Vivitar VIVICAM-6200W 6.0 MegaPixel Underwater Camera with 4x Digital Zoom 2.0" LCD by Vivitar
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Digital camera reviews of Vivitar VIVICAM-6200W 6.0 MegaPixel Underwater Camera with 4x Digital Zoom 2.0" LCD
Digital camera Review: Good, Functional Waterproof Camera
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this camera, not for its underwater capabilities, but because I was going on a whale watch, and didn't wish to damage my primary camera with salt water. It did quite well. I even used it for some "dry" shots and the camera performed fairly well. It's not the easiest to grasp in terms of operation, but once you realize how the zoom function works, and realize its settings are a bit more basic than other cameras, it functions quite well. I can only imagine its underwater capabilities, if they are near equal to the uses I explored, it should do rather well.
Digital camera Review: decent camera for the price
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this camera to take pictures of my girls at the swimming pool this summer. They love to swim, and I really like underwater pictures. There have been several things that I have noticed that this camera does, or doesn't do well, but overall it has been ok.
Cons:
The first thing I noticed it the time it takes to take a picture. I also have a Canon Digital Rebel and it is fast on taking action pictures, so switching to this camera has been difficult for me. It takes 2 or 3 seconds to take a picture, so have have missed some action shots of my kids.
Second, you can't see what you are taking a picture of underwater, even with goggles, it is just a black screen, so you are just guessing where you are taking the picture, also causing missed pictures.
Third, it doesn't preview the picture right after you take it, so it takes even more effort to see if you got your picture or not. You have to go to review your pictures in order to see what you took.
Finally, if you delete all your pictures off of your card, it starts taking counting pictures back at 1. I like to save my swimming pictures in one folder to be able to find them quickly, and if you have 3 or 4 file named PICT001, you run into a problem. I even contacted vivitar to see if I had a setting wrong or something, but they told me that is how the camera counts pictures.
Pros:
Its waterproof. It takes decent pictures underwater, when you actually get it pointed at the subject.
Overall, I think that this camera has done what I wanted it for, and was a reasonable price. I think I am expecting this camera to work like my other more expensive, digital cameras, and it is designed for that. It is made for underwater pictures or videos.
Digital camera Review: Camera dont function with super heavy duty batteries
Summary: 4 Stars
The camera takes a bit to get use to but functions well, until your on a trip and batteries need to be replaced. I only had super heavy duty batteries left and the camera would not function, I thought it was broken.
I came home and put in alkaline batteries, then rechargeable batteries and the camera functioned.
Overall I am pleased with the camera, but have not attempted to take any underwater shots as of yet.
Digital camera Review: Not worth the price
Summary: 1 Stars
I was all excited when I saw a fully waterproof 6.0mp camera for $119. Well, that's where my excitement ended. The camera takes bad pictures. They have a strange hue to them. It can not be adjusted. The video is horrible. Whatever setting you use, they will be washed out. The battery indicator shows drained battery even with brand new ones installed. The shutter speed is the slowest of any camera I have ever seen. Most pictures come out blurry. No optical zoom. Just not a good camera.
Better spend your money on a nice Olympus waterproof model.
Digital camera Review: Underwater Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
Superb service and it's a great underwater camera for a very reasonable price. I had tried a protective case over my Canon, but this works much better.