Creative has produced an all-in-one electronics gadget, the DiVi CAM 428, which employs the functionality of a camcoder, a camera, an MP3 player, as well as a voice recorder. The DiVi CAM 428 is available in two colors, i.e. striking silver or bold black.
Bear in mind that this isn’t a high end product. However this handy gadget does fill in the blank left by what were already available on the market. This unit features a 1/2.5” 4 Megapixels CCD Sensor (up to 8 Megapixels still image resolution through interpolation), built-in 32MB memory and a SD expansion slot, auto focus lens with F3.0/F8.0 aperture, 1/2 to 1/1500 shutter speed, normal focus length from 18cm to infinity and macro focus length from 16 to 21cm, ISO 100 sensitivity (yes, there’s no other option), 4x digital zoom, a 2.0” LTPS high resolution TFT-LCD, 1.0m – 1.5m effective flash range, white balance presets, -2.0EV to +2.0EV (in 0.3EV steps) EV compensastion, USB interface, and TV output (NTSC/PAL).
It supports MPEG-4 (AVI, ASF) video format and MP3 audio format. As for still image, they are stored in JPEG (EXIF, DPOF, DCF) format with Direct Print (DPS) support.
According to Creative, its 1000mAh Li-Ion battery is sufficient for 155 minutes of voice recording, 160 minutes of MP3 playback, 100 minutes of movie recording, 500 still image shots without flash, and 330 still image shots with flash.
The Creative DiVi CAM 428 costs around US$200 only. If you are low in budget and need something usable with acceptable quality, this is what you’re looking for. Else, you are better off looking for high end product that fits your needs.
2006-07-03 01:29
i know that will sound silly & i am sorry about that
i wanna ask whats Shutter Speed: & how can increase it to make it faster
many thanks