Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam Dual-Mode PC Camera (USB)

It's a video camera. It's a digital damera. It's the EZMega Cam. Plug the EZMega Cam into your PC and you have a top of the line SVGA PC digital video camera. Unplug the EZMega Cam and you have a full featured mega pixel digital camera with flash.

The Ezonics EZMega Cam will change the way you communicate. It will allow you to capture full motion video, capture still pictures, and video conference the EZ way. Imagine sending your friends, family, or business associates video e-mail instead of just a regular e-mail. With your EZMega Cam system and included software you can attach an executable file to the normal e-mails you send everyday. Now when the recipient of your e-mail downloads the file you have attached, a simple double click of the mouse will bring you right there to them--in full motion and audio.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
This is a very good camera for its price. The CMOS sensor has 0.5 million pixels and is NOT a true megapixel camera as the name suggests. However you can shoot megapixel images (which it does by interpolating the pixels) and print them in 8x6 size. I haven't tried it yet and there might be pixels visible. The prints come out good in 5x3 (postcard) size though. So if you want an inexpensive digital camera and want prints from that too then this one is the best. About the quirks.... the camera shuts itself down after 60 sec of inactivity and all the settings are reset to default. After switching it on, the settings have to done all over again. Not to mention the 3 second self-check that it does everytime you switch it on. Big pain! The viewfinder is bright and has framing guides. But there is no macro mode for close pictures and they all turn out blurred. When using this camera as a webcam make sure you place it at least a meter away. The picture quality is good considering that it is a CMOS sensor. Use flash liberally to avoid dark pictures. I got best results outdoors. The bundled software is easy to setup and I got it working in a single attempt. If you have Paint Shop Pro or any other image editing tool that supports TWAIN you need to install only the camera drivers. The camera gets listed in the list of TWAIN sources and you can use your existing software to acquire the pictures. Overall a good buy. This camera may not replace your regular film camera but is a great accessory when on field trips and to places where you might risk damaging your expensive SLR.