Great COM, though VOR function is so, so.
359591
Great range, clarity and ease of use.  I am very happy with it and would recommend the IC-24 to anyone seeking a compact handheld with all of the functions one could expect.
4701589
Great box.  Still no support for FiOS on Demand, but with builtin WiFi (and we have a Roku) we don't miss it except for BBC America.  The commercial skip is wonderful, and it goes directly to the start of next portion of the show, not just ultra fast scrolling as in the days of DTR commercial skips.  I've always wondered if you could do this with tape, why not with a disk?

The new controller has moved a few buttons, which seem better located.  Likewise labeling the old "zoom" button "back" is nice.  With HD we don't zoom very often, although that feature still works.

It would be nice if the skip (advance) button could be programmed to something other than 30 seconds.  Likewise the skip (retreat?) back.

How about a clock on the front of the box?  None of our TiVOs have had one, but it would be nice.
598786
It's fine if you want to stream a program without stopping.  The last-ten-second-replay button is a nice feature, but it tends to freeze things if you overuse it--which I do.  Navigation is a little difficult since the channels are just in a single line and you have to scroll through a lot of them, but apparently that will be fixed with an software update coming soon.
3569475
The 1080p resolution results in a really good recording, but eats up a lot of memory and the two 720p settings give pretty good pictures as well. But, the guy who designed the unit's "control panel" should be sent to work for the competition. None of the push buttons is self-explanatory and even after reading the user guide, you end up saying to yourself, "Now what did this button do in this mode?" Pretty sad.

But, the GPS tracking feature is cool. Playback video (on a PC) shows speed and GPS coordinates in addition to time and date. I tried to save a little on the grossly overpriced GPS accessory, by using a tracker module from a different MFR. But, it was a no-go and I ended up ordering the Papago module. C'est la vie.
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The Osmo can be pretty remarkable under the right situations.  Outdoors during daylight, with a subject far enough away, it's a pretty decent stabilized deep-focus wide-angle 4k camera.  And when the conditions are right, and if the Osmo is working well, then it's a good price point for the results.  Even though the stabilizer works pretty well, it does bob up and down with most people's walking, and that will be noticeable.  Keep in mind that even though this camera has a selfie mode, you will be slightly out of focus with the camera at arms reach - it can't focus on things that close.  Once light becomes dimmer, the Osmo isn't very good.  The ISO gets real ugly fast, and the other option is a slow shutter speed that makes any movement overly blurry.  Also keep in mind the batteries don't last very long, and it will be draining your phone quickly as well.  Also, the audio recording is so bad I wouldn't consider it useable for nearly any application.  Last note: this thing takes a while to get shooting every time you turn it on....I often have to do some kinda of voodoo popping in and out of the DJI app and my wi fi settings to get the Osmo to connect to my phone....so if you need a camera you can use in a manner of seconds - this isn't the one.

I'm torn between giving the Osmo 3 stars and 2 stars.  3 stars because it's a great device in the right circumstances (lots of light, subjects at a suitable distance, working unit) and it's lightweight, portable, and has a nice case.  I'd suggest this for travel landscape videos where you want to leave bigger stabilized camera rigs and tripods behind...and when you aren't in a hurry for setting up the camera.  But I'm tempted to give it 2 stars because out of the 6 Osmo units I've used, 3 have been defective in some manner - 1 was plain unusable, 1 had a constant tilted horizon problem (the lengthy recalibration process only fixed it for a minute maybe), and 1 had a defective microphone input or audio problem that resulted in a dreadful noise.  Although my experience with Osmo's tech department has been good so far (still awaiting the return of a hopefully-fixed osmo), DJI's sales and refund department is...not up to standard, so it's probably a better idea to order from a third party via Amazon Prime.
420385
Camera resolution is very good. Also scrolling feature responds quickly to the app. The annoying thing is that cloud storage only records certain motion events not continuous playback, so in that regard its useless!
738408
I use the built-in flash on my&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Pentax-K10D/dp/B000IHN8AO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Pentax K10D</a>&nbsp;to control my off-camera&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Metz-48-AF-1/dp/B0010ELVVW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Metz 48 AF-1</a>. The K10D can do this with the built-in flash either only controlling or also contributing to the exposure. For the second case, it's nice to have better light quality than the direct glare of the built-in flash, which is where this comes in.

