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Critics have judged the Surface pretty ruggedly and deservedly so.  Every product people pay good money for should be scrutinized.  But many of the reviews of the Surface have been unfair in my opinion and some have been cheap shots. There is one area where the Surface gets consistently dinged and that is the quality of its cameras.  Compared to the best mobile cams available on devices today, the Surface's cameras don't hold up.  But I think they are just fine for quick pics and vids.   Plus the recorded sound quality is excellent from it's dual mics.  This is a video I shot on the first day I got my Surface.  Judge for yourself.  The compression on this site is pretty harsh but at least you can see how it renders colors, etc.  The Surface cams have one thing I LOVE: manual controls for exposure.  I had not yet discovered the controls when I shot this first video, and you can see the exposure change as I move the cam around.  When exposed manually, you won't have wide exposure swings, but dark areas will be dark and bright areas could blow out.  Just keep that in mind when you shoot, so make the appropriate adjustments and the vids will look superb!