Customer Reviews:
 A very cool little toy! August 14, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off, this camera is FAR from professional quality. If that's what you're after, then this really isn't the camera you want. However, if you want a fun little toy that's relatively inexpensive to take some decent quality videos, then I definitely recommend purchasing. It's best suited for very well-lit settings, such as outdoors. Medium-lit indoor settings are usually pretty crappy. At 2 MP, it doesn't offer top of the line megapixel resolution. There are a lot of similar pocket dv devices out there that offer up to 4 MP resolution! However, where those products fall short is in the speed of recording frames per second, mostly offering between 5-15 frames per second. Talk about jerky, web-cam quality videos! This little toy, however, offers a nice 22-25 fps recording. It's not perfect, but the videos I've taken so far aren't total web-cam quality crap! [...]
 You get what you pay for August 2, 2005
Definitely not a quality video recorder, but it's alright to play around with. I have problems with it freezing up and skipping around while recording. But if you just want a cheap little video camera, it's easy to hook up to a tv.
Amazon's Review is Right on January 28, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A must buy if you want a 2-megapixel camera.
Amazon's review of this camera is very accurate.
I have had this camera for 4 months now, and it goes everywhere with me. I Just keep it in my jacket or backpack. I love it. For the cost, it has paid for itself in pure ease of use and convience, and the video, although mpeg-4, helps capture those moments hard to get with a single picture.
I found that using rechargable Ni-mh batteries last much longer per use than Alkalines, especially when using the flash. Outdoor picture are remarkably crisp, but indoor pictures in average or less light are a little less desireable.
The other plus, and deal sealer for me, was the 64mb internal memory. That is alot of pictures, 350+ at a more than decent medium quality, and 100+/- at high quality.
 Absolute piece of garbage! November 7, 2004
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got this camera last year for Christmas. At first, it worked great and took great pictures. I took it with me to Thailand and the pictures were fabulous. Unfortunately, as soon as I got back (a month after I was given the camera), the buttons started jamming and I had to send it back to Gateway. They sent me a brand-new one. However, the new one's pictures show up with lines and multi-colored streaks through all the pictures (they display normal the first time you take the picture, then it surprises you later with a bunch of ruined pictures). It's also useless for taking video, since it only takes about 20 minutes of poor-quality video, and don't bother using the flash, because it washes everything out. DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA!!!
 Pocket Cam is cool September 1, 2004
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's useful on trips the movies it makes are cool and if it were cheaper I would buy a million of them
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