Mini keyring-sized digital camera/camcorder

[twe]

I've got one of these coming too. As Pike said it does look a bit worse/blurry, though that isn't the point; it's for the wider angle view and for a Quid, you can't go wrong.
*Edit.You'll see the effect more further away from objects (for the wider angle.) and closer up; (for the fish eye effect.) most people use them for the wider angle though.

Saw the jelly lenses in Tesco for 97p near the phone accessories.

 

[GSDog]

Is there any difference between a Micro SD card and a Micro SDHC card, or are they the same?

 

[twe]

HC stands for high capacity, so 8GB+ will automatically be SDHC.... Might even be 4GB+.... Then the new ones are SDXC but that won't be common for a few years yet.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

GF is staying at mine tonight. She currently does not know of this camera's existence.

Jackpot.

 

[mattyprice4004]

GF is staying at mine tonight. She currently does not know of this camera's existence.

Jackpot.

TTIUWV!

 

[mattyprice4004]

I ordered on Sunday and it arrived today. Bloody brilliant.

Problem is I don't have a memory card yet

EDIT: Scrap that! My Mum's Nokia has a Micro SD card in it

EDIT: My first test video (YouTube compression is crap)

Haha, you have a daaaaft Southern accent!

*runs*

 

[jmc007]

I can't hear the accent from "What's wrong."
Please say something like, "Your a flipping doughnut." next time.

 

[Doogle]

Just ordered one for £7ish How long should it take to come, ebay won't tell me.

 

[RobH]

Just ordered one for £7ish How long should it take to come, ebay won't tell me.

eBay don't know, it's up to the seller. If it's from Hong Kong then expect about 2 weeks, sometimes it takes longer if customs intercept it.

 

[Mark A]

Just ordered one for £7ish How long should it take to come, ebay won't tell me.

Should be between 2-3 weeks, if you ordered from HK.

Gah, beaten!

 

[jmc007]

Someone got their's from HK in a week; I have been waiting ten days for mine so far.

 

[Geckovich]

Well, it's been a fortnight and several enquiring emails yet I've only just had confirmation that my camera has been dispatched. So much for 2-3 working days dispatch.

Negative/neutral feedback ahoy!

I retract my premature hatred. It seems that the seller was just waiting so he could mail loads as a group. It arrived 2 days after posting that.

Now for the fun to begin!

 

[agnes]

Mine arrived today, can someone answer the below questions, then possible the OP stick them in the first post to help other clarify?

1) What type SD card does it take?
2) Does it need to charge for a certain time, if so, how long?
3) are there any files on the device if no card is in the keyring?
4) How do you adjust the time/date stamp on the video?

Ags

 

[jmc007]

All the info is here.

1) Micro SD
2) After about two hours the light will stop flashing when charged.
3) No.
4)

Time set ta!

Right-click this tag.txt file (32 bytes) and download it.

The tag.txt file has three parts: header, date and time. The exact required format is discussed here. The word "date" must be lower case.

[date]
2009/12/29
16:58:00

or

[date] 2009/12/29 16:58:00

Modify the tag.txt file with your date time. Use a text editor (like Windows notepad or equivalent) that will not corrupt the file. If you corrupt the file, the date time will not be set. To be accurate, the time in the files should be the future time when you will turn the camera on.
1. Connect the USB cable.
2. Copy the tag.txt file to the root of the camera drive.
3. Disconnect the USB cable.
4. Turn the camera off.
5. Turn the camera on. The camera reads tag.txt, sets the date time, and deletes the file.
6. Take a photo.
7. Connect the USB cable. Verify the date time on the JPG file.

There is also info to remove the time/date stamp in the link above to chucks site.

Yes, surely there should be a link to Chucks site on the OP.

 

[Hotwired]

Mine arrived today, can someone answer the below questions, then possible the OP stick them in the first post to help other clarify?

1) What type SD card does it take?

Micro SD

2) Does it need to charge for a certain time, if so, how long?

Unclear from instructions

3) are there any files on the device if no card is in the keyring?

No, it appears as an empty card reader and asks you to insert a disk if you click on the device on your computer with no card inserted.

4) How do you adjust the time/date stamp on the video?

The tag.txt file has three parts: header, date and time. The exact required format is discussed here. The word "date" must be lower case.

[date]
2009/12/29
16:58:00

or

[date] 2009/12/29 16:58:00

Modify the tag.txt file with your date time. Use a text editor (like Windows notepad or equivalent) that will not corrupt the file. If you corrupt the file, the date time will not be set. To be accurate, the time in the files should be the future time when you will turn the camera on.
1. Connect the USB cable.
2. Copy the tag.txt file to the root of the camera drive.
3. Disconnect the USB cable.
4. Turn the camera off.
5. Turn the camera on. The camera reads tag.txt, sets the date time, and deletes the file.
6. Take a photo.
7. Connect the USB cable. Verify the date time on the JPG file.

 

[jmc007]

Pwned.

lol@ both quoting Khaaan's post.

2) Pretty clear on these instructions.

 

[Akira]

What's the consensus on battery life/recording time so far?

 

[RobH]

What's the consensus on battery life/recording time so far?

Battery life is about an hour and recording is just under on a 4GB Micro SDHC card.

 

[agnes]

So, aiming for a 4gb micro SD card is the way?

Cool, hopefully, I will pick up one this weekend and before sunday Will record a nice ride along the A339 for you lot

chris

 

[Frenzy]

Yeah id say about 45ish minutes on a 4gb card. If you dont want to keep swapping the memory card or copying out the videos everytime you record you might be better off getting an 8gb which i wish i had done now...