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Conduct Your Own Aerial Photoshoot with Vivitar’s All New AeroView GPS Video Drone, Now Available in Walmart Stores

Vivitar, a legacy family brand of fun and affordable tech products, is releasing the all-new Aeroview GPS Video Drone - a quadcopter drone with a built in camera, in Walmart retail locations across the country. The Aeroview GPS Video Drone comes standard with the popular follow me function along with a full HD camera with a live video feed and real time transmission. This new drone can be synced with Vivitar’s free app to use its camera to follow your motion, and also offers an articulating wide angle lens to show views of all the action. This is Vivitar’s smallest GPS drone to date, and coming in at the incredibly affordable price point of $129.99, it’s the most affordable as well. The drone is perfect for anyone looking for a new hobby, and capturing stunning aerial views of life’s cherished moments, including family outings, sporting events, concerts, and more!

The Aeroview GPS Video Drone features real time GPS transmission to help keep it locked in position and not drift away, while getting great footage of all the action below while filming from the air. The auto trim function keeps the drone stable to ensure that every flight goes as smoothly as possible, making it easy for even a first time user to capture professional grade footage. One key return and auto hover are convenient features that lower the learning curve of mastering the flight controls. Simply press the return key and the drone will return to where it took off without any additional input. With the follow me function via the app, the drone can track the user’s every move while it follows behind at a safe distance. The HD camera allows users to transmit video in real time up to 1000 feet away from the remote.

“There’s no retailer we’d rather partner with for the release of our cutting edge video drone than Walmart, the largest in the world” said Edward Cohen, Vice President, Vivitar Technology Division. “This is our most compact and affordable drone yet, proving once again, Vivitar strives to make top of the line technology readily available for the everyday consumer. This drone is ideal for anyone interested in drone flying and photography, and will suit first time flyers and veteran’s filming needs.”

The Aeroview GPS Video Drone is now available in Walmart stores nationwide, and retails at $129.99 For more information, visit http://www.vivitar.com.

About Vivitar 
Vivitar designs and manufactures affordable consumer electronics ranging from on-trend digital lifestyle products for millennial consumers to cameras and accessories for amateur and professional photographers. With a rich heritage dating back to 1938, the company's portfolio today spans mobile and audio accessories, cameras, and a constantly evolving array of specialty products in emerging electronics categories. It also is the largest supplier of digital still cameras, camcorders and accessories around the world, harkening back to its origins as an importer of photographic equipment and its subsequent development of industry-leading mass-market cameras, lenses and flashes. A division of Sakar International since 2008, Vivitar is headquartered in Edison, NJ, with offices in the United Kingdom, Latin America, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong, and global retail distribution through more than 100,000 mass market and specialty locations. For more information, visit http://www.vivitar.com or follow the company on social media at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Capture Every Moment of Action from the Air with Vivitar’s All New Follow Me Drone, Now Available in Walmart Stores

Vivitar, a legacy family brand of fun and affordable tech products, is releasing its all-new Follow Me Drone - a quadcopter drone with a built in 360 camera, to Walmart retail locations across the country. With its Follow Me function and camera, the drone can be synced to use its camera to follow your motion, offering 360-degree views of all the action. At an affordable price point of $179.99, Vivitar is making it easier than ever to own an automated drone for sporting events and other activities.

The Follow Me Drone features a built in Dual GPS Module to help keep it locked in on the controller below while filming from the air. Wi-Fi connectivity allows users to take to the sky and control the camera and drone via the Smartphone app (iOS and Android). Getting the drone in the air is not a problem with the auto takeoff and landing function, making it easy for first timers to fly it. With the Follow Me function, the drone can track the user’s every move while it follows behind at a safe distance. With GPS LOCK hover mode, the 16.1 megapixel camera can take beautiful pictures and video without worry of drifting off location, capturing the perfect aerial shot. With a high-quality video feed and storage, the Follow Me Drone can be used for anything from capturing snowboard tricks to producing fun home movies.

“Walmart is the largest retailer in the world, and we can’t think of a better store to carry our most impressive drone yet,” says Edward Cohen, Vice President, Vivitar Technology Division. “With Vivitar, we continue to strive to bring cutting edge technology to market at an affordable price point. This drone offers technology found in much more expensive models, giving a wide range of consumers the opportunity to lift off and capture incredible footage.”

