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very good little camera which i bought for my daughter. she says it's perfect for her needs. v reasonable price.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Good bang for the buck at under $70 on sale
28 July 2009
Pros: Inexpensive, decent pictures, good zoom, does with good quality audio, small size, good battery life, feature-rich for the $$$, accepts SD cards for low cost-high volume pictures or video capturing.
Cons: Controls are not intuitive, ANNOYING bright red light that precludes flash, rather cumbersome menu, 9.1 megapixel claim questionable.
This is a good, decent, low-buck camera that's full of features. At $[...] (the amount I paid) it does just about everything I need it to. I added a 4 GB SD card for ten bucks and I can take up to 995 pictures (or about 35 minutes of video - or a reduced combination of still pics and video). The 2 (AA) batteries last a good long time. The LCD viewer is very clear.
One of the biggest issues I had when first using this camera was simply taking a picture. You have to FULLY depress the flash button to get a snapshot. I took about 30 "focus" shots before I got a picture. If you gently press the Flash button the picture simply locks into focus. I had to read the manual to find out how to get a picture. Just a little more muscle into the Flash finger, and 'Voila!' - photo produced!
One thing I question is the 9.1 megapixel claim GE makes, as my 3 year old 3.1 Megapixel FujiFilm S2000 takes pictures that have *slightly* lower resolution - I say this puts together probably 5.5-6 megapixel at best. Still for the $$$ I paid this is a great deal.
So overall this is good for what it is - an inexpensive camera that lets you capture great moments without breaking the bank : and that's a VERY important thing in this economic environment. Obviously it won't even come close in picture quality to the Canon, Nikon, Sony or other high end cameras. If you're in the market for top quality pictures and extended lens capability - forget it. This camera is not for you. But for good, cheap, decent pictures - consider it a "best buy". I recommend it.
Cons: Controls are not intuitive, ANNOYING bright red light that precludes flash, rather cumbersome menu, 9.1 megapixel claim questionable.
This is a good, decent, low-buck camera that's full of features. At $[...] (the amount I paid) it does just about everything I need it to. I added a 4 GB SD card for ten bucks and I can take up to 995 pictures (or about 35 minutes of video - or a reduced combination of still pics and video). The 2 (AA) batteries last a good long time. The LCD viewer is very clear.
One of the biggest issues I had when first using this camera was simply taking a picture. You have to FULLY depress the flash button to get a snapshot. I took about 30 "focus" shots before I got a picture. If you gently press the Flash button the picture simply locks into focus. I had to read the manual to find out how to get a picture. Just a little more muscle into the Flash finger, and 'Voila!' - photo produced!
One thing I question is the 9.1 megapixel claim GE makes, as my 3 year old 3.1 Megapixel FujiFilm S2000 takes pictures that have *slightly* lower resolution - I say this puts together probably 5.5-6 megapixel at best. Still for the $$$ I paid this is a great deal.
So overall this is good for what it is - an inexpensive camera that lets you capture great moments without breaking the bank : and that's a VERY important thing in this economic environment. Obviously it won't even come close in picture quality to the Canon, Nikon, Sony or other high end cameras. If you're in the market for top quality pictures and extended lens capability - forget it. This camera is not for you. But for good, cheap, decent pictures - consider it a "best buy". I recommend it.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
I love mine.
21 Aug 2009
Yes, the price is great, but the features are even greater. 5x zoom, blink detection, smile detection, shake detection, panorama, a bunch of different exposure programs. I found the menus very easy. (Read your manual, guys.) I bought a 16 GB SD card. Now this camera is also good for unlimited-time videos. I shot one that lasted 12 minutes. It's tough. I've dropped mine twice on concrete and it still works. The best thing is, it is very stingy with the battery consumption. Even 2 AA alkalines last a long time. No frustrations with this camera. My photos have been sharp. Thanks, GE, for packing so much into a small device at a small price.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Good for the money but not for any one who wants real photography.
27 Jan 2010
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This is a great toy, that's all its is, after all what can you expect for 70$???. Its easy to use has some nice features like the auto scene and overall user interface is quite good. Battery life is very decent. In good lighting the pictures are quite OK but try any thing in low light and the image quality drops sharply. Trying to capture night scenes is almost impossible, the images come out black and white almost no color. Flash photography is OK in ranges of 1 to 15 feet but there is a very serious picture to picture gap when using flash.
Auto Focus works OK in most cases but misses the mark at least 10%. If you do have this camera I suggest taking every picture twice for redundancy. The 5X optical zoom is good and useful but forget about the digital zoom its horrible. Last and most annoying is the inability to control how much an image is compressed and processed. The images captured at 9MP undergo such heavy JPG compression that the quality is reduced to a 6MP camera equivalent. If I could select minimal compression i could live with the image quality but as its is now the 9MP is simply not being utilized to its fullest. Its a great camera for beginners, people who need an easy point and shoot and people on the budget. Its nothing more than a cool toy but for 70$ its definitely a good buy if you are looking for imaging on the cheap side. Would I buy it for myself - never. Would I buy it for my mother or a young teen - oh yeah.
Auto Focus works OK in most cases but misses the mark at least 10%. If you do have this camera I suggest taking every picture twice for redundancy. The 5X optical zoom is good and useful but forget about the digital zoom its horrible. Last and most annoying is the inability to control how much an image is compressed and processed. The images captured at 9MP undergo such heavy JPG compression that the quality is reduced to a 6MP camera equivalent. If I could select minimal compression i could live with the image quality but as its is now the 9MP is simply not being utilized to its fullest. Its a great camera for beginners, people who need an easy point and shoot and people on the budget. Its nothing more than a cool toy but for 70$ its definitely a good buy if you are looking for imaging on the cheap side. Would I buy it for myself - never. Would I buy it for my mother or a young teen - oh yeah.
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