Vivitar ViviCam 8400 8.1 MP 2.4-Inch TFT LCD Screen Underwater Digital Camera
- 8.1 MP resolution with choice of 5 digital camera resolutions settings- 8M,5M, 3M, 2M and 0.3M
- 2.4 inch TFT LCD screen
- Movie mode. Digital Video resolutions (without sound) 640×480 (VGA), 320×240( QVGA).
- 64MB Internal Flash memory, and supports SD Card memory compatible up to 8GB.
- 8x Digital Zoom
Vivitar’s ViviCam 8400 is waterproof up to 10 meters underwater! 8.1 Mega Pixels,featuring a 2.4″ TFT LCD screen, and has a 8x Digital Zoom. Includes a built-in microphone,64M Nandflash Built-in memory and,10-20 sec self-timer. Comes with a USB/AV cable, Wrist Strap and Camera Pouch.
List Price: $ 199.99
Price: $ 69.87
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Great alternative to disposables,
Was a little hesitant to purchase after reading some poor reviews but thought I’d give it a shot; I just wanted an inexpensive digital camera I could take to the pool. I took about 30 photos first time out and was able to achieve results good enough to post on my blog. The reason so many reviewers get blurry shots, and the trick to taking good photos with this camera is simple (though a little annoying). There is a very long shutter lag time from when you push the button to when it takes the actual shot. However, and this is the annoying part, there is NO lag time from when you push the shutter button and when the screen freezes the image. So when you push the button the screen freezes immediately although it has yet to take the picture and you must wait for the screen to go back to live motion to know that the picture has been taken. The first couple of pictures I took I would begin to lower the camera just after the screen froze and that would be when it would actually take the picture thus making it blurry shot from my quick hand movement. So when you use this camera and want good results, push the shutter button, the screen will freeze and THEN the shot will be taken and the screen will go back to live motion. Enjoy, it’s a good one, just have to get used to the long shutter lag.
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|Fantastic upgrade to those 35mm film disposable underwater cameras!,
Just got this camera, and so far find it to be a fantastic value. I was drawn to this camera by it’s price and megapixel size (of up to 8.1). This price I got it for is very competitive with similar cameras of lower 3-6 megapixel ranges (I snagged it for about ninety dollars).
But please do keep an eye on the prices because I’ve seen the price on this change very frequently (in a matter of minutes) and vary about $15, since I started writing this review.
Why else did I get it? I’m going on a trip to the Bahamas in August and don’t want to take 35mm underwater disposable cameras with me. Airport X-ray machines can ruin the film if it’s in your carry on (since most of those cameras use ISO 800 film) and that’s the only luggage I plan on bringing. So I wanted to take a digital camera since I’ll be snorkeling while I’m down there, as well as have it not get ruined if it fell off a kayak or it started to rain. 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. This is by no means considered a professional camera. However, if you’re looking for a better option than a 35mm underwater disposable… then it CERTAINLY provides better results than a 35mm film underwater point and shoot camera. I say this with experience from using those 35mm film underwater disaster cameras but from also working in a photo lab where I’ve seen the vast majority of what those cameras produce at water parks and the Caribbean… and the Vivitar Vivicam 8400 camera is by far so much better.
I tested it in my friends pool yesterday and it had no leaks around the gasket/closing mechanism and the pictures were surprisingly clear! I will add some sample photos to the product gallery as soon as I get some I’m willing to share with the public at-large. Overall, I give it a 4 out of 5 and that’s because I’m nitpicking.
Pro’s:
– Water resistant up to 30 feet!
– Supports an external SD memory card in up to 8GBs in size! This was great for me as I already have plenty of this type of card from my other camera. And this type card is generally inexpensive compared to other size cards. Just to give you an idea of storage capacity I put a 4gb SD card in the camera and it said I could store 1596 pictures at the highest 8.1mp setting OR 1 hour 37 minutes and 15 seconds of video! Obviously, you can do a combination of each if you switch between the modes.
– Uses AA size batteries. I’ve been using energizer rechargeables in this and got a decent amount of life from them from STEADY non-stop use. My suggestion would be to use the photo lithium or the rechargeables as I’m sure that just like all other digital cameras on the market, that they would probably suck the life out of the cheaper basic alkalines.
– Reasonably large LCD screen on the camera at 2.4 inches.
– Can record photos AND video.
– Comes with an adjustable wrist strap so it’s easy to secure to your wrist–however, should it come off your wrist the bright yellow color of this camera makes it easy to spot to retrieve unlike the blue model.
– Sinks somewhat, so you won’t have to deal with too much resistance to keep it staying underwater.
– Has the screw hole on the camera’s base for mounting to a tripod.
– When powering off the camera it clearly displays “Bye-Bye” on the LCD screen.
– Easy 1 touch “Mode” button to switch between capturing still photos or video.
– Lightning bolt button easily lets you change from auto-flash, flash (for all photos), or no-flash.
– Can take photos with Super Fine, Fine, or Normal settings.
– Although the camera is 8.1MP, you have the choice of shooting photos in the following resolutions (8M, 5M, 3M, 2M, 0.3M)-This can be great if you’re limited on how much space is on your memory card.
– You can adjust the white balance in Still Photo mode OR in Video mode. It defaults to “AWB” (auto white balance) but if you know how you’re lighting will affect your photos you can change it between Auto, Day Light, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Cloudy.
– There are 3 Color Effect options to shoot photos in: Color, Sepia and Monochrome.
– There’s the option of changing the exposure setting from (-2.0 to +2.0): -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, Auto, +0.5, +1.0, +1.5, +2.0
– It offers a Self Timer of either 10 seconds or 20 seconds.
– Date stamp is optional.
– A “Burst Snapshot” feature allows you to set up the camera to take 3 continuous images as you move…
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