Vivitar X327 ViviCam Review by Gene Wright

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Vivitar X327 ViviCam Digital Camera - Front
 Black Vivitar Vivicam X327 Digital 10.1 MP Camera - Front

Description

The Vivitar ViviCam X327 camera contains an 10.1-megapixel CMOS, and a 3x optical zoom lens (36-108mm equivalent). The camera is capable of producing bright, sharp photographs up to 13 x 19" and larger. Image-enhancing features found on the camera include Face and Smile Detection, Red-eye Reduction, AntiShake technology for capturing sharp pictures under low-light conditions (or places you can't use flash), a handy Movie Mode, and 32MB of built-in memory.

Black Vivitar Vivicam X327 Digital Camera - Back
 Black Vivitar Vivicam X327 Digital 10.1 MP Camera - Back LCD

Features

• 10.1-megapixel CMOS chip for sharp, photo-quality prints
• Black, brushed-chrome housing
• 3x optical zoom (36-108mm equivalent) with a 8x digital zoom
• 2.7" TFT LCD
• AntiShake technology
• Face and smile detection
• Red-eye reduction

Item Includes

• Vivitar ViviCam X327 Digital Camera (Black)
• Hand Strap
• USB Cable
• Software CD
• Manual
• 1-Year Manufacturer's Warranty

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Reviews

Get something else, October 19, 2009

By S. Seitz "travel junkie" (Washington, DC United States)

I could not possibly more dissapointed in this camera. The viewing screen is difficult to see if there is ANY glare and there is no viewfinder. So if there is glare, you can't see what your photographing. I took nearly 100 pictures on "auto" mode and not ONE of them had good exposure. The color and exposure was poor on every single picture. My friend had a Sony 5.1 megapixel that took excellent picutres; Far superior to the 8 megapixels photos I had taken (I had my camera set on the 8 mpxl option). I ended up using all of her photos of our trip to send to my family because they were so much better than the ones I took with this camera.

Also you have to be extremely careful about changing the "mode" to video/VGA. The small button that changes the mode is very easy to push by accident just while handling the camera. I ended up having "accidental" video of my feet, which of course also consumed the memory on my SD card.

The camera has NO internal memory. I tried to take test pictures without an SD card. They were lucky to be 1 megapixel in resolution and I was able to take 2 test photos only. Again, the test photos had very poor color and exposure but I had attributed that to the fact that the resolution was so poor.

Don't be tempted by the hype of this camera. I promise you can get a far better 5.1 Megapixel from Sony and Kodak for less money.

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