RCA EZ207 Small Wonder Digital Camcorder (White) |  | Brand: RCA
Category: Photography
Department: Cameras & Camcorders
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $47.99
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Seller: cincynow
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 20391
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Display Size: 1.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 1.1 x 2.4 x 3.9
MPN: EZ207
Model: EZ207
UPC: 044476066825
EAN: 0044476065651
ASIN: B001QRWIAQ
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Point-and-shoot digital handheld camcorder | | • | 1GB internal memory; expansion slot for MicroSD memory expands recording time up to 16-hours | | • | 1.5-inch, full color, flip-out LCD display for self-recording | | • | Record up to 30-minutes high quality footage or 2-hours web quality footage | | • | Includes two AA batteries, microSD slot, AV output cables, USB extension cable and wrist strap |
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Product Description
Capture all those memorable moments in full motion! RCA's digital camcorder is a true small wonder, compact enough to keep in your pocket yet advanced enough to capture hours of incredible footage at near DVD-quality! One-year warranty. Model EZ207.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 11
 Great little camcorder February 2, 2010
T. Wysocki (So. Milwaukee, WI)
I got one for each of my kids for christmas. They loved it. They use it all the time. We use rechargable batteries because it does go through the battery life pretty quickly.
Great for my 9-year-old January 16, 2010
Lee Rogers (Tennessee)
I bought this for my 9-year-old daughter. She likes to take video with my camera so I wanted to get something for her where she wouldn't have to ask all the time and also not be using my more expensive equipment yet encourage her budding videographer tendencies! It's not the best quality video but it serves her purposes just fine. Also, I might add, we were recently on a trip trying to video a bear (while in our car) at night using my car headlights and my digital camera video function failed miserably in comparison to the quality of this camera. Its ability to video in such low light conditions was GREAT. It's good for taking short videos that my daughter would take or fun videos you post to YouTube. I probably wouldn't use it for taking serious video, but for the price you can't beat it. You do, after all, "get what you pay for!"
My wife loves it on her job January 7, 2010
Lawrence A. Kaiser (Far Northern Wisconsin)
My wife loves it on her job it was reasonable compared to other camera's that cost a lot more. It unloads easy not hard to figure out, and does last for more then 3 hours before it is full. GOD Bless Amazon for having a camcorder like this one even my wife at her age of over 65 can understand it.
 Horrible. December 30, 2009
Dan J. Reed
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Video quality is very sub-par. This is on a range with most camera phones. While its looks and design are nice, its quality of video is very poor. Very far from "DVD" quality.
Pros -
Uses plain old AA batteries
Uses micro SDHC cards
Easy USB interface
Records in .AVI format (good for Windows, Bad for a Mac!)
Flip out USB and screen.
Screen is bright.
TV/AV output (not HDMI)
Cons -
Crummy button response
Crummy Quality (Grainy, fuzzy, dropped frames, jittery)
Crummy Color
No white balance control or settings, backgrounds get blown out.
640x480 output. Audio 64Kbs bit rate - Video Bit rate about 42Kbs
1:30 sec of video = about 50 Meg
Screen is small.
TV quality is awful.
Fine for a kid. Or a "semi disposable video camera" (such as a helmet mount..).
Avoid, your better off with a cheap-point and shoot camera that has a video setting.
I got this as a gift. If I had paid for it, I would send it back to the store for a refund.
 Decent camcorder for the price. November 26, 2009
Derek A. Wade (South Prairie, Washington. USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I just got this baby and am actually kind of pleased with it. The video quality isn't wonderful, but for a "webcam level" DVR I'm not surprised. (I AM surprised that my $200 12MP digital camera takes such lousy video.)
I've noticed some complaints about this camera, and I can assure most of the complainers that the issue is your MEDIA, not the CAMERA. If you are not using a high speed microSD card you will probably have blur in still photos. I noticed this when working at Circuit City in the photo department a couple of years ago. The only cards we were allowed to use in the expensive cameras were cheap Sandisks, and the result was that we sold few of them because the $1300.00 cameras would take blurry photos. Once I convinced the manager to let me replace the Sandisks with a better quality card we started selling more of the high end cameras.
Further, if your camera insists that you configure the card constantly, or your computer doesn't immediately recognize the camera AND CARD when you plug it in, then your CARD is defective. Try it in another piece of electronics.
As for this camera, it works surprisingly well and is idiot simple. There are five buttons on the back: On/Off, Play/Pause, Delete, Web Photo, and a big red Record. Around the record button are the controls for moving forward and back in the video list and FF/REW while playing, and for zooming in and out (digital only, unfortunately) while recording.
There are two video modes: web quality (448X336) and high quality (640x480). Both of them give a decent picture.
Web photo gives a surprisingly clear 1280x960 photo. There is no flash.
It is actually slightly smaller than the still camera I use most often, a Samsung s860.
There is a tripod mounting hole in the base of the camera.
There are a few things I don't care for:
Sound levels are low. There is also no external microphone jack.
Although this review is for the white version, I actually have the black (not available here on Amazon, hence this review). It has a high-gloss finish that holds fingerprints better than CSI equipment.
AVI files produced are enormous.
The packaging said it worked with HCSD cards OR microSD. It only works with microSD, which annoys me because those cards are about three times as expensive as they actually should be. (This is the main reason I give only four stars.) I happen to think EVERYTHING should have an SD card slot (Including the Kindle, Amazon, are you listening?)
Digital zoom only (What'd you expect for $60?)
That last line is actually rather important. This is a $60 camera that gets better quality than the webcam you probably bought for $45, but also allows you to take it with you and functions as a low end digital camera as well as a pocket sized camcorder. It's not for the camera snob or the photography expert. It's for the folks who want to shoot a few quick minutes of film with a limited depth of field. (I plan to use it for ghost hunting and shooting footage of football drills for YouTube.) As long as you understand its role it will perform well for you.
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