http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/ Engadget Comments for Vivitar goes retro with new ViviCam 8027 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/]]>Mar 13th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/But the build quality of this looks like a fisher price toy.]]>Mar 13th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 14th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/
Besides that, I just checked the specs on their page: http://vivitar.com/products/16/VC8027%20Spec%20Sheet.jpeg
Let's see:

- Resolution: nothing special
- Video resolution: nothing special
- Lens (36-108mm, 1:2.8~4.8) - nothing special, not wide, not tele, not very fast
- Zoom (3x): such a zoom looks good only on wide angle lens, here it is useless
- ISO: nothing special, no 80 ISO, no ISO over 400 (though I wouldn't worry of ISO over 400)
- Manual exposure and white balance: No (manual EV doesn't count)
- Everything else: nothing special

So I think the only good feature of this camera is a look. Everything else is rather low. Maybe the processor is good, but I idn't see it in the specs.

I would say, $150 MSRP for such a camera + $50 for a look = $200 maximum. Street price = $100-$150
And one should check the quality of images before recommending it.]]>Mar 13th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/
Well, when I said "nothing special" I tried to avoid words "utter crap". You are right, of course.
At first, I was really impressed with the looks of the camera, and then I checked the specs... and was disappointed.]]>Mar 13th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/]]>Mar 13th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/

Boooo!]]>Mar 13th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/
Although, my FED 2''s vulcanite is a dark green, but I'm still liking the looks of this camera. ]]>Mar 13th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/
Excuse me while I go hurl in the corner.]]>Mar 13th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 13th 2009 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10024590-92.html]]>Mar 14th 2009 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Mar 14th 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/vivitar-goes-retro-with-new-vivicam-8027/Apr 22nd 2009 12:16PM