Digital-Camera Reviews

This is the most versitle and comfortable photo or video bag I have ever purchased. I have over 10 others and will never use them again. It is well padded and the shoulder strap design make it seem like there is no weight in the bag. There are more than enough pockets to acrry almost anything. 5 starts to this product.

I love using my new digital camera, but hated the long wait downloading images. The photochute is the fastest way I found to download digital images. It also allows the flexibility of Mac or PC use.

f you're looking for a good digital camera..........look no further!
*You'll have 3 cameras inÊ1 with this Amazing Digital Camera from Bell & Howell.
*The Bell & Howell BH23 gives you the ability to take high quality 640 X 480 DigitalÊPictures with ease.
*No need to worry about focusing..... this camera is focus free for sharp clear pictures every time!
*The Self Timer allows you to capture yourself in the shot.
*Also featured is a Auto Power Saving Function.
*The Bell & Howell BH23 willÊfunction as a video conferencing camera, a digital still camera andÊa video movie camera.
*You will have the ability to create 10 second video clips, E-mail photos, print photos, and post photos on web sites!
*This Digital Camera is perfect for posting photos on web pages and auction sites!
*Uses USB Mini Type Interface For Compatibility With almost anyÊPC.
*The internal memory storage ofÊ8MB SDRAM will allow you to take up to 106 pictures.
*The Bell & Howell BH23 comes complete with the powerful ULead Photo Express Software, USB cable, 2 "AAA" batteries,ÊstandÊand aÊwrist strap
*Compatible with Windows 98/2000/ME/XP

This is a camera i didn't want to buy, the owner of the shop told me about it, since i was looking for some good camera.

THE FACT is that for few money i have now a GREAT camera for family and business pictures, the pictures are amazing at day and depending on the distance incredible at night with a flash you won't believe, is so powerfull the flash, and sensible to darkness...

It takes hours of WAV audio at perfect rate, more less 5 hours of audio, and 6minutes of complete video with audio at 600 x 480 if i'm not wrong, finally the most amazing thing is the battery life...

I think they discontinued this product because is too much competence for other cameras...the battery recharges with an adapter and from USB, i use the adapter rarely since she takes energy from USB port meanwhile downloading pictures and files...

It comes with a program to download files, and i don't know what else to say since i'm not being paid for making this ejjje :D

Any way my name is Piero from Spain and i arrive here because i wan't to buy another camera to have to my wife.

I forgot to say it has a nice color panel to see pictures and video and sound on the go....

bye

Singlet magnifying lenses for cameras in diameters like this used to cost little more than skylight filters of like quality. It seems that as machines have become more elaborate their users have become more gullible, even about childishly simple things like the value of a ten dollar closeup lens.

I bought this battery to have as a backup for the identical one that came with my Canon Powershot G5. The battery is fabulous. I've always been very displeased with the shooting capacity of digital cameras in general - they would run out of battery in a very short time. This battery was one of the deciding factors for me buying a Canon Powershot G5. According to a test on dpreview, it's the best performing battery (when used in the G3) out there for any digital camera (at the time of testing).

I've taken a few thousand pictures with it so far, and I'm very pleased. When using the LCD display for a mix of movies and pictures (on my G5), I get around 600 pictures out of one fully charged battery. I've never completely "emptied" the battery with the LCD screen off (preview only), but based on my experience so far, I would think that you'll get somewhere between 600-1000 pictures out of one fully charged battery - maybe more - when the LCD is not on all the time. If you take a lot of pictures (I can easily take 500 on a weekend trip), I would still recommend buying an extra battery though. I'm panicked about ever running out of battery (or memory) while I'm shooting.

Should you buy a cheaper non-Canon brand equivalent battery? I've not tried an equivalent for the BP-511, but I've got a DigiPower equivalent for my Canon Powershot S200 (Elph II), and it's crap. I would never buy and equivalent for my G5 camera, because in my experience, it's quite apparent that you get what you pay for.

Pros:
* Extremely good capacity - 500-1000 pictures on one charge with normal use.
* Charges relatively quick in my G5 - about 90 minutes

Cons:
* Very heavy. It'll weigh down your camera, but for the capacity it provides, I personally think it's worth it.

Conclusion: It's a very good battery - capacity is fabulous. I've had no problems with it - it doesn't overheat, it doesn't stop working, and so far after about 6 months of operation, I've noticed no drop in capacity. I give it an unconditional 5 stars!!!

