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$30 30MP camera?
May 7, 2021 16:25:02 #
goldenyears
Loc: Lake Osewgo
Don't laugh! How bad could a $30 Sunlea Tech "kids camera" be as a shirt pocket "emergency camera" for occasionally photographing something on my morning walk that isn't worth rushing home to retrieve my Canon? Since a tiny camera like that will eventually fall out of my pocket, never to be seen again, or will end up in the washing machine, cheap is good. 386 Amazon customer ratings is 71% 5 or 4 stars. The other 29% probably expected too much. I don't own a cell phone and don't want one, although just for their amazing photo quality. it is a temptation.
From China.
Max. Pixels: 30.0 MP
Picture Formats: JPEG ; Video Format: AVI
Video Resolution: 1920 * 1080P
Screen: 2.7 inches
Focusing range: 59.1n(1.5M)~infinity cm
Self timer: 2s, 5s, 10s delay
Battery Capacity: 750mAh
Built-in Memory / RAM: No
Output Interface: Micro USB 2.0
Flash lamp: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Includes Li-ion Battery, Charger, USB cable
From China.
Max. Pixels: 30.0 MP
Picture Formats: JPEG ; Video Format: AVI
Video Resolution: 1920 * 1080P
Screen: 2.7 inches
Focusing range: 59.1n(1.5M)~infinity cm
Self timer: 2s, 5s, 10s delay
Battery Capacity: 750mAh
Built-in Memory / RAM: No
Output Interface: Micro USB 2.0
Flash lamp: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Includes Li-ion Battery, Charger, USB cable
May 7, 2021 16:43:57 #
For $30, what do you have to lose (besides 30 bucks) ???
Even if it is crap, it's bound to be better than an old Kodak Disk camera.
Remember the First Rule of Photojournalism: "GET THE D@MNED SHOT !!!"
Even if it is crap, it's bound to be better than an old Kodak Disk camera.
Remember the First Rule of Photojournalism: "GET THE D@MNED SHOT !!!"
May 7, 2021 16:52:19 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
most of us carry a cell phone with camera that has to be better then that
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May 7, 2021 16:58:02 #
Why not just take your Canon in the first place.
--Bob
--Bob
goldenyears wrote:
Don't laugh! How bad could a $30 Sunlea Tech "... (show quote)
May 8, 2021 08:30:31 #
Cameras are like jigsaw puzzles...
MP is only one piece of the puzzle...don't be dazzled by 30MP...which is the marketing hook.
MP is only one piece of the puzzle...don't be dazzled by 30MP...which is the marketing hook.
May 8, 2021 08:54:20 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
like when they sell cheap worthless telescopes with 450 power
May 8, 2021 09:23:16 #
I have an old 3 megapixel Olympus camera that would no doubt eat it alive, image quality wise. There's far more to the equation than the number of pixels.
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May 8, 2021 10:36:37 #
30 MP of fuzziness!
High megapixel count doesn't really mean anything if the optics are simply not good enough to take advantage of all those pixels. For example, if you had a 50 MP camera and captured images through a plastic bag, the images won't be nearly as good as shooting a 14 MP camera without the bag.
And for $30, you can get a budget smartphone (without a data contract) that will likely take just as good pictures and videos as the Sunlea Tech camera, if not better. Plus, the smartphone will offer plenty of other useful features that are absent on the Sunlea Tech camera - setting alarms, taking notes, listening to music, etc. If you want an inexpensive camera, just buy a budget smartphone. Even without a data contract you can get plenty of use out of it. Look upon the smartphone as a miniature computer you can carry everywhere.
High megapixel count doesn't really mean anything if the optics are simply not good enough to take advantage of all those pixels. For example, if you had a 50 MP camera and captured images through a plastic bag, the images won't be nearly as good as shooting a 14 MP camera without the bag.
And for $30, you can get a budget smartphone (without a data contract) that will likely take just as good pictures and videos as the Sunlea Tech camera, if not better. Plus, the smartphone will offer plenty of other useful features that are absent on the Sunlea Tech camera - setting alarms, taking notes, listening to music, etc. If you want an inexpensive camera, just buy a budget smartphone. Even without a data contract you can get plenty of use out of it. Look upon the smartphone as a miniature computer you can carry everywhere.
May 8, 2021 10:43:06 #
DonVA
Loc: British Columbia and New Mexico
Get a cell phone. You don't have to get a sim card. You will have an excellent camera capable of stills and movies as well as a capable computer that can do internet with wifi.
Without the sim card it won't function as a phone so you'll still have your personal autonomy.
Without the sim card it won't function as a phone so you'll still have your personal autonomy.
May 8, 2021 10:48:09 #
You can use a cell phone camera without having cell phone service ..just a thought
May 8, 2021 12:20:03 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
most of us carry a cell phone with camera that has to be better then that
I have a smart phone with a really low class camera. I bet it is as good as that $30 one.
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May 8, 2021 12:32:11 #
For less than $30 you can get a used Sony S-85 on ebay. It's a 4MP camera with a Zeiss lens. HD computer monitors and televisions only display 2MP. That was my first digital camera and I still have it. It's a real camera. Look at the one star ratings and sample photos for the "30mp" piece of junk and believe them.
May 8, 2021 13:02:45 #
Bobspez wrote:
For less than $30 you can get a used Sony S-85 on ebay. It's a 4MP camera with a Zeiss lens. HD computer monitors and televisions only display 2MP. That was my first digital camera and I still have it. It's a real camera. Look at the one star ratings and sample photos for the "30mp" piece of junk and believe them.
I totally agree, Bob. Coincidentally, it was my first digital camera as well. It was a 4.1mp camera. Recently donated it to a local school. I bought it in 2002?, took it to Europe in 2004 and took some beautiful images. One image from Venice won a Best In Show local award, and I have it as a 12 X 16 metal print hanging in my house.
Only downside I could see would be the size. It’s not exactly a pocket camera. Large coat camera, yes, but not one you can slip in your pants pocket.
May 8, 2021 14:17:04 #
We are assuming the photos will be no good, but I'd say try it. Then we can have a report from actual data. --Richard
May 8, 2021 14:18:15 #
Najataagihe wrote:
For $30, what do you have to lose (besides 30 bucks) ???
Even if it is crap, it's bound to be better than an old Kodak Disk camera.
Remember the First Rule of Photojournalism: "GET THE D@MNED SHOT !!!"
Even if it is crap, it's bound to be better than an old Kodak Disk camera.
Remember the First Rule of Photojournalism: "GET THE D@MNED SHOT !!!"
Seen on WISH? I have thought about lots of stuff like this. It all comes down to one thing for me: You get what you pay for
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