SiPix Stylecam Blink II Digital Camera
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $49.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 2.5 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- SIPIX
Features
- Digital camera, video conferencing camera, streaming video camera, and USB video camera all in one
- 0.3 Megapixel digital camera captures images up to 640 x 480 pixels
- 8 MB memory can save up to 300 photos
- Captures streaming images that create up to 160 seconds of digital video
- Connects with PCs via USB port; powered by one AAA battery
Description
Ultra cool, compact and lightweight, the SiPix StyleCam Blink II is the go-everywhere digital camera. Wear the StyleCam Blink II on the road, to parties, or when you're just having fun with friends. Full-featured and convenient, the StyleCam Blink II is a digital camera, Streaming Snapshot camera and video conferencing camera all in one! With the built-in 8MB memory, the StyleCam Blink II stores up to 300 photos. Included is a tilt base that easily stands on your desktop or attaches to your notebook computer.Featuring the Streaming Snapshot mode, the StyleCam Blink II captures streaming images that will create up to 160 seconds of digital video. The SiPix Picture Manager automatically converts your streaming images into instant digital video. Send your exciting video clips to friends and family via Email, or share them on the web. You can also use the StyleCam Blink II to have a live video conversation with your friends over the Internet. The StyleCam Blink II works with popular instant messaging applications such as Yahoo! Messenger, Microsoft NetMeeting and MSN Messenger.
Ultracool, compact, lightweight, and wearable, the SiPix StyleCam Blink II is the go-everywhere digital camera. Full-featured and convenient, the StyleCam Blink II is a digital camera, streaming snapshot camera, and video conferencing camera all in one package. With its built-in 8 MB memory, the StyleCam Blink II can store up to 300 photos. Included is a tilt base that easily stands on your desktop or attaches to your notebook computer.
Featuring SiPix's streaming snapshot feature, the StyleCam Blink II captures streaming images that will create up to 160 seconds of digital video. The SiPix picture manager automatically converts your streaming images into instant digital video. Send your video clips to friends and family via e-mail or share them on the Web. You can also use the StyleCam Blink II to have a live video conversation with your friends over the Internet. The StyleCam Blink II works with popular instant messaging applications such as Microsoft NetMeeting and Yahoo! Messenger.
The SiPix StyleCam Blink II offers image resolutions of 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 pixels. For video, you can choose between 320 x 240 (up to an 80-second length) or 160 x 120 (up to a 160-second length).
The StyleCam Blink II includes award-winning photo and video software. Use ArcSoft PhotoImpression to edit, retouch, enhance, and create fun projects with your photos. ArcSoft VideoImpression allows you to edit, add transitions, and share your video with your friends and family. The SiPix CamWizard provides easy transfer of your images to your computer. With just one click, you can view your photos or videos instantly.
The SiPix provides simple image editing (such as rotation, contrast, and cropping) before saving your images on your computer. Functioning as a mass storage device (via USB), the SiPix CamExplorer allows you to view, open, and save all files directly from the StyleCam Blink II.
The camera is powered by one AAA battery. It measures 2.2 by 2.2 by 0.6 inches and weighs 1.5 ounces. This package includes the StyleCam Blink II digital camera, one AAA battery, USB cable, tilt base, CD-ROM with image- and video-editing software, and USB drivers for Windows PCs. It is compatible with Windows 98, 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP.
Spotlight customer reviews
Great little camera for 5 hours at a time
[ Posted: 2007-01-10 ]
Bought this camera for my daughter. She loves it. Great for her taking photos around the house. Easily fits in her pocket and shoots good pictures. Holds lots of photos, 300 pictures at 320x240 or 70 pictures at 640x480. Easily uploads to computer. Very durable too. Only downfall is that it runs off a single AAA battery. It drains quickly in about 5 hours. At that time you have to download your pics or you lose them. Also battery drains even while turned off. Would recommend not putting batteries in until ready to shoot, and soon as finished head to a computer or laptop if on vaction, before they are gone.
Memories lost forever
[ Posted: 2005-05-18 ]
I purchased this camera because it was cheap and digital. All I wanted to do was to take some snapshots of my college and friends before I went home for the summer. Little did I know that even though the camera was off, the battery was draining of power. By the time I came home, the battery had died, so I replaced it. Then I tried to download the software CD, which didn't work (Error 0, apparently, whatever that means). I then read the PDF owner's manual and learned that by replacing the dead battery, that all my pictures were erased.
This is a useless piece of junk! I'm so disappointed that I spent money on this. From now on, I'll just stick to regular film cameras. The risk of dead batteries just isn't worth it when it comes to irreplacable memories.
Almost useless
[ Posted: 2005-02-10 ]
After purchasing this camera, I noticed that the battery was dying even without images in the camera. I thought my camera defective, until I discovered this comment on p. 8 of the product manual (which can be found on amazon.com):
"Even without images in the camera, the StyleCam Blink II will slowly draw battery power. To conserve battery power, after downloading images, remove the battery from camera.
Caution: The camera will use battery power when a battery is inserted. Remove the battery from the camera after downloading pictures or when not in use."
Enough said.
Fatally Flawed
[ Posted: 2004-09-19 ]
I bought this camera for my son's 8th birthday. The picture quality is a bit better than I expected from such a cheap camera (about the same as a camera phone). It is very tiny and can store a lot of pictures. HOWEVER... this camera has flaw that renders it useless: The memory gets cleared at random. You spend a few hours shooting pictures and suddenly, without warning, "poof" all your pictures are gone. This can happen with an old or new battery, after 1 or 30 pictures and with the camera on or off. It is totally random.
I ended up buying my son a Fuji Nexia Q1 APS camera to replace this one.
Little
[ Posted: 2004-07-04 ]
The camera is smaller in person than what it looks like in the picture. I'm having problems setting up the software on my computer. You can's see the pictures you've taken until you hook it up to your computer. I give it 3 stars because it's so small and can fit it in your pocket.