Busbi BUSCD0001 Point And Shoot Digital Camcorder - Electronics / Photography (Busbi)

busbi Video is an ultra slim, point-and-shoot, digital camcorder with full colour display. It comes with 2x AA batteries and a 1GB SD memory card (provides 60 minutes recording time) so you can use it straight out of the box. It also has a built in speaker for voice playback and is small enough to fit in your pocket for easy portability. Now you can create and upload movies to the web in minutes. Capturing special moments and sharing them with others has never been so easy. Creating and sharing movies has never been so easy - Start recording seconds after taking out of the box - Connect via USB and upload your media files - Edit with included software - Upload to YouTube or other sharing sites, or simply email your movies - Easy for non techies to use and enjoy Box contents are as follows: 1 x Video camcorder 1 x USB cable 1 x TV cable 2 x AA battery 1 x User manual 1 x Wrist strap

Customer Reviews of Busbi BUSCD0001 Point And Shoot Digital Camcorder

Winewomanandsong
Bucks UK
11th November 2008

Total rubbish
I purchased this item as I needed a cheap Camcorder that would record an hours teaching. When I got it home, I found that it was battery operated. The batteries supplied lasted under 5 mins. I replaced these and it lasted nearly 10 mins but the screen kept on phasing, and there were lines across it all the time.
I knew the product was cheap, but it appears to have been put together by a toddler, the whole thing was really messy and the microphone did not pick up any sound at all. I returned this product to the retailer, as not fit for purpose - do not buy this unless it is for a toddler to play with.

TheDragon
UK
18th September 2008

Great compact, simple digicam. Good for kids.
Great value for money, robust, easy to use. My children love the fast results and ease of use. PC treats it like a memory stick so once connected with USB, just drag and drop files to computer. TV out is useful too. Good for web-type films, eg youtube clips.

Have now bought class sets for school and am using them to record sports techniques, science experiments, interviews for English and lots more. The kids love them.

Not a sophisticated product, but does exactly what it says on the tin, with ease.

hawk
England
2nd September 2008

dreadful
its dreadful- useless manual and its impossible to watch the recording - if you can find it on your computer vwery iffy install(mini)CD gives errors through out- camera has no speaker

all in all cheap and light but save your money , you will be well disappointed

Lorian
UK
3rd July 2008

OK point and shoot video camera. Not great, but value for money
My Busbi video camera cost £24.99.

In the packaging came:
The camera
A mini cd (arcsoft video impression 2 editing software)
A USB Cable
2 X AA Batteries
1GB (no brand) SD Card, already in the slot.
Lanyard

The camera is just a little longer than a packet of cigarettes. It's *very* easy to use. The case is made of relatively cheap feeling white plastic. The "Silver" parts of the case are stickers that are adequate (after removing the protective plastic). It feels quite heavy for it's size with the batteries installed. The videos are taken while holding the device in portrait orientation (giving a regular landscape video). It's a bit awkward to hold. There is no lens cap and it's dusty already after one day.

When switching on and off it bleeps loudly. I can't see a facility to step through the recorded videos. you can just replay or delete the last one.

The display is adequate out of strong sunlight, but can be a bit laggy/blurry when the camera is panned. It's ability to adjut to changing light is slowish but adequate.

The SD card slot cover is a poor, loose flap of rubbery plastic. The slot is spring loaded.

There is no tripod or other mount holes.

The video quality is not brilliant, much like from a webcam. The sound quality is poor, with more hissing then I would have expected, and the audio quality is telephone-like.

So would I buy it again? Sure, it's worth £25, but don't expect it to look and feel like a £100 gadget, because it doesn't.

I'd probably have give it 3.5 stars if that was an option.

Children seem to like it.

Mr. Glyn Sloman
UK
12th March 2008

Great for children
I bought a load of these for use at my school. They are perfect for children to use(or teachers who are not confident with more expensive cameras); they're simple to operate and results can be shown immediately in MS Media Player via a USB connection. The only drawback is that they record in motion Jpeg which means that they need converting if you want to use the clips in MS Movie maker - however free software can be downloaded from the internet which can convert the files quickly and easily; then children's creative side can be truly explored. I would recommend rechargeable batteries because they get through a couple of AA batteries each hour of use.


The latest moviemaker now supports mjpegs so no conversion necessary