And for that, it works very well -- doesn't interfere with the wireless optical communication and makes the built-in flash deliver a bit of diffused but on-axis light. Results when using it on the built-in flash alone are less stellar, but a marked improvement over not having the device. Either way, P-TTL metering works fine and exposure is good.

I had been using a homemade origami construction, which also worked okay, but it was always a pain to make it stay in the right place. This is much better.

A major downside is that it's constructed in a way that doesn't really fold flat, and the little arm snaps to the diffuser in a way which is clearly not meant for repeated disassembly and reassembly.  I don't think it would have been hard or expensive for Sto-Fen to have made this connection better. And really, we're talking about 30 piece of plastic snapped to a 20 piece of plastic: for the $17 retail price I think they could have spared a little more for a better connection.

Also, it must be said, it looks pretty dorky -- like a gimmick, not "professional" equipment.
3450510
I wanted a Dash Cam that was in HD yet still within my price range. The Veho VCC-005 Gumball 3000 seem to fit that mold so I took a chance and got it. Mostly everything seems to be working great as advertised, HOWEVER, when I record in 1080p and playback the videos on my computer through Quicktime or WMP, objects that are moving, such as people, seem to be moving in a "slow motion" type effect. Its like its not really recording at 30fps and more like 20fps. And yes, I checked to make sure I was playing back at normal speed and I keep getting that same problem. I do NOT have this problem when recording in 720p mode, videos playback at the fps that they are supposed to. Videos also playback fine when watching them through the camera itself, I only seem to have this slow frame rate when playing back videos through the computer at 1080p. I am currently in email exchanges with Veho regarding this problem and Im hoping they can resolve this problem for me because I really would hate to return this camera. Other then this, the camera seems to be working great, good long battery life, LOTS of accessories and 8gb microsd card included, which is a big plus because Veho could have decided not to include these and make you buy each one seperatly if they wanted. I really love the included remote, you can leave this Camera in your car plugged into the cig lighter and leave it ON, then whenever your ready to record something, just hit the record button on the remote a couple of times and it starts recording. Also the VOX recording mode is VERY sensitive, it seems to start recording at the slightest sound. That may be good or bad depending on what you favor. If the little problem I mentioned could get figured out, then this is a really great dash camera and well worth the money.
3434783
After reading the good and the bad reviews on this, I bit the bullet and ordered one for our community clubhouse.  I've had experience with a couple of "$700+ DVR" analog systems and the medium spectrum, but not this low end realm.

Unboxing - The shipping box arrived in good shape from Amazon.  The inside product box was sealed.  However, the DVR was not well protected inside its box.  There wasn't any protective wrap on it and it was free to bounce around a couple of inches.  There was one missing screw on the back of the cover.  My guess is that it was taken out to have the hard drive installed at a second location.  It was sloppy packaging.  There was also a remote control and CD/literature/power supply under the cardboard platform.  These were fine.
The cameras, cables and camera power adapter were in a 2nd box within the product box.  They were OK.

Cameras - They are small, almost palm sized.  The mounts are very weak, but do the job.  They can be easily ripped off a wall or tampered with, so mount them where they are hard to get.  All that said, the images are very good.  Not terribly wide angle, so keep that in mind,  The IRs (infrared emitters) work, but don't have much dispersion.  They cameras work very well in medium to low light, before the IRs turn on.  The colors on these were accurate.

Cables - 60 feet each.  They are low end, but work.  Be wary of placing them near other electrical wires/devices as they can pick up interference.

