FS: Digital Camera -- I/O Magic MagicImage 500 -- $150 shipped

[kru]

Paid $180 retail for it about a month ago. Looking for $150 shipped via priority mail with insurance and delivery confirmation.

sample pics:
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The complete package includes the camera, two AA batteries, a 4 meg Smartmedia card, a carrying case, wrist strap, drivers disc and serial cable.

My personal impression of the camera is that it's a great camera at a good price. It takes hi res pics at 1280 x 960 and low res ones at 1024 x 768. It has a macro feature for extreme close ups, a self-timer, and the usual flash/no flash/auto feature. It's a simple camera, very compact and lightweight. There isn't an LCD on it, but that was a feature I could live without. Battery life was pretty good (uses two AA batteries) since there wasn't an LCD and I used a Smartmedia card reader to transfer the pics rather than the serial cable.

I would definitely recommend picking up a separate USB card reader since the pics tend to be kinda big at high res, and serial ports are a miserable way to transfer data. Not looking for trades at this time, since I need the cash pretty badly. The 4 meg card can store about 24 pics at high resolution. I don't know how many it stores at low res since I take all my pics at 1280 x 960. 32 meg cards would be kinda excessive (IMO), but just for a point of reference, they seem to be going for around $55-$60 shipped on the forums in case you need that much capacity.

The only trades I am interested in at this time are for a 64 meg smartmedia card or an external USB cd burner.

Lastly, here are the specs from the I/O Magic website:

MagicImage 500 - Specifications

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Part Number
DR-MD500

Minimum System Requirements
IBM PC or PC compatible.

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, or NT4

CD-ROM Drive and 3 1/2 floppy drive
VGA color Display (True color recommended)
24MB RAM (32MB recommended)
Available RS232 serial port (115200 Baud rate transfer required)

Included in Package
MagicImage 500 Digital Camera
Photo imaging Software
MagicImage 500 Driver (TWAIN)
4MB memory card
Camera pouch
Strap
PC serial cable
2 AA Batteries

Specifications
Image Device: 1/3" CCD w 800K pixels
Color Depth: 24-bit TrueColor
Resolution: 1280x960, 1024X768 pixels
Capacity: Up to 30 Images at 1024X768
Memory: 4MB Maximum Internal Memory
Aperture Size: F2.8
Flash: Built-in Flash
Interface:-Serial (RS-232)
Shutter Speed: 1/30 ~ 1/1000
Self Timer: 10 seconds
Lens: Fix; F=6.6mm (equivalent to a 47mm lens)
Focus Range: Macro: 8.6"(20cm) Normal: 51.2" ~ Infinity
Format: JPEG
Dimentions (W*H*D): 80mm(W)*84mm(H)*32mm(D)