25.11.2009

Firstly this muvi camera is a real tasty piece of kit, so don't be put off by its size.I use all sorts of high tech equipment in the course of my work on a regular day to day basis.The options for use of the muvi are endless and only limited to you own imagination?If you intend to use this camera whilst on the move, like say walking or running it will as you would expect be somewhat jerky, but I cannot fault the quality in fact I would say it is comparable with most mini dv tape camcorders for quality, if like me you need to use it on the move in high speed situations like say a motorcycle then I would recommend you also purchase the extreme sports pack that is made to work with the muvi inall situations and this kit makes a point for all possibilities.Since I have bought mine I have 3 friends that have seen mine and its quality of manufacture and are now in the process of purchasing.Make no mistake on its size?? Its quite heavy and solid for the demure stature.It will also take an upgraded micro SD memory card up to 8gb, although I used the high capacity version.( micro SDHC)One of its best functions is the (vox) switch, which means you can leave it on a shelf in a room with the vox switch on and it will detect voices or sounds above 65db and automatically start recording and stop when all is quiet,The lens of the muvi is very sensitive and will adjust to all lighting conditions from the darkness of street lighting to the bright lights of a shop in an instant.The microphone is also very good too, in fact if you wanted to you could use the muvi as a bugging device in a covert situation and record conversations in secret.The extreme sports pack has extra brackets for mounting onto motorcycles,cars, crash helmets, there's even a Velcro armband, and an extra neckstrap, a camera pocket clip, in fact well worth the extra investment as its made to work with the muvi camera.Prior to purchase of the veho muvi camera I checked out the reviews here on amazon and I must admit I may have been somewhat sceptical as the reviews didn't seem to be so positive but I had the advantage of the extreme sports pack with the muvi and my 40 years of surveillance experience to take full advantage of all the muvi's functions.Make no mistake if you do your homework first? Keep it fully charged via its USB cable and always have it handy in your pocket like me you will never be disappointed.The first full use I gave the muvi was to film a charity motorcycle toyrun here Manchester on the 7th November with its standard 2gb memory card installed and it took care of that job admirably with a full 90 mins record time.Result is: I am well satisfied and may well purchase a 2nd muvi very soon.Always remember, practice makes perfect.

4.7.2013

This was a replacement for the same product - the previous camera would stop recording after a few minutes without warning, so I obtained a refund and ordered another unit, which was delivered fairly promptly.The GOOD points about this device are -1) Reasonably good battery life and re-charge time2) Images, although not HD and 4:3 are surprisingly clear for such a small device3) The supplied clip is strong enough to attach to a jacket breast pocket if needed, not to a shirt though - the unit is too heavy4) Pro version (which this is) is around 30FPS and relatively smooth in playback5) Nice big button on the top to start recording, easy to use.The POOR points about this device are -1)

21.10.2015

Great little camera. Very small about the length and with of a average man or woman's thumb. Picture quality is very good for only a 2 mega pixel camera. Microphone is very good picks up 64 db i had the radio playing at a comfortable volume and standing around 20 - 30 foot away from it the microphone still picked it up. can clip on to a piece of clothing with the supplied mount and can also rotate 360 degrees on said mount. Very easy to use switch it on LED light on to of camera is blue for fully charged give it a second or two then press the record button next to the LED light on top of the camera the LED then slowly flashes green for recording. All is explained clearly inside the user manual.

6.2.2016

I was looking for a small video camera for a very specific need. I wanted it to have it on my person so that I could discretely film someone for public disorder purposes. I hunted around trying to find something as small as possible (think button hole style) and after reviewing the endless Chinese tat eventually settled on this, not really sure whether it'd do the trick.First thing is that it is really very small height-wise - no more than 1.5" in height. It comes with a range of accessories (including clips, straps etc.) that mean you can position it very neatly on your person. It's a bit of fiddle but this is probably more due to clothing rather than anything else. It's not invisible,

5.6.2016

Great item, but you have to manually code the correct time and date, otherwise your timestamp says 1980 (!). Here's how:To change the date and time stamp on a Windows computer follow these instructions.1. Connect your Muvi to your computer and turn the power switch on (VOX switch off) so that the Muvi appears as a removable disc on the Desktop.2. Open Notepad (located in Start Menu, Accessories).3. Type in the current date and time in the following format: YYYY.MM.DD HH:MM:SS i.e. 25th November 2011 at 6.05pm and 40 seconds would read 2011.11.25 18:05:404. Select File from the toolbar and then select Save As.5. Call the file "time" and then save the file in the first general open directory in the Muvi file system.6.

7.2.2012

I bought this after it appeared from all reviews to be the best, most durable and easiest to use at the price, now that the pro version is cheaper (Feb 2012), with adjustable frame rate, I'd buy that.The camera is excellent with a metal as opposed to plastic body and is easy to use; no multi multi multiple function buttons to confuse, you switch it on, press record to start, press record to finish and switch it off, very easy and also has a 'sound operated' standby button, again a seperate button. Even I was using it straight from the box. A well designed metal clip is supplied that hasn't yet broken, in a lot of use, as other reviewers complained of happening, and the manual is fine,

23.3.2013

For the price this camera is excellent. I bought it last summer for whenever I was out on my road bike really as a protection against some of the idiots out on the road on 4 wheels or more after I was knocked off my bike by an idiot of a driver and having to undergo surgery to repair the damage and endure 4 months off work.Anyway I would urge anyone thinking of getting this to get the sports kit also which will allow you to fit it pretty much anywhere although I have mine on top of my cycle helmet and it picks up everything. I also ordered the extra memory card up to 8gb and find that I need that for most of my rides which last from 1.5 to 2.5 hours - it covers them no problem.

