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Vivitar VIVICAM-6200W 6.0 MegaPixel Underwater Camera with 4x Digital Zoom 2.0" LCD | 
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| Brand: Vivitar
Category: Photography
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $119.99
You Save: $79.96 (40%)
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 848
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 0
Display Size: 2
Battery: 2 AA
Maximum Focal Length: 6.9
Minimum Focal Length: 6.9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6 x 8.3 x 3
MPN: VIVICAM-6200W
Model: VIVICAM-6200W
UPC: 019643604865
EAN: 0019643604865
ASIN: B000QCI65I
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Image resolution up to 2816 x 2112 with 4x digital zoom | | • | Specifically designed for divers to take brighter, colorful pictures underwater up to 30' | | • | Records movies up to 320 x 240 at 24fps | | • | Uses 2 AA alkaline or NiMH batteries and SD memory up to 1GB | | • | Includes 2 AA alkaline batteries, hand strap, USB cable and software |
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Product Description
Image resolution up to 2816 x 21124x digital zoomSpecifically designed for divers to take brighter, colorful pictures underwater up to 30'Rubber armored and waterproof up to 30'Focus free lensRecords movies up to 320 x 240 at 24fps4 5/8oe W x 2 13/16 H x 1 7/16oe DUses 2 AA alkaline or NiMH batteriesUses SDOe memory up to 1GBIncludes 2 AA alkaline batteries, hand strap, USB cable and software
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
Camera dont function with super heavy duty batteries July 4, 2008
John Z
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.
 Not worth the price June 23, 2008
Buzz Smith (Escondido, CA USA)
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.
 Underwater Camera June 19, 2008
Charleen M. Bertolini (North Haven, CT USA)
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.
 Excellent for the purpose! June 4, 2008
Walter Erola (Federal Way, WA United States)
I bought one of these for myself and one for my host on a trip to Hawaii. We went nuts taking underwater videos of turtles and fish. Every evening we downloaded our clips to an old laptop and sat around boring our friends and family.
It captured video clips underwater very well. Make sure to set the underwater mode before shooting. With 2500MA rechargeable batteries the power usage was very acceptable.
Still shots underwater were a little more problematic because it has a slow shutter speed underwater and even a flash doesn't help a lot. But over time it certainly is a better value than throw-away film cameras.
Regular surface daylight pictures were very acceptable with good color and exposure.
Don't substitute this for a decent digital camera in safe,dry environments though. It bleaches out videos to the point of looking like old home movies in direct sunlight. The lack of a focus function precludes better compositions.
Conclusion, extends your digital capture environment very nicely to wet, dark, and dirty settings.
Cons: It is hard to adjust modes underwater or determine if your movie capture is already on. Hard to capture the photo subject -- an external frame that was aligned with the camera's field of view would help.
Awful customer service from Vivitar! June 3, 2008
Julie Doyle (Tennessee)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unfortunately my camera arrived with several mechanical problems, such as a faulty waterproof compartment latch, malfunctioning motion detection feature, bad spring for the memory card, and the flash would not work period. Sometimes the LDC display would go blank, with nothing but a blue screen, and the only way to reset the camera was to remove the batteries and reinstall them. Not to mention the pictures were extremely poor even on the highest quality settings, the zoom was a complete joke, and the photos would not download via the USB cable, even though driver & software were installed in our computer, and all connections were fine.
So I contacted Vivitar for a replacement. Although I had to be transferred from outsourced customer service, with lengthy hold times, I eventually spoke with someone stateside in the returns department. I was given instructions for returning the camera for REPLACEMENT, and did so at my own expense. A little over 2 weeks later I received my EXACT same malfunctioning camera BACK with nothing more than a post-it note stuck to it that read, "NDF"?!?! I phoned Vivitar for an explaination. Once again there was the tangle of transfers and long hold times, and I finally got connected with an extremely rude individual in the California based returns department. I was told that they do not replace cameras and that nothing was wrong with the camera I sent them! I asked to speak to a supervisor and was HUNG UP ON! Upon trying to phone Vivitar back, I again went through the obstacle course of long hold times, disconnections, explaining my situation again and again to outsourced customer service agents, transfers, and FINALLY connected to the SAME rude individual in California! I asked for the supervisor once more but was never connected with them. I was told they would replace my camera ONE TIME only, and with NO warranty! I was to receive an e-mail with a return shipping label, but never heard back from them AT ALL!
DO NOT expect quality customer service from Vivitar, or for them to honor their warranties!
This like model camera is available from SeaLife as the "ECOshot" (Vivitar purchased the design from SeaLife/Pioneer Research - as I found out). GO WITH SEALIFE!!!! The camera they produce has higher quality programs installed and it is depth tested.
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