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RCA 720p Digital Camcorder
$24.99 + $5 Standard OR $8 Two-Day OR $11 One-Day Shipping
Condition: New

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$69.90 on Amazon, and only two reviews, one at 2 stars, one at 4.

CamelCamelCamel says that Amazon has sold it for as low as $60 in the past. Google can't find it for less than that, so if this is what you want, it's a pretty good price.

I'm confused-does this have any built in memory or do you have to buy an SD card to make it functional? Basically, is it ready to use out of the box and an SD card is an option to provide more storage?

Got 3 of them. Good price.

Thanks w00t!

clintone wrote:I'm confused-does this have any built in memory or do you have to buy an SD card to make it functional? Basically, is it ready to use out of the box and an SD card is an option to provide more storage?

The amazon page, which has all the details from RCA, says nothing about internal memory, so I would play it safe and assume that a micro-SD card is required.

http://www.amazon.com/EZ2100-Definition-Digital-Camcorder-2-Inch/dp/B004SNCWJ2

EDIT: added "micro"

If this video camera had a wide field of view, a dash mount and could continually record over the oldest footage unless the "save" button is pressed I'd buy three. I need a car camera to catch the jerks red-handed who dodge responsibility in accidents. Or to zap a cop committing perjury. As it stands, meh.

clintone wrote:I'm confused-does this have any built in memory or do you have to buy an SD card to make it functional? Basically, is it ready to use out of the box and an SD card is an option to provide more storage?

Yes, you have to add your own microSD or microSDHC (class 4).

nazcaplain wrote:If this video camera had a wide field of view, a dash mount and could continually record over the oldest footage unless the "save" button is pressed I'd buy three. I need a car camera to catch the jerks red-handed who dodge responsibility in accidents. Or to zap a cop committing perjury. As it stands, meh.

What camera would you recommend that does those things?

clintone wrote:I'm confused-does this have any built in memory or do you have to buy an SD card to make it functional? Basically, is it ready to use out of the box and an SD card is an option to provide more storage?

Ok, responding to my own post, but digging around after googling, I came up with this which indicates a very small amount of internal memory by which you could get a few minutes of video time:
http://voxrightnow.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13436/~/getting-started-with-the-rca-ez2100-camcorder

clintone wrote:I'm confused-does this have any built in memory or do you have to buy an SD card to make it functional? Basically, is it ready to use out of the box and an SD card is an option to provide more storage?

Yes, here's the OEM page for the EZ2100

http://store.rcaaudiovideo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=12051&storeId=11601&productId=10070908&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10011326&top_category=

mattertea wrote:What camera would you recommend that does those things?

It's not an endorsement, but a quick search turned this up:
http://www.carcameradirect.com/?gs50wideangel-dash%20camera&gclid=CK-w35HN3rACFUHDtgodNC2K3Q

Seems like a relatively affordable brother to the (now extinct) Flip MinoHD by Cisco. They've upgraded the idea with an SD card slot, though.

The 1/4" jack on the side is only A/V out. Unfortunately, you can't use an external mic with this camcorder.

On the brite side.... It is reassuring to know that Woot has (post web site facelift) gone back to offering kinda cool stuff and really good prices. This current offering is kinda classic Woot. It probably works and if you can live with its limitations it is probably a hell of a good deal.

Keep the under $50.00 stuff coming Woot!

Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

I'm pretty new to Woot, and after watching about 10 deals come and go (along with loads of negative comments about every item), I really have been confused. Basically I have the same sentiments as you.

I wrote a post just basically asking "What's the purpose here if everything that is coming up for sale is subpar, chintzy products at hardly discounted prices (and often refurbs)?" I wasn't bashing the site, I hardly know enough about it to make any judgment, therefore I asked.

What happened? My post got deleted. If that's how Woot is going to go about their business, that's pretty disappointing. Any smart business knows that honest feedback is important to success. If everyone just came in saying "Awesome! I bought one!" how would the site ever going to progress? Heck, this is a beta.

After last time, I fully expect this post as well as yours to be deleted. Hopefully not.

