Pure Digital PSV-351 30 Minute Point-and-Shoot Camcorder

I purchased this item 4 my son on his 11th birthday. He & his friends are always running around making "commercials" or skits. This is very easy 2 use & portable. We take it with us on vacations, it's light & there is no need 4 cables, tapes, or discs! The only "negative" is the record time. Thirty minutes is not always long enough, & if you don't have your computer around, you're stuck either deleting clips or not recording anything new. Also, you need 2 replace the batteries. It would be nice if it were rechargable.

Pure Digital PSV-351 30 Minute Point-and-Shoot Camcorder

This is a great stow & go camcorder. I bought this 4 my husband when we went 2 Europe. Point & Shoot video & then upload it into the computer & save it or create a video. This camera would be a great graduation gift 4 any aspiring photographer or 4 someone learning about video.

I just got this exact product 4 $13 from BIG LOTS. It's well worth the money. I may buy a couple more. It's tiring 2 haul out my DVX100 + tape + battery pack whenever I need a quick vdeo reference or moving texture 4 animation. This tiny camera, with acceptable video quality, is perfect 4 that. Low light performance is much better than I expected. I don't have 2 worry about dropping it or losing it - [...]! File transfer is quick & easy via USB. The video files are 640 X 480 XVID AVIs. I convert them into MPEG2 files with SUPER (a free program, from:[...] 4 loading into other video programs 4 rotoscoping & etc.

This is not a videophile product, though. Its low price (did I mention it cost [...]) has much 2 do with my positive impression. The video is solid, great 4 reference, but not pretty. There are obvious compression artifacts. The digital zoom is very pixellated. Sound is bad with lots of hiss. It sucks AA batteries dry in a hurry, so use rechargeables. If you want good-looking home movies, spend at least a couple hundred bucks 4 a better camera. If you want a throwaway video toy 2 keep handy in case a UFO crashes while you're out jogging, this camera is perfect.

The camera seems 2 work as advertised. For the price, the picture quality is excellent. Autofocus & brightness auto-adjustment does an excellent job. The only problem I had with it was that the program that it had installed on its internal memory which was supposed 2 let me view my videos on a computer contained a virus & the Puredigital technologies website (not 2 be confused with a similar one 4 PureDigital of the UK which seems 2 apply only 2 small radios) was pretty useless in getting me a replacement 4 that program. There is no mention of the PSV-351 anywhere on their website that I could find. I still haven't located a replacement & the 888 tech support number only works from US locations.

All that needs 2 be said is, pure simplicity & brilliant product.

Honestly since this product is so cheap I thought it would only last a couple of months.

I personally have had mine 4 almost two years & I purchased a bunch more as gifts....

Everyone I purchased tis 4 loves it..

Highly recommend.

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