What strengths? Ha, None!!

The list is too long to continue.......

I bought this for my mom & step father for christmas because they had been wanting a digital camera for so long. My sister was having her first chid in Jan so I though what better to buy them for christmas was a digital camera. I'm thinking what a great price on a camera that originally cost $129.00 I paid $59.99 the day after thanksgiving. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. Every picture that we have of the baby is blurry. You menu is not user friendly at all! I would never buy another Vivitar or ever recommend this type of camera to anyone I know. PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA!!!!

Customer Service

why bother?

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Kodak, Casio

Light Weight.
Low price tag.
Good HD pictures.
Good flash (with red-eye reduction)

Plastic feel (almost toy like)
Cover flap over USB is clumsy & restricting for access (could see this eventually falling off or being pulled off by frustrated owner)
Internet availability is a must to download & use the dedicated picture manager (can take a while if your internet speeds are below 1meg)

I bought this camera new for my daughter's birthday & I found it quite a handy little tool. Although its plastic feel is a little off putting, the style is not bad. It is a very light camera though not the slimmest on the market but would not cause much if any discomfort while being carried either in a purse or pocket.
Without using the instructions I had a play with the buttons on the rear & very quickly navigated my way around the menu. Then by adjusting a few settings (eg. pic size, light setting & flash) I took a few test pictures in HD. Then to preview my shots all I did was press the circular navigation button >right. (This also asks you if you want to delete the previewed shot & its a simple yes or no). I then connected the USB cable to my computer & gave the pics a view in their full glory both on the monitor & on a 42'' HD plasma. I was happy with the result especially considering the low price tag. So in my opinion if you take a little time to familiarize yourself with the menu & its settings you can indeed take an array of impressive shots to capture those precious memories at a very cheap price.

nice color

all of it

HORRIBLE! "Santa" brought this to my daughter as her big gift and what a major dissapointment! Poor picture quality and not user friendly! Going back!

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Have had a Kodak digital for 8 years should have got her the same brand!

Inexpensive

Drains batteries quicker than a flashlight constantly on.
Clumsy interface.
Unable to tell if a picture was made after depressing the shutter release.

Purchased this camera from Kohls for my son for Christmas. It is made from thin plastic. The batteries last for about 20 pictures. The pictures are poor. The interface is delayed. After a picture is taken there is no way to see if it came out without going thru a complex menu. But otherwise its great. Nancy Regan was right, "Just say no".

Has no strengths

The entire camera is weak

I bought this camera for my mother-In-law for Christmas. It takes the worst picture ever. I will not ever, ever buy another Vivitar brand again. I don't care if they say it's the best, I will never buy one again. She was so excited to get it & when I gave it to her, we got it all ready & took some pictures & the pictures are just awful. NEVER AGAIN!

I just bought this for my boyfiend. I hope this was not a mistake! trying to download the tutorial now. Hope the last review was wrong! I will let you know

Non

All

This camera should be off the market! Very much not user friendly! Has slow shutter speed witch makes it hard to catch what you want! Would not buy this camera agian nor would I pick it up off the ground for free! Very bad!

Customer Service

didn't bother

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