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It's A Camera! A Camcorder! An MP3 Player! (Huh?)
Electronics | Jan 13, 05
It's the DXG-305V, and of all the new digital photo technology rolled out at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this week, this one stands out as than the usual "Look, we've hiked resolution by another tenth of a megapixel" fare.
It's a 5 in 1 combo: camcorder, 3.0 megapixel camera, MP3 player, voice recorder and PC camera, and it comes in a case of credit card width and length (and it comes in cool colors like iridescent blue, hot pink, lime green, and sleek silver). It should be available in February and it'll run you $129. Now perhaps you never thought you needed to listen to music on your camcorder, but then again there was a time when we were all silly enough not to realize we needed to take photos with our phones.
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Im trying to burn hone vides on vhs to my camcorder Sony DCR-TRV250 which only has a DV i.Link and no out ports like ..(A/Vin, S-video, RCA in...) Only way I know to record to my camera is with a DV Link. Can I record from my VCR to my CamCorder if it or they had a DV Link????My Camcorder DCR-TRV250 has a DV i.Link but I don't have a VCR that has DV Link. I want to do this because I have a ton of Movies on VHS-C tha I can Play on my VCR but can't record to my camcorder which I will be able to put them on my PC inabling me to burn them to DVD!!!! Any solutions under $2000 will greatly be appreciated!!!!!!!! Thanks Bobby Ponda, II.
Posted by: Bob Ponda at January 21, 2005 9:48 PM
I would by a dvd recorder that plugs into a TV. There are many under 199 dollars and you can plug in your VCR or camcorder using standard RCA jacks and copy direct to a DVD R disk. I have a Lite-on brand, paid $179 and it works fine
Posted by: barry at February 17, 2005 12:41 AM
the dxg-305v has an mp3 mode. How do i get mp3's onto the camera?
Posted by: tyler at February 23, 2005 11:27 PM
My DXG305V.
I can't seem to get it to transfer to my computer. Is there a plug-in that I'm missing?
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks
Posted by: Kevin Plemmons at March 1, 2005 5:11 PM
Just got one of these - and here are some comments. Neat little device, although it is a bit quirky to use. The selection screen when connected to the computer crosses out the selection you want to make - then you press the selection lever IN to activate the selection - either PC camera or mass storage device. Once this happens, (and assuming you have the drivers installed first) the device will be either your PC camera (capture device) or be listed as two drives. AT that point you can move the photos off the camera and into the computer, copy MP3's into the camera, or even format the card if you wish. I'm not particularly fond of the included software for photos, and I haven't tried out the program for video yet.
Macro mode for photos is difficult - the focus range is about 17-22 cm, which is probably about 7-9 inches or so. Cannot see if the image is in focus or not! Other than that, its a very cool little toy!
Posted by: Art at April 19, 2005 10:04 AM
I have input the software into my computer that came with the camera and have recorded video on the memory card. The video is displayed on the camera, but nothing shows on the computer when I put the memory card in. I have no problem with a Secure Digital Memory Card from different brand camera. WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM?
Posted by: Merrill at April 24, 2005 3:39 AM
I bought the DXG305V all in one cameral, and cant get it to connect to the server when used as a webcam. Any suggestions?
Posted by: Judie at May 30, 2005 10:23 PM
i just got one for graduation and i bought a 128mb memory card for it. the rest of the camera is fine-- it takes pics and records and stuff, but i cant get any mp3s on it! i keep clicking "copy to device" and it says copying in progress and the little light on the cam flashes, then it says complete and i turn it on and it says no song!!! what the hell is wrong with this? someone tell me what im doing wrong!
Posted by: melissa at June 9, 2005 3:23 AM
I purchased the dXG-305v camera but seems the driver included wont allow it to be used as a webcam is there a driver that i can get seperately to fix this problem . i have searched the disc included extensively but to no avail? all other function work properly but not this one in particular please help me !
Posted by: Dennis Boley at September 23, 2005 2:41 PM
How much memory comes on the camera for the mp3 player?
Posted by: whitney collier at October 20, 2005 1:12 PM
Will a 1.0 gb sd mc work in this?
Posted by: San at November 10, 2005 3:34 PM
I cant get transfer the pictures to the pc , i got one picture and now i cant get any more , why?
Posted by: charles dorbert at November 25, 2005 11:43 AM
I LOVE THIS CAMCORDER/CAMERA IT IS SO COOL, BUT I HAVE 1 QUESTION HOW DO U DOWNLOAD SONGS?
Posted by: Kiersten K at December 26, 2005 10:33 PM
I purchased the DXG-305V and find that all the videos and pics have a very yellowish hue and are very dark. I have had to edit all the photos before I could print them. Any ideas on how to get a clear picture and video?
Posted by: Sandy R at January 21, 2006 12:14 PM
where can i purchase a cd rom for my dgx305v,and what about the yellow pictures when you use the cam.
Posted by: gwen davis at January 25, 2006 2:08 AM
Can someone please tell me how to get songs on here?
Posted by: Carrie at January 27, 2006 11:05 AM
For getting songs on the mp3!
What i do is i connect it to the computer and open my computer on the pc. After i get to My computer i open the file that contains all of the stuff on the camera. Then i drag my mp3 files into the folder that says mp3 or u can make a folder that says that and i disconnect and i listen to my music just fine!!!
Well i love this camera and i use it almost everyday. i dont no wut to say bout the yellow hue thing but just that it doesnt happen to me and also bout the 1gb i dont think u can use it
well thats all for now and if u have any questions well i will try to answer them
Posted by: Anne at February 27, 2006 10:05 PM
yea i get the yellow too someti,es. i just fix it with photo editor.
i also wish it could hold more mp3s? mine only holds about 6.
:(
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Posted by: sandi at April 10, 2006 10:19 PM
