14 MP Digital Camera with 7X Optical Zoom
3.0 Inch auto LCD screen
Built-in 50MB internal memory with SD/SDHC support up to 32GB
Image stabilization, pancapture, auto scene, face auto exposure, smile detection, and HD 720P video
Built-in USB for easy transfer
This review is from: GE Smart J1470S-RD 14 MP with 7 x Optical Zoom Digital Camera, Red
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The GE J1470S is a lightweight compact camera with 14 megapixels and 7x optical zoom. It also features digital image stabilization that has some, but not much, stabilizing effect to reduce blurs due to handshakes. One thing that surprised me was its picture quality, which is quite good in most situations, from sunny outdoors to indoors with adequate lighting. It's when the lighting is dim that it fails to deliver at high ISO (sensitivity) settings. One thing I like is its flash output is more even than most compact cameras from this price range... and definitely more powerful.The user interface is not very intuitive, but not too difficult to learn, either. One bug I've found is, you cannot turn off digital zoom (which you should) in the video mode without losing that setting the moment you turned off the camera or changed to another mode.That's not the only problem with the video mode, unfortunately. The video mode (which features 720p, VGA and QVGA resolutions, all at 30fps) is pretty much unusable due to a "hunting focus" problem, that is, the camera is unable to remained focused on the subject when shooting video, even when the subject does not move! This is extremely frustrating, because any video you shoot is bound to be switching in and out of focus frequently, causing nausea upon playing on a PC or TV.If you dont' plan to shoot video on this a lot, it's actually a quite capable still-shot camera.
This review is from: GE Smart J1470S-RD 14 MP with 7 x Optical Zoom Digital Camera, Red
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This camera is not the sexiest looking consumer electronic but it takes very good photos, it is super easy to use and it will not break the bank. Just like with a flip video camera, you can pop open the usb connector on this camera and plug it into your computer and you're good to go. I prefer to work with windows explorer and my own software which is the default if you do not load the software that comes with the camera. I think this is better than a program starting every time you plug your camera in. And it is nice not to have to find cables or pop your memory card out. It's very convenient feature. It accepts sd memory cards or the mini sdhc with an adapter jacket. You have to charge the battery by plugging the camera's usb jack into an ac adapter that comes with. The cord on the charger is super short. I've been using a camera with 10X optical. This GE has 7X optical and this would be fine for most casual photos. The buttons and controls are easy to figure out and use. There are the usual auto scene features (on the beach, at night with fireworks, portrait and so on). The stabilization works very well. The flash works well also and can be turned off and has the usual settings. The feature I use all the time is the macro setting. On this camera it is not the icon of the flower in the auto scene listing, instead it is the icon of the flower right on the back of the camera. So this makes it easier to access but you have to select it every time. I'm very impressed with the macro shots I've taken so far with this camera. The camera works good in low light also. I did some tests in low light with no flash and the camera took nice photos with these conditions. The video works as advertised. With high capacity cards and the large view screen on this I can see grabbing this instead of the flip video for many things. However, the video format is *.MOV which is not cool. You can use MOV for amazon reviews and facebook but you cannot watch them in quicktime or windows media player. You have to convert them first. I use Pazera movtoavi software - free from cnet site. But that's a pain. Also the files are huge when you shot the video. But the zoom works while shooting. It has a relatively small footprint. Would fit easily into a pocket.
This review is from: GE Smart J1470S-RD 14 MP with 7 x Optical Zoom Digital Camera, Red
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
To be honest when I first got this camera I thought it was a bit on the cheap side as far as how it was made. I have been playing with it and it does have some really nice features that I don't have on any of my other digital cameras and I really think this is a good starter camera or for someone who can't afford a higher end piece. Great for teens as I'm sure they will be able to squeek as much out of it as they can.I posted some pictures so you could get an idea of exactly what a few o...
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