Vivitar V8018 ViviCam 8.1 MP Digital Camera: Customer Reviews & Product Details

Bought this camera not expecting much but I did expect it to be able to take a descent picture. What a disappointment! All of the pictures were blurry and I took a picture with the flash and it popped. Then the flash would no longer work at all. My cell phone takes better pictures.

First of all I borrowed this (thank goodness I didn't buy this one) from a friend for this trip to France and Italy with a group since I didn't want to bring my SLR (but boy was I screaming for it later). Each day we had an exciting full itinerary so we wouldn't get back to the hotel until early evening (to charge the battery). Hour and a half tops and it'd die. I don't leave it on during shots either but that didn't prolong it. I'd get some pictures in the morning and then I'd have to miss the rest of the day! I had to buy some disposable cameras for back up just so I didn't miss out. If I'd known that it had such a crappy battery life then I would have bought another one (or three). And you see, I'd consider myself an amateur photographer. I'm pretty good at getting some nice shots. Even with any point and shoot I've had, I never had to work so hard to get a decent shot. I'm glad to have gotten the photos I did but a lot of them came out horribly. I had to trash a lot. Well, just wanted to share my experience. I think point and shoots shouldn't be this much a hassle. If you want to keep some memories, I wouldn't buy this one.

Almost all indoor pictures are blurry. Won't keep the resolution/flash settings when you turn the camera off. Pay a little extra and find a real camera. (My cell phone takes much better pictures)

I bought this Camara for a Christmas gift to find out on Christmas day that it does not work. It came in a sealed package and appeared to be new so I was happy with my purchase until it was turned on and the screen stayed black and would not take a photo. This is the camara that I bought "Vivitar V8018 ViviCam 8.1 MP Digital Camera." Hopfully the people that I got it from will want to do what is right and contact me and let me get a refund for this defective camara. I contacted the seller and they gladly refunded my purchase and did so in a timely manner.

I bought this camera, in pink and so far I am very happy with it. Th zoom is very good, and it takes pictures very fast. I was in NYC when I bought this camera, and went on a Double Decker bus ride and took pictures while the bus was moving; and they came out GREAT! I think the only problem this camera has is that it makes a beeping noise when you take the picture, turn on the camera, and turn off the camera. But I am sure there is a way to turn that off somehow. Very happy with purchase!