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| 3.1MP Waterproof Digital Sports Camera | 
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| Brand: Pixtreme
Category: Photography
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $99.85
You Save: $20.14 (17%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 27402
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Includes Software: Photo Editing Software Pack Included
Optical Zoom: 1
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 1.5
Battery: AAA
Minimum Focal Length: 8.7
Maximum Resolution: 3.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 5 x 2 x 3.5
Warranty: 1 year product relacement warranty
MPN: RS237
Model: PX01
UPC: 855712000929
EAN: 0855712000929
ASIN: B00069ZWKS
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 3.1megapixels | | • | 4x digital zoom | | • | 1.5" color LCD screen | | • | 16MB built-in memory expandable to 512 with SD/MMC card | | • | Not Made in USA |
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Product Description
The Sports persons solution to digital photography. Waterproof, shock resistant, compact and easy to operate. Take Pixtreme hiking, camping, biking, kayaking, skiing, surfing... Depth capacity of 125 feet (38m) and continuous video ability. Perfect for holiday gifts and rewards. Imprints can be done on the camera and the housing.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Case worth more than camera September 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have never purchased such a cheap quality item on Amazon before. I bought it less than three weeks ago and it no longer works! It was working for a while, then suddenly shut down and stopped functioning without any warning. I never dropped, damaged or even handled it roughly! Right out of the box, I noticed that the quality was very poor. That being said, I will mention that the case is a very nice hard plastic and is absolutely waterproof with good O-ring seals. The case is the only thing that makes the price worth it. The camera is made from the cheapest possible parts. The rubber gaskets covering the USB port and the SD card port are not cut to the correct size. They don't cover what they are supposed to. When you put in an SD card, the rubber gasket then sits loose on top of it. When I plugged in the USB cable to download my first photos, I noticed that the plug inside the camera was loose. I had to find a position to rest the camera during the download in which the plug would not move, which entailed holding the camera very still in my hand while the download proceeded. If I moved ever so slightly, the connection was lost and I had to start over. This camera eats batteries like no device I have ever owned. I placed brand new Duracell Ultra Digital batteries in it and they were exhausted in less than an hour. And that is using them conservatively and turning off the camera when I am between shots, and turning off the display screen as well. I tried lithium batteries and they lasted slightly longer, but are more expensive. There is a long lag time of several seconds between when you depress the shutter button and when the shot is taken. This is much longer than with any other digital camera I have owned. As other reviewers have mentioned, the battery cover is also loose and the batteries can easily pop put. The downside of having the batteries pop out is that you lose all your photos when it happens. If the batteries run out before you can download the photos and you attempt to change the batteries, all your photos will be lost. Since the camera uses batteries so fast, this happens frequently. In three weeks, I have lost two sets of photos. I have never lost photos this way with any other digital camera, and I have been using a variety of digital cameras for almost ten years. The camera is a fixed focus camera and has a slow shutter speed. For something that is supposed to be designed to be used underwater, in environments that are expected to be dark and murky, this is a major design flaw. Even at a depth of less than ten feet, in clear river water, on a bright sunny day, I had trouble getting photos that were not blurry due to motion and slow shutter speed. I also tried to use it out of water and found that the photos were overexposed. The flash is completely worthless. My recommendation is to save your money and get something else. In this case, the waterproof case was worth more than the camera. This item was a waste of money.
 resolution lacking January 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most pictures are too out of focus to use, but every once in a while you get something really clear.Had lots of trouble getting it to work with out computer since it didn't come with instructions, we downloaded a driver from the company website that unnecessarily blocked the auto config. process. Very tough to press buttons when using waterproof casing.
Waste of Money October 26, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This camera has broken after being used about 5 times - the shutter no longer functions. The battery drains too quickly. The quality of the images is appalling. The manufacture of the camera is cheap and flimsy and the delay after pressing the shutter is ridiculous. The only thing that lasts a long time is the waterproof casing which will now be in a landfill as it only fits this camera.
 durable! February 9, 2006
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I dropped my camera from my second story balconey on accident. It still works. I couldn't believe it.
 Not the worst, not the best January 30, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Well, I think I got what I paid for in this camera. I bought it specifically for a week-long trip underground, and wanted something small, light, and not too expensive, since the chance that it would get banged and humidified would be great.
The several seconds for the flash to charge up is annoying, and even more so is the lag time from pushing the button to when the picture is taken. Makes it hard to do action shots or be spontaneous.
I think the pictures are of decent quality, the controls aren't too complicated, and the tiny size is very easy to deal with.
It worked out quite nice for my trip, and I look forward to using it on other trips of similar nature.
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