Nikon Coolpix 5600 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Average customer rating:

Solid point and shot cam

Fair

Not worth it

Hey, read this one: Reviewers are ignorant! Get with it people!

decent

Nikon Coolpix 5600 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Nikon
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

5.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints

3x optical zoom through a quality Zoom-Nikkor lens (zoom is equivalent to 34-102mm in a 35mm camera)

1.8-inch LCD display; exclusive Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix

Macro shooting as close as 1.6 inches

Powered by AA-size batteries; stores images on SD memory cards

ASIN: B0007KQWDW

Product Description

At 5 Megapixel imaging, still pictures can be printed up to 14x18 with sharp details and brilliant color. What's more, this camera can also shoot movies at up to 640x480 resolution - that's better than many camcorders. Fully automatic, this digital-camera is easy to use. It also offers opportunities to expand your creativity. For whatever you choose, the Coolpix 5600 is an excellent camera. Picture Enhance Menu - Small picture (re-size), Photo trim Media - Internal memory - approx. 14MB, Slot for adding SD memory card File Format - Exif 2.2 file/DCF2.0 (compressed JPEG) Shooting Modes -- Still - Auto; Scene Assistance (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait), Scene (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Underwater), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Blur warning, Date imprint, Self-timer (10 sec.) / Shooting Modes -- Movie - TV movie (640x480) at 15fps, Small size (320x240) at 15fps, Smaller size (160x120) at 15fps Capture Modes - 1) Single, 2) Continuous (1.3fps; up to 3 frames), 3) Multi-shot 16 (16 consecutive frames 1/16 in size) Built-in Speedlight Flash - Range - 0.4-3.3m / 1.3 - 10.8 ft. (W), 0.4-2.0m / 1.3 - 6.6 ft. (T); Flash modes - Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction (Advanced Red-eye Reduction), Anytime Flash, Flash Cancel and Slow sync. USB Connector for transfer of images to PC or Macintosh Battery Life - 220 images with two AA-size alkaline batteries, 340 images with two EN-MH1 Rechargeable batteries (based on CIPA standard) Dimension (W x H x D) - Approx. 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.4 in. (85 x 60 x 35mm) / Weight - Approx. 4.6 oz (Approx. 130g). (without battery and memory card)

Amazon.com Product Description

As one of the smaller digital cameras on the market, the Coolpix 5600 combines a high-quality optical zoom lens with a range of automatic and preset shooting modes that will satisfy the most discerning of point-and-shoot photographers. Featuring a 5.1-megapixel CCD, a high quality 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor 35-105mm ED Glass Lens, plus a 4x digital zoom for a total zoom of 12x, the Coolpix 5600 delivers stunning prints up to 16-by-20-inch prints simply and easily.

A 3x optical zoom makes it easy to get close to the action.

All controls are designed for ease of use, right next to the large, 2.5-inch LCD display. View larger.

Easy automatic exposure settings.

Weighing a mere 6.8 ounces with the battery and memory card loaded, the Coolpix 5600 is truly a "take anywhere" camera. With over 17 Scene Modes, you'll always be sure to get the precise shot you're looking for. The camera also features a built-in flash with six modes, and a built-in mic and speaker for including sound in videos and playback from the camera. An incredibly bright, 1.8-inch color LCD display and user-friendly interface means that you don't have to take the extra effort to get up to speed with the camera's functionality. Just power it up, and you'll be ready to go in no time.

Not to be outdone, the Coolpix 5600 can also record high-quality movies at a rate of up to 15 frames per second. Other advanced features include Nikon's In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, which takes red-eye reduction a step further by removing red-eye directly in the camera, and a D-Lighting feature that offers in-camera repair of dark images. The Coolpix P1 allows you to take hundreds of shots on just two AA batteries. In short, the Coolpix 5600 is perfect for novice users or anyone looking for a point-and-shoot camera that produces sharp, colorful photos with great ease of use.

What's in the Box
Coolpix 5600, strap, USB cable, audio video cable, two LR6 AA-size alkaline, and PictureProject CD-ROM.

Customer Reviews:

Solid point and shot cam.......2007-06-14

I've used the Coolpix for couple of years now. Best bang for the buck out there in my opinion. The 5 rating is for quality vs price.

