SiPix SC-2100 2.1MP Camera @TigerDirect- $129

JEDI

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guess i havent been looking hard enuf :(

anyway, where can someone find reviews on digital cameras?
 

EuGeNiLe

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yea at fry's in the bay area it is $99.. first it was $124.. when i bought it.. then it went down to 99.. just went back and got the difference and bought a 128mb compact flash card at fry's for 38 bucks.. :)

for 99 bucks the camera aint bad.. it has video out.. 2.1 mega pixels.. comes with 8mb card.. usb.. lcd.. couple of modes.. timer.. usual stuff ug et from a 199 camera..
 

Braxus

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I got this sucker at my local fry's as well... Not a lot of features, but for 99 bucks, the price is right.

Only complaint I have is that some pictures I take come out pixelated even on the highest quality mode.

One plus IMO, is that it uses four AA size batteries. Sure beats those proprietary ones you see on some cameras. Battery life seems to be decent with the 1800mAH NiMH cells I use. Fry's has 1800mAH AA 4pk batteries for 9.99.
 

RobsTV

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When this camera first came out, it was $150 after rebate, and I jumped on it.
Tried finding review first, but they were little to none.
Thought, how bad could a 2.1 megapixel be compared to the 0.3 megapixel it would replace?
After 2 weeks, and 100's of pictures, I send it back for a refund.
My old Ricoh 800x600, (RDC 300z), 0.3 megapixel camera did much better.
Have seen Poloroid 640x480 produce better results than this SiPix.

Instead bought a Olympus D460z 1.2 megapixel camera. 3x optical + 2x digital zoom (all digital zooms are useless).
The Oly ($199 refurb) blows the SiPix away.
5"x7" prints are what I do most, but even at 8"x10" the 1.2 Oly beats the 2.1 SiPix for quality.
Check out most review sites and forums for similar results.
Poor image quality is the key phrase here with the SiPix.
Even though SiPix claims 2.1 megapixels, it only performs about as well as 1 megapixel camera's.
For $100 you can do better than this. Or spend an extra $50, and do MUCH better than this.
Look for Factory refurbished at some of the retail online auction stores (not e8ay).

Most camera's (even ultra cheap ones) use AA batteries (get NiMH), have TV Out, and include 8 meg cards.
 

RobsTV

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It's on sale for $119, after instant rebate, then you get another $20 off with mail in rebate.

Still, for $99, it should be a big pass on this one.
Unless you are new to digital images, you will be very disapointed with this.
Remember that with this SiPix, you must ignore the 2.1MP spec, as it performs more like a 640x480 camera.
Good for email or e8ay photo's, but nothing you would want to use for printing photo's.
Spend $50 more and get a real camera like Fuji, Olympus, or Toshiba (even at 1.2MP), and you will be much happier.