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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 3.9 inches | | Product Width: | 0.9 inches | | Product Height: | 2.3 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.1 inches | | Package Width: | 7.1 inches | | Package Height: | 2.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 9 reviews |
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11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Love this camera... and hate this camera Mar 19, 2008
By mtn otaku
This is a camera you want to love. The styling is fantastic and the price is right. I've had this camera for about a day now, and can honestly say that if you simply use the Program (standard) mode for taking outdoor shots, this camera is for you! Pictures are sharp, saturated, and well balanced.
However, once you deviate from the point-and-shoot mode to use its other features (macro mode, Aperture and Shutter Priority, face tracking, etc.), you're going to be disappointed. The camera's firmware in these areas feels like "beta".
Pros:
- Beautiful styling and graphite finish
- Cheap..., er, inexpensive!
- Pentax lens (e.g. it is a brand-named lens!)
- Big 2.5" LCD
- Excellent saturated photos in "point and shoot" mode
- Settings and modes easy to understand and set up (for the most part)
- Mounts as an external hard disk while plugged into your computer (with the provided USB cable)
Cons:
- Quirky (buggy?) exposure in Aperture- and Shutter-priority modes
- "Face tracking" feature only worked sporadically -- don't bother
- Inconsistent results with the image stabilization as well -- don't bother
- Mysterious back panel LED -- it's red, it's green, it's flashing, and no where in the User's Manual are the states of this LED described
- Poor Macro functionality -- sometimes works, but many instances where the camera says it's locked the focus, the resulting photos were blurry. Moral: don't get too close to your subject, even if the camera thinks it has the subject in focus.
- Inconsistent flash coverage
- Back panel buttons hard to press -- found myself using my fingernail a lot
Bottom line: if you're looking for a good 8MP camera for under $100 for simple outdoor point-and-shoot photographs, this is a great camera to consider. But if you want to unleash your creative genius and experiment with manual exposure settings, macro photography, and the like, spend more money and buy yourself a Canon.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Great Camera Mar 28, 2008
By S. Morgan
"The Duffer"
This camera is inexpensive and small. I wanted a point-and-shoot to keep in my computer bag. I bought this to take quick and easy pictures, and I have not been disappointed. I took it on Spring Break and it took great pictures and movies of my family. It is easy to use in the auto mode. I have large hands and the buttons to navigate the menus and controls are very small. I own several Canon cameras, and it is no Canon. That said, if you don't buy this expecting too much, you will be fine. So far it is a good camera.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 I Really Like This Camera Nov 30, 2008
By Moose
This is a great camera. It fits very easily in my pocket - more easily than my wallet, actually.
In low light, it does work well. I've read some reviews where people complained about this camera's performance in low light situations. For those people, I have some advice: use the flash. I'm serious.
However, I do have to caution you when using the flash; just make sure you don't have the camera too close to the object you're shooting. Also, be wary of reflective objects that the flash might come in contact with, especially mirrors.
The quality is very good, even indoors. I'll admit that I'm a rookie when it comes to white balance (and basically all the other settings). It might help if I didn't have to press a bunch of buttons to scroll through the menu and change some settings, but I guess that's the trade-off with such a small camera.
I like the fact that, with a half-push of the shutter, the camera uses a sensor to figure out what shutter speed to use (so long as ISO is set to Auto).
Outdoors, the pictures are amazing. The quality seems comparable to higher-end cameras.
What do I dislike about the camera? I don't like that the microphone is on the bottom of the camera. If you have it sitting on a tabletop, or another flat surface the audio will be muffled. So if you'd like to record something without having to hold onto the camera, I would suggest buying a tripod for it (it does have a tripod mount), or just being okay with the audio being somewhat distorted.
I don't like that the buttons are a bit small. But I do have big fingers, so I can't blame the camera for that. Even so, the camera is still easy to use. Once in a while, I will hit the wrong button, which is easily reversible.
If you were like me, you're probably wondering what kind of memory the camera takes. It uses SD cards. And no, it doesn't take SDHC. The highest capacity SD card is 2GB. The ones higher than that are SDHC.
So far, I haven't had a problem with the battery. There's a cover on the bottom of the camera that slides forward and opens, while staying attached to the camera. Inside you'll find where the battery goes, as well as the SD card slot. The battery is 820 mAh. I'm not sure if or where you can get a better one that is compatible with this camera. You charge the battery with a charger that plugs into the wall. I actually like that kind of charging process. Maybe I would prefer a camera that used rechargeable AA's, if I'm ever away from an outlet for a long period of time, but so far, this battery has worked fine.
The modes are interesting. "Food" works very well. I've yet to try modes other than Program, Movie, Voice Memo, and Food, though.
Overall, I'm digging this camera. I didn't buy it from Amazon.com, though. Snagged a better deal elsewhere. So I suggest you shop around.
xias dcs-860 8.0 megapixel Digital camera Mar 23, 2010
By thomas
I bought this camera just before the company went under. Got a great deal like $60.00. Unfortunately there is no support but I haven't had any problems either. It's has lots of features most of which I've not used. For what I paid it was a great deal! I see the price has gone up considerably. Guess they've become collectors items. :) Mine is now two years old. Thanks and good luck.
Dr Thom
 No Norcent website or Online manual available Feb 27, 2010
By Bob Bear
This camera is small and takes decent pictures if you have good lighting. I tried to get an online copy of the manual for the DCS-860 with no success. I also could not find a website for Norcent Technologies the manufacturer. I would not count on Norcent for any support. In the future I will not buy any electronics unless I can get an online copy of the user's manual before my purchase.
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