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| Brand: DXG
Category: Photography
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Display Size: 1.8
Battery: 1 AA
Maximum Resolution: 3.2
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9999
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 4
MPN: DXG-301V
Model: DXG-301V
UPC: 880734030104
EAN: 0880734030104
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great camera for a great price March 1, 2006
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This camera is outstanding for the price. Features are mimimal but if you just want to take email quality and archival videos, you'll be fine. Batteries run down quickly but check this out:
YOU CAN GO ON EBAY AND GET NOKIA CELL PHONE BATTERIES FOR 5.00 WHICH ARE THE SAME AS THE ADVERTISED BATTERIES WHICH COST 30-50$ I recharge it using my DELL PDA charger and it holds a charge for several hours of taping. Hope this helps.
2nd time is the charm January 19, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I've had two of these. The first I kept for about ~4 months, but felt the video quality was too poor. It was pixellated and dark indoors, so that with even bright lights you'd only see dim objects. In addition, the flash was horribly mistimed, it either would show everything blue, or all black.
However, while many of the other flash camcorders out there may offer better quality video in the image department, the frame rate is usually variable. Shoot straight down a street and it looks fine, but turn and look at something dark or complex like trees and boom, 10FPs.
The 301V has a constant frame rate, and at 320X240, the best setting for it, the video zooms along pretty well. I also liked it's mini-camcorder format, the little gizmos you hold like a raygun and press a button with your thumb have simply never felt right to me.
So after some back-and-forthing, I got another. 301V-2 is like a whole different camera. The flash is still feeble, but it times correctly and pictures come out pretty well. Nothing to compare to my digital SLR, but decent snapshot quality.
The video is still grainy, but now indoors it's possible to see things under bright to normal lighting. Not a change worth shouting from the rooftops, but enough to make me carry this little thing around more. I don't know if I simply had a lemon last time, or DXG has put an improved firmware in the later cameras. Either way, I like it better.
Here's a quick rundown:
Battery life: Poor on alkalines, just buy a few sets of Nimh rechargeables.
Memory: 16MB internal that's not much good except for emergencies. Supposedly a 512MB SD card limit, but I've used 1GB just fine.
Recording time: About 90 minutes or ~340 pictures per 512MB.
Format: ASF, a format that I think is basically MPEG4. Windows media player and movie player can work with it, but Macs have trouble.
Quality: Snapshot pictures and better-than-nothing videos. If you're wanting to make real movies or family memories, spend more money.
Cheapness: It isn't the most sturdy thing in the world, but I was able to take 301V-1 canoeing and it lived to talk about it.
Novelty: It's just neat, and different from the other gadgets.
 Works better for stills than for video. March 21, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
As a video camera, the DC DXG-301v leaves a lot to be desired. Mine records sound terribly, and the video comes out "pixelly" if I'm moving around. I find the stills, however, to be of great detail (I can see the wrinkles around my eyes...wait a minute...is this a good thing?). That being the one good feature isn't enough to make up for the other problem: the software. This camera comes with some cheesy brand of software that caused my computer to malfunction, then the problems ceased when I uninstalled the software. A friend who had the same software installed for a different camera said their computer was malfunctioning before I advised them to uninstall that particular software. Personally, I think you can do better for the money.
 A beginners toy. December 10, 2005
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This 3 in 1 Digital Camera with Still Capability, is a beginners toy. If you're someone who'll be spending a lot of time with your camera taking lots of shots, then this DXG will let you down terribly. It comes with 4 AA batteries which the camera will eat in a flash, and you'll find yourself hunting for more batteries all too frequently. I give it 1 star. When you check the resolution of shots on your pc or Tv, you'll find the resolution good however.
Panama Canal January 2, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this on sale at Radio Shack in November of 2004. No doubt they are cheaper now. Definitely get the larger cards, I have 2 of the 256 cards and they hold plenty. This camera went with us through the Canal, as well as a trip to California. Yes it does eat batteries, but this has been par for the course with most of my digital photography toys. I took 2 sets of rechargeables and was never at a loss for power.
Minus side - I have never been able to figure out the white balance, as a result movies in sunlight are very good, but indoors are greenish. The still feature is nice but I got better stills from my Fuji FinePix. It developed an intermittent, and turned out to be dirty contacts on one of the memory cards. Sound quality is not super hi-fi but more than adequate for home movies.
Plus side - Using the software, several clips can be stitched, edited, and made rather fancy. I only use the 640x480 mode, and a movie shot in sunlight, shown on a 27" TV, look quite acceptable. We have had a lot of fun with this camera, and I think it is a good choice as an entry-level tapeless movie camera. I just wish I could figure out the white balance, though!
Forget the digital zoom, it gets very pixelated. Get closer to your subject instead! People have always been amazed with this tiny movie camera, it's fun to show off and use. It comes with a very practical case with shoulder strap. I do not regret having purchased it.
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