Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB)
Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB)
Manufacturer: Ezonics Corporation
Product Type: CE
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It's a video camera. It's a digital camera. It's the EZMega Cam. Plug the EZMega Cam into your PC and you have a top-of-the-line SVGA PC digital video camera. Unplug the EZMega Cam and you have a full-featured megapixel digital camera with flash. It's truly the best of both worlds. The new Ezonics EZMega Cam will change the way you communicate. This state-of-the-art camera will allow you to capture full motion video, capture still pictures and videoconference the EZ way.Imagine sending your friends, family or business associates video e-mail instead of just "run-of-the-mill" e-mail. With your EZMega Cam system and included software you can attach an executable file to the normal e-mails you send everyday. Now when the recipient of your e-mail downloads the file you have attached, a simple double click of the mouse will bring you right there to them... in full motion and audio. It's the next best thing to being there! The EZMega Cam also allows you to take still pictures. Uplug the EZMega Cam and you have a megapixel camera that produces crystal-clear pictures. The flash ensures perfect pictures indoors or out. The image quality will amaze you. With a revolutionary low street price the EZMega Cam does it all.
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Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB)
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Product Description
It's a video camera. It's a digital camera. It's the EZMega Cam. Plug the EZMega Cam into your PC and you have a top-of-the-line SVGA PC digital video camera. Unplug the EZMega Cam and you have a full-featured megapixel digital camera with flash. It's truly the best of both worlds. The new Ezonics EZMega Cam will change the way you communicate. This state-of-the-art camera will allow you to capture full motion video, capture still pictures and videoconference the EZ way.Imagine sending your friends, family or business associates video e-mail instead of just "run-of-the-mill" e-mail. With your EZMega Cam system and included software you can attach an executable file to the normal e-mails you send everyday. Now when the recipient of your e-mail downloads the file you have attached, a simple double click of the mouse will bring you right there to them... in full motion and audio. It's the next best thing to being there! The EZMega Cam also allows you to take still pictures. Uplug the EZMega Cam and you have a megapixel camera that produces crystal-clear pictures. The flash ensures perfect pictures indoors or out. The image quality will amaze you. With a revolutionary low street price the EZMega Cam does it all.Customer Reviews:
Great Camera, with an exception.......2004-09-24
Solid Camera for the Price.......2002-11-13
I just wanted to add a few pointers:
- This is a nice interim camera at a reasonable price until the higher resolution stuff (2Mb and over) comes down in price.
- After some testing I decided that the highest resolution (1200 x 900, interpolated) looked much better than 800 x 600 so I'm only taking pictures in this highest resolution.
- As the camera doesn't save (all?) the defaults, every time I switch it on I have to press a button 3 times to go to the highest resolution. (Annoying)
- In highst resolution mode the built-in memory can only store up to 12 photos, so I bought a 64Mb CF memory card... that boosts capacity to 128 photos. (64Mb was probably not necessary []but 32Mb cards were only slightly cheaper)
- If you add CF memory you cannot use the video recording feature (I never intended to use it anyway)
- This camera has a solid feel, and fits nicely in the palm of my hand. I take it everywhere, and I take photos I usually wouldn take with a film camera, (thinking about developing, printing, etc.) once at home I download them using the provided USB cable and keep the ones I like. Quality is still short of that of a film photo, but I can place them quickly, and easily, in a web page for my extended family to see them.
Good camera.... but with a few quirks.......2002-10-01
About the quirks.... the camera shuts itself down after 60 sec of inactivity and all the settings are reset to default. After switching it on, the settings have to done all over again. Not to mention the 3 second self-check that it does everytime you switch it on. Big pain!
The viewfinder is bright and has framing guides. But there is no macro mode for close pictures and they all turn out blurred. When using this camera as a webcam make sure you place it at least a meter away.
The picture quality is good considering that it is a CMOS sensor. Use flash liberally to avoid dark pictures. I got best results outdoors.
The bundled software is easy to setup and I got it working in a single attempt. If you have Paint Shop Pro or any other image editing tool that supports TWAIN you need to install only the camera drivers. The camera gets listed in the list of TWAIN sources and you can use your existing software to acquire the pictures.
Overall a good buy. This camera may not replace your regular film camera but is a great accessory when on field trips and to places where you might risk damaging your expensive SLR.
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