digital tapeless

I bought the Aiptek with mixed expectations. The video quality is not as nice as a $400 digital camera/camcorder, but I didn't expect it to be. Its a fun gadget for family movies and vacations. The low cost of ownership, and nice compact size is good for trips. The camera comes with a tripod, case, cables, strap, etc. Hard to believe its so cheap.



The digital camera is nice.



I am right now working on ripping some of my kids dvds to mpeg4, so that they can watch their videos on the plane/car via the 1.5" lcd.



I picked up a $40 512MB SD card for it also from another retailer.



User interface VERY easy. So much easier then our Digital (DV) camcorder.



All in All, for the price you can't beat it.

<br /> I returned the Aiptek camera after 3 weeks. This camera does loaded with a lot of features but none of them works well. <br /> Camera: outdoor photos ok but indoor photo is too dark even with the flash. <br /> Camcorder: MPEG4 movie is disappointing even at 640x480. Indoor movie is too dark. <br /> MP3 player: you cannot FF to the next song while playing. You have to stop and then FF. Very annoying.<br /> Audio recorder: works fine.<br /> Webcam: Same problem as camera/camcorder mode. Too dark. The lens of this camera is too small.<br />

I got this camera for christmas and was very excited but in just a few days it broke. Its true that the picture quality is great but its not worth it. I tried this camera three times and it never lasted more than a week. eventually i decided to just give up. Theres only room for about 3 mp3s with a 128mb card. All in all its decent for a person who uses a camera a few times a year, but for the true enthusiast interested in mp3s and durability, I would say spring for the more expensive cameras.