This deal actually seems pretty solid though. It's the first useful deal I've seen since I've been here. Hopefully there will be more bargains like this; not horrible notebooks for inflated "sale" prices.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

Quality post tagline: Khufu413 is still talking about something that happened three weeks ago.

Honestly, most of the deals have been pretty mediocre since I started checking the site with decent regularity over a year ago. I don't really see much of a difference between the deals post-interface-change; rather I think the change in visual style shook a lot of die-hards enough to realize that the deals have been mediocre for a while now.

Incidentally, the deal I'm most hoping to see in the next month is a new 6 liter White Mountain Manual Ice Cream Bucket for $150. Not holding my breath, but if any Woot buyers see this, keep it in mind. Guaranteed sellout.

Jab-jab-jab-Jabberjawekque wrote:...
I wrote a post just basically asking "What's the purpose here if everything that is coming up for sale is subpar, chintzy products at hardly discounted prices (and often refurbs)?" I wasn't bashing the site, I hardly know enough about it to make any judgment, therefore I asked.

What happened? My post got deleted. If that's how Woot is going to go about their business, that's pretty disappointing. Any smart business knows that honest feedback is important to success. If everyone just came in saying "Awesome! I bought one!" how would the site ever going to progress? Heck, this is a beta.

After last time, I fully expect this post as well as yours to be deleted. Hopefully not.
...

Actually, Woot leaves a lot of negative posts up, even gives quality post status to "Do not buy" posts on an almost daily basis. Are you sure you didn't cross some other line for decency or go completely off the topic of the thread? Accepting (and often encouraging or even demonstrating) skepticism about the quality of their products and their deals is something that has defined Woot for as long as I've known it, which goes back much further than the year+ that I've been regularly checking it.

fatdragon wrote:Quality post tagline: Khufu413 is still talking about something that happened three weeks ago.

Honestly, most of the deals have been pretty mediocre since I started checking the site with decent regularity over a year ago. I don't really see much of a difference between the deals post-interface-change; rather I think the change in visual style shook a lot of die-hards enough to realize that the deals have been mediocre for a while now.

Incidentally, the deal I'm most hoping to see in the next month is a new 6 liter White Mountain Manual Ice Cream Bucket for $150. Not holding my breath, but if any Woot buyers see this, keep it in mind. Guaranteed sellout.

Hey, there is something I'd be in for. Brother's in arms.

Jab-jab-jab-Jabberjawekque wrote:I'm pretty new to Woot, and after watching about 10 deals come and go (along with loads of negative comments about every item), I really have been confused. Basically I have the same sentiments as you.

I wrote a post just basically asking "What's the purpose here if everything that is coming up for sale is subpar, chintzy products at hardly discounted prices (and often refurbs)?" I wasn't bashing the site, I hardly know enough about it to make any judgment, therefore I asked.

What happened? My post got deleted. If that's how Woot is going to go about their business, that's pretty disappointing. Any smart business knows that honest feedback is important to success. If everyone just came in saying "Awesome! I bought one!" how would the site ever going to progress? Heck, this is a beta.

After last time, I fully expect this post as well as yours to be deleted. Hopefully not.

This deal actually seems pretty solid though. It's the first useful deal I've seen since I've been here. Hopefully there will be more bargains like this; not horrible notebooks for inflated "sale" prices.

I hope a reply will prevent your post from summary deletion.. I agree that this particular woot is far from the horrors I have created in my own mind post-change. However, at no time in the past do I recall editors deleting posts from users.. In fact posts decrying the items listed seemed to make it to the quirky column.. Further evidence of the subtle yet prolific changes of this site are evidenced by your post. An ally in emotion I have found... justification of nothing - yet left with subtle scents of of several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and somthing-or-other..
And I cried... cried... cried...

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

Could not agree with you more! Each month I would spend about 200$ on woot stuff. I could not wait until the next day to see what was in the works. Not sure why but once I saw the facelift I got a bit turned off, its no longer a thing that only a million of us know, but now it looks more commercialized and it seems like VC's entered the scene. I guess they will just end up being another Silicone Valley puppet show. No disrespect wooters! Just the way I see it. PEACE!

