The reason why Batteroo choose the Vivitar camera
https://twitter.com/GoBatteroo/status/816368105681289216
They chose that shitty camera because it is a "Best seller on Amazon"? As far as I can tell from a quick browse on Amazon, that statement is utter bollocks.
"We chose that model of the Vivitar camera because it's a best seller on Amazon."
If the scammers at Batteroo were serious, and if people who actually believe in Bob Rohparvar were smart, they'd know that when it comes to digital cameras, Vivitar is one of the worst brands ever. They had a name in the past, but like many others, they've pretty much become one of those companies that simply stamp their names on cheap chinese stuff.
This camera is so cheap it isn't even listed on DP Review.
On B&H Photo Video (one of the world's top online stores for photo gear), this camera has a rating of 1 ou of 5.
It isn't even listed on Adorama. That already says a lot!
This camera was chosen based on these factors:
- it is not a mainstream camera so not that many people can instantly repeat the tests. Actually, what type of people buy Vivitar DSCs?
- it is one of the few DSC being sold (are they?) that still use AA batteries
- it's battery compartment is so badly designed that it will fit the AA batteries with the sleeve (what a waste of space)
- it's power system is so badly designed it actually benefits from the batteroo sleeve
I wonder how long it took batteroo to find that camera. I wonder how many devices they tested their batteroos on before finding that crappy camera.
Edit: there is a Vivitar F126 on Amazon (
https://www.amazon.com/Vivitar-ViviCam-Digital-Camera-Megapixels/dp/B00SJKG5XE) and the price starts at US$ 12 (refurbished). 47% of the 17 reviews give it only 1 star.