Kyocera Finecam L3V Digital Camera [3MP 3xOptical]

Average customer rating:

Good value & user friendly

FORGET IT

Kyocera Finecam L3V Digital Camera [3MP 3xOptical]

Manufacturer: KYOCERA
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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ASIN: B00009EOTM
Release Date: 2003-04-25

Customer Reviews:

Good value & user friendly.......2004-02-29

Having shopped around for my first digital camera I settled on the L3v. In contrast to other reviews, I consider the battery life to be fine, accepting that all digital cameras eat batteries to an extent. Having invested in rechargables there is no problem at all. Build quality is impressive and the menu and options system is easy to use, as is the included software. Image results are impressive - being difficult to distinguish from 35mm even from my humble injet printer on normal size prints, even at less than full resolution. Other 3MP cameras at a similar price often have a plastic feel (have a look at many Fuji and Nikon examples), whereas the L3v is simple to use but with plenty of options, compact and has a real quality feel. The on/off switch may be a little too 'minimalist' for some tastes, but this is only a minor niggle. The good size screen is a real help in not only deciding which images to keep, but showing them to others easily without the need to squint at a tiny 1.5" screen. An impressive and useable camera that doesn't break the bank and delivers very good results.

FORGET IT.......2004-02-03

Don't be too excited at the size of the monitor... you will need extra powerful batteries to take more than a picture in a row. This camera works fine overall (that is, the few photos you manage to take are actually very good), but really lets you down as the already short life of the batteries for digital cameras here is brought to an extreme.
It had become a nightmare to have to carry around a bagful of batteries switching them every other minute. DO NOT BUY DISPOSABLE ONES- they are not powerful enogh to even last five minutes- honestly, I got 'battery exhausted' messages as soon as I put them in. Unfortunately, I was not told that when I bought it. Admittedly it is rather annoying to find out that after the good money you have spent you are hardly able to take half of the pictures you would have wished to remember a wonderful once-in-a-life holiday (in view of which the considerable expense had been made)!
I have since switched to another digital camera, and must say have breathed a sight of relief. I am now looking forward to my next holiday!

Product Description

? CD-Rs? High speed recording - one full disc in 2 minutes? An etched pre-groove assists with laser tracking, ensuring low data errors? 52x recording speed? 700MB/80 minute capacity? Packed 50 on Spindle

Customer Reviews:

Printable? I don't think so!.......2007-12-13

I bought these because the technical spec of these discs (see above) says they are inkjet printable. Well, I suppose they might be but only if you don't mind having the manufacturer's name and the capacity of the disc incorporated into your artwork!
Have a look at the alternative photo (again, see above) and you'll see they are far from blank. There is no mention at all of the word "printable" on the packaging so my guess is that Amazon's tech spec is wrong so beware. They are probably perfect for recording audio or backups, etc. but don't expect to be able to add a title and description without resorting to the sticky label method. My box is on its way back to Amazon for a refund.

Probably very good - but NOT printable!.......2007-11-07

I chose these CDRs because the technical details say they are printable - but sadly they are not. I'm sure they are perfectly good but they don't fit the Amazon description so back they go!

Couldn't use with Mac mini.......2006-01-15

I use a Mac mini running Tiger and have found it impossible to get these discs to burn. They aren't even recognised when inserted into the disc drive.

Better than most that I've tried.......2005-08-24

I used these for recording audio. They worked fine on the home CD player. The player in the car wasn't entirely happy about it (took a while to read), but did play after the initial delay.

Quality recording.......2005-02-23

My first set of CD's to not have one single coaster. Brilliant. Burnt on a Sony FR series laptop and mainly picture and music data these have been by far the best cd's Ive used to date. Priced well, burn well .... buy them now! :)

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