This picture was an interior shot. Obviously it is blurry. This was the clearest of his inside pictures. Honestly, though, neither he nor his subjects were very still at all.
I included this shot so you could see the amazing luminosity of the sky. Seriously, some of his shots outdoors were almost straight from a William Turner painting!
As far as clarity of picture goes, this one was hands down the best he took. So this camera is capable of clear, decent quality pictures, he just needs to master it.
Amazon Review OK, it was only $20!
I had to keep this in mind as we first started to use this camera. That's why I gave it a four out of 5 stars... after I got over my initial frustration/letdown it really isn't so bad. I purchased this camera at Walmart for $20. I bought it for my 5 year old because the kid proof camera we bought him (V-tech) took such horrid pictures and I want to see how long a real camera will survive with him before spending anymore money on one. AND of course I want it to be able to take reasonably nice pictures - because I want him to be able to look at his pictures, decide which ones are good and which ones aren't and adjust his photography based on his results. So based on those requirements it was worth the $20, but it's durability is still up in the air as he's only had it one day!
Straight out of the package I found it frustrating and not intuitive to figure out. I was ready to return it, honestly. But I finally found the user guide and got the first pictures off it, and my husband reminded me how little we paid for it. So I relented, gave it to the kid, he came back 5 minutes later with 30 pictures. I downloaded them and a couple were pretty good. I spent another 10 minutes trying to figure out how to delete the pictures and he took it back outside and came back in 10 minutes later with 30 pictures. Now we have a rhythm. He loves it. He can tell it isn't a little kid's camera and is actually treating it pretty well. He took it with him to bed and I'm sure will be snapping more pictures at first light.
The nitty gritty:
#1 If you buy this camera, be careful opening the package. There is a cd hidden inside the cardboard label - and they don't tell you it's there. This cd has the software that downloads the pictures from the camera and it has the user guide on it. I scratched ours when we opened it, but thankfully it still loaded.
#2 As far as I can tell you can only download pictures from this camera using the ViviCam software. This camera does not show up under the menu 'Your Computer' along with our drives and cd rom, etc. so the only way to access it is through this software.
#3 Downloading the pictures does NOT erase them from the camera. You must select the trashcan icon on the menu screen by pressing the shutter button. It will erase all of the images on the camera.
#4 Battery life actually seems ok so far. There is a tiny screw that holds the battery door closed. I love this because I gave it to my five year old! If the batteries go dead before you remove pictures, you lose the pictures. Likewise if you remove the batteries.
#5 This camera holds 30 pictures at full resolution - just enough to last a five year old about 15 minutes.
#6 This camera has no flash. It actually does pretty well indoors, but those shots seem a little more blurry. Shots outside have a very luminous sky.
#7 Picture quality varies, but with some practice you can get good pictures. Out of the 30 pictures my five year old typically has 3 that are decent which is not bad for a 5yo. You have to have good camera control and a subject that isn't moving too much, but even some of those shots are interesting.
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