MUVI type cameras for under £12, apparently

[porteous]

Lots and lots of what look like MUVI video cams being sold (mainly from Hong Kong) for as little as £12 on E-Bay. Has anybody got one? I have a MUVI and like it a lot, but would get a spare if these are the same!

Have a look here:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Micro-DV-HIDDE...item1c0f1277b0

Comments welcome!

 

[ColinJ]

Big thread on BikeRadar about it.

 

[numbnuts]

if there coming from Hong Kong will you have to pay import duty vat ect

 

[amaferanga]

if there coming from Hong Kong will you have to pay import duty vat ect

Not if they're only £12.

 

[mr_cellophane]

That's £1 more than I paid for mine. Still waiting for it though and mine should come with the silicon cover.

 

[Wobbly John]

As I've just posted on the MUVI thread:

Plastic case, not compatible with Muvi accessories - they're slightly larger. The one I got failed on the first day, and I'm having trouble getting a reply from the seller about returning it.

I think an original ali cased Muvi at twice the price is a better bet if you can find one.
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[andrew-the-tortoise]

Just got mine today [took 3 weeks], plastic case not fully compatible with MD80 mountings [nearly fits, but could be lashed with black electricians tape].

Cheap construction, won't take much hammer! Picture quality OK, same as MD80 - but not tested it on bike yet.

Took a bit of faffing about to get it to read 8Gb card - but working OK now. Has a reset button that I broke by jabbing it too hard, so had to remove the four [although they only fitted three] screws to do a reset, suspected the Xtal cables were shorting to the main control IC.

Has a time & date function which can be set by dropping a config file onto the card [My MD80 does not have this]

Probably less waterproof than the aluminium MD80, so will probably be using more electricians tape to make it rain proof.

It also comes with a dodgy 2-pin charger - chucked this straight in the bin [wouldn't trust it - advise anyone else who buys one to do the same] - will be charging from USB port.

Despite these drawbacks OK for £11 delivered if you like to mess .....

 

[mr_cellophane]

It also comes with a dodgy 2-pin charger - chucked this straight in the bin [wouldn't trust it - advise anyone else who buys one to do the same] - will be charging from USB port...

My cheap one specifically advises to charge from the USB port and not to charge from the mains for more than 3 hours.