After reading great reviews on this camera online I went searching for one locally without any luck. We live on the Florida coast and tourists snatch them up as fast as they come in. Anyway, I saw what looked like a similar camera at Target and bought the Vivitar VES 529 for $90. Mistake! It wouldn't capture an image, the wrist strap too over an hour of fiddling to attach, the SD card fit so deep in the camera I had to use tweezers to insert and remove it, the instructions were in undecipherable gibberish and woefully incomplete, the zoom was ratchety and the lens wobbly, the viewfinder image fuzzy, and it didn't come with an AC adapter. The case was a little vinyl bag. Overall, an incredibly cheap piece of trash that's going back to Target. By the way, Vivitar's customer service is pathetic.
Then I ordered this little Kodak from Amazon, without actually being able to see it first.. Right out of the box, it was a much more substantial feeling camera, the viewfinder image was clear, the video mode worked, it had an AC adapter, and the battery and SD card were easy to insert. Downloading is also simple. It's just a joy to use and feels much more substantial. It's very compact, like the Vivitar, but they are otherwise worlds apart in quality and ease of use.
ANYONE wanting a compact, capable point and shoot camera won't do much better than this. Even at $30 more then the Vivitar, this is a far better buy.
KODAK PIXPRO FZ55-BK 16MP CMOS Sensor Digital Camera 5X Optical Zoom 28mm Wide Angle 1080P Full HD Video 2.7" LCD Vlogging Ca
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| 2,275 ratingsPrice: 169.95
Last update: 01-10-2025
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16 Megapixel CMOS Sensor
5X Optical Zoom - 28mm Wide Angle Lens
1080P Full HD Video - Vlogging Camera
SD Card Compatibility: At least Class 10, no more than 512GB (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
2.7" LCD Screen - Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
5X Optical Zoom - 28mm Wide Angle Lens
1080P Full HD Video - Vlogging Camera
SD Card Compatibility: At least Class 10, no more than 512GB (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
2.7" LCD Screen - Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
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KODAK PIXPRO FZ55-BK 16MP CMOS Sensor Digital Camera 5X Optical Zoom 28mm Wide Angle 1080P Full HD Video 2.7" LCD Vlogging Camera (Black)
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