Not bad for the price, September 15, 2009

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Joseph S. Garza – See all my reviews

  

I purchased this video camera for a trip to Florida,I am pretty much pleased with it so far. At first I was disappointed with the amount of internal memory it has but after purchasing an 8gig SD card I was able to use it.

The camera is very sensitive so you have to have a steady hand when taking pictures with it. As to the video recorder it works great and the zoom is fantastic,the only draw back with the video recorder is that the playback sound is very low.

I would recommend this camera to a friend,like I said for the price it’s well worth the money.

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Not a bad little guy, April 13, 2010

If I were to compare and rate it accordingly, this camera would get only 2 stars.

Just based on my experience with this camera alone it rates good which is surprising

considering the other cameras I have.

The 8MP and HD video look pretty decent. The battery

life is excellent. Holding this style of camera takes a little getting used to & is awkward

when taking stills. The buttons are not very accessible and figuring out which buttons do what

is also awkward when first getting used to this style of camera.

The software installation was a somewhat painless since I figured out on the third try that

it helps to restart the computer after software installation. That’s not in the instructions but

I decided to try it anyway and it worked.

The software is kinda important for uploading video to those social websites but my other computer

picks up the memory card just fine. The LCD screen is hard to view and unfortunately the zoom is not good.

This small camera makes a descent camera to carry around just in case.

Price to quality ratio is pretty good. I am satisfied with this little camera.

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DON’T TRY THE FOLLOWING AT HOME OR ANYWHERE!

The following is my experience alone & should not be attempted by anyone…not even professionals.

So after a few months the video screen went dead and I found out the solder inside the screen housing subject to break because there is a sharp bend in the strip. My camera warranty is expired.

I did some tinkering & research and found out two things:

1:This camera is very easy to take apart and put back together with a small Phillips screwdriver

It’s very easy to check for a break in the circuit if you have the tools, and just as easy to repair the broken solder. Luckily I work very basic electronics & crafts & have all the tools needed to troubleshoot & fix this. Which is what I did. Works like new.

2: A replacement screen which you can only get from a website in China costs under .00 shipping not included. The screen is very easy to remove and replace. The screen part # is ALT-024CSLN-J2.

This camera is great for hobbyists and tinkerers.

My rating and opinion remains unchanged.

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Vivitar 865HD, February 27, 2010

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J. Starkey (Midlothian, Tx United States) – See all my reviews

  

I bought this camera at radio shack on black Friday for so I wasn’t expecting a whole lot and that is what I got. It takes pretty crappy video especially indoors. very grainy and bad quality. I would rather spend twice as much which is still not very much cash and get a flip. My wife just bought a flip ultra hd and it is much much better but doesn’t really have much of a zoom function but the video quality is very very good compared to the Vivitar POS.

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