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Before purchasing this item I read all the reviews. It was a cheap camera, and what I got was what I paid for. But I just needed a cheap camera. Don't have any preconceived notions that this is some great buy. It is exactly what it is. The picture quality is not great at all, and the pictures I took of people kept coming out a bit blurry. However, the video I took outside in great daylight and even at dusk came out great! There's no anti-jarring technology, so if you move, so will your shot, but I was pleased with the quality of the video I took in the daytime. If you are in a well-lit interior space, you should also have no big problems. There is no optical zoom, so the zoom feature enlarges the objects to fit the screen as opposed to zooming closer to the object. This can cause some objects to become skewed or blurry. For a cheap camera to have around for daytime picnics, outdoor theaters or brief vacation footage, this is a decent camera. If you're looking for Great to excellent quality, keep looking, but fair to good, this is it. Other features include an MP3 player, which I haven't had a chance to use yet, an internal microphone, which is actually pretty good, video/still playback- and the screen shows a very nice picture. That's one of the things I really like about this device. You can take a test shot and quickly play it back. There aren't a bunch of confusing buttons. It's very self-explanatory. This would make a very good starter camera for anyone who is looking for a hobby.

Overall the MPVR is a great camera, I've had it for nearly 3 months and it has been a wonderful investment. I had a few prints made at the local camera shop and I was a bit nervous to see the outcome--but to my surprise they all turned out great. I even used some of the prints taken to send in for modeling jobs and the quality was as good as any other camera that cost triple the price. There are a couple of things that I dislike--I don't like having to make sure that my fingers are clear of the flash and the fact that there isn't a lens cover. I've found that a plastic cap from a small bottled water does the trick. Hope this is helpful.

my friend bought an older model similar to this one for $98. and we were both impressed with the camcorder quality alone.
Not mention all the other things it does.
so when he told me about this one being on sale, i jumped on it. even better than his. and actual pvr that you can plug into your tv outs to record your favorite tv shows.
will handle up to a 2gig sd card, gives you about 1.5 hours of record time in high quality.
the mp3 player sounds great too.

I purchased an Aiptek MPVR to use with a Twenty20 helmet cam while riding motorcycles offroad. It serves that purpose very well. The video quality is dependent on the helmet cam, as the MPVR is only acting as a recording device. The unit is light, compact and not subject to the mechanical failures that can occur with tape or disk based recorders.

Since it records on SD memory cards, it is easy to delete files to free up space and there is no need for cables to transfer files to a computer. It uses standard Nokia 8210 batteries, which last for about 1 hour of recording. A 1 gigabyte SD card holds about 45 minutes of video.

You can also use the MPVR as a camcorder or a camera, although it's somewhat limited because of its fixed focus and lack of a zoom. For the price, I feel it is a great product.

I bought this about two months ago so I could record some vacation and paintball videos. This is a great little digital video camera for the price. I added a 1GB SD card so I could get more stuff on it. This is my second Aiptek camera and, by far, the best one I own.

Pros:
- Great video quality.
- Low cost
- Upgradable memory
- Easy to use interface

Cons:
- Picture quality is poor sometimes in "camera" mode
- MP3 and Voice recorder features are pretty useless for every day use.