Is this a good Digital Camera? How about its Quality?
Vistaquest VQ-DV7 Digital Camcorder, Digital Camera, MP3 Player & PC Web Cam, Blue
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6528328#Accessories+to+Buy
7.0 megapixel resolution
2.0 LCD display
8x digital zoom
Additional info inside the link
Yea so I want to buy this camera and want to know if its decent. Just want some clear pics and clear videos and decent web cam videos. At first I ordered this http://www.target.com/Aiptek-DV5900-Pocket-Digital-Camcorder/dp/B0009EJ92C/sr=1-20/qid=1200883979/ref=sr_1_20/602-1307438-9322235?ie=UTF8&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=1038598&rank=price&rh=k%3Acamera&page=32
but I read reviews on it and they said the quality was very poor.
Well Brent I am a novice camera user and the camera I listed is only like 90 bucks after tax at walmart. Since I really wouldnt be using it often and not expecting photographer or artist type detail I dont think Ill need a sony since I saw most of their cameras are in the hundreds – a grand+
But is this camera decent? Im about to order it unless someone can point out a flaw it has that I dont know. There is virtually no reviews that I could find and the only thing I read that 1 person didnt like was the cameras size which makes no difference to me. Oh and that you use batteries instead of a battery pack(Ill buy rechargeable batteries)
Sony now makes a camera that is cheap and designed specifically for web videos/pics; I’d trust their quality far more than “Vistaquest.” Go to Sony’s website for specifics.
This is a “NoName” (although some banks are giving them away in promotions
Look for cameras listed on this website … http://www.dpreview.com
Then look for the best price for the cameras you find interesting
This camera you are asking us about, is a digital camcorder, digital camera, MP3 Player AND a PC Webcam all rolled into one…and available for the amazing price of $82.84!
It sounds more like a toy…at that price. I wouldn’t expect something so cheap and with all those features, to be too high on quality. The first thing I notice is that it ONLY has digital zoom. You will not want to use the zoom at all, because digital zoom only results in very poor quality images.
good luck
If it was me, i said avoid it, those will not last long, and is bad quality. Get a real digital camera instead like this one http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Coolpix-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B000N49WPW/ref=pd_ts_e_29?ie=UTF8&s=electronics around your price range.
Go with Fuji, they should have something cheap too.
Fuji is a better brand than Vistaquest which no one heard of. I use to have a Fuji F601Z that does everything great including webcam feature which most camera don’t have. However, it was not reliable. I read now, most brand name models are pretty reliable. The best of course is Canon. After that you might want to consider Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Casio, Olympus and Panasonic. Go to this link and read the specs and pick one. Make sure they have webcam feature.
http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/lowest-price_ratings.html?page=1&sort=lowPrice&order=asc
I recommend you buy a brand name because of reliability and quality. Otherwise, you will be stress with headaches. Don’t buy Kodak, they have problems. I know, I want to buy American too, but the Japanese are the ones that’s making the best.
These so call digital camcorders from HSN, Walmart, Target, and QVC are all junk. Quality is very poor in photos. As a camcorder or a webcam, they might be okay. I won’t buy it for myself, maybe for my son as a first camera to play with for school projects.
Spend a bit more and get a Canon or other brand names. You can get a seperate webcam for under $15 on ebay that’s even better. If you are really on a low budget and top quality is not that important, then go for it and try it. I think you can return it to Walmart if you don’t like it. After you try it, post a review and maybe someone might be looking for some answer too.
Good Luck!
IMO this “camera” would be a waste of money. Save a little more and buy a Sony or Canon or Nikon or Olympus or Pentax or Sigma.
The botton line is, you get what you pay for.
If you buy a $90.00 camera, you will get a $90.00 camera. If you don’t use it much and don’t abuse it, it will probably do well enough. It has a cheap plastic lens with a digital zoom, which means you won’t be getting high quality pictures. You have a 1/2 inch optical sensor with 7 megapixel, which means you will start getting a lot of digital noise (color distortions) if you try enlarge your pictures much more than 8″X10″. If all you want to do is look at pictures on your computer monitor, then you probably won’t notice the noise as much.
You are not goint to get a high quality digital camera for $90.00. You may get one that is adequate for you needs, and you may get one that will last you several years, depending on how you use it. If that’s what you want, then go ahead and get it. But don’t expect to get high quality images or movies, it’s just not made to deliver those.
The website you listed has got user’s comments also. Did you look at them? I would say it’s crap. But, if you are not bothered losing 90$, give it a try.You may be able to get some fun out of it before it dies on you.
in my opinion its better to buy Canon sx100