Ezonics EZ-308 EZDual Cam
by Ezonics Corporation

List Price: $129.88
Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

• Send video e-mail to friends, family, and colleagues
• Produce videos at up to 30 frames per second
• Up to 640 x 480 resolution still shots
• Simple USB installation
• Extensive software bundle included

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Digital camera reviews of Ezonics EZ-308 EZDual Cam

Digital camera Review: Don't waste your time or money!
Summary: 1 Stars

Summary of Ezonics EZ-308 EZDual Cam

As a PC video camera, the EZDual worked well. Although the first time we video conferenced our frames-per-second rate stayed very low (less than 5 fps), in subsequent uses, the EZDual corrected this, and we had a much more useable 20+ fps. The EZDual worked flawlessly with Microsoft's NetMeeting, allowing us to see and chat with friends and family around the country.

As a still camera, the EZDual offers a lot of nice touches. It can hold up to 20 pictures in its memory at fairly high resolution. It also offers a screw port for mounting on a tripod, a 10-second delay to let you view your own pictures on the camera, and an automatic power-down to save battery life. At only 320,000 pixels, it's not as high quality as some of the other digital cameras on the market, but it gets the job done.

Using a USB connection, it was easy to unplug the camera and take it on the road without any hassles. Once we returned, we simply plugged the camera back in and downloaded our pictures. From there, we had the option of recording and sending video e-mails, video conferencing, and editing our still pictures into photo albums, thanks to the 10 included software titles.

Overall, we were impressed with the EZDual, although the cable connecting our PC's USB port to the camera was a bit short, and there was no monitor stand to hold it in place for videoconferencing (we found the EZDual slipped off the top of a curved monitor). But for the price, the EZDual gives you some good features--if not the best--of both PC video and digital still cameras. --J. Curtis

Pros:

• Easy installation
• Very portable
• Still and digital camera options

Cons:

• Short cable
• Didn't see 30 fps when used as video camera
• Camera slides off top of curved monitors

Because the EZDual Cam's interface is USB, no interface card is required. It allows you to capture video at up to 30 frames per second. It enables you to send video e-mail to your friends, family, and business associates. It also allows you to save video in a self-executable format. Just attach to your standard e-mail. The recipient just has to double-click on the file to see your video.

The EZDual Cam can also take still pictures. Unplug the EZDual Cam, and you have a digital camera with enough internal memory to hold 20 VGA-quality pictures. You can print your still shots, e-mail them, or edit them with the included software. Included applications help you make cards and calendars as well as enhance or edit images and add special effects.

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