Here is summary of my experience.

1. Been dropped on concrete 3 times, just minor scratches. Tough!
2. Easy to use and very reliable.
3. Will take great indoor pics in available light if you'll hold it very still or put on tripod.
4. I got 176 shots on one charge over 3 weeks with minimal flash use. Turn off the LCD and use view finder for even more.
5. The flash is slow to recycle, but I bet no slower than most in this price range. If you need quick shots of jittery kids in low light, might not be cam for you.
6. Blurred pic warning very good feature for low light situations.
7. Image quality is very good. For more money, you can do a little better, so if you are very picky in this area, better spend the money.

Fair.......2007-03-08

Probably would buy other camera if I could do over this one takes along time to gechage after flash. It is very touchy and you get alot of blurred pictures. You have to learn how to be very steady with it.

Not worth it.......2007-02-13

I owned this camera for almost two years before someone stole it from me, and I said "THANK YOU!" because I hated the thing. I used to have a 4mp Samsung and it was better than this one.

The worst problem: Slow. Slow slow slow. If you use the flash, be prepared to wait 4-8 seconds before being able to take the next picture. It's worse at low battery strength, but even with fresh batteries it was tedious.

The other thing that disappointed me was the color. The light from the flash is glaring and unnatural, and without the flash everything is reddish, grainy, and blurry. I never found a decent middle ground. I take a lot of pictures indoors and at low light, and my Samsung wasn't great but it was better than this one. When I look at the pictures I've uploaded on my computer, I can see the difference when my old camera died and I got the Nikon.

The worst thing about owning this camera was occasionally borrowing someone else's camera and wishing I owned THAT one.

Do some research before you make a mistake like I did. I've heard similar things from others who owned the same camera.

Hey, read this one: Reviewers are ignorant! Get with it people!.......2007-02-05

I was given a 4600 camera as a gift after my baby was born. I quickly upgraded to the 5600 because it had a microphone so I'd get sound when recording videos. It seems the 4600 is pretty much a dumbed down 5600 (and a slightly smaller pixel size -- but who cares? I never print larger than 4x6, so I always use a reduced image size). BTW, My parents have the 3600 which does have video with sound.

**** ALL **** Point-And-Shoot cameras have the following difficulties:

* Shutter delay after you take a picture (you have to wait while the image is read from the CCD, processed, and saved to memory)
* Quickly drains battery power if you use the flash and have the LCD screen on the brightest setting (so don't do it! I hardly use the flash and leave the LCD screen at half brightness level).
* There's a delay in charging the flash, and the LCD might turn off while it's doing it. That's because Nikon is trying to save your batteries... but all cheap cameras basically have this problem. However the Nikon may be a bit worse...
* you should always use rechargeable batteries with digital cameras
* there are lots of ignorant reviewers which flood the reviews preventing you from getting to the information you really want, which is:

So why buy one over another? Some have slightly better delays, but more importantly look out for consistent problems, e.g., some Canon PowerShot's seem to have a problem with the lens shutter sticking.

I've had my 5600 for over a year now and everything has been great. However, it has succumbed to a problem that a few other consumers have mentioned, it powers on and takes one picture, and only one picture. Then you have to cycle power.

I'm in the process of either getting another 5600 or some other cheap (~$100) camera with video+audio. I will buy a 5600 if I can't find an SD compatible camera for this price without other problems. All-in-all the 5600 is a good camera, it does what 90% of people taking pictures need, as long as they aren't stupid about it.

Don't let the general complaints I itemized above trouble you -- the people that make them are ignorant of how a digital camera works, don't bother listening to a word they say. If you want a really fast camera go for a SLR (or go film!), but it'll cost you... If you want a cheap camera, then buy a cheap camera (like this one), but don't complain about it having a slow response time, or the flash taking a long time to recharge, or the pictures being blurry (learn how to stand still, i.e., stop drinking coffee and smoking dope).

Get with the program people.

End of rant.

decent.......2007-01-07

its a nice camera, but it gets a little frustrating when the flash is trying to set for your pictures. you have to wait a long time to actually take the picture. but the picture quality is nice.

