Review 1 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Great little camera
06/23/2009
By eags13
from Grand Rapids, MI
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What's great about it: Simple, Very Portable, Durable
"This is a great little camera. It seems to take pretty good pics for a small, portable camera. I bought it so that I have can always have a camera on me. It takes way better pics than my phone plus has decent zoom and flash. Great deal for the price."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 2 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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uh
06/14/2009
By KatarinaNot
from Longwood FL
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What's great about it: small, video, 5.0 mp
What's not so great: flash too bright, short battery life, ect.
"I bought this bcuz i was going to camp this summer. It looked okay, it was small, but the screen is really small and very few features, im returning it"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 3 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Almost as good as the high quality cameras.
04/29/2009
By xio40
from Los Angeles
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What's great about it: Easy to use. Video and some pictures are flawless.
What's not so great: Blurry pictures at time.
"I love the managebility of this camera. Clip it and go, got to love that! The colors on the pictures are vivid and clear. I was very surprised at how beautiful landscapes look with this camera. Indoors and lighting are not so great. I took some pictures of an illuminated fountain and they were poor quality. I also took some indoor infront of a lighted xmas tree and they were blurry when I viewed them on my computer yet they looked fine through the tiny window of the camera. Overall, it is a good value for the price. I am never without a camera having this one clipped on my purse. And battery life once charged? better than my nikon coolpix! I would recommend this camera to others. Overall, I think you will not be disappointed specially on the video quality. Love it!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 4 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Great KIDS Camera - or for a "Big-Kid"
04/26/2009
By SundaeBrunch
from Maryland
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What's great about it: All the major features without the big pricetag
What's not so great: picture quality - limited zoom
"Picture quality may not be like your 10+mp sony, nikon, or even kodak. But it sure beats buying those cheap-over the counter W--M--t or TRUs brands that just look grainy and cost more. It's only $59 (or $49 on sale). How awesome is it that your kids don't have to fight you over using your expensive camera. They can have their own, bring it on a school field-trip, and if it gets lots... think about what you spent?
This takes pictures (5mp), has video, audio (only after download not on preview), has zoom, has a flash, memory card slot and an LCD screen (Kids love to view their pictures). WOW! All that! As far as the "design". It has a mariners clip built in. I would borrow it from my son and clip it to my belt while I take pictures of them in the playground. I always know where it it. And it's shell is WATER-resistant (not water-proof, so don't soak it in a tub LOL). But if it gets a little water around it, it's okay. It's designed for the "sportsman". I love this product... great price compared to all those other ones that are you find in the toy dept (I've bought them all $19.99 - $79.99 for my 8 yr old son). He loves it and that's good enough for me."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 5 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Great for outdoors
04/26/2009
By OtherUses
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What's great about it: Size, price, design
"I bought this camera for backpacking and camping trips. I wanted a cheap camera that was solidly constructed so I wouldn't feel bad if it was ruined while in the backcountry. Other reviews complained about the overcompensation of the flash indoors. The camera is labeled as being an outdoor camera and it does very well as such. I really like the carabiner design as I clipped it to my chest strap or belt while I was backpacking with my dog. It took very good pictures and short video clips on the one outing I've used it on so far."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 6 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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great for children
03/01/2009
By Alan100
from Greenville, Ohio
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What's great about it: great price, quality and style
What's not so great: flash
"I wanted a nice digital camera for each of my children (ages 5 & 6). I didn't want the bulky Fisher-Price or V-Tech with poor quality: I wanted a decent quality picture with an LCD viewer so they could see the picture after they took them and one that was rugged. With the Argus bean I got much more: great value, quality, durability and stylish. My 5 year old son picked up on most of the features. He knows how to use the video recorder too. It's amazing what kids take pictures of (have you ever seen a pix of your ceiling fan taken from the floor?) They love to show off their work on the the TV. The RCA plugs are easy to use. And another bonus: no more buying batteries-- just plug it into the USB port. AND, I was able to get them each a different color, so no fighting over whose is whose. Not just for kids: when we went on our weekend vacation to the indoor-waterpark, we didn't take our camera, we just used theirs."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 7 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Nice camera for its price
02/01/2009
By jhall29
from San Diego
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What's great about it: Easy to use, works great outdoors and cheap
What's not so great: overexposure problems indoors, flash eats up the battery quickly
"So far I like this camera. Has pretty good image quality. One minor annoyance is that the camera has a built in power reset button that is not at all mentioned in the manual nor at the Argus website. Its inside the memory slot entrance. Its a black rectangular shaped piece of plastic. If your camera freezes up use a non-conductive pointed object to press it down. The camera freezing up seems to be a common problem and if this button was mentioned in the manual I suspect there would be more positive reviews of this camera.
