RCA’s TM416 Digital Voice Recorder is Also a Camera

By Ali

July 6, 2007 at 11:39 pm

RCA’s TM416 Digital Voice Recorder is Also a CameraSure, they are throwing cameras in to everything nowadays, whether it be inanything from a cell phone to MP3 players. Still we didn’t expect to discover a camera in a device whose main gig is working as a voice recorder. RCA’s TM416 digital voice recorder features a 1.5 inch color LCD screen, 128MB of flash memory and a 0.3MP camera. Yeh, 0.3MP isn’t even half decent, but what were ou expecting in a digital voice recorder anyway. It also comes with a clip-on microphone and carrying case. RCA’s TM416 Digital Voice Recorder retails for $129.99.



  • Anne

    July 31st, 2007 2:31 pm

    I purchased this unit and anticipated its arrival with the excitement of a 12 year old girl getting a new outfit for school.

    The unit came, I followed instructions by charging the rechargeable batteries on the charger with the USB to computer for 6 hours. Well actually it was more like 8 hours. I then attempted to use the unit which continually decided to turn itself off repeatedly before I could even get to the first menu. It said the battery was low. OK so I decided to put it back on the charger and actually left the unit charging for 2 days. If that didn’t work well I’d have to think of another way. So here again I turned the unit on and voila the battery showed as full and I began going through the menu. However, that would be short lived. If I paused for 2 seconds or so to look at the instructions the unit decided once again that the battery was low and immediately turned itself off.

    Well – at that point I was about ready to *&@%**!! I pulled out a barnd new pair of AAA batteries and replaced them in the unit. And off again I went through the menu and once again I paused for a second or so and low and behold the “battery low” indicator came on again – and the unit turned off.

    OK – I give up!!!! It is as we speak on the way back to the vendor.

    So here I am once again “shopping” for a similar unit with the same attributes of this unit. I really don’t think that I want to try another one of these RCA units. I say that only because I have searched the web and have not been able to locate any positive postings on this unit. But I must be fair and say that I also have not heard anything negative about this unit either. I guess time will tell. I did see however that this unit is not listed on the RCA website as one of their products any longer – maybe that in and of itself is statement enough.

  • Greg

    October 3rd, 2007 2:18 pm

    Not sure if you wanted the camera or the recorder function of the RCA, but for a great recorder at $199, check out the Zoom H2.

    http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/H2/

  • Call Center Recorder

    July 9th, 2008 4:26 am

    I guess in future everything will merge into one single super gadget that has got the functionality of everything…from phone to mp3 to recorder to radio and the list can go on and on…already we have iphones lets see what the next step will be.

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