Factory-Reconditioned Nikon Coolpix 5600 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Average customer rating:

Camera was disfunctional

Factory-Reconditioned Nikon Coolpix 5600 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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Nikon Coolpix 5600 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Product Features:

Factory reconditioned - 90-day warranty from Nikon
5.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
3x optical zoom through a quality Zoom-Nikkor lens (zoom is equivalent to 34-102mm in a 35mm camera)
1.8-inch LCD display; exclusive Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
Powered by AA-size batteries; stores images on SD memory cards

ASIN: B000F7B3HM

Amazon.com Product Description

Note: This item has been inspected and refurbished by a trusted reseller or the original manufacturer.

What's in the Box
Remanufactured Coolpix 5600, strap, USB cable, audio video cable, two LR6 AA-size alkaline, and PictureProject CD-ROM

Warranty
Remanufactured to like-new condition; 90-day manufacturer's warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Camera was disfunctional.......2007-01-12

The camera arrived and would not allow me to use a memory card thus rendering it useless.

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The Intel Express 520T Switch extends Fast Ethernet performance throughout the workgroup to your desktops, servers and other network devices. It offers a high-performance solution that is designed to expand easily as your network grows. The 12-port base unit supports Fast Ethernet or standard Ethernet at each port. You can connect your high-performance workstations and legacy PCs in any combination, and upgrade with ease. The intuitive Web-based interface allows port-by-port management that simplifies installation, increases uptime and speeds troubleshooting.

Product Description

Someday, you'll be able to have your every body motion detected by camera and transferred to a character or vehicle in a game, for total intuitive control. Until then, though, there's Microsoft's Freestyle Pro, an advanced gamepad with motion-sensing technology. Use the Freestyle Pro in joystick mode with motion-sensing on, and it responds to your hand and body movement, allowing for precision and freedom of movement simply by tilting the controller in different directions. Or switch off motion-sensing, and use the Freestyle Pro as a gamepad for greater speed and harder play. And if you're just that good, use both modes simultaneously for ultimate precision and freedom in your gaming experience! The Sidewinder Freestyle Pro is highly customizable, allowing you to fine-tune its sensitivity along each axis of movement and program game actions to hot-buttons. You can even save customized settings to game profiles, so you don't have to re-program the gamepad when you switch games. The Sidewinder Freestyle Pro uses either a standard gameport or a USB port, so it's sure to be compatible with the system you have now and the ones you'll have in the future. Microsoft Motocross Madness is included in the package, a perfect way to get started freestyling with your new gamepad.

Customer Reviews:

It does work on win xp.......2005-09-02

It is not true that this doesnt work under Win xp. Mine works just fine. infact it works better on win xp than on any other OS

DOES NOT WORK ON WIN2000 or XP.......2004-12-26

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE> DOES NOT WORK ON WIN2000 OR XP

Good product.......2004-07-28

I've used this gamepad for about three years now. It works great, but with one problem: the tilt is off-center. I have to hold it slightly to the left to tilt at all with it. This may not seem like a big problem... just calibrate it, right?

Wrong... if I calibrate it for tilt, at the same time it's calibrated for having tilt off, which means any time I want to simply use the pad, I strafe to the left without pressing any buttons. Very anoying.

However, even though I have to hold it slightly tilted, it's still a good pad and fun to use. Even with this problem, I recommend it to other buyers, it's solidly built. I do suggest getting it replaced before the warrenty if it comes off-center. =)

Great for the right game.......2004-06-23

I have had this controller for over 2 years and it still works perfectly. This is by far the best controller I have ever used for action games that require flying. Try playing a game like Descent with this controller and you will see what I mean.

Not very good anymore.......2004-03-11

The good: I've had this gamepad for a couple years now and it still works like new. It's solidly built. The game that comes with it (Motocross Madness) is fun, and a good demonstration of the tilt control.

The bad: It doesn't work in the game port under Windows XP. The driver software doesn't work under Windows XP. You can still use it in the USB port, but without driver software you cannot calibrate the tilt control. Not that it matters, because the tilt control is less useful than you would think. It's too easy to go from full left to full right, making car-racing games an exercise in zig-zagging. In fact, Motocross Madness is the only game I've found in which you can reliably use the tilt mode, so I basically keep tilt mode off. Also, the direction pad feels cumbersome. It's really hard to go from left to right without putting any up or down in between. In some games, it makes you want to revert to the keyboard.