Another feature of the camera is that it can be used as a webcam but requires A LOT of light to get a good image."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 8 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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not too flashy
01/23/2009
By Anonymous
from Sacremento, Ca
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What's great about it: compactness, simple features
What's not so great: flash doesn't work
"It worked fine the first week. I took a few photos to try it out. What everyone else said about the flash is true; it over-exposes, so I bumped down the exposure compensation. Then it sat for a few weeks and I tried to use it again. The camera won't change the flash setting from "no flash" to auto or forced. I'm pretty camera savvy and I altered and tried EVERYsetting, then set it back to the defaults and it still won't work. When I move the joystick to the right to try to change the flash setting, the "activity light" just keeps blinking and blinking and blinking until I turn it off. I contaced Argus, I'll try the store next."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 9 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Piece of junk
01/15/2009
By TJane
from Missoula Mt
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What's great about it: nothing
What's not so great: Freezes up
"Bought it the day before, took it home, charged it for 5 hrs, turned it own went through some of the features, turned it off, tried to turn back on again and it was frozen, the LED light was on and I could not get it off. Let it sit overnight for a longer charge, tried it this morning and the same thing happen. Tried all of the ways to make it work, no luck. I guess you get what you pay for."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 10 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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GREAT LITTLE CAMERA
12/19/2008
By MARIE0170
from Prospect Heights, IL
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What's great about it: Picture Quality, East of Use, Price Point
"Great little camera, takes good quality photos, and even takes video clips. Love that it clips onto your belt or purse strap. Very convenient. I was very impressed with this camera."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 11 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Great camera
11/02/2008
By NorthernMichigan
from northern michigan
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What's great about it: Great for 5 & 6 year olds. They love this camera- it is easy for them to use-they can plug it in to tv& watch themselves
"My boys take great pictures with this handy camera. We had to send it back to the company b/c I let them plug it in and the inside plug snapped inside the camera, but Argus Bean replaced free with a new camera. I'm not letting them plug it in this time. We have two of these cameras and I'd recommend them for children. The video is really fun for the kids to use."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 12 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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ok pics
10/27/2008
By joste44
from Valdosta, Ga
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What's great about it: small
What's not so great: not great pictures
"while this camera is convenient and small it kinda lacks in the quality department, just for reasons of overall picture quality"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 13 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Ugly but Easy
10/27/2008
By macguru
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What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: So ugly, bad flash
"As others have said, it over compensates indoors so that the flash makes everything really bright. It's also extremely ugly and not really slim or easy to carry."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 14 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Not a bad little camera
09/30/2008
By MominAR
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What's great about it: Ease of use
What's not so great: flash overcompensates indoors
"I bought this camera after buying the mini and haven't had any problems thus far except its inability to take sharp photos indoors. The flash overcompensates and washes out any subject in low light situations. I've had none of the problems with the rubber coming off or joystick breaking or feeling as if the clip was not capable. My 10 year old regularly uses it outside and it can take decent pictures inside with sufficient natural light in the room. I did buy a card to give her more storage. I like that it's rechargable and holds a charge for a long time. I'm pretty happy with this little camera and my child is doing well with it. It's an inexpensive, durable little camera with video capabilities that holds up well to an active 10 year old."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Handy tool
09/15/2008
By DDee
from California
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What's great about it: Very economic, small and portable
What's not so great: easy to misplace
"Great product for on the go and to alway have a camera handy. Great for spur of the moment pics. Easily portable without the bulkiness of other cameras."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 16 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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hello good one
08/12/2008
By bonu
from NY
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"this is good and looks cool and the cost is also affordable i feel this is a great product with this low cost"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 17 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Not so Great
08/08/2008
By mother0f2
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What's great about it: size, shape
What's not so great: hard to work, broke 3rd use
"This product was purchased for my 8 year old as a birthday gift after reading several great reviews online. The zoom button stopped working after the 3rd time of using it. It took several emails with the company to get the prduct returned. They also required me to pay $10.00 toward the shipping of a new replacement camera."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 18 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Wouldnt Buy Again
08/01/2008
By ToddKC
from Twin Cities, MN
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What's great about it: Size, ease of use
What's not so great: Cheap, Flimsy
"Bought this for my 7 year old daughter. Clicp broke on day one, and surface of camera chips and peels for no reason. Maybe worht $25 but not $60."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 19 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Good buy for the money
07/30/2008
By Hernie
from Wisconsin
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What's great about it: Lightweight, easy to clip on, and inexpensive.
What's not so great: Not waterproof, only water resistant
"Good buy for the money. Great for my teenage kids to take picture and video without worrying too much about the camera. Would be nice if it was waterproof, but water has been splashed on it with no ill effects."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 20 for Argus Green Bean 5.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Green
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Excellent Camera
07/30/2008
By CocoaBeachSurfer
from Cocoa Beach, Florida
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What's great about it: Compact, Carabiner hook Style, Excellent response
What's not so great: Not available in Silver
"This camera is pretty clever. This camera surely beats the keychain cameras! It has excellent response time with the menus and even power on. Excellent price as well. Didn't have to pay as much. It's a pretty cool camera especially for kids. For the price, I bought one for myself and one for my son."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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