OSI DS 6638 2MP Digital Camera with Flash

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Brand: Oregon Scientific

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 220863

Color: Brushed Aluminum
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
System Memory: 2
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 1
Digital Zoom: 2
Display Size: 1.6
Battery: 2 AA Alkaline
Includes MP3 Player: 0
ISO Equivalent: 100
Maximum Resolution: 1.3
Maximum Vertical Resolution: 1024
Number Of Rapid Fire Shots: 4
Has Tripod Mount: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 3.7 x 2.6
Warranty: 1 Year Parts/Labor

MPN: DS6638
Model: DS6638
UPC: 734811197658
EAN: 0734811197658

Release Date: November 15, 2003

Features:

•	2-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 8-by-11-inch enlargements
•	2x digital zoom
•	1.5-inch LCD display; built-in flash
•	Store images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (not included)
•	Powered by 2 AAA-size batteries (not included)

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Oregon Scientific is proud to introduce the newest 2.0 MegaPixel Thincam. This ultra-portable camera includes a high quality 1.6" TFD color LCD display to make sure you capture the perfect picture every time. Express your creative side with 2x digital zoom, manual white balance settings, three auto exposure options, exposure compensation from -2.0 to +2.0, and manual ISO settings. Switch to video recording mode to film your own movies!

Customer Reviews:
3 out of 5 stars

A review April 26, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I bought this camera as a gift for myself on a trip to Cardiff. It was only 60£ on sale(Gadgetshop). And while it's not a professional camera, it's very nice for snapshots. I have found that if you shoot into the sun, it flairs badly and the sensor is overwhelmed in direct sunlight, But the camera does take reasonable photos. The camera suffers jpeg compression problems on large areas of similar colors, But on complex scenes they do not appear. The flash is only effective up to 12 feet. Night photography is not what this camera is designed for. But I like the features, The camera has a video output that can perform a slide show in PAL or NTSC formats, and uses SD/MMC flash memory. This contrasts with other less than 100£ cameras that need the batteries to maintain the photos. The movie mode is also a quite nice feature even without sound. And best of all the Camera does not require any drivers for a Mac using OS-X. One other note, the lens displays no noticeable barrel, or pincushion effects and no noticeable unsharp areas along the edges of the images.

4 out of 5 stars

Nice compact camera June 25, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I bought one of these last September, and really like it, as do my friends. It's very small and compact, and takes decent photos, enough for most snap happy people. I agree about the night time stuff. I dark light, the camera has to be a certain distance away. Too close and everything is white, too far away, and there's little to be seen, but you soon get used to it.

Very good in sunlight, although it does put a hue on the picture that some people might find annoying, but I kinda like it. Works very well with Mac OS X and iPhoto, and also compatible with XP without drivers but don't know what software is like.

1 out of 5 stars A waste of money October 1, 2004
Christopher Zang
I got this camera as a gift and while I first was very excited about having a camera which is so small you can take everywhere, I am now deeply disapointed. I guess I was very stupid to expect a Dimage Xg-like performance from a cheapo camera. The only condition where the camera seems to make somewhat decent photos is in cloudy daylight.
Don't even dream about making photos with the flash. Either under- or overexposed. Generally I am "throwing" 9 out of 10 photos away. The camera has serious exposure problems, the pictures always come out fuzzy and always a little "blue-ish". Recycling time is decent if the flash is off, if the flash is on (even if you did not use the flash - flash set to automatic) it takes *forever* to take the next shot.
If you look for a snapshot camera which you can take anywhere, buy a disposable film camera, you will make much better pictures with it.

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