Coby CAM3000 1.44-Inch TFT LCD Mini Digital Camcorder/Camera (Black)

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Coby CAM3000 1.44-Inch TFT LCD Mini Digital Camcorder/Camera (Black)
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Coby CAM3000 Mini Digital Camcorder/Camera, 1.44-Inch TFT LCD full color display, 1.3MP CMOS sensor(1280x960) with LED for low-light situations, 4x digital zoom , 32MB built-in memory, SD/SDHC card slot expandable up to 8GB, USB 2.0 port, Arcoft Media Impression for video editing and uploading to YouTube, video resolution ; VGA(640x480) 30fps, AVI file, codec: Motion JPEG, black

Product Details

• 1.44-Inch TFT LCD full color display
• 1.3MP CMOS sensor(1280x960) with LED for low-light situations
• 4x digital zoom, 32MB built-in memory
• SD/SDHC card slot expandable up to 8GB, USB 2.0 port,
• Connects easly to computer for use as webcam (driver included and installation required), with over 4 hours of battery life
• SD/SDHC card slot expandable up to 8GB, USB 2.0 port, Arcoft Media Impression for video editing and uploading to YouTube, video resolution

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Ultra Portable Fun

Review Date: October 29, 2009

Reviewer: Avid Reviewer, San Jose, CA

Even though the Coby CAM3000 has a puny 1.3 MP pixels (1280 x 960), I'm pleasantly surprised that the quality of the video looks very descent on my 21" monitor (@ 1680 x 1050 screen resolution); it looks only very slightly pixelated. Considering how affordably priced this mini camcorder is, I'd say it's a real bargain. - Build Quality The build quality is really quite good -- this mini camcorder does not look cheap to be sure. Although it has a shiny, not rugged, plastic exterior, it seems to be fairly scratch resistant. All the buttons are firm, not jiggly. - SD Card Expansion Slot The mini camcorder has about 20 MB of built-in memory, which is sufficient for only a few seconds of recording (makes me wonder why they even bother including the built-in memory). No problem - it has an SD card expansion slot. I have no trouble getting the mini camcorder to recognize my high-capacity SD card. I'm using a Kingston 8 GB microSDHC Card with an SD card adapter (came with the Kingston package). - Digital Zoom This mini camcorder actually has digital zoom-in/out, as opposed to optical zoom (better). The trouble with digital zooming is the image gets pixelated when you zoom in. The zooming is also a little choppy. - LCD Screen The display on the LCD screen is very clear. The LCD screen is somewhat smallish, but it's perfectly adequate nonetheless. --- For the price, this mini camcorder produces some very descent 1280 x 960 videos. The quality isn't on par with that from a regular camcorder, of course, but it is more than adequate if you're planning on using your videos on y0utube. It's ultra portable and perfect for some quick and casual takes.

Fun camera. Great for YouTube!

Review Date: November 8, 2009

Reviewer: Stiksister, Poughkeepsie, New York USA

I picked up two of these for family members and they love them. Really good value for your $$. Easy to use and decent quality videos. Don't expect HD for $30, but you can't beat it for the price. Will take up to an 8GB SD card which will record over 2 hours of video. Also will take stills. Small size makes it easy to carry around. Do your kids always want to use your expensive video camera to make their own videos? Does that make you nervous? Get them one of these instead. Simple to use, even young kids can operate it and it is fun to see the videos that they make. Putting the videos on YouTube could not be simpler. I took a video and then put the SD card into the card slot on my computer and uploaded directly off the card to YouTube. Easy peasy!

Awesome & Inexpensive-See Video

Review Date: January 30, 2010

Reviewer: SafetyFirst, Missouri

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2AL2P3BC0BS83 A quick video which shows you the natural light video indoors at around 10am Central time here on 1/30/09. Taken with my Coby Snapp Cam3000 purchase from Amazon.com for my daughter to do YouTube videos.

Coby mini-camcorder

Review Date: March 9, 2010

Reviewer: Valerie Obrien,

Shipped quickly, works easily, decent picture, built-in speaker is very poor. Easy to plug-n-play on computer.

Nice camcorder

Review Date: March 22, 2010

Reviewer: John R. Cary, north carolina

This is a good deal for the money. The only problem I had was when I had a 4G mem card it froze up alot but I replaced that with a 2G card and it works great. Would recommend this as a kids first camcorder.

Fantastic for the money... I ordered another one.

Review Date: March 23, 2010

Reviewer: Robert Desimone, LA

So often you don't have a camcorder around when you need one, or your nice one is too nice to get dirty. This thing works great, we've taken it paintballing and attach it to rc planes. The quality is better than expected for $30 and if you need super video production, you shouldn't be buying a cheap cam. The picture quality is fine for the fun stuff and it's very durable with no pressure of lost cams to worry about.

Bought for my nephew

Review Date: May 6, 2010

Reviewer: A. Matarese,

and bought one for my niece. Both loved it! Takes pictures and mini movies. Picture clarity is not too bad. Good for kids and if they keeep using it, then upgraded to a better camera. But for kids playing around with it, it is durable ( dropeed several times ) and still works!

