Product Description

Aiptek Pocket DV T 250 LE

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38780 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Aiptek
• Model: T250LE
• Released on: 2007-11-06
• Dimensions: 2.36" h x 6.77" w x 7.56" l, .36 pounds

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Customer Reviews

Ticks all the boxes, does what I need
I wanted something primarily for shooting video at festivals and events. It needed to be small and cheap so it wouldn't be a great loss if it were stolen or broken. It had to be small, and powered by ordinary batteries, so I could keep recording for a 5 days without having to recharge it. I also wanted to shoot to memory card so I could pop that in my phone and email it to people. Finally I wanted a still camera too.

This camera fulfills all my critera. I wasn't expecting great video quality, but the sharpness seems better than my old Hi8 camcorder. The frame rate can be a bit jerky when panning quickly, so steady point and shoot gives the best results. Colour is not bad, dark rooms and bright out the window shots are ok too. Theres no focussing, but anything more than a metre away looks in focus. Theres a macro lens switch if you need to get in close at about 20cm.

Sound quality is ok, mono, seems fine. I don't know how it will perform at a noisy festival, but I'm sure it will be better than my phone's mic.

I was impressed with the 5mp still camera, as it showed good detail on distance shots. I've got a Nikon digital SLR which would be just too much of a risk at Glastonbury. OK, the shots from the Aiptek won't match the Nikons, but I'm pleased this little camera will give good enough results.

It comes with an A/V lead so you can watch your vids and photos on a TV. You could also dump them to a DVD, but that seems like too much trouble to me, I'd rather email clips to my family, or share them on YouTube or similar.

Downsides, at the time of writing (April 08) there's no Vista drivers, not even on their website. So I can't use this as a webcam. The video files are in ASF format, not MPEG as you may be led to believe. You can play them with Window Media Player if you download a codec, or use VLC Media Player. Another grumble is there's no lens cover, and I imagine scratching the lens when the device is in my pocket. The device itself feels fairly cheap, but that's because it is. Finally there's no optical viewfinder and the screen (quite small) doesn't flip round or angle.

So overall 3 stars, possibly 4. Does quite a lot for £65; it's not a 'real bargain', but also it's not overpriced. I'd imagine if you spend around £100 you'll get a better quality lens, maybe auto focus. But this camera really fulfills my needs very well.

Very happy!!
Bought this with no real expectations, but for money I cant fault it. Starts up in a matter of seconds, one touch recording, one button to take a reasonable 5 megapixel photo, all recorded and stored on an SD card.

If you are looking for a camcorder/camera that you can take anywhere and not having to worry about it too much in comparison to an expensive alternative this does the job very well. Plays back on my TV in good quality (720*480) and also plays with no trouble though my Windows Media Player.

Takes AA batteries which is a blessing in disguise as i am getting fed up with all the chargers i have around the house. I can pick up batteries anywhere on my travels, but i do try and use my rechargable batteries.

Thinking of buying another for my god son as it would make a great gift for Christmas, as he can then capture all those moments you normally miss!!

Pretty good- get what you pay for really
Very small camcorder, would fit in near any pocket, which suits as il be taking it on holiday (it was bought due to the inexpensive nature, so il not be too annoyed if its lost/ stolen!). Quality seems decent for my needs, just waiting on delivery now of my 2GB SD cards, which i ordered off a different site, because of the extortionate delivery charges by some of the suppliers selling on amazon. All in all, a worthy buy- just don't recommend it for would-be film makers, etc.