A crummy little digital camera
Written: Jul 28 '05
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Pros: err.. it's small and light.. errr.
Cons: bad pictures, eats batteries, hangs after PC connect..
The Bottom Line: Don't buy it. You want a camera to take consistent, quality photos - this one ain't it!
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| larenzo's Full Review: Vivitar ViviCam 3615 Digital Camera |
Here's a good example of a product you should buy more carefully. 2.1 megapixels and $130 sounds great. (Of course, add to that the memory card, batteries, and charger, and you're in a cost region where you could have bought a GOOD digital camera in the first place!)
But then you find out that the photos are often blurry, overexposed, underexposed, out of focus. Another problem is the white levels. Some inside photos are completely yellow, while outside photos have a purplish tint. (Sometimes they are quite good.)
With the tiny screen, you can't see just how poor the photos actually are at times.
Loading them onto the PC, we find frequently that the PC viewer doesn't find them perfect JPGs - sometimes they have errors, although you can usually view them.
It's possible for the camera to get hung up after a PC connection, if you don't unload the photos quickly, it turns off and is sometimes in a state that can only be revived by removing the batteries and starting over. And, of course, every time you change batteries, you have to go through all the menu settings again to be able to use it.
Batteries - it's a battery eater! I sprung for over $20 of rechargable nickel-metal-hydride batteries, and even then I'm having to recharge them a lot.
The PC cable connection to the camera is behind a little rubber flap, quite cheesy, in my opinion.
The next digital camera I purchase will be a good, usable one, which will make consistently good photos - not one of these.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 130
This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Easy Enough for Anyone to Use
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