Pixtreme Digital Sports Camera

This product is a slimline 3 megapixel camera in a waterproof enclosure. This author tested the enclosure by submerging it in dishwater (sans camera) and found it did not leak after several minutes.

Pixtreme Digital Sports Camera1
MSRP $100.00
Release date --
Brand Pixtreme
love it
want it
have it
tag it

Pros & Cons

1 person added to this review by submitting or voting on pros and cons. Add your say!
See individual votes »
Pros:
Do you agree?
•
cheap, about $100 on eBay
+1agreedisagree

•
it's waterproof
+1agreedisagree

•
it has built-in flash
+1agreedisagree

Cons:
Do you agree?
•
cannot take close-up photos, about 4 feet away seems to be minimum without blurriness
+1agreedisagree

•
won't take power from the USB port, which should be standard engineering practice by now
+1agreedisagree

•
batteries won't last long, and batteries shipped with camera are cheap carbon-zinc, DOA in at least one case
+1agreedisagree

•
waterproof enclosure doesn't have recessed "on" button, so it gets turned on accidentally while traveling and batteries die
+1agreedisagree

•
doesn't have auto-off after certain period of not being used, another standard engineering practice ignored by manufacturer
+1agreedisagree

•
needs to be removed from waterproof enclosure to connect to PC
+1agreedisagree


Details

The camera can be removed from the waterproof enclosure or can be used while enclosed, making it safe for rainy days and on the beach or a pier.

The flash can be set to "auto", though it is by default "off". Wait until the red LED with the "lightning" logo stops blinking before attempting to take a picture that requires the flash.

To retrieve photos from the camera, remove from the waterproof case, and connect to the USB port of your PC. Windows XP or later should recognize the camera as a digital storage device. Double-click the directories until you locate your pictures.

There aren't any external resources listed here yet.

Submit a link

Competitors

There aren't any competitors listed here yet.

Suggest a new competitor to add to the list of competing products.
If the product hasn't yet been added to ProductWiki, submitting it here will also start the product report.

Comments

Some HTML is allowed. Your comments remain editable after you post..

Community

This report was started May 24, 2007 at 8:56 pm by jcomeau_ictx, with the last edit occurring June 25, 2007 at 11:33 pm by Erik
This page has been viewed 190 times, with 16 edits by 2 contributors. See the full report history »

Latest Community Activity

*Erik @ 6/25/2007 11:33:28 PM

  • changed the thumbnail
  • added the image: Pixtreme Digital Sports Camera1
  • edited the description

*jcomeau_ictx @ 5/25/2007 1:38:12 AM

  • tapped as "have it"
  • edited the description
  • new pro/con: needs to be removed from waterproof enclosure to connect to PC
  • new pro/con: doesn't have auto-off after certain period of not being used, another standard engineering practice ignored by manufacturer
  • new pro/con: waterproof enclosure doesn't have recessed "on" button, so it gets turned on accidentally while traveling and batteries die
  • new pro/con: batteries won't last long, and batteries shipped with camera are cheap carbon-zinc, DOA in at least one case
  • new pro/con: won't take power from the USB port, which should be standard engineering practice by now
  • new pro/con: cannot take close-up photos, about 4 feet away seems to be minimum without blurriness
  • new pro/con: it has built-in flash
  • new pro/con: it's waterproof
  • new pro/con: cheap, about $100 on eBay

*jcomeau_ictx @ 5/24/2007 8:56:47 PM

  • added the image: Pixtreme Digital Sports Camera
  • changed the thumbnail
See the full report history »
View top
Digital Cameras

Most Popular

show more
See all Digital Cameras

Sponsors

Price comparison information by: