MegxonC480

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Does anybody know anything about this cam, is it worth buying?

Regards
Steve

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> [...] and I can't find any example shots from it anywhere online.

http://www.megxon.com/products/C480/C480.htm

Praktika Luxmedia 4008, Megxon C480 (and even one "Texxon" ) seem to be the
same camera marketed with different names. In the above link there are
several sample pictures. I remember having read it is made in Taiwan.

J.S.Pitanga

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J.S.Pitanga <jspitanga(@fastimap.com> wrote:
>> [...] and I can't find any example shots from it anywhere online.
>
> http://www.megxon.com/products/C480/C480.htm

I'm disinclined to trust manufacturers' example shots because they
usually over-represent the camera, tending to be taken by pros trying to
get the best out of the camera - I want to see what reviewers and,
(ideally) averagely-skilled punters do with it in the field

However, the pics on the manufacturers' site are pretty poor if that's
the best they can do with it! There seems to be bags of noise on
everything, the focus always looks poor, there seem to be quite a few
JPEG artefacts, and the interpolated 8mp picture looks exactly like
a 4mp picture that's been enlarged by a few per cent a few times in
Photoshop. All in all I am not impressed, I'm afraid.

pete
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pete@fenelon.com "there's no room for enigmas in built-up areas"

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In article <p35dnc.lvh.ln@fenelon.com>, pete@fenelon.com says...
> J.S.Pitanga <jspitanga(@fastimap.com> wrote:
> >> [...] and I can't find any example shots from it anywhere online.
> >
> > http://www.megxon.com/products/C480/C480.htm
>
> I'm disinclined to trust manufacturers' example shots because they
> usually over-represent the camera, tending to be taken by pros trying to
> get the best out of the camera - I want to see what reviewers and,
> (ideally) averagely-skilled punters do with it in the field
>
> However, the pics on the manufacturers' site are pretty poor if that's
> the best they can do with it! There seems to be bags of noise on
> everything, the focus always looks poor, there seem to be quite a few
> JPEG artefacts, and the interpolated 8mp picture looks exactly like
> a 4mp picture that's been enlarged by a few per cent a few times in
> Photoshop. All in all I am not impressed, I'm afraid.
>
> pete
>


I couldn't find anything truly in focus in any of the example pictures.


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Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

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Steve Yelland decided to say......

> Does anybody know anything about this cam, is it worth buying?

It is garbage. Sorry to be blunt, but you can do much better. It would be
more rude of me to say it any more politely, as you would be making a huge
mistake by buying this camera.