With all of Peter‘s talk about his digital cameras, I figured I’d throw my own hat into the ring.
A few weeks ago, I purchased a Traveler 6.31 Megapixel Digital Camera, from, of all places, Aldi. As mentioned in the comments, the camera appears to be a rebranded Vivitar Vivicam 4000.
Thus far, the camera has worked wonderfully. To start with, it came loaded with accessories – 2 Lithium Ion batteries and charger, a car adapter for charging on the go, a small carrying case with belt loop and plenty of cables for connecting your camera. The 128MB SD card was a bit small, but I have others (more on those another time).
The quality of the pictures has been solid, but I must admit that I haven’t used it nearly as much as I should have. I’ll try and put it through some paces one of these days.
As I understand it, this camera went for $269 over the Christmas holidays, and even at that price it would seem to be a pretty good deal. When I bought mine, they were apparently clearing them out, because it cost only $169, making it seem like a complete steal. I’m very happy with it thus far, but I’ll keep you posted on that if it changes.
Update May 26, 2006: I encountered the “take a couple pictures and the battery dies” problem myself. Thus far, no resolution. It seems that I can take somewhere between two and five pictures and then the camera shuts down, despite the battery having a seemingly full charge.
Luckily the batteries used by the camera are fairly common, though somewhat less so in the US than in the UK. I have found them here (charger here if you need one).
Free shipping on orders over $50, though I’m not sure how long that offer lasts. I’ve used this site before, and their products seem to work just fine – or they have in the past, at any rate. Let me know your experience if you use them and I can update the information here. I haven’t yet decided if I’ll invest more money in this camera or get a new one.
Update August 8, 2006: I ended up purchasing two of the batteries and a new charger from Atbatt.com (as linked above). I used them somewhat extensively on a trip last week, and they worked wonderfully. I have tried charging the old batteries, and they still aren’t working too well, but at least the camera is working again.
Update: Alas, the camera itself finally died, due to my own problems (I dropped it). For some reason, the camera works to some degree – it will go through menus and whatnot, but it won’t actually go through with the taking of any pictures or anything. So I’ve moved on. I have another Traveler camera, and I’ll post a review of it soon. It does not take these batteries, however, so if anyone needs any, contact me using the link below if you need some and make me a fair offer if you’re interested.
Update: The camera and all accessories have been sold. Thanks!
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96 responses to “Traveler Digital Camera”
Pauline, I have had problems with my Slimline X5 and returned it. In my box there is a card with a toll free service numer 800-270-5071.
So far I am not crazy about this camera. Purchased it Oct. 2005 at our Aldi store. We had problems downloading the pictures on the computer, quality was poor for a 5.2 mp etc.
I called in today and they promised to send me a new one next week. Hope this one will be a better one!
Great to find this site. I love my DC6300 but both batteries have now died and will not recharge. Anyone have any ideas where I can get replacements please. They are shown on the website but there doesn`t seem to be facility to purchase online.
Help! My 6300 Traveler camera only takes 3 pictures before the battery dies. It comes with two, but the other battery dies just as quickly. What can I do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I have the Traveler Slimline 5.2 that came with all the bells & whistles. The one thing that I’m impressed with among many with this camera is the quality of video it takes. Batteries die very quickly, but perhaps I don’t charge them fully. I used this camera at concerts and have gotten some great shots. Overall happy with the camera for what I paid ($200 at Aldi). You can get extra memory cards at Aldi (512 meg) for 19.99 at our local store.
I have spent hours trying to locate a customer service site to return my broken traveler d633 i finally got here with some hope. Thank you Ruth I hope the link works. You can’t get into Aldi for advice and there is no support address in Traveler instruction manual.
Here is a site with all the Traveler cameras listed. Including the new 8.1 megapixel camera.
Help! My 6300 Traveler camera only takes 3 pictures before the battery dies. It comes with two, but the other battery dies just as quickly. What can I do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I’ve had the Traveler 6300 for almost 2 years now. I love it. The size of the camera easily slips into a pants pocket. The pictures are amazing and the zoom on extreme closeups really holds up well. I would love to buy another one for parents, friends etc. I purchased a 512 SD card for $20 onsale. This camera is worth the price especially for the 6.3 pixels.
I see that Aldi is selling a Traveler 8.1. Any reviews on this camera?
Hi there….
I am very happy with my traveler camera. I have been missing the adapter ever since my birthday party in 2004. Finally this page has given me an idea where to get a new one. So thank you 🙂
NB. I have been using a not suitable adapter since.
I purchased a replacement battery from a Battery Specialty Store for $59.00. The battery tag says it is for: CASIO, FUJIFILM, KODAK, PENTAX, PANASONIC, RICOH, TOSHIBA. and will replace: NP-60, NP-30, VW-VBA10, D-Li2, DB-40, PDR-BT3, KLIC-5000. The battery is a Li-ion 3.7 Volts 900mAh. I hope this will help you find a battery. This solved the problem of the camera shutting down after a few minutes.