2.1 MegaPixel Digital Camera with 4x Zoom capability.
Offers several photo sizes/resolutions of snapped pictures, and stores several hundred photos using memory card. Camera has a mini-USB plug to connect to PC.
Feature -- Description
Sensor: 2.1 MP
Color depth: 30 bits (10 bits x 3 colors)
Resolution:
* Good 0.3 MP (640 x 480)
* Better 2.0 MP (1632 x 1232)
* Best 2.0 MP (1632 x 1232)
Memory type:
8 MB internal flash memory
Tested with Secure Digital (SD) memory cards up to 128 MB
Internal memory capacity: Quality Images Target File Size Good 87 80 KB Better 14 500 KB Best 7 900 KB
Lens: Fixed Focal Length: 5.9 mm or 38mm (35mm equivalent) F-Number: f 4.5 and f 8.0
Zoom:
2x/4x digital zoom
3x/6x Playback magnify
Capture methods: Still and video
Exposure control: Auto exposure
Shutter speed: 1/1000 second to 1/4 second
Video capture and playback:
Video clip capture without audio up to 30 seconds
15 frames/second (AVI at ¼ VGA/CIF)
Audio: None
Flash settings: Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash Off
Focus: Fixed focus range: 75 cm to infinity
ISO (Sensitivity): 100
Metering: Average
White balance: Daylight, overcast, sunset, tungsten, fluorescent
Self-timer: 10 second delay
Date and time stamp: Not available
Viewfinder: Optical viewfinder
Flash working range: Built-in flash with range up to 2 meters
Image LCD: Backlit color TFT 1.5 inch
Compressed format:
JPEG
AVI (Motion JPEG) for video
Power:
4 AA batteries (included) or optional HP AC adapter (6V 2000 mA)
The camera has a maximum power consumption of 1.5 W.
Interfaces:
* USB to computer or USB to HP Deskjet and HP Photosmart printers
* DC IN 6V
* Camera Dock
* Video to TV
I'm no 'photographer' and probably only snap a half dozen photos a year, so if you're like me in that regard, this camera will do just fine. It's likely several years old as of this writing, but works very well.
Before connecting it to the computer, I installed libgphoto2 (supports 900+ camera models), libexif-gtk (communicates via camera-speak with your device), and gtkam (a very basic digital camera dumping application with a GTK GUI front-end), all downloaded from Sourceforge.net.
The camera was automatically detected when connected to a USB port and turned on, and when I ran gtkam, the camera was detected, initialized and all the pictures (resizable thumbnails) onscreen with about 2 mouse clicks and a matter of 10-15 seconds. Couldn't be easier -- well, maybe you *could* make udev auto-start your camera program when plugged in, but really...
So, for simplicity of installation, ease of use, and compatibility with (my) Linux OS, I see no reason not to give it a 10/10. I can take photos and dump them into the computer in a few clicks, and that's the whole idea, right?!
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