Review: 48 megapixel Point & Shoot Digital Camera with Macro Mode $50

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Price as reviewed: $50

48MP Point and Shoot Digital Camera with Macro Mode, 1080P HD Compact Digital Camera with Flash 16x Zoom Anti Shake 2.88 inch IPS Screen Small Digital Camera 32GB SD Card for Teens Kids Seniors

This is a functional but basic P&S digital camera. I found the image quality to be good for this price point. It shoots HD video at 30 FPS (4K video at 10 FPS, possibly useful for landscapes or low motion scenes....but better to just use it as a HD camera). The built in microphone is only OK and there is no way to pipe in external audio.

It has a digital zoom (that works about as well as you would expect a digital zoom to work...it gets blurry as you zoom in more). More exciting is the dedicated macro mode, which does a good job shifting the focus of the camera so that you can take close up photos (4-6") of objects such as flowers.

It has a user removable / replaceable battery (labeled BP-8M) and you can also remove/replace the MicroSD card. There is a 1/4-20 tripod socket on the bottom, the package includes a wrist strap and a USB-A to USB-C charging and data cable.

If the camera is turned on, and you use the USB-A to USB-C cable to plug it into a computer, it will mount as a disk drive and you can transfer/edit the photos/videos off of the microSD card.

WARNING: It WILL NOT CHARGE via a USB-C to USB-C PD (Power Delivery) cable/charger. It will also NOT TRANSFER DATA via a USB-C to USB-C cable. So you MUST use a USB-A to USB-C cable to charge the camera or transfer data. This is fine, as they provide that cable, but don't expect to consolidate cables when traveling without testing it beforehand.

The software features (scene modes, self timer, beauty filter, face detection, smile detection shutter release, artistic filters, white balance, exposure compensation, etc) are relatively standard with no major surprises. Everything works as you would expect and the UI offers no major gotchas or surprises

As a budget camera to give to a kid or take casual shots without having to worry about the camera getting lost or broken it does a good job. If the USB-C port worked correctly with power delivery and USB-C laptop ports I would be a lot more enthusiastic about this camera, as that was the only major problem I identified.