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Vivitar Vivicam 5100 5.0 MP Digital Camera

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Brand: Vivitar
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$161.95~~
Buy New: $73.95
You Save: $88.00 (54%)

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

8 reviews
Sales Rank: 17593

Color: SILVER
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 4
Display Size: 1.5
Minimum Focal Length: 7.7
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 2 x 1

MPN: 5100
Model: 5100
UPC: 019643603752
EAN: 0019643603752
ASIN: B000DZA3XQ

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	4X Digital Zoom
•	1.5" LCD Display
•	Records Short Movie Clips
•	4 Mode Automatic Flash w. Red_eye Reduction
•	Includes Photo Editing Software

Accessories:

•	Adobe Photoshop CS4
•	Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
•	Corel Photo Album 7 Deluxe
•	PhotoPlus X2 Digital Studio
•	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Upgrade

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The stylish ViviCam 5100 delivers high quality, 2560 x 1920 resolution images using a 5.0 Megapixels CCD sensor. Using the 1.5" LTPS color image LCD monitor, you can compose images and then examine them in detail. An auto-flash sensor automatically detects the shooting (lighting) conditions and determines whether the flash should be used. This feature helps ensure that your images turn out right.16MB internal (built-in) memory lets you capture and store images without the need for an additional memory card. However, you may wish to expand the memory capacity by using an external memory card.In addition to still images, you can record short videos by using the movie function.Images you have taken can be downloaded to your computer using the USB cable. You can enhance and retouch your images on your computer by using the provided editing software, or image editing software you may already own. You may share your images with your friends via e-mail, in a report, or on a website.

Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

OK for a $100.00 camera March 15, 2006
Guck (Pennsylvania)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful

I was a little disappointed with this camera. Being 5 mp I was expecting sharper pictures and better color resolution.The black & white pics were pretty darn good though. I found the battery compartment which also stores the memory card a bit troublesome. They should have placed the slot for the memory card somewhere other than in the same compartment that houses the batteries. The door is flimsy and if your not careful upon opening and closing to either replace the batteries or remove the storage card, this door will break quite easily.The video mode was fairly decent as it also records sound. The menu is very easy to master and the buttons on the camera are easy to access. All in all for a $100.00 camera it will do the job, unless....you want more professional looking photos.

4 out of 5 stars

A Good Little Camera June 23, 2006
R. Morris (Idaho Falls, ID USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

This is a good low-priced digital camera. It takes great pictures, is easy to use, and is very compatible with my computer. Its small size makes it easy to take anywhere, and the color and sharpness of the shots are very good. I'm pleased and recommend it as a low-end digital. I doubt I'll even upgrade for some time as it serves my amateur photographer needs just fine.
***I have to agree with the July 2006 reviewer about one thing that is a real drawback. The 'shutter-speed' between taking the photo and when the image is digitally captured is delayed, and so if you are taking a photo of something like a person blowing out candles on a cake, you will end up with a picture of a cake with the candles blown out and will have totally missed the moment.

3 out of 5 stars

I currently own this Camera July 2, 2006
Regina Cockerham (Tallahassee, Florida USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

I bought this camera on sale for $80.00. The only thing I don't like about it is it takes 10-12 seconds between pictures before the camera will let you take another picture. That makes picture taking of children or animals quite difficult. Another flaw is the delay once you push the shutter, it may or may not take the picture you intended to take.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent introductory digital camera November 16, 2006
Douglas P. Lockwood (CO United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

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!

2 out of 5 stars

Will Wipe Memory Card August 14, 2006
Backpacker (California)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

This is basically a digital point and shoot, but IT DELETED 250 PICTURES FROM MY MEMORY CARD WITHOUT WARNING, and I lost all of my pictures from a 2 month backpacking trip. Be careful, and do not insert a memory card that already has pictures on it, I think that is how they got deleted.

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