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ranmm Friday, March 07, 2008 9:21 AM Reply
Does it have a microphone?

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appnss Friday, March 14, 2008 7:17 PM Reply
From the information I have read on other places it seems that it does NOT have audio recording.

It also seems it is VGA quality, 500KB per minute of video recording and about 3 hour battery so specs for video are fairly good.

I was considering purchasing it, but not having audio recording is a great incovenient. Perhaps dealextreme could confirm this or offer a better unit with audio recording?


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smogl Saturday, March 15, 2008 3:01 PM Reply
Anyone to confirm for the VGA ?

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MadBenjamin Saturday, April 19, 2008 2:30 PM Reply
The camera records in color, 352 x 288 pixels, at 15 frames/second. It does record sound, albeit not as crisply as one might like. Running the sound through an EQ would help enhance the vocal range, and suppress the noise from air conditioning, ambient background noise, etc. The audio quality is not much different than any other omnidirectional mic of its size. One interesting thing - the opening for the mic is underneath the clip, so it is completely out of view. The only issue I have so far is the tiny LED that lights up when the camera is recording. It could be noticed by someone paying close attention, or if you were wearing a white shirt and have the pen/cam clipped in your pocket. The faint blue glow could possibly be seen, but in an outdoors location, unlikely to be noticed.

From the User's Manual:

● Video compression : AVI video format, 352 x 288
● Voice recording: Yes
● Internal memory: Yes
● Flash:1 GB or 2 GB (this unit is only 1GB)
● Video file size; >500KB per min
● Recording mode :continuous recording until memory is full or manually (turned) off
● Adaptor type: USB adaptor charging cable
● Battery type : Lithium-ion (charges while plugged in to USB port, or via external USB charger which is included)
● Record time : up to 5h
● Battery use time : about 2h

One last note - the device, itself, is a bit larger than a standard pen, but not outrageously so (150mm x 15mm x 15mm). It may look a bit odd in a shirt pocket, but since only the top 3/4 inch or so is visible above the clip, most folks won't think twice about it, and certainly not suspect that it is a video camera. Placement of the mic under the top of the clip will keep it from being muffled by a shirt pocket, too. Nice design.


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mabuse76 Wednesday, July 09, 2008 6:08 AM Reply
Sow where is the blue led? Anyway to turn it off or just remove it? Maybe you can post a sample recording clip with some audio on youtube? Is there also some fake "ballpen" so one can pretend to actually use it for writing?

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mrbill Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:52 AM Reply
I'm sure you could cover the LED with some tape or a small spot of paint.

My biggest concern would be the battery - what type is it and is it replaceable?


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post edited by mrbill on 7/23/2008 at 4:01 AM
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SuperNinja Top 10 Forum Poster Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:22 AM Reply
"Is there also some fake "ballpen" so one can pretend to actually use it for writing?"
This uses the same pen body as the MP3 player pens here.

Those MP3 player pens have real ballpoint pens in them, so this camera one probably does too.

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MadBenjamin Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:48 AM Reply
Answering some of the questions posed:

1. You don't need to replace the battery - it charges while hooked into the USB port of a PC. This was fairly explicit in my earlier post.

2. You can cover the LED, which is on the back side of the pen, towards the top. It's a nice feature, as it shows charging status, power-on status, whether it's recording, etc. There is a metal foil oval sticker that comes on the device which works nicely (for a while, until the glue wears out) that you can use to cover the LED. The LED is very small, anyway, so it's not a big deal;

3. The pen writes, and the pen cartridges can be replaced. No, I don't know how much those cost, or how long they last.


4. No, I'm not posting a sample video to You Tube.

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mrbill Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:10 AM Reply
Yeah, but as anyone with a mobile phone knows, rechargeable batteries do not last forever. Eventually they stop holding their charge, and they need replacing - or the device which uses them are useless.

Does this device use a replaceable battery?


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_GGG_ Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:12 AM Reply
looks to be this cam:

http://www.yahee.com.cn/products_show.asp?typeid=79&productid=436


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