Vivitar ViviCam 8400 Digital Camera Reviews

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So there is no anti-shake problem. A friend of mine bought a $300, Nikon 8 MPixel. I think the Vivitar took a better photo. She might be able to take pictures in a darker room. from Overstock.com A negative is that it is somewhat difficult to use underwater: the view screen is hard to see, and the image of the photo you just took remains on the view screen for barely a second. On land, I found some of the functions non-intuitive (such as reviewing and deleting images), and the camera sometimes "froze," requiring me to turn it off and on again to reset. Overall, I find the ViviCam 8400 serves as a relatively inexpensive, moderate upgrade to disposable cameras. If it hadn't leaked water and died on me, I might have even give it 4 stars given the low price. from Amazon.com So I wanted to take a digital camera since I'll be snorkeling while I'm down there. I'm too terrified to try one of those underwater pouches for my primary camera (a Samsung S700) due to lack of reviews on the pouch-type it would require and fear that if it got ruined I'd be out my favorite camera so I've opted for this camera and so far I am SO glad I did! Vivitar seems to have fit a lot of nice features into this point & shoot camera. But if you're looking for a professional camera, let me stop you right now and tell you to look elsewhere as this probably won't be anywhere near your expectations. from Amazon.com I was first given this camera this past christmas from my aunt. I loved it from day one....it was stolen from me a few months later. I had a chance to get a totally different camera but I loved the Vivitar 8400 so much I had to buy another one. from Amazon.com I have just returned from a 15 month deployment in IRAQ, as a Medevac Flight Medic, Picture quality is outstanding,The video quality is good, the audio quality is good. it made it through the bitter winter, dust storms, and of course my running through the rough terrain to get to my heros, This camera did a great job, I will be sending a couple of the pictures off to National Geographic as they are that good, its sister camera is labeled by sony and is price about 100 dollars more than the vivitar, but has the exact same bells and whistles, kinda like the difference between chevy and gmc. none really from Amazon.com I say "nearly" because I haven't been able to find it on a handfull of online retailers. I am beginning to think it is just a fabled legend. Vivitar UK sells it online, but it is listed in British currency. As far as purchasing it from a US retailer, I have not yet found one. from Amazon.com For the most part, this camera takes decent pictures. I chose it because it uses AA batteries as opposed to having to plug it in and recharge it after every use. from Amazon.com Given that the camera leaked water and died on my second day of snorkeling, I consider my 3-star rating to be extra generous. I've returned the camera for repair/replacement under the terms of the warranty. from Amazon.com Great little camera. Simple and easy to use. from Amazon.com I had no problems whats so ever. It came on time, brand new, for $115 less than store price. from Amazon.com