DVR - Overall good.  The recording quality (set at high) is on par with much more expensive units.  The interface is a bit clunky for my tastes, but does the job - read the manual, you'll need it.  Some things (like the motion detection grid) work opposite the way you'd think it would.  Where you set the blue blocking squares is where it records.  It's counter-intuitive to me and opposite of most higher end systems.  You have some control over image brightness and color, but this one works fine as-is.  The motion detection is decent, but I had to choose low sensitivity on the outdoor cameras.  The H.264 compression is good with small file sizes.  File exporting to thumb drive works, but be sure to have their player software installed on the PC you play it on,  I'm not sure why their version of H.264 is different from everything else.  Still, it works.  I'll try their export to AVI later.  I'm sure it's a weird codec, too.  I have yet to have an internet connection at the clubhouse, so I can't speak to that - yet.

Summary - Would I buy this again?  Yes.  For under $200 with installed HD, it's a great little unit.  It's probably not a long-distance runner, but who knows.  If you are smart about placing your cameras, it should work just fine.  If you place them high and 20 feet away, you will be disappointed.  Keep them relatively low and near the area you're watching - if possible.  Analog SD video is what it is.  Even if the cameras get damaged or tampered with, they are cheapies.  You'll should have a recording of who did it anyway.
4681935
Great for watching 3D/360 degrees still pictures. Blurry on movies. My smartphone is capable of HD 1080p movies but the app contents of VRs are still below standards when it comes to clarity. However, this is the basic Google Cardboard. I wish I can have a list -say top ten VR goggles being sold in Amazon other than the cardboard. I want to buy a more upgraded one (other than the Oculus Rift) at least $100 and below systems but I have no way of knowing which one is the best other than relying on the experience of others. Any suggestions? Thanks.
1563160
As an audio recorder, I would give it five stars, but since Olympus emphasizes much on the video recording,
that has to be factored into the review, which makes it just a three-star product.

The type of video I shoot mostly are sport competition, and various instructional (sport, technical, etc.) clips. The voice recording is excellent, very clear and the directional microphones eliminate much of the annoying ambient noises such as those found commonly in cell phone or video camera recording. For example, if you go to a tournament with a cell phone or even a nice video-capable digtal camera, the sound will be thin and noisy, full of ambient noises. With this device, listening to the video's sound is more pleasant and cleaner. For instructional video, it's excellent because the range of a person's voice is fuller, richer, not thin like most consumer video cameras and cell phones. The distortion from loud noise is also very low.

You can record directly to WAV (linear PCM) format and browse the device just as a normal USB memory drive on any computers.

The video function has far more flaws than merits. First the merits: while the sensor is small, the lens unit is sharp and the images come out sharp and clear. However, as any video camera with a small sensor, expect noticeable noise when recording in dim light.
The flaws are on the other side of the coin. This camera has a fixed focal range (49mm 16:9 ration, 59mm 4:3 ratio): from my experience the best image comes from 1.5 meter to infinity distance). When it is focused, the video is clear and sharp, otherwise it is a bit blurry. Autofocus is not good at all, when you are outside the optimal range, although macro recording is possible if you put a macro lens in front of its lens. Digital zoom causes more artifacts in the video, so I don't recommend using it.

The lens angle is also not wide angle, so if you need to capture a wider range, move the camera farther back.

The LCD is not very useful to composing the video as the view angle is either from top or bottom. Perhaps when one needs to record a concert from a distance, flipping and viewing it from the bottom can help to capture the video better, but for most applications, combined with its lack of wide angle lens, makes the framing more difficult.

The webcam functions under Windows XP, and together with its digital microphones via USB make an excellent webcam for video chat. Unfortunately, Olympus offers no driver for the successive operating systems nor MacOS, what a pity.

Nevertheless, for some limited applications, when placed on a tripod, it can capture very good video. I think for musical recital, lectures, instructional video within a small range of movement (not football for example) this could be a four or five star device.

After owning it and producing some video, I find it redundant with my current portable video recorder which has also very good microphones. For those who already own a good video camera and want to improve the sound, a standalone digital sound recorder is a better value; for those who want a video camera with excellent sound recording ability, this is a good choice as long as its limitations do not affect your applications. Otherwise, it is difficult to recommend it as a video camera unless you must have certain features like external microphone input, remote control, etc.

