Ive got a vivitar dvr 550 camcorder and it wont turn on i pluged in the original charger and nothing happened i had a phone charger with the same size as the original charger and the camera flashed a red light i thought it was chargeing left for a few hours tryed turning it on and nothing happened

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No, please. I was looking for the company-related repair center. I think an outfit by the name of Sakar is the official repair center, but time will tell.


Thanks but no thanks

Ginko

• 19396 Answers
• Posted on Dec 01, 2008

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A charger kit can be purchased from the following link:


Click the link here to find the charger/battery kit.

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Hi,

I had the same problem, my wife left the charger in the UK. I had to go to an electronics store and buy a charger unit. Very useful for all of my other batteries as well. Can also be used to charge in the car. Probably around $60.00 CAN 30 Pound UK

Matt Gleeson

• 4 Answers
• Posted on Sep 03, 2009

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Hi there, the camera can be used without drivers with a computer running MacOS (10 and greater, which I'm sure your daughter's would be anyway) for the purposes of downloading the video files from the camera to the computer and editing etc.
The functionality which is not supported without the drivers (which are windows only unfortunately) is using the camera as a webcam.
On connecting the USB cable from the camera to the MacBook and turning the camera on, you will be presented with a menu on the flip-out LCD screen entitled "PC connection". The two items on the menu allow you to choose between allowing you to download videos and other content from the camera (Mass Storage) and using the camera as a webcam for the computer (PC Camera). Mass Storage is the option you need to select at this point (which I believe is highlighted by default) after which an icon will appear on the desktop of the MacBook allowing you access to the camera's storage.
Hope this was of some help.
Regards,
-Matt/CrashDr

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Look for a ,,Universal Battery Charger" like those ,,made in China" remove your battery pack from camcorder, and insert them in the charger. The charger is inexpensive and very useful, having two adjustable flexible contacts that fits to every possible battery used in cellphones, cameras and camcorders.In my country Romania, this universal charger cost about 5 dollars or 4 Euros.