Zio Corporation Cameramate CM53000 Video Capture

Zio Corporation Cameramate CM53000 Video Capture

Interface with Host: USB, Video Input: S-Video, Supported Digital Formats: MPEG-1, Analog Format: NTSC, For: PC system(s), Video C...

Reviews

Easy to use, if you know how

Ok, I am using this little gem for a few years now. I have to add that I am working with Cameras (Video and Photo) all my life and when I first bought this converter I needed a new computer as my old one was too slow to capture the images, and dropped frames all the time. I found also that if you use a third party Editor and capture with this the result is of higher quality and faster then using the software that comes with it. Obviously you will only capture as fast as the playback is on the video source, so one minute of video takes one minute to capture. It helps a great deal to have at least a dual core processor and 2 Gig of Ram, no matter what the requirements say as those are only minimum or recommended but in an every day environment the above is better. It works fine with Windows XP or Windows 7 (XP environment) but I am not sure about Vista (also I can not see a problem either as it is a plug and play item and drivers may be useful but I did not needed any)

ProsCons
Decent value for moneySoftware
Reviewed by SmutjeUK on 10:04am Fri 6th Nov 2009
Factor Rating
Ease of Use 4/5
Durability 3/5
Style 3/5
Service & Support 3/5
Value for Money 5/5
Recommend 1/5
Overall 3/5

Zio Corporation CameraMate

I bought this Zio Corporation CameraMate for £29.00 and it never worked. The brief instructions on a little slip of paper were very basic and lacking in necessary detail. After enlisting the help of a computer wizard in my street (for hours...) we eventually managed to get it to copy the VHS onto my computer BUT then it took hours. The quality was dreadful and it would not write to CD in any format under any conditions. VERY DISAPPOINTING. DO NOT EVER BUY THIS PRODUCT.
Reviewed by Zoe Cocavica on 4:45pm Wed 26th Aug 2009
Factor Rating
Ease of Use 1/5
Durability 1/5
Style 1/5
Service & Support 3/5
Value for Money 1/5
Recommend 1/5
Overall 1/5


zio cameramate

i bought camera mate and it has never worked wih my vista have tried several capture programs but no good my a my advise don''''t buy
Reviewed by kemp on 1:31pm Thu 19th Mar 2009
Factor Rating
Ease of Use 1/5
Durability 1/5
Style 1/5
Service & Support 3/5
Value for Money 1/5
Recommend 1/5
Overall 1/5

Why is there no Drivers for Vista

I have just purchase New Laptop with Windows Vista, I have your CameraMate for windows 98SE,Me,2000,XP only now find there are no update drivers for Vista My Model is (ProPix eve) CameraMate. I will say I have been very pleased with the CameraMate and as I have only had for a short time it is now of no use, will you be doing an update drivers for it.? Yours sincerely George.W.Russell
Reviewed by George.Russell on 1:07pm Tue 8th Jan 2008
Factor Rating
Ease of Use 5/5
Durability 5/5
Style 4/5
Service & Support 3/5
Value for Money 5/5
Recommend 1/5
Overall 5/5

No instructions for this product

I purchased a Zion CameraMate on-line. This came without any detailed instructions. I have spent a very long time searching the internet trying to find a user guide but to no avail. Even the company manufacturing it do not make one available. I want to know how to edit my camcorder video tape once it is starting the process of converting onto a DVD using the Cameramate. I should also like to add that I am disappointed with the final quality of the DVD''s I have so far created using the CameraMate.
ProsCons
Clarity of images transferred to DVD not good.
Reviewed by Carole Wake on 6:53pm Thu 20th Sep 2007
Factor Rating
Ease of Use 1/5
Durability 3/5
Style 3/5
Service & Support 3/5
Value for Money 1/5
Recommend 1/5
Overall 1/5