The Vivitar Follow Me drone has a range of 1,000 feet, features a return home function, and will retail at $179.99 For more information, visit http://www.vivitar.com.

About Vivitar 
Vivitar designs and manufactures affordable consumer electronics ranging from on-trend digital lifestyle products for millennial consumers to cameras and accessories for amateur and professional photographers. With a rich heritage dating back to 1938, the company's portfolio today spans mobile and audio accessories, cameras, and a constantly evolving array of specialty products in emerging electronics categories. It also is the largest supplier of digital still cameras, camcorders and accessories around the world, harkening back to its origins as an importer of photographic equipment and its subsequent development of industry-leading mass-market cameras, lenses and flashes. A division of Sakar International since 2008, Vivitar is headquartered in Edison, NJ, with offices in the United Kingdom, Latin America, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong, and global retail distribution through more than 100,000 mass market and specialty locations. For more information, visit http://www.vivitar.com or follow the company on social media at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Vivitar Adds Camera Drones & Dashcams to Product Lineup

LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2016 – CES Booth #13228) – Vivitar is taking its imaging know-how to the sky as well as the street with the release of its first collections of camera drones and dashcams. The product introductions are part of a broad initiative to extend the brand’s established reputation in the camera sector to new high-profile market categories, including complete lines of smart home solutions, action cams and lifelogging cameras that will also roll out in Q2. All products are value-priced for mass market placement, enabling consumers to try the latest fun and functional ‘tech toys’ with minimal investment.

Vivitar AirDefenderX Drones Vivitar’s inaugural line of drones includes three indoor/outdoor quadcopters from a basic model to a Wi-Fi edition. Each has a built-in 16.1MP camera, HD video recording abilities, two integrated LiPo batteries that deliver 24 minutes of flight time per charge, an easy-to-use radio transmitter with multidirectional controls, and the ability to hover, flip and fly upside down. In addition:

• The entry-level AirDefenderX DRC-220 (MSRP $49.99) – roughly the size of a paperback book at 7”x7”x1.6” – has six LEDs on the underchassis for night flights, a 100-meter flight range, a 90-minute recharge time, and a built-in Micro SD card slot for up to 32GB additional storage to watch captured videos on a smartphone or computer.

• The mid-priced AirDefenderX DRC-330 (MSRP $79.99) has a larger form factor at 12.8”x12.8”x2.6” with the same built-in Micro SD slot, a longer flight range at 200 meters, 64 LEDs wrapping around the entire unit for glow-in-the-dark fun, and a 120-minute recharge time.

• The top-of-the-line AirDefenderX DRC-333 (MSRP $99.99) is a Wi-Fi edition of the DRC-330 that adds on-board WiFi, a controller with a bracket for holding a smartphone, and a companion smartphone app enabling users to have a real-time, birds’-eye view of whatever the camera is seeing. Users also have the option to fly the drone from the app.

Initial distribution of all three models will be at Walmart.

Vivitar Dashcams

Vivitar will also be debuting five dashcams enabling drivers to provide video documentation to insurance companies and attorneys in the event of a traffic accident. Each model will include full HD recording with 9-minute looping ensuring availability of an up-to-date record of the last 9 minutes of driving. Mid-range and top-of-the-line SKUs will add features such as GPS location data embedded in each second of video, front and rear ‘dual cam’ video recording, and a speed camera/red light detection system. Consumers will also have a choice of suction cup and rearview mirror replacement models.

Dashcams will be released in Q2 with MSRPs from $29.99 to $99.99.

Vivitar will be exhibiting at Booth #13228 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Central Hall at the 2016 International CES conference running January 6-9 in Las Vegas.

About Vivitar

Vivitar designs and manufactures affordable consumer electronics ranging from on-trend digital lifestyle products for millennial consumers to cameras and accessories for amateur and professional photographers. With a rich heritage dating back to 1938, the company’s portfolio today spans mobile and audio accessories, cameras, and a constantly evolving array of specialty products in emerging electronics categories. It also is the largest supplier of digital still cameras, camcorders and accessories around the world, harkening back to its origins as an importer of photographic equipment and its subsequent development of industry-leading mass-market cameras, lenses and flashes. A division of Sakar International since 2008, Vivitar is headquartered in Edison, NJ, with offices in the United Kingdom, Latin America, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong, and global retail distribution through more than 100,000 mass market and specialty locations. For more information, visit www.vivitar.com or follow the company on social media at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.