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

I must agree. The change in the website layout has changed me from a daily user to maybe a twice-weekly user.

I think the change in the experience has something to do with the buyout. The mission before was to clear inventory. The mission now is to increase shareholder value. (Just like any other publicly traded company).

Also, the shirts have been too "cutesy" for a long time now.

Does it work with 220 - 240 V electricity ? Thanks.

Didn't see it anywhere--does it play nice with iMovie?

nazcaplain wrote:It's not an endorsement, but a quick search turned this up:
http://www.carcameradirect.com/?gs50wideangel-dash%20camera&gclid=CK-w35HN3rACFUHDtgodNC2K3Q

You need one with a CCD sensor not the CMOS. LOTS of them have the CMOS and they are good for daytime but at night they suck. I have been using lots of models for sometime and IMHO found this one to be the best out there http://www.longintech.com/en/goods.php?id=2 They are hard to find in the US though, but if you google search it you should find them. Youtube also has some good sample videos of them. They have a built in lcd screen and you can change out the lens to different wide angles. The whole unit is smaller than a deck of cards.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

I've bought plenty of things from here and I love them all. One in particular being the Dell Streak 7 - everyone was giving it crap but I love it. I updated it to honeycomb and it is a nice little tablet. The negative reviews made it look like a paperweight, but being a somewhat techie person myself I can easily see that a lot of the reviews were from tech snobs who didn't like that it couldn't do this one thing (be it any random crap that I never knew existed) - cynical tech people are on here like crazy and will badmouth a product at the drop of a hat. Now, I'm not saying to ignore bad feedback, sometimes it is very helpful, but be able to tell whether the review came for a 12 year old still up at 3am and is addicted to World of Warcraft and thinks that if a device doesn't have x, y, or z its minnow -- ugh.

The worst part about the new site is all the whiners who insist on coming back repeatedly to complain about it. If you don't like it just go away (or post your feedback where feedback was requested). Or maybe it's that you've decided it not as bad as you first thought?

ThunderThighs wrote:Hey guys, we do want your feedback on the site but it would be better if you would add it to the World of Woot thread as it's where the rest of the staff checks regularly. It's gonna get lost in this thread, I'm afraid.

Now, how about this camcorder?

Super camcorder, TT. Looks nothing like you, though...

To the rest of you, look at woot.com/today. Nearly as good as the original, it's my new 'go-to' page for Woot!

kh99 wrote:The worst part about the new site is all the whiners who insist on coming back repeatedly to complain about it. If you don't like it just go away (or post your feedback where feedback was requested). Or maybe it's that you've decided it not as bad as you first thought?

Agreed. If they would just look at the top right corner of the screen they would clearly see a "beta feedback" button. Use it.

clintone wrote:I'm confused-does this have any built in memory or do you have to buy an SD card to make it functional? Basically, is it ready to use out of the box and an SD card is an option to provide more storage?

No built in memory. You need to buy a card.

Does anyone know what the limitations are as to how long this will run/record on one charge? I need to record something that is an hour and a half long and I am concerned about it stopping part way through.

cliffpeterson wrote:
look at woot.com/today. Nearly as good as the original, it's my new 'go-to' page for Woot!

Huge difference, even though there's barely a difference. I think what turns me off is the fact that there's 4 large-picture and ~8 small-picture items on the front page vying for my attention - it feels like I'm having ads thrown at me. Once it's back to one product it feels better again. I guess it's the feeling that woot.com is now sort of a portal page rather than a product page, you have to click the item to see the description.

The Amazon reviews linked to above are for a slightly different model number (3100 instead of the 2100) but they indicated at least two hours of recording time on medium quality. Hoping that's true of this one, too.

Anyone have any idea if it can be charged while recording? That would be ideal. I'm hoping yes, since it comes with a wall outlet adapter for the USB cord.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

I agree with you. The new layout of the site has lost some of the "fun," which was half the reason to visit.

These will be great for my kids for Christmas. In for two.

Looks like a decent deal, I'm in for one!