Genius G-Shot P5143 do you have it , and what do you think,

[webtax]

Hi!! my first post.

Does anybody has the Genius G-Shot P5143 camera?

i know is not even a semi decent trademark, but i want a camera for taking pictures of magazines, papers, books, that kind of things. So it needs to be readable and nothing more. But i want the cheapest that can do that.

I'm a newbie to all the photography terms and stuff, so maybe you guys can guess something from the specs


genius

Image Sensor: 1/2.5” 5.0 Mega Pixels CMOS Sensor

Lens:
Fixed Focus Lens
F/3 f=6.47mm (Type: 39mm equivalent to 35mm film)
Range of Focus: Macro: 0.6~1.45m Normal: 1.45m~Inf.

Image Resolution:
10MP (3648 x 2736 pixels) (FW interpolation)
8MP (3264 x 2448 pixels) (FW interpolation)
5MP (2560 x 1920 pixels) 3MP (2048 x 1536 pixels)
1.3MP (1280 x 960 pixels) VGA (640 x 480 pixels)

VGA: 640 x 480/24fps QVGA: 320 x 240/30fps
Zoom: 1~4X Digital Zoom (Preview & Playback)
Shutter Speed: 1- 1/1000 sec
Exposure: Auto Manual (-2.0 ~ +2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps)
ISO: Auto 100 200
White Balance Auto Manual (Daylight Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent)

LCD monitor: 2.5” LTPS LCD (154K pixels)
Flash: Auto/ Forced Flash /Flash Off
Memory: 16MB internal memory (13.5MB available for image storage)
Flash: Auto/ Forced Flash /Flash Off
Self-Timer: 2 sec. / 10 sec. delay
File Format Photo: JPEG ; Video: Motion JPEG
Connector: USB port (USB 2.0 full speed)
Battery type: 2X AAA Alkaline Batteries

i have a very narrow list of choices in my country , so if this doesnt do , i'll probably have to go with a samsung which is next in price (unfortunely it almost doubles it)

[Photo-John]

I've never heard of it. And I generally recommend against buying cameras from any manufacturer that isn't a "real" camera company. Likely, this is a Chinese or Taiwanese made camera with a marketing company's name on it. Looking at the specs, I see it has no zoom, doesn't appear to have a memory card slot, and has a maximum sensitivity of ISO 200. For me, none of that would be acceptable. And unless you use a tripod or shoot outside in bright sunlight, photos of print will probably be tough. I'd say it's a bad gamble, at best. I'd recommend spending more and buying the Samsung.

[webtax]

yeah, i tried looking for pictures but found nothing.

this manufacturer is more or less common here, it makes mouses, keybords, speakers... that kind of stuff, in fact my father bough years ago a 2.0Mpixel genius camera, which was kind of cheap compared to the more expensive brands.But It still works okey.

about this one, in the overview page says that supports SD cards

Key features:
Multi-Scene Mode
True 5.0 mega pixel CMOS sensor
VQA & QVGA video recording
Web Camera Function (Windows 2000/XP/Vista)
2.5” LPTS LCD display – 154K pixel
4X Digital Zoom
Supports up to 4GB SDHC card
Direct Print function

for proportion purposes, this camera costs 33, the samsung s630 costs 50, and the canon a550 costs 80. In the kind of work i'm gonna use it, the cheaper the better, apart from taking text pictures, i'm going to carry it around everywhere in case i need it, so it may get damaged or stolen, that's also why i don't want to buy an expensive one.