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Summary: Where do you buy an sd memory card ?
Review: I have looked everywhere on Amazon to be able to buy a sd memory card for the camera vivitar vivicam 3715, 3.3mega pixels, but not to avail. I am not very happy about that. Can you tell me how can a person purchase this accessory ? Regards, Trevor Moon
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Summary: Great pictures, decent camera
Review: First, I have to say that I love this little camera. I got it for my birthday. The pictures are awesome and I can even print them out from my computer and they look decent. I prefer to take my memory card, which was also given to me for my birthday, to our local CVS Pharmacy and print the pictures out. Unfortunately, just like everyone else has said, it certainly drains the batteries. I even got rechargable batteries as part of my birthday gifts and they just get drained in a matter of about 10 - 15 pictures with the lcd screen on. I, too, am experimenting with different settings.Hope this helps. God Bless!
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Summary: Batteries Not Included
Review: Firstly, let me just say that I LOVE this camera. It is relatively inexpensive for a brand name digital camera... plan on paying $150-$175 depending on where you get it, it has a lot of different features such as a timer so you can take pics of yourself, redeye reduction so you can take pics of your dog at night, a decent zoom even if it is only digital, etc... It is super easy to use (I had mine out of the box and took my first pic before I even opened the manual)... It is small enough to fit in a decent sized pocket but not so small that it feels like a toy when you use it... And best of all it takes great pictures. Now comes that bad part... battery use. I sincerely hope that every other camera out there takes more than mine does on a set of batteries. On the smallest resolution with a minimum of flashes, I am still getting less than half a dozen pictures per battery change. I am still planning on experimenting with turning off the LCD monitor and simply sighting to save energy but the flashy screen is half of what makes a digital camera so fun.
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Summary: Excellent first camera
Review: Great camera for someone new to digital photography like myself. Lots of features and takes beautiful pictures. For everyone complaining that it drains your batteries in a few shots, I use rechargable memory-free NiMH batteries and on a full charge I can get 25+ high quality pictures with the flash and lcd screen on.
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Summary: batteries always need recharging
Review: I bought mine at the local Wal-Mart for $132.00 in Nov.03. My first set of batteries that were included went dead the second day I used it. After two more sets of batteries I got the rechargable nimh type, and I constantly recharge those. I'm not taking but a few pics each time I use it but jeeze it sure does drain the power. Also, every time you put the fresh batteries back in you have to set up the camera again. I wish someone could tell me why my windows xp system won't retrieve the photos from the usb port-I've tried everything and asked many others what could be wrong! I've uninstalled the ports and reinstalled them and the instructions say I don't need to use the drivers included, my xp system is supposedly ready for this system. Meanwhile, my batteries go dead again trying to download the pics to a cd instead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: ASSISTANCE ==PLEASE
Review: I HAVE HAD THIS CAMERA FOR 5 WEEKS AND AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT ??? IN LOADING THE SOFTWARE [PHOTOSUITE 4]THE PROGRAM ASKES "CHOOSE A CAMERA" . VIVITAR ISN'T LISTED ??? I HAVE WINDOWS ME--I MAY HAVE TO RETURN IT !!! CAN ANYONE HELP ME ??
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Summary: Good Camera for beginers and amateurs
Review: I have just recently bought this little camera and I am generally satisfied. It takes really nice pictures in sunny days. It has very good flash and tw--star quality pictures look almost perfect on the computer screen. Good idea is to have rechargable batteries and the charger. They last really long (comparatively to the regular AA's that last max an hour with Vivitar).
I do not know which memory cards will fit this particular model.
I recommend every beginer to get this model. Very reasonable price ($140-150) and good features.
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Summary: Never in stock - power hungry - broken upon receipt
Review: I really wanted this camera - a great price for so many pixels. Their were 2 problems, however. First, the camera is almost never in stock. I would think that with such a high demand, Vivitar would get the idea & start making a few more of them. Finally I received my camera and, to my disappointment, it drained the batteries constantly whether it was on or off. At a trip to Disneyland I found I had to buy and change the batteries 3 times. I wanted to exchange the camera except for, guess what, there were none in stock. I would love to have one of these models that worked, however, I am entirely frustrated with the process.
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Summary: A Great All Around Camera
Review: I received the Vivitar Vivicam 3715 camera as a Christmas gift last year. Since then it has proven to be a great camera for all around use. I've taken very detailed portraits which turned out with excellent clarity at 8" x 10". It's a great camera for close up or long range depending on how it's set up. If you have Windows ME or later, the camera sets itself up when plugged into a USB port. With Windows XP the computer is already set up, and transferring pictures can be done easily in less than a minute. I particularly like the small size of the camera and the zoom feature which is done internally without a lens sticking out from the camera. The case which comes with the camera attaches easily, by the attached loop, to a pants belt which makes the camera easy to carry around all day. The 8MB internal memory is adequate for easily taking more than 50 pictures with an M setting with one star (normal detail). The addition of a memory card increases that number substantially. The video feature works fine. The one big drawback, however, is the lack of sound. Yes, this camera will go through batteries as with most digital cameras. I have been able to take 75 to 100 pictures and load them into my computer on one set of batteries (approx 1/4 to one half with flash, 1/2 to 3/4 without). The batteries definitely last longer with outdoor use where using a flash is unnecessary.
When the batteries (2AA) don't have enough juice left in them to power the camera, DON'T throw them away! They can still be used for many hours yet to power small AM FM walkman type radios or small cassette/CD players. Another weak point with this camera is that in bright sunlight it is very difficult ( if not impossible) to see anything on the viewing screen. Overall, this camera is an excellent buy for the relatively inexpensive price.
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Summary: A Great All Around Camera
Review: I received the Vivitar Vivicam 3715 camera as a Christmas gift last year. Since then it has proven to be a great camera for all around use. I've taken very detailed portraits which turned out with excellent clarity at 8" x 10". It's a great camera for close up or long range depending on how it's set up. If you have Windows ME or later, the camera sets itself up when plugged into a USB port. With Windows XP the computer is already set up, and transferring pictures can be done easily in less than a minute. I particularly like the small size of the camera and the zoom feature which is done internally without a lens sticking out from the camera. The case which comes with the camera attaches easily, by the attached loop, to a pants belt which makes the camera easy to carry around all day. The 8MB internal memory is adequate for easily taking more than 50 pictures with an M setting with one star (normal detail). The addition of a memory card increases that number substantially. The video feature works fine. The one big drawback, however, is the lack of sound. Yes, this camera will go through batteries as with most digital cameras. I have been able to take 75 to 100 pictures and load them into my computer on one set of batteries (approx 1/4 to one half with flash, 1/2 to 3/4 without). The batteries definitely last longer with outdoor use where using a flash is unnecessary.
When the batteries (2AA) don't have enough juice left in them to power the camera, DON'T throw them away! They can still be used for many hours yet to power small AM FM walkman type radios or small cassette/CD players. Another weak point with this camera is that in bright sunlight it is very difficult ( if not impossible) to see anything on the viewing screen. Overall, this camera is an excellent buy for the relatively inexpensive price.
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