Comments on: Mini DV MD80 thumb camera: Usage notes with Fedora 12

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:29:20 +0000

How this work with IPhone/IPad? Would videos be available after transfer from the micro SD?

By: pamungkaz.net

pamungkaz.net — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:22:47 +0000

thanks for this info. I need info some mini camera

By: Linus

Linus — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 02:53:04 +0000

Good review as far as the instruction and all. Unfortunately, you were not interrested in the “spy cam” mode which is what this cam is made for. Easy to hide and pick up mouvements (triggered by noise) perfect to catch a burglar or to check on the babysiter or anywhere you need a quiet and almost invisible recording device. The sound is also recorded with pretty good soud, good enough to recongnize the person who’s talking. I paid mine $4 each and got 5 of them many years ago and they are still working. Of course they are quite “flimbsy” and not very solid and should be treated gently. You have to be carefull not to insert the SD card too low, under the socket, in which case you will need to open the camera to recuperate your card… this hapened to me a couple times. When new, it could stand alone in sleep (wait mode) for up to 250 hours (less if triggered). The 60db voice activated system is a bit too low and you will have a lot af false calls, especially in noisy environnement. Using a small piece of tape over the mic solve this problem for me.

By: Bonnin Fairchild

Bonnin Fairchild — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:12:04 +0000

Excellent review. I agree with your assessment and would also add that the failure rate of these cameras is quite high. I’ve had two fail out of five. Also, the waterproof housing doesn’t work well. It seals well, however the pushbutton is mechanically ineffective. It doesn’t line up well with the camera button and has inadequate travel to fully activate the camera. One would have to fiddle with the case to make it work correctly and reliably. I wouldn’t trust it underwater but it would be good in a mist or occasional splash. If a video is important to you invest in a GoPro not this toy.