Veho VCC003MUVI Micro DV Camcorder
March 20th, 2010 Posted in Camcorders
- Voice activated start stop
- Smallest hi res camera
Product Description
Muvi is an ultra portable camcorder. At 2.17″ long the Muvi Micro Digital Camcorder is one of the smallest high resolution DV camcorders in the world. With a 2 Mega Pixel recording image, quality is not compromised…. More >>
Veho VCC003MUVI Micro DV Camcorder
March 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I’ve bought 3 or 4 cameras of this type for use at work. I’ve bought 2 different helmet cameras that worked kind of okay, but this one knocks it out of the park. The case is built like a tank, it’s very easy to use. The voice activated function is great. I’m using an 8gb chip in mine, so I can’t talk about the quality problems I’ve heard about when using the 2gig chip that ships. I’ve used it the past couple days testing it by using the clip mount to clip it under my rear view mirror facing forward and I can tell you there are no police dashboard cameras that can beat the video. The camera focuses perfectly through the windshield and the angle of view is wide enough to capture a perfect scene. Low light is great, used it at a shooting range yesterday and once I figured out the proper placement the videos were great even in reduced lighting. If you need a tiny camera with great quality this is the one. My one complaint was when I installed the driver disk I began getting com errors and had to do a lot of googling before I could shut them off. I plugged the camera in another computer without installing the drivers and it worked fine. I suppose you will need the drivers if you are going to use this as a web camera, but thats a waste of a great piece of equipment. Audio is a weak point and wind noise will wipe the audio. If your going to use this as a cruiser cam not sure how you would get external audio, but it will pick up the video well. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 20th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Purchased one of these and promptly rigged it up on the tiedown mount of an RV8 aircraft and flew it thru barrel rolls and high speed (200mph+) passes at airport. Camera did a very good job, only a slight pause for some unexplainable, reason (very slight). Handled the lighting variables in good shape. Excellent for the cost, and this is coming from a retired USAF Motion Picture Cameraman who has done several kinds of these applications on higher speed aircraft.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 20th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
I work in the LEO field and have used this product with great success. Many negative ratings were given on Amazon due to the camera turning off after 10 seconds “right out of the box”. To my dismay…mine did the same thing but…its not a defect or flaw. The camera goes into stand-by mode and all you do is hit the record button to bring it back to life. Hit it a second time and it starts recording. No flaws whatsoever.
One downfall I found is the lack of USB 2.0. All the transfers to and from the device use the slow 1.0 speed so videos over 10 minutes take forever to transer to/from the camera. Per the grapevine, the new devices will have the USB 2.0 transfer rate.
The only other complaint, which probably corresponds with the transer usage of USB 1.0, is the slow capture rate of the webcam feature. You can use this as a webtype camera to video tape and it saves the movie on your computer to save the memory on the SD card. This is a great idea for wired recording using your computer but the video was something like a video from a 7-11. It seemed to be recording at 3 frames per second or something crazy like that. I was contemplating using this setup to record my traffic stops instead of strapping the camera to my uniform but after seeing how slow and choppy it was I changed my mind.
All and all, I highly recommend this camera to anyone using needing a small recording device that has great video and sound quality for its size and has a type of profession that needs something this small. Its fun for the kids too…when I got it I strapped it to my cat’s collar to see where she went during the day…I haven’t laughed that hard in a while.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 20th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
It is just amazing what this little gadget can do. I am in the technology industry, specifically security and surveillance, and have tested many of these kinds of devices. This unit provides a high quality image and still manages not to bust the budget. I found it easy to use and was very impressed with the amount of data stored on-board. Definitely would recommend this device for undercover or law enforcement purposes.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 20th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
I also purchased the 8 Gb card for this camera so I could take advantage of the 2 hr capacity. Since there is no viewfinder, you have to be aware of how fast you pan the camera or the resulting video will make your audience sick. But it’s that way with any camera.
The interface with a computer is very easy. CD loads quickly. Download speed from the camera are dependent on the sise of the file.
Overall, I’m happy with it.
Rating: 4 / 5