Can't beat it for the price

Review Date: November 15, 2009

Reviewer: Matthew Brodeur, Millbury, MA United States

I picked this up after hearing Dick DeBartolo and Leo Laporte review it on the Daily Giz Wiz podcast. It was on a 1-day sale for 20 bucks. Can't beat that! But even at the regular price it's a steal. Surprisingly good video quality for the price - IF you're outdoors. It has a tiny little light on it, but that's useless other than to use up the batteries. But I took some videos of my kids at Halloween outdoors and they came out really great. Just right for uploading to YouTube and sharing with the in-laws in FL. And for this price I'm not afraid of letting the kids have a go with it. They watch these inane YouTube videos and play around pretending they're making their own. Well, do it for real now! I love that it can be expanded with a regular SD card too. Eventually I'd like to get a nice HD handheld camcorder, but this is a nice starter.

Great little pocket camcorder for the $$

Review Date: November 11, 2009

Reviewer: Denise A. Brasher, Mays Landing, NJ

Just ordered this from Amazon 2 days ago & got it today. Can't speak as to battery life as haven't used it long enough. Literally popped the batteries in & got to shooting. The software is REALLY easy. If you have a printer or camera dock that accepts the SD card you don't even have to use the cables although they are just your standard USB. It also comes with cables to hook up to your TV. It's all very self explanatory & I have tried it all. I'm hardly a computer whiz and I've already made a "movie" and slideshow with the pictures & video I've captured on this little camcorder. Now it's not the sharpest video in the world but I'm just looking for a pocket recorder to put in my purse & keep with me for those moments when you want to capture something & your camcorder is just too bulky. Besides my 5 year old is way too rough on it. This is perfect especially @ $40 no worries about him ruining it. You should buy it & keep it with you for those got to have moments with the kids!

pretty good

Review Date: December 3, 2009

Reviewer: wgirl, wimberley, tx

For the price you can't beat the video and picture quality. It has a great zoom but the video quality does degrade the farther you zoom. It has been fun and so easy to use. The batteries ran down much faster than I thought they would, but since they are AAA they are easy to replace. Another complaint is it doesn't have a flash for indoor pics. The light isn't bright enough. But it does seem to do fine for indoor video. Over all I give it a good review. I was willing to take the chance on such a low price. I have not had any problems using it (exept the pics in the low light) or any of the software on my computer. We have had fun connecting the camera directly to the TV.

Handy and easy to use...

Review Date: November 16, 2009

Reviewer: ampinoy13, Oregon, USA

The Coby Snapp 3000 is a nice quick little camera that shoots both still images and video. It's only drawback is that video can't be too quick or there will be some lag. I like that you can upload your video directly to you YouTube account.

Great for mt 10 year old!

Review Date: January 9, 2010

Reviewer: R. Policella, NJ

Bought this for my 10 year old for Christmas. It's perfect for her! We bought a 8G memory card and it's plenty for her anf her friends. It's a great 1st camera!

Great first camera / camcorder - tricky video editing

Review Date: June 14, 2010

Reviewer: Richard P. Sanchez, kokomo, IN

I use Adobe Creative Suite 4[OLD VERSIONsuite to edit videos with shots taken from this camera. Premier Pro will not take videos from this camera, neither will After Effects. Photoshop Extended will. So I put my videos in photoshop and turned them into Quick Time movies (from the camera's AVI format). Then Premier Pro and After Effects would edit with them. Here is a 10 minute little movie I made with them.: [...] The above movie does not depict the sound quality. I overlayed it with some recordings from a sound recording system. You can see near the end of the movie, the film gets a little shaky. This does not happen too often, but it does happen, especially in windy conditions. The more you move the camera the more likely the video quality can get bad. Usually the quality is good but some times not. Here is a video I took of a VHS tape played on a TV. This represents the sound of the camera from about 6 feet: [...]

Good for Kids

Review Date: July 13, 2010

Reviewer: Kara,

I bought this camera for my nephew's birthday. It is a good camera for a kid. He hasn't broken it yet, so it must be pretty durable. He likes that he can take pictures and video. However, the pictures do come out pretty blurry since his hands are not very steady. But if you are looking for a good first camera for a kid and not to worried about picture quality, I would say go for it. I was kind of bummed that the batteries are not rechargable, but it actually ended up working out as he wanted to play with it right away and didnt want to wait for it to charge. The camera also has an auto shut off to save battery life when not in use. Must be used in good light as the flash is poor.

The jury is still out on this one

Review Date: October 21, 2009

Reviewer: Brian VanderBeek, Northern California

Managed to snag this camera for $19.99 from J&R, and purchased an 8GB memory card for $14 at the local Target. The instructions indicate the Coby camera accepts up to an 8GB card, which would give it about 2 hours of recording time. When I inserted the 8GB card, the camera froze. It would start up, then freeze, and the only way to turn it off was to remove a battery. I did this 5-6 times, with the same result. I called Coby and was told my camera might be defective and I would have to return it to receive a replacement. It would cost as much as the original price to return, so I declined. The camera worked fine with no card, but with minimal internal storage I got about 20 seconds of recording time. I tried again with a 4GB card, and the camera still froze. I had an old 512MB card around, so I tried it. Lo and behold, the Coby accepted it. It gives me nine minutes, 3 seconds of recording time. Bottom line is that my camera is not defective, but it does not accept 8GB cards as advertised. When working properly, this is an amazing little camera for the price. Very easy to use, acceptable picture quality, decent sound. Not sure the small light on the front would help in any situation, but it's nice to have. USB is true plug-and-play (no installation required) with all my PCs (haven't tried with a Mac.) I'm going to continue to find the largest memory card it will accept, since 9 minutes is not quite what the product promises.