No, it's not ''false advertizing'' technically speaking.
No what it is, technically speaking, is THIS:
-It is sucker bait.
-It is misleading advertizing.
-It is insulting to the technically savvy.
-It preys specifically and purposefully on user ignorance.
Now it comes as no surprise to me that Megxon does, or is going to, market their product through Bell & Howell. You see, this once reputable company (and I'm going back 30-40 years) has re-emerged lately as yet another junk-monger. Their crap is SO bad that when I search for cams on Ebay, I specifically exclude them.
E.G.: If I search for ''camcorder, I'll search using the following line, sans quotes:
''camcorder -battery -cable -howell''
And guess what? B&H advertizes their crap exactly the same way you do: ZIGAPIXEL HR KEYCHAIN CAMERA!
It makes me gag.
Another piece of nonsensical advertizing that you engage in is the old ''12X ZOOM'' which turns out to be 3x optical (which is fine) used with 4x digital (which is junk).
I even saw one of your cameras with GAMES installed on it! If I wanted games and a camera in one unit, I'll buy a damned cellphone, thank you very much.
Look, you guys are missing the boat completely here.
Let me tell you something I saw on the Megxon website that I DID like: A picture of an Asian Honeybee on a flower. It is an UNinterpolated image from the Megxon MZ6 camera. (The same one with stupid GAMES on it!)
This image is NOT B&H crap, dudes! And you should run as far away from those clowns as you can get.
I think the MZ6 has great possibilities. And using it as an example, here's what I would suggest vis-a-vis marketing:
There's not a damned thing wrong with a 6MP CCD camera.
But advertize it as such from the top down.
Quit making ''maximum resolution'' a primary spec. Serious photographers and geeks don't give a rat's *** about interpolation. It makes the camera look like a kid's toy. So do the goofy games. Is your camera just a kid's toy?
If you MUST advertize it, make it some ''added feature'' down in the bells and whistles section. Don't even put it on the box where junkmongers can see it.
Same with zoom specs. On the site, the MZ6 is advertized with ''Max. 14X Zoom (2.8X Optical and 5X Digital Zoom)''. Digital zoom is almost worthless. When you multiply substance by worthless, you get a worthless answer. Just say what it IS: ''2.8X Optical and 5X Digital Zoom''. Consumers know how to multiply.
The 2/5'' CCD on this unit is nice. But golly, what are it's noise specs? What are it's lowlight capabilities? What are it's color response curves?
I think you have some pretty decent engineers there that are coming up with some pretty decent hardware. Don't go screwing it up with junk marketing!
RED LAMBORGHINI FOR SALE! (actually white, but comes with a can of red paint and a brush)
Nothing wrong with a white Lamborghini, but the ad pisses off those looking for a red one, and doesn't speak to those looking for a white one.
Hi.
I am based in Taiwan and start working closely with MEGXON manufacturer to improve both the reputation of the brand and the performance of the products.
We are fully aware that advertising using interpolated resolution is really a pain in an ake and real unfair. However I have to clearly state that it ios not the fault of the manufacturer but the one of the retailer who mask the real performance of the product.
Regarding this point I like to mention that:
if you have one computer with apporpriate software, interpolation is really the last thing you need. You can do what you want with photo software.
But if you don't have any computer and you just want to print out you image, in such a case integrated interpolation software can be use to recentyer you photo or to have a better printing for large format.
But of course you will never improive the quality of your photography using interpolation.
Now let me come to my real issue.
I like top have feed back from people who have bought MEGSON camera. I like to know what is good, what is not good.
Using these information i will go back to Megxon and will do my best to improve the service.
Specially for people who are using
S303/S302
C480
C531
T51
I thank in advance all people that will help us in our mission.
PMd

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