Pure Digital PSV-352 60 Minute Point-and-Shoot Camcorder

I purchased this item for my son on his 11th birthday. He and his friends are always running around making "commercials" or skits. This is very easy to use and portable. We take it with us on vacations, it's light and there is no need for cables, tapes, or discs! The only "negative" is the record time. Thirty minutes is not always long enough, and if you don't have your computer around, you're stuck either deleting clips or not recording anything new. Also, you need to replace the batteries. It would be nice if it were rechargable.

Pure Digital PSV-351 30 Minute Point-and-Shoot Camcorder

This is a great stow and go camcorder. I bought this for my husband when we went to Europe. Point and Shoot video and then upload it into the computer and save it or create a video. This camera would be a great graduation gift for any aspiring photographer or for someone learning about video.

I just got this exact product for $13 from BIG LOTS. It's well worth the money. I may buy a couple more. It's tiring to haul out my DVX100 + tape + battery pack whenever I need a quick vdeo reference or moving texture for animation. This tiny camera, with acceptable video quality, is perfect for that. Low light performance is much better than I expected. I don't have to worry about dropping it or losing it - [...]! File transfer is quick and easy via USB. The video files are 640 X 480 XVID AVIs. I convert them into MPEG2 files with SUPER (a free program, from:[...] for loading into other video programs for rotoscoping and etc.

This is not a videophile product, though. Its low price (did I mention it cost [...]) has much to do with my positive impression. The video is solid, great for reference, but not pretty. There are obvious compression artifacts. The digital zoom is very pixellated. Sound is bad with lots of hiss. It sucks AA batteries dry in a hurry, so use rechargeables. If you want good-looking home movies, spend at least a couple hundred bucks for a better camera. If you want a throwaway video toy to keep handy in case a UFO crashes while you're out jogging, this camera is perfect.

The camera seems to work as advertised. For the price, the picture quality is excellent. Autofocus and brightness auto-adjustment does an excellent job. The only problem I had with it was that the program that it had installed on its internal memory which was supposed to let me view my videos on a computer contained a virus and the Puredigital technologies website (not to be confused with a similar one for PureDigital of the UK which seems to apply only to small radios) was pretty useless in getting me a replacement for that program. There is no mention of the PSV-351 anywhere on their website that I could find. I still haven't located a replacement and the 888 tech support number only works from US locations.

All that needs to be said is, pure simplicity & brilliant product.

Honestly since this product is so cheap I thought it would only last a couple of months.

I personally have had mine for almost two years & I purchased a bunch more as gifts....

Everyone I purchased tis for loves it..

Highly recommend.