Product Description

The Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro game controller is perfect for arcade-style driving, flying and combat games. Its internal motion sensor lets you control pitch and roll just by tilting the controller in the direction you want to go. Or, you can switch to digital (aka binary) control, for a traditional game pad feel.

Average customer rating:

cordless great, image grainy, GREAT PET DETECTIVE

Barely works 2 feet from antenna

Works great, but video image is not crystal clear

Great Idea, works, mediocre video quality

Almost a home run

Logitech 961144-0403 Cordless QuickCam Video Web Camera

Manufacturer: Logitech
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Wireless | Webcams | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Create movies like a pro with studio-quality editing software

Built-in mic captures sound up to 75 feet away

Create web albums, broadcast liveaudio/video, and set up a web cam

Add video to your online auctions

Includes tilt/swivel base and wall-mount capabilities

ASIN: B00006OM4L

Product Description

Capture all your important moments with cordless convenience. The Logitech QuickCam Cordless... because there's more to life than what happens around your computer.Logitech combined the power of a QuickCam and the convenience of cordless to give you the QuickCam Cordless. Now you can share more of your life without being tied to your PC. Add live video to your favorite instant messenger, conduct video calls and conferences, send video emails, capture still images, and say what's on your mind thanks to the built-in microphone... anywhere within 75 feet of your PC!

Customer Reviews:

cordless great, image grainy, GREAT PET DETECTIVE.......2006-04-24

I needed a cordless camera. I looked into Nanny Cams and found them far beyond my budget. Found this camera at a local store and bought it for $79 on sale. But took the chance that I could not return it. Turns out it works perfectly for my needs.

I have the receiver about 3 feet away from the CPU and my wireless router. The camera does not interfer with my cordless phone or my wireless internet connection.

Camera did come with basic diagram (where on button is, how to set modes, how to change channels) in a little booklet provided with camera. Installation was SIMPLE. But it took me 4 tries to get the camera working well. There are 4 channels and I had to go through all 4 to get good stable connection from another room. I have the ac supply plugged in so I get a constant feedback from the camera and have it set to take still photos when there is motion. PERFECT. EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED! I have the ability to SCHEDULE when the camera turns on and off and how sensitive the camera is to movement. At one setting the air conditioning was turning it on!)

I tried it in 3 different rooms. Works in all as long as the light level is high enough. Farthest I tried away from the receiver is about 45-50 feet in a straight line down a hallway. Through several walls at an angle about 30 feet away is where it is now.

The image is grainy compared to other Logitech webcams but that is not my main concern. I have it set to amed size image (320x240) black and white with the brightness pushed up. Combination produces decent imagery for what I need.

Also have it set with a warning sound each time a photo is taken. I can tell when something is happening from another room! I am using it to identify a problem with pets. I have 3 and don't know the culprit. By the end of the day, I will have an answer to who is my talented animal and how it is getting into the sealed container that could be hazardous!

My boss will be borrowing the camera too. She has a problem situation and wants to know who needs to see a vet!

Barely works 2 feet from antenna.......2004-12-05

when i bought this cam i was very excited because i was under the impression that it was a WIRELESS webcam and that it could be positioned almost anywhere in the house and still work, assuming it didnt have to go through too many walls or anything, it took me days of emailing the Logitech people back and forth to finally even get the thing to work (they dont give you instruction manuals) and when it did "work" i couldnt move the cam more then 2 feet from the wireless antenna without it stopping. and if you have WIRELESS internet too? forget about it! the channels constantly conflict which makes it work even less, GOOD IDEA not a good product

Works great, but video image is not crystal clear.......2004-08-23

I purchased 2 of these webcams, thinking that I could use them for a home surveillance/security set-up.

Here are the problems I experienced:

1) As with any webcam, your light source should not be behind the object; when pointing the webcam out a window near my front door, the bright background lighting caused the close-up image in my entry way to be dark. On the other hand, when viewing my backyard, it worked fine. You can adjust the image/lighting with the software, but that also has its limitations.

