Customer Reviews

VuPoint 3.1MP Digital Camera with 1.5" LCD Screen

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Do not buy this camera! I implore you, by everything held holy in this world, do not!

I used to have a very nice Canon A70, but I had to give it up, due to monetary concerns. It was replaced by this very low priced camera. The pictures are the lowest quality I have ever had the displeasure to view. Even if you can get one that isn't blurred, at the highest quality settings and resolution, the pictures come out grainy and still slightly out of focus. If you use the flash the colours will be washed out and the brights glow like the sun. Save your money, this camera is an unbelievable waste of it. I would give it no stars, if that were even an option. It should be.

I was excited to see this "6 megapixel" camera at such a great price, but it is not really 6 megapixels at all. Although it seems easy to use, the pictures take an unreasonable time to load to the screen. The picture quality is poor, and every picture is blurred. I also found out that the price is not great at all, for a 3.2 megapixel camera. Buy something else.

When I purchased this digital camera, I wanted a camera which would provide me with digital photographs which I could preserve as memories of certain events, and this was what was basically advertised. Since I've purchased the camera, I have taken a number of photographs upon each of three special events, and each time, after taking many photographs, and wanting to take more, I would turn on the camera only to find a message of disc failure, and all of my photographs were gone, with only a memory of what I had tried to photograph remaining. My purpose in purchasing this camera was to have a means of taking and preserving photographic memories. This camera is not providing me with the advertised or desired results, and as such, in my opinion is defective. I would strongly urge anyone to reconsider their thoughts prior to purchasing this particular digital camera.

Purchased this camera at Safeway for a hundred-bucks. Great interface, nice form-factor, lots of features. Too bad it consistently takes blurred and grainy photos ! Returned this camera and got a refund.

As you can problably see- this camera is not worth buying!

I bought it because I wanted a nice tiny camera (I have the wonderful digital rebel) in addition to my real camera, but it takes HORRIBLE pictures, and it is NOT 6mp as stated. After using it for 1 month, I had to return it- it was just awful! I went for a Canon SD10 instead- I love Canon!

There are too many cons on this camera to list. My advice-DO NOT BUY!

I previously bought at a RitzCamera store a $25 camera for my 6-year old son and quickly returned it (The Kidz Cam Digital Camera Kit by Digital Concepts) which was incredibly flimsy and cheap, advertised that it doubled as a videocam but actually just took several jerky pictures in a row, plus had an awful English translation of the manual.
Then 11/05 I tried this VuPoint camera when it was on sale for $40. Had to buy an SD card and decided to buy a AA batter recharger. It takes fairly good pictures outside but indoor pictures can be pretty blurry. The night pictures are worse than I would expect given the claim on 3.1 mp. But there is a plus - the camera takes good little movies outside (video, no audio). I think you play them back using QuickTime. The on button takes some strength to rotate. But in general I feel that it is not as flimsy and breakable as other kids' cameras, and would feel comfortable letting him take the camera on a field trip or to camp. We are hoping it will end up cheaper than buying a series of disposable 35-mm cameras.

I bought this camera from another store. I thought it was great from the advertisement and reviews given at that store (CampusHolidays.com). It was indeed misleading and I am very disappointed. For those students who received emails from CampusHolidays.com, I would suggest that you don't even buy any product from them. They are so unreliable and the customer services were horrible... I do recommend if y'all wanna buy something by it from Amazon because the reviews are at least honest.
Coming back to this camera, I test out the camera, it was awful, the LCD was too small and very gritty screen and also if y'all print it out it's gritty unlike other digital cameras that I used before that is 3.5 pixels. I thought this camera was great because of it's 6.0 MegaPixels advertisement but I was wrong.. it's not worth it, and if you already buy it.. give it away or chuck it away in the trash. At one point, I try to delete a picture and the screen just turn blank and I've to open the battery in order to restart it because the on/off button won't work either..
So guys, don't buy this digital camera.. the advertisement and the hoopla are false..

Unlike the unfortunate experiences faced by some, I have been very pleased with my VuPoint camera ever since I got it 3 months ago. Not only is it incredibly easy to carry where ever you go, the quality of the pictures is comparable to most 3.1 MP cameras. I would recommend this item to anyone looking for the best bang for their buck.

I bought this camera at a supersale for $50. I wanted a nice camera for my 5 year old but didn't want to blow $20 on a kids camera which I knew had poor picture quality and cumbersome software that usually don't work. I thought if I bought a low quality adult's camera, and 3.1 MP at that, at $50 to boot, then I can't go wrong. I was very pleased because for $50, my kid got a digital camera with lcd screen, flash, and video capability (the video has no sound), plus it uses AA batteries which are easy to find, and SD card expansion. I bought a 256mb SD card for $9.99 after rebates. The quality of the pictures at night indoors were okay IF you used the flash at 4-6 ft distance. When I did not use flash, the pictures were dark. I turned on all the lights and tried without flash and got a reasonably good image. Lots of fun for my boy, but if you need to take pictures of an important event, don't rely on this. As a backup emergency camera make sure you use the flash always, and the pictures will be okay . It is also good for ebay picture taking as long as you don't need closeups. I haven't used it yet in daylight but it is much much better than a kiddie camera like nick jr or barbie. Compared to the pictures of my old Epson 1 mp camera from 6 years ago, the Epson still wins hands down. The body of the camera is plastic and feels like a toy. But it comes with a camera bag, carrying strap, software, and USB cable, self timer capability and short video clips plus LCD screen. A great deal for the price I paid for ($50).

Just found one at a price too good to pass up. Hey, this is pretty elaborate for a "piece of junk". Major problems were the very misleading marketing, and the often breathtaking over-pricing - but the actual unit is not so bad.

On a dark rainy day it is taking sharp pictures. Preset focus is right on - lens is higher quality than expected. However, indoors in dim light the pictures are very grainy. Boots fast, but the shutter delay is long. Highest detail is at the "M" picture size (3.1 MP). Unfortunately, the webcam video output is slow, and there is no provision for setting the date. USB sync doubles as a charge cable.

This unit is not necessarily suitable for digital newbies. Best quality may require tweaking the settings. Exposure may have to be manually adjusted, especially when using flash.

Limited focus adjust is a nice touch for what is essentially a fixed-focus camera. For emergency close focus, you can easily pry-out the bezel in the "distant" position, and thereby access the lens mount directly.