Vivitar ViviCam 3620 Digital Camera

Pros: Reliable; Durable; Configurable; good wide angle, macro
Cons: Slow; No real zoom; bug in auto-shutoff

I bought this product on a whim several years ago, for my wife as a Christmas gift, from Sams club, for $79. She wouldn't use it, and when her film camera broke on an overseas trip, most of our pictures ended up coming from this camera. Well, she has ...

Pros: Compact, easy to carry, sharp pictures, very easy to operate, can control the flash.
Cons: Batteries get used up pretty fast so make sure you have more.

I found this digital camera very easy to use that even your kids could use it. It works like the basic digital camera but looks like one of those really expensive types. The digital camera manual was easy to read and understand. This digital camera has many features such as a trashcan, PC mode, and a visual color picture on a LCD screen on the backside, and more. The pictures come out crisp and clear. The pictures that you have in the memory of the camera are very easy to download from the camera to your PC. It is equipped with a USB connection and an excellent program to use to view your pictures with. It's a 2.1 Pixel digital camera. I have always had excellent luck with Vivitar cameras so I went with this one because I trusted the name and from experience with this company. I love this camera for many reasons. Truthfully speaking I don't hate anything about this digital camera. It's an excellent digital camera for any occasion. By far this is the best camera I have ever used.

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: You have to download the pictures; Vivitar offers NO customer service

I purchased the Vivitar 3620 in 2002 after I could not get a previous camera to work easily. The Vivitar 3620 was easy to operate for the most part. The battery door broke this year and then it stopped working altogether. Basically, the camera lasted about 2 years which is not too bad but I am in my 30's and have my calculator from the 1st grade, thus, I am very disappointed in a $200.00 camera that lasts only 2 years.

I recently (today) bought a Fuji Digital Camera. All I do is plug it in and the pictures download themselves. On the Vivitar, I had to upload them myself. Anyway, this camera probably is no longer being sold but don't count on customer service if you have it.

I had to get another camera because Vivitar charges $35.00 to discuss camera problems and, then, they will not even call you back so essentially I have been without a working camera for about a month hoping I could get Vivitar to contact me; they never did because I didn't pay the $35.00.