Navigon 5100 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Navigon - No Comments » - Posted on July, 18 at 11:00 pm

Navigon 5100 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator With free lifteime traffic, Zagat Ratings, 3D images of highway interchanges, Lane Assist, and text-to-speech, the Navigon 5100 is rich in features that directly empower navigation. Plus, it looks great on your dashboard. It’s slim — less than an inch thick — and sports an easy-to-read 3.5″ touch screen wrapped in an elegant chrome frame.

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Garmin MapSource Topo U.S. 2008

Garmin - No Comments » - Posted on July, 18 at 11:00 pm

Garmin MapSource Topo U.S. 2008 Explore every nook and cranny of the U.S. with the help of Garmin’s Topo U.S. 2008 topographical mapping software. The DVD features digital topographical maps for the entire U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, with a host of valuable details. It’s also easy and convenient to load data to your compatible Garmin device. Just pop the DVD in your PC, then connect your Garmin GPS receiver via its USB port. Once connected, you’ll have access to topographical mapping detail no matter where your adventures take you. Details include:

  • Digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:100,000 scale USGS maps
  • Terrain contours and topo elevations
  • Summit locations with elevations
  • Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads
  • Interstates and major highways
  • National, state, and local parks, forests, and wilderness areas
  • Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams
  • Searchable database of cities, geographic names, summits, lakes, and more
  • Elevation profile on PC and compatible units; estimate terrain difficulty
  • Allows you to plan your next outdoor adventure on your PC and download routes, waypoints, and map detail to your compatible Garmin GPS
  • Lakes, reservoirs, waterways, rivers, and streams with icons to represent boat ramps, dams, campgrounds, and trails

Customer Review: TOPO 2008 Accuracy Check
I anticipated disappointment with TOPO 2008, based mostly on the reviews here. My main concern was the inaccuracy of the maps at maximum zoom. My initial testing is that TOPO 2008 shows that it is dead-on ACCURATE (albeit, a 100K map). How do I make such a claim:

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Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black)

Flip Video - No Comments » - Posted on July, 18 at 5:00 pm

Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black) Mino is a camcorder that goes anywhere. Simply put it in your pocket! Then easily share your video on the web on MySpace, YouTube, and AOL.

Weighing in at just over three ounces, the remarkably slim yet powerful Flip Video Mino raises the bar for high-quality, portable, and easy-to-use video. Smaller than most cell phones, Mino fits neatly into a jeans pocket to capture life’s stories whenever and wherever they happen ? at a party, a concert, the beach, even on a bike ride. The Mino also features Flip Video’s built-in software that lets you simply plug the camcorder’s signature flip-out USB arm into any computer for immediate editing and sharing. For the first time, the Flip Video software lets you easily upload video directly to MySpace as well as to YouTube and AOL Video, making it even easier to share video. In addition to quickly posting videos on sharing and social networking sites, they can email videos and video greeting cards; create custom movies with their own music; capture still photos from video; save and organize videos on the computer; and, for the first time, seamlessly order and send DVDs anywhere in the world. Custom editing of movie mixes, with the option to set them to your own music Capture of still photos from video Order DVDs online and have them shipped anywhere in the world TV connection for instant viewing (cable included) Tripod mountable Internal rechargeable battery delivers up to 4 hours of use between charges Unit Size is only 3.94 x 1.97 x 0.63 HWD
Customer Review: Very easy to use, image quality not great, but good enough
This is a nice little video recorder. With my iPhone lacking video recording capabilities, I decided to give this little gadget a try. The whole process of setting up, recording, transferring videos and uploading them to YouTube (using the Flip software) was very easy. No issues whatsoever with the latest iPhoto, it downloads movies into the iPhoto library just like any other format. Very portable, nice product and package experience overall. Very pleased. The image quality could be better, but then again it’s mostly for the Web so it doesn’t matter. It works beautifully for blogging and sharing videos with friends and family.
Customer Review: Great Compact Video Cam
We love this camera! It is so small and perfectly simple! I want to give this as gifts to all of my friends! And I recommend it to anyone that would like to have a camcorder on you at all times. I am a new mom and want to capture as many wonderful moments as possible. This small and simple camcorder allows me to do that.

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Pentax Optio W60 Waterproof 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Zoom (Ocean Blue)