13.4.2016

Nice piece of equipment and easy to set up with PC. Considering it is SD quality the videos are good and the lens/sensor copes well with changes in lighting conditions etc.The instruction booklet is clear (but see below*)WIndows Media (Windows 8) refused to play files - making reference to the audio part of the recording being the problem. Downloaded Real Player which plays without trouble.I find the record button very annoying. When I switch Power ON the blue light appears next to the record button. On my camera it is then VERY fiddly to get it recording (green pulsing light). Press the button and release - nothing happens. Press for more than a few seconds and blue light goes out - then nothing!

31.3.2010

This is a great bit of kit!...It was bought for a specific purpose, to secure evidence. For that it is absolutely great. It is very discrete unless someone knew what it was. It seems very robust, made of metal with a spring clip for attatchment but better used with the lanyard also to avoid loss.The sound and picture quality is really good and so simple to use. One button,one press, to record/stop.It also has a voice/sound activation feature that records automatically anything above 65Db and then goes to standby if no noise is detected until the next event. This saves memory and battery life.The 2Gb micro SD card supplied, gives about 1 hour and 15 mins recording time.

16.1.2014

After having my fingers burned with a non brand chinese camera from ebay,i bought this for my sons christmas and can honestly say its an outstanding little camera for the money.Firstly ,its a brand name with UK backup should something go wrong.Secondly ,it has a clever little feature like voice activation which is realy great as the camera is so small it can be clipped onto a shirt collar .,the field of view is just as large as a camera much larger and the recording quality is very ,very good which realy surprised me.Its very small and very well made ,but dont let the size be off putting as it can be beneficial too.

13.11.2012

This was bought in feb 2011. Excellent camera, great in every way. Stopped working suddenly in September 2011. Blue light works, green light comes on, but doesn't flash and record any more. Cards are fine. I've checked every web site, and tried every solution. seemes that this is a common failure. I'm devastated. This is a fantastic product, and I used it everywhere. Carried in my jacket unnoticed, in meetings, holidays - brilliant. A tiny , light, "emergency" video camera that gave great qualty images and ok sound. Pity it only lasted about 18 months. Check Muvi Vehu sites to confirm what I've said.UPDATE November 2012: as I missed the thing so much, I revisited the problem.I wanted to double check again,

11.9.2011

I purchased one of these cameras in june through Amazon along with the 8 gig card, as well as the extreme sports mounting kit.I mounted the camera to my helmet and used it on the London to Brighton bike ride, due to limited battery time, only filmed start and end.For its size I am impressed with the video quality, I was a bit nonplussed when I found it set file size to 26 minutes and each of these was 1.25 gig in size.I recently bought a class 10 card for the camera and then the camera really shines.Absolutely no skipped frames and a 30 minute clip is 700 meg in size, total capacity 268 minutes.An also essential purchase is the Pebble as you can charge on the go as well as the handlebar mount

27.1.2012

I purchased this camera for my boyfriend after reading reviews for a lot of items similar to this and deciding this sounded the best.He's used it quite a few times now and we are both extremely impressed. The video quality is very good, even in fairly low light conditions. The sound is also really good.The camera itself is very small, which obviously is a really good feature as it does not intrude on the rider. It is also very well made.Cannot recommend this highly enough. It is an absolute bargain for the price, if someone had shown it me and asked me to guess how much it cost, I would have said in the hundreds.The only thing I would recommend is buying a micro SD card as the memory that comes with the camera does not record very long.

6.10.2010

When I first saw its size I was a little disappointed. Nothing that small could be any good.How wrong can you get, eh?I first tried it at work, on night shift, in varying artificial light conditions. It adapted well at walking pace. The next trial was from my motorbike and I got good, clear video.After a few teething troubles ( me not charging the battery enough) I decided to use it continuously . A 4 meg card (I bought a separate high performance card) lasted 1 hour 45 minutes and took 3.75 meg of video. The battery didn't falter. The image was clear and coped well with changing light conditions.The sports pack is a bit naff but any half decent diy bloke could adapt/modify the kit to just about anything.One tip.

28.1.2010

We bought this for making ski videos. It's brilliant for the money, and tiny. You need the extreme sports pack to mount it to a helmet, and in most other applications. I've only given it 4 stars because the mounting kit was not that good for helmet mounting, and it required a bit of work to fix the camera solidly. A bit of experimentation is all it takes to get the thing set at the best angle, and once you've worked things out you can produce video that's easily good enough quality for YouTube etc. It's easy to use, so small you can forget it's on your head, good video quality, battery life and memory as supplied were fine for us though possibly need to take care in very cold conditions.

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