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    Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder

    Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...

    Now Available

    Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi

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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    I thought it was the Vivitar 510 (that's what it says at the Chipchick article)

    I looked up 150 and 510 and it's neither of those. The 150 doesn't exist and the 510 is discontinued?

    Is this really a product or what?
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    Edited by Navin R Johnson at 10/26/09 3:56 PM Navin R Johnson was starred Navin R Johnson was unstarred
    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    @Navin R Johnson: Ok, I found it at the Vivitar site. Weird thing is, it says it has 8Mb AND 2Gb of built in memory. Also it says fixed focus lens (read: crappy cell phone camera lens)

    Video Clip 640x480 VGA at 30 FPS or 320x240 QVGA at 30 FPS
    Built In Memory 8 MB, 2 GB NAND Flash
    Storage Media SD Card (Up to 4 GB)
    Zoom 8x Digital Zoom
    File Format AVI
    LCD Display 1.8" TFT LCD
    Video Out NTSC/PAL
    PC Interface USB 2.0 / 1.1
    Power Source 4 x AAA (1.5V)
    Infrared Night Vision Yes
    Water Proof Yes (with included cover) #vivitardvr150
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    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    holy cows of fire- 50 bucks? how cheap are these things getting?
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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    @musicmonkey34000: That's exactly why I'm not buying one until it involves putting a quarter into a machine and turning a crank :)

    (Note: punching in one letter and one number and having it get lodged in a giant spring is also acceptable.) #vivitardvr150
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    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    this is perfect, as i AM an amateur submarine night porn filmmaker.
    still...orange? #vivitardvr150
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    Sticks Calhoun promoted this comment fisherKing was starred fisherKing was unstarred
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    10/26/09

    @fisherKing: Wow! Amateur submarine night porn films are the best amateur porn films there are too! #vivitardvr150
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    10/26/09

    @strideo: sorry, did not mean to say 'amateur'... #vivitardvr150
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    Image of rizzle rizzle
    10/26/09

    In reply to Vivitar DVR 150: Infrared Night Vision Waterproof Pocket Camcorder
    I don't know why, but as soon as something is waterproof I automatically want it... I'm not even near water that much... #vivitardvr150
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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    10/26/09

    @rmcski21: I know the feeling! #vivitardvr150
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    10/26/09

    @Navin R Johnson: We've been conditioned by Casio digital watches to want water resistant gear, heh. #vivitardvr150
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    Image of krztov krztov
    10/20/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    so would the verdict be that zi8 is still a better deal? picked a zi8 up last week after reading the giz review when i was looking into a cheap video camera. so far i like it. #flipminohdreview
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    10/20/09

    @krztov: So you just want affirmation on your purchase? Well, let's see: zi8 has an SD slot and 1080p recording, so out of the gate it's got a leg up on the mino hd. for the price, I'd be pretty happy with the zi8. #flipminohdreview
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    Image of krztov krztov
    10/20/09

    @chauncy that billups: pretty much, considering im still within return period :) thanks. #flipminohdreview
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    10/20/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    In addition to the touch-sensitive buttons, the lens location on these is ridiculous. It's right where your fingers would be if you were holding it in one hand. #flipminohdreview
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    It seems that a lot of review websites tend to neglect the fact that the Mino HD has a bigger, better sibling, the Ultra HD. It has tactile buttons, removable battery, increased capacity, etc.

    Still no optical zoom or image stabilizing, though :/

    and is it too much to ask for a macro lens?
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    Edited by gemcosta at 10/19/09 11:27 PM gemcosta was starred gemcosta was unstarred
    Image of windupbird81 windupbird81
    10/19/09

    In reply to Flip Mino HD Review: If it Ain't Broke...
    so what's the better product? new Flip, Zi8 or something else? #flipminohdreview
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    10/19/09

    @windupbird81: In my opinion, the Zi8 is terrible. Stick with the Flip and you won't be disappointed. #flipminohdreview
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    Image of gemcosta gemcosta
    10/19/09

    @windupbird81: I'll have to agree with macpatrik. I've owned both, and the Zi8 just felt bad compared to the flip. the latter is much more solid, and won't let you down (for general purposes) #flipminohdreview
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    Image of rentahero1 rentahero1
    08/24/09

    In reply to Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi
    It says that Eye-fi functionality is built-in.

