Vivitar Vivicam 5100 5.0 MP Digital Camera
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: vivitarModel: 5100
Color: SILVER
Product features:
- 4X Digital Zoom
- 1.5" LCD Display
- Records Short Movie Clips
- 4 Mode Automatic Flash w. Red_eye Reduction
- Includes Photo Editing Software
- Serif PhotoPlus X3
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]
- Aperture 3
- AmazonBasics SDHC Class 4 32GB Secure Digital Card
- AmazonBasics SDHC Class 4 16GB Secure Digital Card
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Vivitar Vivicam 5100 5.0 MP Digital Camera
Customer Review: Excellent introductory digital camera
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this camera earlier this year and fell in love with it immediately! At 5.1 Mega-pixels resolution, it produces excellent photographs that can be printed clearly at up to 8"x10" in size. I use a 512MB Kingston SD card (Available for around $20 on Amazon.com), which provides me with plenty of storage space for photos and video clips. I've only filled the card completely once, and I had over 120 images and around 100 video clips of varying length. A 512MB card at full-resolution will probably store at least 350-400 images. In addition to high-quality, high-resolution pictures, the Vivicam 5100 can record video clips and has a decent built-in microphone (The sound quality is great unless there's a breeze blowing into the microphone, which causes some distortion in the sound).
The best feature of the Vivitar 5100 is the use of AA batteries, instead of bulky camera batteries. I use rechargeable batteries, so I just keep 6-8 fully-charged batteries in the case (sold separately) with the camera, and I never have to worry about running out of juice. If I ever do, I know I can easily buy a new set of batteries anywhere I go, so I don't have to wait until I can put the camera or battery on the charger for a few hours to continue shooting.
There's one thing to remember about this camera: It's a basic point-and-shoot model, and is not suitable for the advanced photographer. It has a relatively slow shutter speed, which means it simply won't capture fast-action shots, so you may end up with some blurry pictures. Fortunately, you don't have to waste time or money getting the pictures developed to find out whether or not they are blurry - just erase them right on the camera! Several other reviewers have mentioned that there is a slight delay between pushing the button and capturing the picture, which is true but not a major problem for most instances. Also, this camera has no optical zoom capability, so you can't get the same high-res pictures if the subject is too far away. It has a digital zoom, but all that does is crop the image, meaning you can't print it at full size to get the same high-quality image. This hasn't cause me any problems, but is good to know about. Again, this is a perfect entry-level digital camera.
I was able to use the camera immediately when I opened the box, but found out later that the camera was factory-set with a date-stamp on all the images, which couldn't be removed. All of my first-day pictures had the date printed over the image. That wasn't too bad, but I wish I had known ahead of time so I could have taken that off before shooting all those pics!
This is my first digital camera, and I couldn't be happier with it. I'm sure I'll upgrade to a higher-end camera eventually, but this one serves my needs very well for now, and was certainly worth the $70 I paid for it - worth a lot more, in fact. If you're new to digital cameras or just want something basic to capture memories, this is the camera for you!
Description of Vivitar Vivicam 5100 5.0 MP Digital Camera
5.0 MP Digital Camera 1.5" LCD 4X Digital Zoom Effective Pixels: 5.0 MP Resolution: 2560x1920, 2048x1536, 1280X960, 640X480 (format JPEG)Focal Length 7.7mm Shutter Speed 2 sec-1/2000 sec Flash Mode Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Red-Eye Reduction File Formats: JPEG, EXIF 2.2 & DCF 1.0, 1.0Digital Cameras
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