There's a guy on eBay selling these cables for $25 with a lot of purchases. So if you're incapable or too lazy, then you could spend $50 for the whole package and there you go!
myAmex said: I just came back from CVS. They don't have any in stock. You mean your store doesn't have any. The seven stores in my area all have plenty.
GR00316
Senior Member
posted: Aug. 30, 2005 @ 9:19p
myAmex said: I just came back from CVS. They don't have any in stock.
you checked them all? lol jk, I am also wondering how the video quality is too.
I read about this camera in Consumer Reports and also saw a bit about it on our local TV news & they said the picture quality is very blurry. They showed some video shot by a professional photographer with the camcorder & I agree- it was blurry & poor quality. But, at the price, as long as you hack it, some picture may be better than none for those who have no camcorder & want some sort of picture.
WingsOverVirginia said: myAmex said: I just came back from CVS. They don't have any in stock. You mean your store doesn't have any. The seven stores in my area all have plenty.
Aurianne said: dealseaker2 said: how is the video quality?
it was blurry & poor quality. But, at the price, as long as you hack it, some picture may be better than none for those who have no camcorder & want some sort of picture.
Ah, that's the camcorder everybody has been using to catch those UFOs in the grainy, fuzzy videos!
I believe so. A friend of mine bought one of these off eBay recently (we live on the wrong coast so we can't buy locally) and it looks the same. After doing a cable mod, he was able to get the videos off it. It is pretty cool. Definitely worth $25 or $30. Take this to the beach instead of the $300+ one.
I believe so. A friend of mine bought one of these off eBay recently (we live on the wrong coast so we can't buy locally) and it looks the same. After doing a cable mod, he was able to get the videos off it. It is pretty cool. Definitely worth $25 or $30. Take this to the beach instead of the $300+ one.
If that is it, then here is a good review of it below:
whimsy said: how is the picture quality compared from the one from digital cameras? if it is better i might get one.
Not even close. A digital camera (unless you buy a $29 children's model) will have a far superior picture. But for $20, once it is hacked, this is a great buy. Our Kodak DX4530 digital camera takes movies, but they are 320x240 (like this CVS camera). Am looking for a cheap 640x480 model (so I may try the hack).
allen99172
Addicted Member
posted: Aug. 31, 2005 @ 12:18a
Excuse me, is it ONE TIME USE only?
pyrowu said: Hey guys, The ultra-hackable CVS digital camcorder is on sale until Sept 3rd for $24.99 with card.
Edit 1: Links taken down by mods. PM for links to help with mods. Edit 2: The camcorder has been modded to increase resolution from 320x240 to 640x480 and increasing the time limit from ~25 mins to 50 mins
Video quality is pretty good. Digitized format is Xvid MPEG4. The length and resolution of the camera can be adjusted thru a hack all the way up to 640x480.
You can check out sample videos here: http://camerahacks.10.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=16&sid=b0c1ba5ad43ec1a832adc3046919575a
This was a really imnpressive one taken at 640x480 video bitrate of 2.1Mbps.
That way you would have the $20 of Clearsil plus the camera for $25.
Im in for this.
allen99172
Addicted Member
posted: Aug. 31, 2005 @ 1:37a
is eBay the only site we can get the cable? any other solutions?
bhx
Member
posted: Aug. 31, 2005 @ 3:39a
Hi guys it seems very nice but from the description here:
You cannot download the video directly to your computer. You need to bring the camcorder back to CVS and they will put your video on a DVD. The DVD will be viewable both on you computer or in most DVD players connected to a TV.
It seems very inconvenient if you have to bring it every time to CVS to download the video
with mods, will function like a regular camcorder. You will just have to plug a usb cord in and download it each time you want to "clear" the memory off of the camcorder.
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