2) When I hooked-up both webcams to my PC, I received an error about not enough bandwidth; this was disappointing because I had hoped to hook-up 2 or 3 webcams to one PC (one for each side of my home). Maybe someone knows how to solve this problem?

3) The video quality was not crystal clear. It was a little fuzzy, especially for distant objects.

The good stuff:
The cordless feature performed great! The unit is attractive and small. You don't have to use a 9V battery for the camera since it includes an A/C power cord. With the 9V battery, the camera will shutdown after 10 minutes if it does not sense any movement (powersave feature); with the A/C power cord, it stays "on" all the time unless you turn it off. Although the included instructions were minimal, I really didn't need them to figure-out how to use the webcam; just make sure that the webcam and the software are set to the same channel (1, 2, 3, or 4). There is a button on the top of the webcam that you need to hold down for a couple of seconds in order to power-up the webcam.

Conclusion:
If the image quality was better and if I could hook-up 2+ webcams to one PC, then I would have kept these webcams instead of re-selling them. If you don't need a crystal clear image and you want cordless, then you'll be happy.

Great Idea, works, mediocre video quality.......2004-07-29

Compared to other Logitech cameras, like the Pro 3000, 4000, or QuickCam For Notebooks, this camera is definitely a big step down in video quality. The picture is much grainier and always has a greenish cast to it. The latter cannot be corrected (probably caused by office fluorescent lighting), because unlike their other cams, this one doesn't have a white balance adjust, and this is especially odd since all the cameras use the same driver.

The camera will do 30 fps at 320x240, but only on the default brightness/contrast settings which are way too dark for normal interior lighting. When you boost them to get a reasonably bright image, you'll get only about 20 fps, and the picture is very grainy.

Usability is excellent: A base unit plugs into your USB port on your computer, the Windows XP hardware wizard works properly with this cam (after you install the software from the Logitech installer), and the camera can use any one of 4 wireless channels, so you could have 4 of these in close proximity to each other without interference.

User interface problems:
There are no instructions, and it's not immediately obvious how to turn the stupid camera on in the first place. The camera is powered by a 9-volt battery or a plug-in wall wart (supplied). But you must power it up. When I first installed everything, the Logitech control panel kept saying 'no signal', and I couldn't figure out how to turn the camera on. There is a silver button on the top of the camera, which you must depress and HOLD for several seconds until you see the LCD display on the camera turn on. There are also 2 other small round silver buttons whose function is unmarked, but which appear to control which channel you are on, and what mode you are in (still-image or video).

Range and stability:
The range is very good. The camera is rated at 75 feet. I went around about 30-40 feet through several walls, and it still works. But as you move the camera, expect lots of glitches and breakup. Once you stop moving the camera, it cleans up and the transmission is reliable.

There is a mic built-in, which is a nice plus. It had good pickup and decent quality (about the same as the mics in their other USB cams).
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Summary:
It depends on what you really need. If you really need a wireless camera, this fills a niche that I don't think another camera quite fills. Unlike 'network' cams that plug into your Ethernet cable or WiFi network and operate as a low-frame-rate web server, this thing acts just any other USB video capture camera. As such, you can use it for video conferencing, or a web cam from your computer, with the added bonus of being able to move it around and locate it far from the computer.

On the minus side, the video quality isn't so hot, so unless you absoltely HAVE to have a wireless camera, the Pro 4000 would be a much better choice.

Almost a home run.......2004-02-27

This thing is great, runs long on a single 9 volt, or use the little power cord wherever you take it, USB powers the base station. Picture is definatly worth the price. I would only recomend one thing, get a rechargeable 9 volt battery (or more) because even though you can do alot with this thing, you cannot recharge it. so before you go bonkers buying a few batteries, break out the cash and get some rechargeables, because the kit does NOT contain one, nor the means to recharge one. other than that, Logitech hit this one out of the park, but it swayed just a bit out side of the right field line.

Product Description

Hitachi Microdrive offers breakthrough storage capacity for the portable electronic devices industry. With 2 Gigabyte capacity on a single one-inch diameter hard disk drive, this storage disk is an industry-standard CompactFlash Type II form factor. The Microdrive is supported by a host of portable handheld devices including digital music players, personal digital assistants, and digital cameras. In addition, the Microdrive supports multiple data types including MP3, text, JPEG, voice, etc., and can hold up 1000 standard digital photographs, a thousand 200-page novels or nearly 18 hours of high-quality digital audio music.

