The RCA Small Wonder Traveler EZ210 is the oddest duck of a series of budget-friendly mini-camcorders. It features rugged exterior, sharp 2.5 inches LCD display, and SD card slot that accepts up to 8GB. $119.95 priced the EZ210 camcorder is made up by Audiovox and branded as RCA. It may be bulky with odd designs. However, it has ruggedized exterior and ships with 2GB removable card. Like other Small Wonder series members, the RCA EZ210 camcorder runs on two alkalkine AA batteries instead of rechargeable standard lithium ion batteries of Flip Video Mino and Creative Vado. 2.5 inches LCD display of the RCA Small Wonder Traveler EZ210 has 960×240 pixels resolution. Unlike other Small Wonder camcorders, the display does not flip-out. However, the EZ210 has large operational buttons and the new addition is low-resolution still capture button. The onboard USB connector is hidden beneath the display. We do not like that you must have to take off  [...]

Recently the Pure Digital Flip Video and Creative Vado camcorders had captured the markets. Now, the Small Wonder series camcorders are their tough competitors with their release. This series is manufactured by Audiovox, but branded with RCA. The RCA Small Wonder EZ205 uses MPEG4 codec, which is more efficient than MPJPEG of the EZ200. Therefore, the EZ05 records 16 hours of video at 8GB card and 2 hours in Web quality at 1GB card. In contrast, the EZ200 is limited up to 8 hours for 8GB and 2 hours for 1GB in Web quality mode. The Small Wonder EZ05 features flip-out LCD display and micro-SD card slot, which are missing on the Flip Video products. You can completely flip-out the 1.5 inches LCD display. The onboard USB dongle sits behind the display and it can also be flipped out. We appreciate the company to ship separate USB cable for easy connection if some computers have recessed USB socket. More to like: The EZ05 camcorders ships with 1GB  [...]

RCA Small Wonder series is a tough competitor for Flip Video and Creative Vado products. The Small Wonder series include – the EZ200 and the EZ205. They do not deliver the high quality like that of Flip Video, but it has some features that are missing in Flip Video such as expansion slot and flip-out display. $89.95 priced the RCA Small Wonder EZ200 can record up to one hour in Web mode with its MJPEG mode, whereas the EZ205 can record up to 2 hours due to its more efficient MPEG4 codec. With 8GB card, the Small Wonder EZ200 can record up to 8 hours full length video and the EZ205 can go up to 16 hours. What’s more – there is also quality difference between two Small Wonder models due to different video codecs. 1.5 inches LCD display can be flipped out completely, which makes it easy to see while recording. The USB dongle is hidden behind the LCD display of the RCA Small Wonder EZ200. You can as flip it out for connecting to computer and the  [...]