What and awesome deal!! An absolute must have!! Don't leave home without it!! The perfect accessory kit!! Build quality is Five Stars all the way. Metal parts, extra padding, great access to many compartments large and small. Kit also included a nice leather case for the camera body, not the nylon case shown in the Amazon ad. The camera and I are totally stoked. The pack even had room left over for a small tripod, the AC charger, 12Volt car charge, my 7x42 Zeiss binoculars, Sony Clie PDA, Apple iPod and Delorme GPS. WOW, I'm set!!

We purchased the Elura 65 for our new baby who is due in one month. This camera is small and sleek with a very nice look to it. We just received it a few days ago and have done several tests in different lighting. The quality is BEAUTIFUL outdoors and indoors with the lights on or with the natural sunlight coming in. However, the picture was very dark and grainy when we filmed at a wedding the other night. Keep in mind that the lighting in the place was very dim...there was little to no light. I've done a lot of research on Mini DV camcorders recently and I've yet to see one that takes good pictures in low light areas. I'm wondering if there is an external light that I can purchase for my new camera. This is not reason enough to return the camera, since the reviews on all the other brands and models state the same problem. I just think it's something that needs to be fine-tuned on ALL mini DV cameras in general.

The 16x optical zoom is fabulous on this camera and there is NO motor noise (or at least none that we can hear) as the Canon ZR models claim to have.

One drawback which MAY be a problem is that since this camera is so small (smaller in height than the Canon ZR models), it seems like it can be hard to hold steady...but I'm hoping that's where the image stabilization will come in.

Overall, it's a great little camera!

Canon's EOS-1D-Mark-II -Best Performer of the Decade..
Reviewer: Jim Wilson (fau@bellsouth.net) Boca Raton, Florida, USA, June 3rd, 2004/9pm

Canon's EOS-1D-Mark-II -Best Performer of the Decade.....

This mini-review will give some initial impressions with the first week of use and testing. I was one of the early users of the DCS-560 Canon/Kodak cameras, which was great camera for its time however at $25m a copy. Looking at this new Mark-II with its feature set, pixel count, image quality, speed, in camera processing parameters, 8+ fps.... the list goes on and on... what a performer. This digital camera has almost everything for a broad range of uses. With 8.2MP sensor and using LizardTech's PrintPro to up-size the image 250% produces huge images which would challenge the best medium format digital backs. The images are pure, clean, crisp, and accurate. If you're a RAW shooter the included software will give all the post imaging adjusting one can imagine. Many of my assignments have good or controlled lighting therefore I'm quite happy with in-camera processing. I go with +1 or +2 ticks on the sharpening, and +1 on the color so the skin tones are more towards tan. This heavy duty camera, literally heavy, is such a wonderful piece to work with, its worth the extra size and weight. When one combines this camera with Canon's line of "L" series lenses, this gives the user an incredible feeling of confidence when on assignment, whether taking pictures of products, food, science, fashion, engineering, construction, or action sports for NCAA events. This camera also re-defines quality low-light imaging. An ISO of 1600 produces images with very good results, and images at 3200 are surprisingly sharp, which until today was unheard of. ISOs of 50 through 1250 produce clean noise-free, or near-noise-free beautiful images.

As to image sizes, when shooting in JPEG mode, the user may change the JPEG compression settings from numeric values from 1-10, as with Photoshop when saving images. I set the JPEG value to 10 which produces file size of about 6 million bytes +/- 1 million bytes, depending on image detail and light level; low light, high ISO will result in higher image sizes. Therefor with a 2GB data card expect 330 image capacity. Using the FireWire interface, downloads average 5.5MB images at the rate of about 10 per minute.

As an opinion, in the future several items Canon could work on to improve this already beautiful masterpiece:

1. Use a full 24mmx36mm imager
2. Increase pixel dimensions to 3600x5400 pixels
3. Increase near-noiseless ISO's to 6400
4. Decrease camera weight and size
5. Change battery system to Lithium-Ion.
6. Provide an extra-bright 3" diagonal LDC display.
7. Oh why not, ...lets ask for 12 fps.

James L Wilson, Prof., Principles.of.Digital.Photography and.Post.Image.Processing Florida.Atlantic.University Boca.Raton.Campus Operating.Entity.BocaDigital.LLC. Quality.Digital.Imaging Post.Office.Box.520 Boca.Raton.Florida.USA.33429 Internet.E.Mail.Address For.Faculty.and.Students.mail.use: FAU@bellsouth.net For.Other.Business.mail.please.use: BocaDigital@bellsouth.net Desk.561.416.1110 SecureFax.561.892.2681

Comments: It is important to read the included documentation so that one can utilize (some of) the large feature-set. Its worth the effort since the features provided solve most of the photographer's needs.

Professor Jim Wilson, "Principles of Digital Photography"

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