Customer Reviews:

Extremely Quiet, Thank Goodness.......2005-10-08

My main concern (and something which held me back from buying a Microdrive for years) was noise, considering that this is an actual miniature hard drive. It was extremely difficult to find real user information regarding noise on this. I hate hard drive noise, and for cameras with sound/video recorders on them, especially ones with good microphones, having componentry with moving parts could be a dealbreaker. I finally chanced it and wish I had done so long ago. The drive is extremely quiet in its standard spin noise. Standard spin noise is almost inaudible; I have to hold the camera up to my ear to hear it. It does not show up in my audio camera audio recordings. Head access and drive spinup is more audible, but still does not seem to create a problem (and I am a stickler for noise). It's almost comical to hear the drive spinup and head access noise, because it sounds exactly like a hard drive--much quieter, of course.

The drive gets quite hot on continuous use. Solid state can get hot, too. The drive cannot be used at elevations above 5,000 ft or the heads will crash. It is Type II CF (slightly thicker than Type I) and not as many devices take Type II. Having a small hard drive uses battery somewhat faster but it hasn't been a drag.

Heads auto-park when drive is not actively accessing. Drive is reputed to be MUCH more delicate than solid state CF. I don't know why the drive should be so fragile in its parked state, and don't worry about that much, but what I do worry about is something happening while the heads are actually accessing. I basically baby it and am extremely careful with it, especially when the camera is on. Even beforehand, though, I got in the habit of putting the camera's wrist strap around my wrist in case I dropped it or something happened. This could save not only your camera, but your expensive microdrive.

Microdrives were about half the cost of solid state CF. But recently, I've seen cheap (slow) CF memory on sale matching Microdrive price per megabyte. Good quality (fast, i.e. Lexar's high speed stuff) CF media is slowly closing the gap but still almost double the price per megabyte, unfortunately.

Although Microdrives are technically slower than the many of the quicker CF cards, they have a small (128K) buffer which can help with CF bottlenecks. I bought a Sandisk Ultra II CF card for 640x480/30 frames per second movies on my digital camera, and the Sandisk couldn't even get past 1 minute due to some bottleneck on my card. I should've gone with Lexar as I only later learned that Write Acceleration Technology was proprietary to Lexar (camera must be compatible with it, and mine was--I just thought it was a camera thing, not a media thing).

If you don't go with a Microdrive, or if you have the money to do so, I suggest Lexar Media's later high speed CF offerings.

I've also stopped pushing Seagate's ST1 (Microdrive equivalent) because they have disrespected their loyal customer base by making exclusive/full production contracts with OEM's for YEARS and not even releasing a few ST1's retail to the public, all the while telling customers who put off buying Hitachi Microdrives for literally years (like me) to keep waiting, giving them fake hopeful estimated release dates, only to never release the product and never contact the customer, and only to say "Oh yeah--we pushed the release date back again--now we're hoping next year at the earliest". OEM ST1's pulled from devices and sold on Ebay generally won't work because they are not fully CF compatible, meaning they will probably work in most card readers, but probably will not work in most cameras etc. This is intentional. Only the "Retail" drives will work in most devices (cameras, etc). OEM drives typically work on just ATA/IDE standards and do not respond to the full CompactFlash specification/command set. That goes for Hitachi Microdrives, too. Only buy from reputable sources like directly from Amazon (which also have generous return policies) where you know you're getting a retail and not OEM drive.

As a final note, Secure Digital (SD) memory does not seem to have the architectural bottlenecks inherent in CF cards & devices, and price/MB rates have tumbled shockingly (about half the price of CF media now?!). SD is MUCH smaller and the carrying cases are normally just retrofitted CF cases, but it emables the camera to be smaller. Available capacities are not as high as with CompactFlash, but 1 & 2 GB SD cards are now becoming common. So you may want to take that into account when considering your next camera.