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Pentax Optio W60 Waterproof 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Zoom (Ocean Blue) Take your PENTAX Optio W60 to new extremes. With 10 megapixels and a 5X internal zoom, this waterproof Optio shoots deeper, wider and at colder temps. A new design allows the Optio W60 to operate up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at extreme temperatures well below freezing. Perfect for photography in adventurous settings, the Optio W60 captures a wide variety of scenes including expansive landscapes, architecture, and group photos in confined spaces as well as close-up telephoto shots. The Optio W60 also features High-Quality Movie mode, Face Recognition, Smile Capture, and Blink Detection. 2.5 inch IPS (In Plane Switching) LCD monitor with Anti-Reflective coating is viewable at wide angles, even in bright sunlight Coldproof for use in extreme, sub-zero temperatures HD movie capture to vividly capture moving memories in widescreen 720p Advanced Face Recognition technology sees up to 32 faces in 0.03 seconds, with Smile Capture and Blink Detection PENTAX Shake Reduction system automatically sets ISO up to a high 6400 to prevent subject blur. Movie Shake Reduction also available Focus modes - 9 point AF, Spot AF, Auto Tracking AF, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity Landscape, Pan focus, Manual focus Capture Modes - Mode selection - Auto Picture (Standard, Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Sport, Flower), Program, Night Scene, Movie, Underwater, Underwater Movie, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, and more Programmed AE electronic lens shutter Unit Dimensions (W x H x D) - 3.9 x 2.2 x 1.0?; Weight - Without battery or removable memory - 4.4 oz
Customer Review: Does it all and does it well!
Because of serious spray I needed a waterproof camera with a wide angle lens for an August 11 trip to Niagara Falls (”Slowly I turned..”). I saw the Pentax Optio W60 on Amazon with an expected release date of August 5 so I was preparing to settle for the W30. Then, while surfing the site it came up as “in stock” on July 10. I immediately ordered it with Super Saver shipping and had it in my hands by noon on July 16. This was way faster than I had hoped for. I spent the next 11 hours studying it and the manual.
The manual is 240 pages, all in English, soI am not going to bore you with a list of features. You can see them for yourself on the Amazon and Pentax web sites. What I will say is that the pictures I took while learning the camera last night were excellent. If this camera does not meet all your needs in a point and shoot camera then its unlikely anything will. It definitely meets my needs. Its waterproof and shockproof and has a 5X zoom (28-140, 35mm equivalent) as well as 5.7X digital zoom and movie mode with zoom and sound.
My only suggestion, at this time, would be that the battery compartment door latch button could be a little more substantial. You will need an extra D-LI78 battery or its higher mah equivalent. The supplied battery is only 680mah.
I spoke with Paul at Pentax customer service. His recommendation was that there was no need to spend extra for class 4 or class 6 SD cards, class 2 cards would be fine. Because of built-in camera hardware limitations I would only gain minimal write speed with class 4 or 6 cards. I did as he suggested and the write speed is very fast with the class 2 (standard) Sandisk cards.
As a former photo retailer with over 20 years experience in camera sales I feel safe when I say “BUY THIS CAMERA!” You will not be disappointed.

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Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)

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Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue) The Canon SD1100 IS Digital ELPH includes an 8-Megapixel 1/2.5″ CCD imager and a 3x optical zoom lens with image stabilization, which covers a range of 38-114mm equivalent. Exposure is fully automatic with 2.0EV of manual exposure compensation and four metering modes to handle difficult lighting along with a ties metering to the camera’s Face Detection system. 13 scene modes keep the camera approachable for beginners. A long-exposure mode in the Canon SD1100 IS ELPH lets you set exposure times as long as 15 seconds manually, and a 2.5″ LCD display for framing images. The Canon ELPH SD1100 IS sports a fairly wide ISO sensitivity range, from 80 to 1600. Shutter Speed - 15-1/1500 seconds, Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 seconds ISO Sensitivity - Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Exposure Compensation - 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments White Balance Control - Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), and Custom Built-in Flash - Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, and Slow Synchro Flash Range - 12-11 feet/30cm-3.5m (W), 12-6.6 feet/30cm-2.0m (T) Shooting Modes - Auto, Camera M, Portrait, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets) Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, and Movie Self-Timer - 2-seconds, 10-seconds delay, and Custom Dimensions - 3.42 x 2.16 x 0.87 (86.8×54.8×22.0mm) Weight - 4.41 ounces (125 grams)
Customer Review: Fabulous Camera
Just back from week long vacation with my new Canon PowerShot SD1100 digital camera. It was so incredibly easy to use and took amazing pictures. I highly recommend this camera without a single reservation!
MD from Cary, NC
Customer Review: good camera with short battery life
The camera is great, the small size makes it easy to carry it around. Pictures are of good quality. The indoor shooting is too good to compare with my old Sony. My only problem is the battery life is too short. Hope it’s just mine. It barely worked for me for a 2-day trip, and we didn’t use the flash light a lot. I consider that unacceptable.

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Navigon 7100 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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Navigon 7100 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator In the U.S., German-based Navigon may be the biggest name in gps you’ve never heard. Navigon has long been a major provider of navigation software to automotive manufacturers for in-dash gps navigation devices, but only recently did they introduce portable navigation devices under their own name. What they offer up, however, demonstrates immediately that this is a company that knows navigation inside and out.

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The first thing you notice about the Navigon 7100 GPS Navigator is, well, the Navigon 7100 GPS Navigator. It’s beautiful. It’s the kind of device you’d expect an international spy to have in their rocket car. It’s less than an inch thick, and its shiny black casing will go well with just about any car interior. Paying the same attention to every detail, Navigon’s included car mount raises the bar even higher, with a design that is not only easy to use, but echoes the 7100’s in a way that makes device and accessory become one, adding a touch of style and elegance to any vehicle’s interior.


