Digital Dream l'espion mini

This Precision Mini camera is a neat little gadget but that is really all it is these days. It comes under the guise of quite a few manufacturers, well at least four that I have seen, there are some very small variations but the basic camera is the same. Measuring a mere 2.5 * 1.5 * .5 inches it fits easily into your shirt pocket. It can be purchased for various prices from £9.99 to £19.99 depending on where you shop. In High resolution mode it takes 20 pictures, whilst in Low resolution it takes 80 pictures. In Hi Res the pictures can best be described as adequate, the quality is ok but the seeing eye can pick up the minor flaws. My personal ...  Read the complete review

I won this as a competition so I'm not too sure for how much it sells. I was quite happy initally but I quickly understood I shouldn't expect too much. The camera is indeed really small and light, but does feel more like a cheap plastic toy than anything else. You can fit 20 352*288 pictures ("high" resolution) or 80 176*144 pictures (normal resolution) in the memory. They're usually blurry near the border but quite focused in the middle. The colours are quite faithful for the pictures taken outside, but get quite bad inside (pinkish/blue hue). The camera has no flash but usually manages well without one as the sensor is really sensitive ...  Read the complete review

Espion cameras have a huge following. This is a fact. If you search on the Internet you can find all sorts of characters who have a site dedicated to the images they have taken with their miniature digital camera. Look closely. Most of these characters are delighted when they have got the light correct enough to take a reasonable image. Let's look at the selling points of the camera IMAGE QUALITY Image quality on this camera is decidedly average. This Internet link takes you to an example of the best possible pictures taken in the most acceptable light. http://www.gilest.org/gallery/lespion2 This however is the exception ...  Read the complete review