I ended up using a Nokia Pureview 808 cell phone to record most of my video, which gives even better image from its bigger sensor and wider lens, and comparable sound quality from its special optimized digital stereo microphones with high tolerance for noise distortion.
92735
I've put this viewfinder through the paces for a few weeks. I love having it on my Nikon D5200, except I am waiting for a catastrophic and expensive failure.

First, the cons:

Build quality seems a bit shaky and fragile... far less than what I expected at this price. The plastic parts (the box) feel like they will snap while opening and closing the unit, so I treat it with kid gloves. That is an inconvenience when you are runnin' and gunnin'. I really dig the option of opening the unit and looking down on the mirror for those shots where the camera is being held waist high or lower, but opening and closing the unit just seems like a risky venture. I won't be surprised when it breaks, but I will be very disappointed.

The fit on On my Nikon D5200 is less than optimal. I get a small amount of light leak around the edges at the camera body. They use a soft edge material where the viewfinder meets the camera body, but the bottom of the unit touches first, leaving a small 1mm gap at the top - enough to let distracting light in.

The eye cup piece shakes and rattles a bit, especially around the focusing mechanism of the diopter. They've made the eye cup removable (the whole back actually), but the locking mechanism to hold it in place is janky, and I'm never really sure I have it locked in place. I would hate to see it fall out while transporting the camera/tripod around the set.

Now, there are some really good things about the unit:

Mounting it to the camera is easy, and those parts are high quality and durable. I leave the mounting system on the camera most of the time and do not find it bothersome.

The eye cup is substantial and comfortable, and the optics are of decent quality. The unit look very cool on the back of the camera, especially when a matte box is on the front.

For shooting exteriors (video) on sunny days a viewfinder is a must have for focusing. This unit does what it is built for, but not without some concerns. I love using it, but I'm worried about it. Kind of like driving my old Sting Ray with no seat belts and knock-off wheels - it's fun to drive until one of the rear wheels comes off while cruising down the highway (but that's another story).
2405271
Takes some work, but it is very nice.  I was able to get the Cisco cable card working with Wave Cable.  Then the HomeRun software scanned and found the unit on my network.  Then it scanned for channels and found all my subscribed channels.  At this point the HDHomerun Viewer (Windows 10 app) and associated Android app on my tablet worked.  We able to watch up to three separate channels.  The interface seems more built for a touch screen on my Win 10 HTPC, but it worked well with my universal remote which lets me use the mouse from across the room.  Note, the PC version of HDHomerun view would not show the video, but the Win 10 app did.  Not sure why there would be a difference there.

I then loaded the test version of Silicon Dust's VCR software so I could record my shows off the cable card.  It was $60 plus a $30/yr subscription to the TV Guide info (first year free).  That worked well, but I needed it to record to my NAS drive //readyshare. I found a registry change to point the recorded TV to the NAS and it is working fine.  There were also a few defaults that had to be changed to allow for the DVR services to be activated in setup.  The setup needed a few tweaks (client is on the same PC as the Server so there is a utility to run). They are getting pretty close to plug and play and this is still a beta version, so you need to be a bit of a hobbyist and patient to get it going.  But I expect that when they announce the commercial version it will be quite easy.  It is turning out to be a good substitute for Windows Media Center that MS took away from me after many years of using that program (sad, as it was better).
4072967
I just bought these for my son for his birthday.  He really wanted a VR headset.  We downloaded a number of apps from the app store to try out.  Some of the apps are interesting, but all of them are at least slightly out of focus.  No matter how much you adjust the lenses, the video is never clear.  If you don't mind looking at blurry video, then they are great.  It is a bit like using street view, but you can look around the environment by turning your head.

This was my first time using a VR headset, so I am not sure if blurry video is the norm or not.  I doubt these will see a lot of use.
448066
I purchased the 55-300mm VR along with a D5100 body as part of a Nikon promotion.  I can say that for the price I paid for it, it is worth the money; however, I would not pay full retail price for it.

