can also change the picture resolution and quality as stated in the next section. Flash can be set to "On", "Off", or "Auto". White Balnce can be set to "Auto", "Sunny", "Flourescent", and "Tungsten".
Picture Capacity: The manual says you can take only 7 pictures at the highest quality, but the camera can handle 9. You can go all the way up to 205 pictures at the lowest quality using the included 7 MB integrated memory.
Picture Quality: Pictures are taken in the JPEG format. Picture quality is determined by the combination of picture resolution and quality. The resolutions available are 1600x1200 (2.0 MP), 1280x960 (1.2 MP), and 640x480. The picture quality can be "Fine", "Normal", or "Economy". At the "Fine" quality and at 1600x1200 (the highest possible quality), you can manage 9 pictures. At the same resolution and "Normal" quality, you can get 21 pictures at almost the same quality. I couldn't tell the difference. I can easily compare the highest picture quality of this camera to a one-time-use camera. Pictures can be better quality if you hold the camera still for about a second when you snap a picture. Action shots are nearly impossible due to the slow shutter speed. The color balance is pretty good. The sky sometimes looks aqua if you don't have it on the right "White Balance". If you have it on "Sunny", that should take care of that problem.
Flash: The flash really surprised me and others. In a completely dark room, I can take great pictures. I showed some pictures to my parents and they were very impressed when I told them the room was completely dark. You just have to make sure you are a few feet away from the subject to get a good picture or it'll be whited out.
Videos: Videos are taken in the AVI format. This camera cannot act as a webcam, you take pictures and movies with it. This model can take 34 second videos at highest quality with the included 7 MB integrated memory. The videos are quite smooth, better than I expected, 15 fps to be exact.
No Macro Mode: There is no macro mode with this camera, making all close-ups a little blurry. The focal range on this camera claims to be 1.2 meters to infinity. So to get good shots, you have to be that far away.
Zoom: Wasn't a big deal to me, but the included 4x digital zoom is a nice touch.
Out In The Field Before I found out what macro mode was, I tried helping my dad get pictures of his old radios he wanted to sell on ebay. He took those pictures from about a foot away. They were too blurry to make out the details on the radio. For example, you couldn't tell what the numbers were on the tuner and the grill was a blurred together.
I took this camera on its first trip. I took a picture a funny sign in Hondo, the first picture I took on the trip. That picture was very clear. The final destination was the Frio River. Don't worry, if you're not from Texas, you won't know where it is. The couple pictures from about 8-10 feet away were great. The picture of a small waterfall was amazingly crisp and clear. The ones after that were landscape pictures and I could tell they were a little blurry. The plastic over the lens got messed up a little from getting wet and me wiping it off. That might have been a factor. The landscape pictures were decent enough that anyone not looking too close wouldn't tell that they were blurry. Mainly, the leaves in the trees and bushes were blurry. The rocks and the river were clearer. I took a couple more pictures downstream of some tall trees and their reflections on the river. Those pictures were dark due to the height of the trees. They were blocking the light from getting to river. The second one of those trees were a bit brighter and I could really tell the details of the reflections.
Overall: I am glad I purchased this camera. If you want an awesome low-end camera, this one is for you.
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