It appears that the camera M and F models are the same. F for flash which I have so it is indeed new. Little confusement there with the text.
There are 4 video resolutions: 160X120, 320X240, 352X288 and 640X480 and 3 still camera resolutions. The first three video res's are 30 fps with the 640 being 11 fps. Videoformat is ASF-mpeg4 for video and will play mp3's as well.
Below is a link to what comes with the camera package.
http://rjschat.dyndns.org:8080/paranoha/pictures/aiptek_pkg1.jpg
1. Software disc.
2. Bag, didn't expect one to come with the package.
3. Tripod, thought this was a separate item.
4. RCA cable for video-in/out. Can also record videos off from a regular TV.
5. 512mb CF card - Only $5.00 extra with purchase of package.
6. Wrist and neckstrap.
7. USB cable.
It's also a built-in mp3 player, still cam and voice recorder. The audio quality isn't all that hot but I can fiddle with it through cool edit somewhat. The software that comes with it is basic but it works. The only Vdub version that could work with these particular ASF files was VdubMod v1.5.1.1a All others vDub versions that could open them would, at some point in processing, get into a stuck at about 1/4 of the way into trying to reencode to an AVI and just stay at the last encoded frame while the estimated time would keep increasing.
There is Chromatic abberations when zooming inj, red/green lines at the edges. The lens itself must be equivalent to one used in a cheap point and shoot camera, guess here.
I think the compressed saving format is partially responsible for the anomalies such as artifacting.
This will definitely not replace a digital8 but for what it is, and does, at it's price, this makes a decent grab-cam.
If anyone would like to see a sample in AVI, will still be/looked compressed, or an ASF version let me know. |
