Philips Key Rink 007 VGA Wearable 64MB USB Key Ring Camera

Philips Key Rink 007 VGA Wearable 64MB USB Key Ring Camera
Manufacturer: Philips
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Now you can make instant memories with Philips Digital Camera Key Ring. Wherever, whenever - whatever! Just slide over the protective lens cover, point and shoot - it's that easy. A 64 MB flash memory lets you take hundreds of pictures, which can be shared and exchanged on any PC. In fact, go right ahead and store or transfer any digital file on your PC with this nifty Key Ring! The direct USB plug-in speedily and easily transfer any digital file between your camera and PC via the direct USB connection. The direct battery recharging via USB offers ultra convenience when recharging your Key Ring. No need to bother with separate chargers or cables, simply plug and recharge your Key Ring directly on your PC. The camera's durable body is made from ultra lightweight and sturdy magnesium for ultimate product protection - no unexpected dents and chips! The Photo Manager software allows you to easily enhance your picture quality up to 1.3 Megapixel as well as edit and organize them into albums.

Average customer rating:

Perfect for what it's intended to do
A lot of fun if you remember it's a novelty camera
Fantastic, mini portable and wearable camera.
The on the go point and shoot
Took Ten Pictures Before It Stopped Working

Philips Key Rink 007 VGA Wearable 64MB USB Key Ring Camera

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Lightweight & durable magnesium body
64 MB of memory
High-resolution 1.3-megapixel output
VGA picture capture
Direct USB plug-in

ASIN: B0000CG81A

Product Description

Now you can make instant memories with Philips Digital Camera Key Ring. Wherever, whenever - whatever! Just slide over the protective lens cover, point and shoot - it's that easy. A 64 MB flash memory lets you take hundreds of pictures, which can be shared and exchanged on any PC. In fact, go right ahead and store or transfer any digital file on your PC with this nifty Key Ring! The direct USB plug-in speedily and easily transfer any digital file between your camera and PC via the direct USB connection. The direct battery recharging via USB offers ultra convenience when recharging your Key Ring. No need to bother with separate chargers or cables, simply plug and recharge your Key Ring directly on your PC. The camera's durable body is made from ultra lightweight and sturdy magnesium for ultimate product protection - no unexpected dents and chips! The Photo Manager software allows you to easily enhance your picture quality up to 1.3 Megapixel as well as edit and organize them into albums.

Customer Reviews:

Perfect for what it's intended to do.......2004-09-24

This camera is obviously not designed to be used for professional studio shots. There's no flash, and the resolution is comparable to that of an average cell phone camera. That being said, I highly recommend it if you want a VERY small camera for capturing serendipitous moments throughout the day. With 64 MB of flash RAM, you can snap at least 500 photos - weighing in at about 100 KB or less each - before you have to empty it out onto your computer. The built in lithium ion rechargeable battery does a great job as well, and the camera merely has to be connected to your USB port to recharge - no wall adapters to lose! And as if all of this isn't enough, it doubles as a perfectly competent USB flash drive. Plug it into your computer, and start copying.

Overall, I'd give this little beast 4 stars. The only thing holding it back from a perfect 5 is its susceptibility to pocket lint. The view finder can become a bit cloudy after a few months in your back pocket. But don't worry about the camera CCD - it's quite safely sealed off behind the lens assembly.

A lot of fun if you remember it's a novelty camera.......2004-05-25

If you are looking for a hi-rez digital camera with lots of bells and whistles and beautiful photos, then you're going to be pretty sore if you purchase the Philips 007 Keyring Camera. If, however, you're looking for something that truly is pocket-size, portable, and a lot of fun to use, then you should be delighted. I was. Claims that this camera can take (or convert to) 1.3 megapixel quality photos are misleading and should simply be disregarded. Pictures are taken at 640x480 vga, which is most definitely low quality but still quite useful for outdoor and close-up photography that you plan to use primarily online. Foreground focus is fairly sharp, although you have to figure out the quirks to the tiny viewfinder, the curvature of which can cause you to shoot higher and more to the left than you might think you are. You also have to watch where you put your thumb. On a toy this small, blotting out half your shot with a finger can happen easily. All in all, as a novelty camera, the Philips is a load of fun, and fans of funky, quirky cameras should be overjoyed.

Fantastic, mini portable and wearable camera........2004-04-22

I bought this camera about a month ago and have taken several hundred photographs for my website at http://www.gift-ideas-for-women. So long as I take the photos in bright sunlight they turn out fine. The pictures have turned out so well that I have not even had to use the included software to enhance them. If you are looking for an inexpensive, easy to use camera that recharges while plugged into your PC then this is the camera you want.

The on the go point and shoot.......2004-04-03

It's small, sleek, and cool. You can take it with you where ever you go. No more wishing you had a camera with you when your kid makes a funny face or you get in to an accident. No batteries or memory card to buy. Just plug it in to your usb port to charge and view your PICS. The picture quality is not to bad for the size of the camera. people I've shown it to are actually surprised that pictures that good come from a camera that small. This camera is mainly for outdoor use, as the indoor lighting just doesn't cut it. Pictures taken indoors are very dark and just don't turn out. Even in well lit rooms. I like that the PICS are stored in JPEG format on the camera. They are a small file size and I don't have to convert them. It can hold 400 640x480 PICS at a time on its 64mb of space. You can view the PICS using the software or using windows explorer window. It shows up as a removable drive like a zip drive. I am having some trouble getting the camera to work with Win98, however. It probably works better with WinXP but I have not tried it yet. The camera can be used on a key chain or a connectable necklace. however the connector on the necklace is not durable and leaves you constantly worrying about the camera falling off. The Camera has a nice magnesium case. Unfortunately the plastic usb cover is not connected to the body via a string or something, and can be easily lost when taken off. The camera has three led lights for memory, power, and light sensitivity. The eye piece is a little small and kind of hard to look through. This camera has room for improvement. I think the new usb 2.0 version will be better. This stile of camera has a future with today's on the go life style. This is a small portable point and shoot camera to take with you and capture those unexpected or forgettable moments.

Took Ten Pictures Before It Stopped Working.......2004-03-06

I managed to get about ten pictures out of the thing before it stopped working. Probably still works as a memory key, but [$$$] for a 64meg memory key is about 3-4x too much. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

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