    From the original Japanese:
    "An 'Eye-Fi' card is an SD card that contains built-in wireless LAN functionality. When using this type of card, photo data will be transferred without a cable, saving automatically to a PC. In DMX-CG11, the 'Eye-Fi' transfer function is built-in, in order to be even more convenient than a normal 'Eye-Fi card'."
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    08/24/09

    @rentahero1: Oh, and the "Eye-fi card sold separately" text only shows up because they define what the Eye-Fi card is. You don't need one. (I don't know why they felt like they needed to say this, since, well, why would someone want an Eye-Fi card if the thing has it built-in?)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    08/24/09

    @rentahero1: It actually appears you DO need one. This camera appears to be an "Eye-Fi Conencted cam", which according to their site is:

    "Expect more - check out Eye-Fi connected cameras. Eye-Fi connected cameras are Eye-Fi smart: they know when there’s an Eye-Fi card inside, and optimize their power settings. Some Eye-Fi connected cameras even have Eye-Fi settings in their navigation, and show you when photos are being wirelessly uploaded. "

    So it has menu options for an EyeFi card, and can adjust it's power setting to accommodate it.
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    08/24/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_MakesUJump!Jump!: Ah, you, sir, are correct! Guess I should have read some more... and I made a small translation error. It should read:
    "In DMX-CG11, the 'Eye-Fi' transfer function is built-in, in order to be even more convenient than *just* a standardl 'Eye-Fi card'."
    It even mentions how it can detect Eye-fi cards and optimize power settings, just like your source. This one does have the Eye-fi settings menu, where you can enable Eye-fi, set up a wireless network, fiddle with power settings and 'display information' (not sure what that last one is for).
    Anyway, yeah, no built-in Eye-fi. Sorry.
    (That certainly would explain the "Eye-fi card sold separately" comment.)
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    Edited by rentahero1 at 08/24/09 6:21 PM rentahero1 was starred rentahero1 was unstarred
    Image of JosephineNuddleman JosephineNuddleman
    08/24/09

    In reply to Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi
    This might be what they are talking about...
    An Eye-Fi "connected" camera...

    http://www.eye.fi/overview/featured-cameras/
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    Image of soulfinger soulfinger
    08/24/09

    In reply to Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi
    I wonder how many people will get tasered or shot because some idiot (insert whatever law enforcement here) officer will mistake this for a gun?
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    08/24/09

    In reply to Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi
    Isn't 40 minutes of battery time awfully short? I've been looking at upgrading my video set up but that number just leads me to believe that I'd be spending most of my time recharging the thing? Are all new mini video cams this light in the battery department?
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    08/24/09

    @ninjamurf: They might be using metric time, which is different than our own.
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    08/24/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_MakesUJump!Jump!: Yes, but is it longer or shorter? LOL
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    08/24/09

    @ninjamurf: It's faster,better.
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    08/24/09

    In reply to Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi
    I wonder if it means it nativlely supports eye-fi configuration, meaning you don't have to set it up however you set it up normally in a camera that doesn't support it.
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    08/24/09

    In reply to Sanyo Xacti DXM-CG11 Pocket Camcorder Does 720p Video, May Have Built-in Eye-Fi
    40 MB memory? Not that I need my pocket cam to have built in storage space, but why advertise a miniscule amount?
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/04/09

    In reply to Kodak Zi8 1080p Pocket Camcorder Review: Your Move, Flip
    Doesn't look bad... specially for that price.
    I wonder how bad it is to hold a Blackberry shaped camcorder to make those movies.
    But well, since it has a tripod mount, we could probably make some DIY magic with a bike grip or something...
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