Vivitar ViviCam 5199 > Reviews

Advantages: Price / simple to use / decent photos
Disadvantages: Flash / zoom

I bought this for a reasonable £40 off eBay for the simple reason I decided it would soon pay for itself, and it has. I don't take many photos and was a firm believer in the disposable camera several times a year for music festivals and the occasional party or "big" event. After the costs of buying 3 or 4 disposable cameras and then developing then I decided it would be worth investing in a decent but cheap camera that I wouldn't be gutted about ... Read review

Advantages: High megapixel camera, large screen, seems pretty robust.
Disadvantages: Not very well in the dark & the flash can be too powerful.

Short Review: When I brought it I was looking for at least a decent digital camera and that's what this is, decent. I brought it for about £30 (round about) inc. delivery off the internet. The picture quality itself quite good during the day time but on during the night and you can barely see anything at all. I was expecting it to do better in the dark compared to my mobile phone, also using the flash usually makes the image overbright, making ... Read review

Advantages: light, high res for the price
Disadvantages: uses AAA baterries instead of a rechargeable Lithium ion one

This is an easy to use 5 mega pixel digital camera . It has a 4x digital zoom and a large (2.5") monitor. Although it does not have an optical veiw finder. It has six white balance settings (Auto, sunny, cloudy, tungdten bulb and two fluorescent settings) self timer (10, 15, 20 sec option) The camera can be connected to you PC or laptop via a USB (included) and can also be connected to your TV via the 'video in' soccets. The focal range of the camera ... Read review