Eye-Q digital camera by Concord

From London UK, 1 post

seems like good value - under £100 for 1.3 mp, LCD viewer etc but I can't find any reviews online. Can anyone help please?

From Cleveland, TN, USA, 1 post

Fran,

I recently purchased the Concord EyeQ 1.3mp digital camera for $79US. I didn't want to spend much, but wanted a low-end digital camera for certain photo applications. I was amazed by the quality of this camera.



Granted, it doesn't have the best glass (lens) in the world, but the CCD imaging chip makes up for it. This is a very versatile camera which produces high-resolution pictures (1280x960) at all quality grades, only the degree of JPEG compression affects output quality.



With a 64MB MMC card inserted, I can shoot up to 140 pictures at highest quality setting! The chip reacts to light like 100ISO film, so it needs some light. It's GREAT for outdoor pictures and indoor pictures with proper lighting. The built-in flash tends to be too "hot" washing out indoor close-range photos.



The video clip function works great, too. It will take silent video clips at 15 frames per second.



I will not go into all the additional features, because they are just as promised on their website. The software bundled with the camera is very nice, too. I have Adobe Photoshop, so I don't need it, but there are some very nifty features that even I liked.



All-in-all, I highly recommend this camera. One note, though. A friend of mine bought the 2.0mp model, which is identical to mine, but with better resolution, and it is capable of taking the less-expensive (and easier to find) SecureData memory cards, and he paid only $30US more than I did. It's worth a look.



Hope this helps you.



Louis

From Monroe, MI, USA, 1 post

I paid $89 US for mine. Compared to my Kodak DC3200 (1 megapixel), the "Concord Eye-Q Go LCD" is TINY! I have NO excuse now to not carry a camera everywhere.



The CMOS image sensor is quite sharp but is more susceptible to "noise" in the image than a CCD--if the image is underexposed and you try to brighten it up on your computer, you will see more random dots/lines than you would if it used a CCD sensor. The flash is indeed too bright for close-up pictures, even with the lens stopped down--I'm going to try putting a piece of paper in front of the flash like I did with my Kodak. It worked well with that camera. If you open the lens aperture all the way (the "portrait" setting), average room light might be adequate. Put a lamp next to your subject (and set the white balance properly), and you should get a great shot without flash.



The LCD screen is good in low-to-medium light, but gets washed out outdoors. Also, if you have the lens stopped down for a close-up, the screen is almost useless. It's great for reviewing photos after they're taken, though.



I have yet to try the video mode and I haven't tried transferring the pictures directly from the camera to the computer (I use a SD card reader), so I can't vouch for either feature, but the camera is very small and portable and does what I want it to do very well.

From Monroe, Michigan, USA, 1 post

I'm sorry I have to post this... but after a month, the image sensor in my Eye-Q Go LCD went bad. Pictures started coming out very dark and very blue with a lot of "noise." Changing settings (white balance, subject distance, picture quality, flash settings, etc.) didn't help, and changing the battery (which still indicated "full") didn't help either.



It was nice while it lasted. I returned the camera to Target, got a refund, and bought a Kodak CX4200.