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faulty camera?

  • 24-05-2007 2:57pm
    #1
    sarz55
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭


    i just bought a vivitar 5mp digital camera, but i can't get it to work. do i need to purchase an SD card separately before it will work?

    or is the camera faulty and i should return it?

    thanks.


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  • #2
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    not sure if that camera has any built-in memory but generally yes, you'll need to pop in an SD card before it'll work. Pick one up in a camera shop and see how you get on.

    Actually, what's the model number? I see on the vivitar website that quite a few of their cameras have a small bit of built-in memory


  • #3
    sarz55
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭sarz55


    its vivicam 5660

    this one: http://www.vivitar.co.uk/products/digital-cameras/5megapixel/vivicam5660/


  • #4
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    very good.. so it has 16mb built-in, enough for a few photos. Are you getting any error messages / what's happening when you go to take a photo?


  • #5
    Irish Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭Irish Wolf


    rymus wrote:
    not sure if that camera has any built-in memory but generally yes, you'll need to pop in an SD card before it'll work. Pick one up in a camera shop and see how you get on.

    Actually, what's the model number? I see on the vivitar website that quite a few of their cameras have a small bit of built-in memory

    Perhaps there's a control over whether it can be used with/without a memory card - like the 350D?


  • #6
    sarz55
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭sarz55


    nothing is happening at all. it won't even turn on. i put the battery in - and nothing.

    i was wondering if it would work if i put in an SD card?


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  • #7
    Irish Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭Irish Wolf


    sarz55 wrote:
    nothing is happening at all. it won't even turn on. i put the battery in - and nothing.

    i was wondering if it would work if i put in an SD card?

    New camera and new battery - and it won't even switch on? I'd be bringing it back to the shop tbh.


  • #8
    trooney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭trooney


    sarz55 wrote:
    nothing is happening at all. it won't even turn on. i put the battery in - and nothing.

    i was wondering if it would work if i put in an SD card?

    Is the battery charging? Does the charger have an LED on it to indicate that its a) charging the battery and/or b) getting power itself from the main supply?

    Does the charger have a mains adaptor plug on it so you can plug it directly into the camera?

    Have you a second battery you can try? Go back to the shop you bought it in and try another battery/charger/camera.


  • #9
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    assuming you've fully charged the battery, I'd get back to the shop without delay.


  • #10
    sarz55
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭sarz55


    trooney wrote:
    Is the battery charging? Does the charger have an LED on it to indicate that its a) charging the battery and/or b) getting power itself from the main supply?

    Does the charger have a mains adaptor plug on it so you can plug it directly into the camera?

    Have you a second battery you can try? Go back to the shop you bought it in and try another battery/charger/camera.

    the charger is working. it lights up red. its supposed to light green when the battery is charging- it went off after an hour, so i left in it the charger for 5 hours (charging takes 5-8 hours). anyway, i assumed it was charged but when i put it into the camera, the camera won't work.

    better bring it back then.


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