Say 'Cheese!' (Sipix Stylecam Blink)

Member Name: pk!!

Product:	Sipix Stylecam Blink
Date:	17/01/03 (132 review reads)
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Advantages: tiny, cheap, bundled software

Disadvantages: no flash, blurred images, battery consumption

The Sipix Blink is a cheap method digital photography. At 40 quid it is decent value for money but the majority of photos you take won?t rival those of a disposable camera.

The camera comes with 8MB of onboard memory (you can?t add more) which is enough to store around 100 640x480 images. There is also the option to take lower resolution images. The Blink is powered by a single AAA battery but it eats through these at a phenomenal rate. A word of warning ? if you run the battery down completely all saved photos are lost. Thankfully the camera automatically turns itself off after periods of inactivity.

Photographs are adequate, but the lack of a flash means that natural lighting must be good. The camera must also be held very still otherwise images become very blurred. The size & quality of the photos makes them ideal to send as email attachments.

The camera is connected to your computer via a supplied USB cable which allows fast downloading of the snaps. Software supplied is good and the camera also doubles as a webcam & can be used to record video.

The size & cost of the camera & its ability to store so many images makes it ideal for use on occasions such as parties where you want to take a number of photos but don?t want to be weighed down by a bulky camera.

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