Vivitar's pocket budget digicam — 5.1MP CMOS, 38mm-equiv f/2.8 lens, 1.8in TFT, SD/MMC, 2x AAA power
The Vivitar ViviCam 5018 was a pocket-sized entry-level digital compact from the late-2000s ViviCam range, by which time the Vivitar brand was owned by Sakar International and applied to very low-cost digicams. Retail packaging pitched it around simplicity, and it sold through discount and general retail channels in the US and UK.
It pairs a 5.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with a fixed 7.23mm lens (38mm equivalent) at f/2.8 maximum aperture. Framing and playback use a 1.8-inch TFT LCD, and it records AVI video clips alongside stills. Features include an anti-shake mode, built-in flash with red-eye reduction, 8MB of internal memory, an SD/MMC slot documented to 8GB, PictBridge printing and USB 1.1 transfer, with power from two AAA batteries.
This is a camera for casual snapshots and for the growing audience that seeks out cheap CMOS digicams for their lo-fi rendering. The fixed 38mm-equivalent view is versatile enough for everyday scenes, but there is no optical zoom, autofocus is basic, and low-light results are noisy. Shot-to-shot speed and the small screen keep it firmly in the fun-camera category.
Used examples are abundant and cheap, frequently new-in-box. AAA power makes testing trivial, so insist on a working demonstration or a returns option: check it powers on, writes to an SD card (8GB or smaller), and that the flash and LCD behave. USB 1.1 transfer is slow, so a card reader is the practical way to pull images off it today.