ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam by Oregon Scientific
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Digital camera reviews of ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam
Digital camera Review: Action cam
Summary: 4 Stars
So far it has held up very well, although I had to purchase more equipment in order to use the camera for snowboarding action shots.Digital camera Review: Adequate and works as advertised.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is exactly what I expected. It gets the job done. So far I've taken it on two mountan bike rides, numerous motercycle rides and on a 20 foot snorkleing dive. I bought two 2 gig sticks and have ever only had to use 1 of them. 2 Gig gets you about an hour. The display will nominally show how much time you have remaining on the memory. It alternately shows how much time you have been recording. The smaller buttons are a little tricky and the menus requre you to read the owners maual to figure out how to navigate, but I rarely change anything so I never have to. Press the big button to start (hear 1 beep);see the display count up;press the big button to stop;(hear 2 beeps); the display shows the time remaining. Thats it. Plugging a standard mini USB cord into the back of it makes it act like a standard flash device. So no need to install any software. Transfer is kind of slow, but what do you want? There are some features that let you change the frame rate and the picture quality. It says doing that will make your videos smaller, but I never bothered checking those features out. The audio is crap. I have read that they make the mic insesnsetive to muffle wind noise, this is true. Around the house the audio is muffled but while moving, you hear how the wind kind of takes over. I use Windows movie maker for all editing. It is free and does everything I need it to do. For the price, this camera is probably the best one out there. It is rugged and the quality is fit for youtube.Digital camera Review: Affordable, durable 'Action Cam' performs as advertised.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this camera (along with a 2gb SD card) with the intention of capturing on-board video while riding my motorcycle. My initial experience was that the video quality exceeded my expectations, but the microphone was a bit too well protected. After reading a few reviews, I discovered that a rubber waterproofing cover was responsible for muting the mic, but that it could be removed. After searching for a driver/bit to fit the (recessed triangle) fasteners, I managed to successfully use a $1 eyeglass flathead screwdriver to remove the two mic cover screws. I then carefully packed the microphone cavity (knowing that microphones are extremely delicate) with cotton from a cotton swab, adding even more directly under the cover. As other reviews mention, this fix restores the sound to that of other DV cams (I saved the rubber mic cover in case I decide to jump my motorcycle into a lake ;-). I spent just over $100 for my ATC 2K, and feel I got a good deal, despite others' complaints about the buttons being too stiff, etc. This camera is perfect for what I bought it for.Digital camera Review: Affordable, durable 'Action Cam' performs as advertised.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this camera (along with a 2gb SD card) with the intention of capturing on-board video while riding my motorcycle. My initial experience was that the video quality exceeded my expectations, but the microphone was a bit too well protected. After reading a few reviews, I discovered that a rubber waterproofing cover was responsible for muting the mic, but that it could be removed. After searching for a driver/bit to fit the (recessed triangle) fasteners, I managed to successfully use a $1 eyeglass flathead screwdriver to remove the two mic cover screws. I then carefully packed the microphone cavity (knowing that microphones are extremely delicate) with cotton from a cotton swab, adding even more directly under the cover. As other reviews mention, this fix restores the sound to that of other DV cams (I saved the rubber mic cover in case I decide to jump my motorcycle into a lake ;-). I spent just over $100 for my ATC 2K, and feel I got a good deal, despite others' complaints about the buttons being too stiff, etc. This camera is perfect for what I bought it for.Digital camera Review: Amazom Sucks
Summary: 4 Stars
The camera is pretty cool other than ther is not a macro setting for close up work. The image quality is not the best but it worked well for my application. What I did not like is the fact that amazon would not let me cancel the order. I tried within minutes of placing the order. I do not understand this, but beaware this is how amazon does business.