1.3MP Digital Camera

by VistaQuest

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.8 inches ; 0.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HNJ6PA
• Item model number: VQ-1005BL
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,860 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 15, 2006

Product Description

MODEL- VQ-1005BL VENDOR- VISTAQUEST FEATURES- 1.3 Megapixel Digital Camera- Black finish Stylishly compact Digital Keychain Camera with SD Card Slot.* Records video clips (AVI) up to 100 seconds.* Autopower off in one minute to save batteries.* User-friendly Status LCD display -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------------IMAGE SENSOR - 1.3 MegaPixel CMOS sensorRESOLUTION - Still Image: 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480 Video Image: 320 x 240 PC Camera : 320 x 240 176 x 144 160 x 120LENS - F2.8 Aperture Fixed focusing from 0.9m to infinitySHUTTER - 1/15 - 1/1500 sec. (Electronic Shutter) Auto ControlZOOM - N/A VIEWFINDER - Virtual type: optical Magnication 0.32 or higher Coverage: 80% or higherLCD DISPLAY - Black & White Status LCD MEMORY - Internal 8 MB SDRAM Card slot accepts SecureDigital (SD) cards FLASH MODES - N/ACAMERA MODES - Still Video & PC Cam SOFTWARE - Includes ArcSoft PhotoImpression and VideoImpressionPOWER SOURCE - 1 AAA Batteries DIMENSIONS - 38mm x 60mm x 20mm WT.- 15 grams

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Barely Functions, January 16, 2007

By 

Kevin Stokes (Fairport, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought these for my kids.

Brand new alkaline batteries last only long enough to take 5 or 6 pictures. When I take the battery out after it dies, it is *hot*.

The camera has to pull open to use, but it is so stiff my 9 year could not do it until I worked on it and put wax on to keep the plastic from binding.

The pictures are ok, but I don't expect the kids will ever use them. Every time they try, the battery is dead again.

A real disappointment.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worth maybe $10 at best, February 6, 2008

By 

Stewart Stryker "stewstryker" (Windsor, VT United States) - See all my reviews
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This is not worth buying unless you have very specific need for a tiny camera that takes mediocre photos of items at EXACTLY 6'! Seriously, the focus is fixed at 6' and it has no depth of field (look it up) so only things at that distance are in focus. The rest are blurry.

I also found it very hard to open up, it sticks terribly.

But this next problem was what made me want to toss it out. The battery only lasts a couple days sitting in the camera with it OFF. So you have to plan when you're going to take photos with it, so you can install/recharge a fresh battery. I bought this to have a camera in my coat pocket all the time, which won't work because of this battery problem.

Video? Seriously??? NOT! It takes up to 8 seconds of very low quality, with only the stuff at 6' in focus, and some SERIOUS color problems.

Don't bother buying it, you'll only be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great photographic effects, December 9, 2009

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Michelle M. Ress "safoocat" (Felton, CA., USA) - See all my reviews
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If you aren't aware of the type of picture this camera takes search on flickr and you will see the beautiful colors and effects this camera produces. I'd like to give it
five stars but it has a drawback. You have to do one of the numerous mods to
keep it from eating batteries or take the battery out when not in use.

I keep one in my pocket at all times and an extra rechargeable battery. Use only rechargeable batteries. My only other criticism is it's so tiny that I like more in
my hand when taking pictures but it is designed to be a small camera. I'm planning
on making a bigger frame for it that will also hold more batteries.

It's not a child's camera, it's for serious photography. You'd have to pay a lot of
money to buy an expensive camera that would give you the same effects as a Vistaquest.