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Sony LCS-CST General Purpose Soft Carrying Case for Slim Cybershot Digital Cameras

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Sony LCS-CST General Purpose Soft Carrying Case for Slim Cybershot Digital Cameras Sony’s worldwide reputation for creating unique, attractive, high-quality, advanced technology products rests on a long line of innovations embraced by people from all walks of life. With a diverse product lineup serving a variety of lifestyles and industries, Sony continuously strives to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing market needs.
Customer Review: Swift service and reasonable price
I got the product within the time specified and in the same condition as stated. Nice to have a business with him. Keep up the good work.
Customer Review: Perfect for Sony DSC-W170
I read a large number of customer evaluations before buying this for my Sony Cybershot DSC-W170 digital camera, which it fits perfectly. Regarding the little zipper pocket in front, it can hold either a spare memory chip or a spare Sony NP-BG1 battery (which fits that camera) but not both. The case is very trim and well-made, a bargain for the $7.50 I paid for it. The only gripe I have is that the attachment strap on the back of the case should be wider. The attachment strap has an interesting design however, which allows you of the choice of snapping it over your belt (with a substantial snap) or threading your belt through it, which would definitely be better for risky travel situations where somebody might try to grab the camera, case and all. If you wear it at your waist in front of you, in the latter situation you can unsnap it when you sit down in a bus or restaurant and it frees the camera from your belt without actually detaching it from your belt. The camera sits on your lap on a secure nylon webbing tether about 5″ long. I would consider this a very secure arrangement on vacation in a country where thieves are present, and I have not seen this particular design on any other camera case anywhere. Regarding whether the case is “too tight” for a Cybershot-size camera, I observe that this is a “soft” case which will stretch and loosen up over time, so I wouldn’t want it much larger. It has a very nice, soft, velvety interior that won’t scratch the camera, whether or not you put a spare battery in the front zipper compartment.

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Samsung S860 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Black)

Samsung - No Comments » - Posted on July, 18 at 12:34 pm

Samsung S860 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Black) The Samsung S860 is a high-resolution digital camera that is equipped with a true-color filtered 8.1-Megapixel CCD. This allows the Samsung S860 to take detailed photos for printing up to poster size. With the Face Detection AF & AE function, the Samsung S860 enables the user to take better portrait pictures more easily. This function detects faces and automatically focuses on them. The brightness of the faces is adjusted optimally for beautiful portrait pictures. In macro shooting, it is now possible to take clear, natural pictures. Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) technology prevents the degradation of image clarity and color, which is sometimes found in flash photography. With DIS the effects of image blur are reduced in lower light conditions. You can even take well-exposed, sharper pictures in low light conditions without using a flash at all, which guarantees brighter and more natural pictures. The different icons, scene modes and other features are described in simple and easy to understand terms to improve the interaction between the user and camera. ISO - Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1000 Flash Modes - Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, and Flash off Range - Wide 0.3m - 4.0m and Tele 0.5m - 2.1m (ISO AUTO) Self-timer - 2 seconds and 10 seconds Still Image File Format - JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.2, and DPOF 1.1 Scene Modes - Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, and Night System Requirements - Pentium II 450MHz (Pentium 800MHz recommended), Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, Mac OS 9.2, 10.4 or later, 64MB RAM, 200MB free space, USB port, CD-ROM drive, 1024×768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor, Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Dimensions - Approximately Width 3.66 x Height 2.44 x Depth 1.04 (93×62x26.5mm) Weight - 123 grams
Customer Review: Good photos, good size.
This may not be the best camera out there but it’s a Samsung. I love all Samsung products. This cam is a very convenient size and the photo sttings allow a wide variety of subjects to look good.
Customer Review: GREAT CAMERA FOR A GREAT PRICE!
I had a FujiFilm 7.3 megapixel camera ($149.99) and I dropped it and broke the lens. Fuji was going to charge me almost the same to fix it. So I thought I would spend that money on a better camera. This camera is so wonderful. It is an 8.1 megapixel and only cost me $88.00 total. I am so happy with this camera. It takes such clear, crisp pictures. I have a 5 year old daughter and she doesnt like to sit still and the shutter speed is fast enough to where I can take a great picture of her before she moves. It also takes wonderful videos, It has two different size of videos 640×480 and 320×240. The videos are clear and the sound on it is awesome. It has a few effects to add to your pictures too. You can make your pictures, black and white, sepia, red, green, blue, negative, and you can customize your own color. You can view your pictures in a slideshow right on the camera. You can choose from 5 different slideshow effects and 3 different music tones. It is really cool. I love this camera so much. It has a lot of great features for such a low price. The face detection is great also, it lets you know if the face isn’t in focus. And it helps alot when you take a self portrait. It is so easy to use. My 5 yr. old daughter uses it without any problems. She can change it from still pictures to video in a snap. So if you are looking for a great camera that takes awesome pictures, awesome videos, for a low price…I suggest you give this camera a try. You won’t regret it.

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Pentax K200D 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Shake Reduction 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens

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Pentax K200D 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Shake Reduction 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens The PENTAX K200D, perfect for developing digital SLR users, offers an easy-to-use interface and incorporates award winning PENTAX imaging technology. With 10.2 megapixels, this DSLR featur