Hitachi Microdrive 2GB, nice till it runs!!!!.......2005-05-30

I bought one of these last October 2004 in a package with my Nikon D-70... Perfect 'till a couple of days ago when the Camera said Error and the card reader goes crazy with lots of "clipping" sound and no info, no remouvable media.
So.... that my rate... Now you know why this company sells for less.

Super fast and affordable.......2005-05-23

i just got one of these for my Nikon D70. It costs the same as a one gigabyte compact flash card. It doesn't have quite as fast of a write speed but it does fine for the 3 pictures per second on the nikon d70.

Average customer rating:

Surprisingly good quality

The only one I don't get complaints about

IGNORE THE 5 STARS

get what you pay for

Works well

Jensen JTH940 Telephone Headset

Manufacturer: Recoton
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Product Features:

Headband-style headset with outside-the-ear speaker and boom microphone

Compatible with cordless and cellular telephones equipped with a headphone jack

Includes 4' cord with 2.5mm gold-plated sub mini-plug, lapel clip and belt clip

ASIN: B00005BIDT

Product Description

JENSEN's versatile hands-free headsets for use with cordless and cellular phones combine comfort with high performance. The JTH940 includes a lapel clip for cord management, a windscreen for additional noise reduction and a belt clip for extra convenience. It can also be used with cellular phones equipped with a 2.5 mm headphone jack.

Customer Reviews:

Surprisingly good quality.......2006-05-20

I was quite surprised when I tested this out after going by the mostly positive reviews I found here.

The volume isn't configurable by the headset, but it doesn't need to be. Sound is VERY loud & clear. Most headsets I've word don't come close to the sound this Jensen provides. I also get zero complaints from people not being able to hear me. Its seems I come across loud and clear to them as well.

You really can't go wrong on this one. It's a no-brainer considering the price.

The only one I don't get complaints about.......2005-10-14

I've gone through two of these in the last three years and so far it's the best one I've used. The earpiece is very comfortable and the pipe connecting to the mic is flexible. The great part is anyone I talk to can hear me loud and clear regardless if I'm on a cordless phone or a cell. The same goes for whomever is calling. In fact, sometimes if I hold the headset away from me I can hear what the person is saying. This is also good to use if you need to whisper. The mic can reach right in front of the mouth. Over the years I've tried using the smaller handsfree devices that just slip on the ear, but the sound is often not as good as this one. I've been told that sound between this set and the others is as different as night and day. I'm always heard better on this. The cord is usually what gives out for me because I handle it almost nightly. Though I do wish smaller sets are made that work this well, I'd get this one again if I couldn't find anything else.

IGNORE THE 5 STARS.......2005-09-16

okay, i had a glowing review for this product previously, but i've changed my mind after months of use. the sound is really, really, really loud, but your vocal timbre will be different, almost like extremely loud quality from a laptop speaker... some people found the sound to be buzzy and scrambled.

but i found a better one, though i can't remember the model number. it's an AT&T headset which is also bulky. not as speakery. maybe the noise-cancelling microphone helps. below is my previous review, only for reference:

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i can't believe it... i went through 6 headsets (including jabras and plantronics), trying to find a headset that works well. this one, the earpiece is louder than anything else, and i never have to turn up the volume unless the other person is using an inferior headset. (it's so loud that i wear it a bit off from my ear.) the microphone is so good that i apparently sound lounder than when i use the phone without a headset. (some might say it picks up too much noise, but at least it picks up the sound, especially my voice!)

the downside is that it's quite bulky, and i won't know about its durability for a while, but i'm giving it 5-stars nonetheless because none of the other headsets even came close to the sound/mic quality of this model. why other companies don't make headsets with longer booms is beyond me. i highly recommend it, especially if you have a big head like me.

get what you pay for.......2004-11-17

Sound quality -- average
Ease of use -- above average
Durability -- poor.

I beat on this headset, so my expectations are in line with results. I think it's a fair enough price that I'm going to purchase number two.

Works well.......2004-06-25

This is one of the few headsets that reliably works with a number of different phone, and produces clear sound for both you and the person on the other end of the line. We've tried a number of others that don't work nearly as well. It's comfortable enough to wear for long conversation.

In our house they hold up for about a year or two of constant use before they fail (usually the cord wears out).

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