Pros:
-Largest range of telephoto zooms
-Lightweight and small for a lens that extends to 300mm
-Solid build quality; metal lens mount
-Comes with 6-year warranty (US), hood, and soft case

Cons:
-VR effectiveness is only 2 stops (insufficient for 300mm; see below)
-Slow AF

Other telephoto lenses I've owned before include the Nikon 55-200mm VR, Nikon 70-300mm VR, Tamron 70-300mm VC, and a Canon 55-250mm IS (on a Canon 60D body).  I found all to be solid performers in terms of image quality and auto-focus accuracy.  The differences are in the trade-offs between size/weight, range, and effectiveness of stabilization (and of course price).  Comparing the 5:

Nikon 55-200mm VR: the smallest/lightest of the bunch, it wins the prize for the lens that's least likely to draw attention to your camera.  Its VR effectiveness is only 2 stops as well, but at 200mm this is not really a problem (shutter speed around 1/60 is usually sufficient to avoid camera shake).

Nikon 70-300mm VR: the most expensive of the bunch, this was the lens to get for faster AF and better VR until the Tamron stole its thunder.  I compared the two side by side and don't find any compelling reason to buy the Nikon over the Tamron, except for slightly better build quality.  The Tamron beats it for effectiveness of its VC.

Tamron 70-300mm VC: probably the best bang for the buck if you need 300mm. Like the Nikon 70-300, it's quite a large lens (especially with the hood attached) which makes it less ideal for candid people shots.  The VC is awesome - it seems to freeze the frame in place when activated, and gives you about 3 stops.  The AF is also quite fast.

Canon 55-250mm IS: I'm no Canon fanboy (sold my 60D to go back to Nikon) but I have to give the edge to Canon when it comes to designing telephotos.  The 55-250mm is significantly lighter and slimmer than the 55-300mm with only a 50mm loss, is cheaper, and the stabilization works better (about 0.5 stop).  It doesn't have a silent AF motor, but I had no problems tracking moving shots with it.  If the 35mm f/1.8G is Nikon's bang for the buck consumer lens, then I would say the 55-250mm IS is Canon's.

Finally, the Nikon 55-300mm VR.  It's light enough, small enough (barely - probably too big for candids), decently built, with good optics.  Its downfall is that its VR is not good enough (2 stops means a minimum of around 1/125 shutter speed at 300mm, which at the max aperture of f/5.6 limits it to daytime outdoor use), and its AF has a little trouble tracking fast moving subjects.

If you can get this lens on promotion for less than the Tamron, it's quite a decent lens all considered.  Otherwise, go for the Tamron.  I wish Nikon had taken a cue from Canon and made this a 250mm with better VR and AF.
1420429
Has VOR so I can set it to record when someone speaks and it pauses when it doesn't detect sounds. It's accurate and lightweight. I'm glad I found this model, it has just what I need without too many confusing options.
629469
I gather from the online forums that people buy this device for its amazing map selection, either through the manufacturer's software, website or third-party mapping software (all sold separately... starting at $5 for a few square miles online).  I've purchased satellite overlays and USGS topographical overlays for the XOG's standard maps, and am very pleased with both.  Maps for fishing/hunting/four wheeling are also available.  These mapping choices really make the XOG stand out.

Also, the device itself is quite tough: It's splash proof and appears to be able to take a fall.  On the downside, it's screen isn't super-bright, or as beautiful (pixels/colors) as similarly priced units.  And the battery life is under three hours.

My neighborhood in Washington DC has narrow streets, tall buildings and foliage.  Unfortunately, the XOG struggles with these... taking a long time to locate itself (initial triangulation on both "warm starts" and "cold starts") and frequently incorrectly guessing which block I'm on, and even what direction I'm moving.

However, outside of my dense urban neighborhood, the XOG reception improves considerably and it works spotlessly in the suburbs.

Other well executed features include voice directions, quick re-routing, auto-zooming, saving/uploading of tracks/journeys and what I'll call numbers/letters-to-speech (the XOG does read numbered/lettered street names and exit numbers, but does not do text-to-speech).

In general, I am very pleased with the devise.