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Pure Digital PSV-351 30 Minute Point-and-Shoot Camcorder | 
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| Brand: Pure Digital
Category: Photography
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $94.99
You Save: $35.00 (27%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  176 reviews
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 2 x 1 x 4
MPN: PSV-351
Model: PSV-351
UPC: 892684000106
EAN: 0892684000106
Release Date: May 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Simple-to-use, pocket-sized camcorder with one-touch recording and digital zoom | | • | Holds up to 30 minutes of video; no memory cards or tapes required | | • | Convenient USB connector arm connects directly to PC and Macintosh | | • | Built-in software lets you share videos or video greeting cards by email, publish directly to video sharing websites, and create custom movies | | • | Get professional-quality DVDs of your footage made at photo retailers nationwide |
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Product Description
Pure Digital PDT-005 Camcorder with Built In Memory, 30 Minute - (PDT005)A compact, affordable, easy-to-use solution for creating and sharing highquality home movies. Pure Digital's new camcorder allows anyone to easily recordand share their memories with just the push of a button. It is the idealeasy-to-carry choice for capturing memories of family vacations, beach trips,weddings and much more.Video sharing on the Internet is not just for the techno-savvy anymore,thanks to the new Pure Digital Point& Shoot Camcorder. Through PureDigital's relationships with Google Video and Grouper Networks, the Point&Shoot Camcorder has taken sharing home videos online to a whole new level ofsimplicity and convenience. The camcorder has built-in software that enablesusers to connect directly to video sharing web sites, paving the way foreveryone from moms to teens to share video easily - privately or publicly - onpopular video sites.Pure Digital Point and Shoot Camcorder features: 2x digital zoom; 1.4 inch color playback screen Instant playback, review and delete features On-board software for simple viewing, sharing and archiving videos Video upload, sharing andfree hosting options with Google Video and Grouper Networks Simple email functions and video greeting cards powered by Grouper Networks Home movies can be viewed instantly on TV or PC For DVD processing, return to one of over 9,000 Pure Digital-certified retail locationsThe Pure Digital Point and Shoot Camcorder is so easy to use - Just 3-Steps will have your family and friends, or associates viewing your completed videos:1:One-touch recording Zoom in and zoom out Instant playback and delete Holds up to 30 minutes 2:USB arm connects to PC View and save videos on PC Watch videos instantly on TV TV connector cable included 3:Built-in software lets you email videos with ease Take camcorder to an authorized retailer for DVDs* DVD lets you create and email personalized video greetings* * Extra Charges
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| Customer Reviews: Read 171 more reviews...
 Phenomenal easy-to-use pocket camcorder July 8, 2006
85 out of 88 found this review helpful
Any less-than-5-star reviews of this camcorder that were written during Summer 2006 simply miss the point of the device. The Pure Digital Point and Shoot camcorder is one of the most easy-to-use electronic devices I have ever used. With only 6 buttons (on/off, play, delete, zoom in/out, backward/forward, and stop/pause) one is able to digitally record and save events with the greatest of ease. Very little instructional material is packaged with this device because it is simply not needed. Coming complete with batteries, I was able to start recording immediately out-of-the-box. For the price and convenience - currently only $130 and virtually no setup time for recording spontaneous events - the Point and Shoot camcorder simply cannot be beat. There are two drawbacks to this device: memory and image quality. With only 512MB of unexpandable memory, the device only stores 30 minutes of footage. However, downloading footage to your PC or laptop is incredibly easy as the device has a built-in USB port that connects directly with no additional cabling needed. After downloading footage to computer, the memory can be cleared from the device and recording can resume. Image quality is decent but not great. If capturing life events on a budget is all that is needed, you will not regret purchasing this camcorder. Please be aware that according to a recent Wall Street Journal review, Pure Digital has licensed its technology to other firms, which are expected to release similar products with greater quality and features in the future - in my opinion it is probable that such products might be introduced to the marketplace as soon as Christmas 2006. If you cannot wait, however, $130 is a small price to pay to be an early adopter of such technology.
 Works as advertised June 7, 2006
49 out of 51 found this review helpful
This is a nifty little unit that functions exactly as billed. It might be considered a "fast food" version of a camcorder. The video quality is acceptable -- MPEG4 resolution which is roughly equivalent to VHS. But where it shines is the simple user interface. If you want to capture a moment quickly, you can be shooting within 20 seconds. And you can email a brief 20 second clip in 90 seconds after shooting it (assuming your computer is in the same room!). The controls are simple, with nothing to set, and it's much simpler than trying to shoot video with your digital still camera. You can use Nero 6.6 or 7 to burn your videos to a DVD or a VCD. The zoom lens is digital, not optical, so there is a noticeable decrease in quality when you use it. And the little built in microphone doesn't have much range. But given the price, this gizmo can't be beat. I loved mine so much, I bought 2 more as birthday gifts for friends.
 Easy and Simple; No Support May 17, 2006
37 out of 39 found this review helpful
If you need something simple to record life's daily events, this is what you have been looking for. Very easy to use, bright colors, outstanding audio. You can take the camera into an "authorized reseller" and have your full memory transferred to a DVD (for a price, of course) or you can save your videos directly to your computer. There is 512 megabytes of built in memory, so you can do the math as to how many 30 minute videos you can save. Of course, you can also burn your own DVD's then remove the saved videos from your computer.
I had some big problems trying to dump the video off the camera onto my HP laptop. The built in software created error messages, and couldn't load onto the computer. The camera would turn off in the middle of transferring the video (after I FINALLY got the software loaded). I never did get the laptop to accept the camera. I emailed the company and, as of this writing four days later, never got a response. I solved my own problem by trying the camera with my desktop PC and everything went perfectly.
The software is very easy to use and transfers are quick. When you finish, you can easily delete the video(s) off the camera.
Battery life seems to be okay. I haven't used up the orginal set, but I haven't shot that much video yet (although I spent a LOT of time trying to get the camera to play nice with my laptop).
Bottom line: if you buy the camera you will like it; if you have troubles, don't expect any help from PureDigital!
Very good August 15, 2006
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
I like the small size and weight of the product. Its simplicity makes it something that I am beginning to carry around with me to "see what happens". I am thinking abt making a short film using it. The only suggestions I have is that there should be a small bit of documentation in the package that explains that the software to export the files and play them on a PC or Mac are stored in the camera and that there is a special driver that needs to be installed to use with other software like Adobe Premier Pro. Other than that I have been satisified.
Jack
IT'S THE SAME ONE-TIME USE CAMCORDER THAT SELLS AT CVS September 27, 2006
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I always felt that Pure Digital would make a permanent camcorder like the single-use camcorder that they supply to CVS and Rite-Aid, selling for $29.95. So don't buy the single-use camcorder version because you won't get the camcorder back. The single-use one has only 20 minutes recording time. Buy this camcorder for $98.00 and it will pay for itself. Considering the low price, this little camcorder is an excellent buy!
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