Cheap waterproof digital camera at Asda

[Guest]

Just in case anybody is interested, I have some sample snaps from a cheap digital camera I bought at Asda.

The camera is a Vivtar Vivicam 5399; it has a fixed focal-length lens and comes with a waterproof case that claims 15m waterproofness (!) It is a 5Mpxel fellow, and takes SD cards. There is no built-in flash. It claims to do video too, 640x480 at 30fps. The price is £39.00!

The picture quality obviously is not as good as a "real" digital camera. But I can take it to the beach and not really care if it gets dropped, covered in sand or taken into the pool. And if I have to leave it unattended at the beach, it's not a £250 camera in a £150 housing.

Anyway, on to the pictures. Not terribly inspiring, just snaps taken outside my office.

1. A tree


2. A bit of building


3. My feet!


Clciking the links takes you to a Flickr page where you can download the full-size originals to see what you think; I'll add some video when I get a chance.

regards,
/alan

[Jack Daniel's]

Good enough pics for what it is, i bought the Vivitar 6200 for £55 last month, looks ok but get blurring on any movement in frame or camera, thats on automatic, but did try sport which seemed a bit better.

[Guest]

Great tip
thanks

[Guest]

Hi

I can't find this at Asda online - did you buy in store?

Thanks

[Guest]

Originally Posted by cer311

Hi
I can't find this at Asda online - did you buy in store?

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Yes, I got it at the Livingston branch. (It's listed as an Asda Wal-Mart; I don't know if that means it's a bigger one than usual)

regards,
/alan

[Guest]

Would be great for the kids. Thanks for letting us know. By the way - love your feet!

NIKKI

[Guest]

A pleasure.

On looking at it closely, I do worry about the longevity of the plastic waterproof housing. It's solid enough, but it does receive quite a bit of pressure as you open and close the housing, which you need to do to access the SD card.

Anyway, apparently replacement housings are available for £14.99 direct from Vivitar UK (there's a phone number on the web site), so that's not a worry. And it's guaranteed for a year by Asda, anyway - and they're normally very good about accepting returns.

I have to say, I am very impressed.

And thank you for my feet. I thought they looked particularly fetching. All the better when the camera doesn't record scents!

regards,
/alan

[Guest]

Thanks for this, as we are looking for a waterproof camera for when we are snorkeling in Sharm El Shiek in 2 weeks time
So I have bought This one, which has a flash and zoom. It will be delivered on Wednesday.
Again, many thanks.
Bill

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