Vtech Kidizoom Plus Pink Digital Camera

Little girls will have a blast taking candid pics with their Kidizoom Camera. Kidizoom includes a connector cable to plug in and watch a picture slideshow or view the 5-minute movies they’ve created on any TV or PC. Fun photo-editing features allow kids to distort pictures or add silly frames. The camera also comes with three preschool games to keep the fun going. Plus, changeable faceplates let girls customize its look. Requires 4 “AA” batteries (not included). Measures 11″L x 3″W x 8″H.
Rugged and easy to use, the Vtech Kidizoom Digital Camera is ready to document all your child’s adventures. With two-eye viewing, grips designed to fit in little hands, and a built-in flash, this real digital camera can also shoot video. It also includes simple-to-use photo editing software so kids aged three and up can add creative touches to their images.
Get Ready to Show off Your Child’s Photos
It’s clear right out of the packaging that this camera was designed to stand up to tough play and rough handling. Bright pink rubber grips on each side make it easy for children to grasp the camera with both hands, and two-eye viewing make it easy to conceptualize a photo or a cool video. The camera even comes with two interchangeable faceplates, so your child can pick her favorite look.
Before your child starts taking photos, you’ll need to use a Phillips screwdriver to insert four “AA” batteries in the grips of the camera. While the first few photos are being taken, you may want to set up the VTech Photo Editor on your computer. An intuitive installation wizard makes this process quick and easy. You’ll need Windows 2000 SP3+/XP or newer to use this software. And don’t despair if you’re a Mac user. As long as you have Mac OS X 10.0 or above, you can still use the camera in mass storage mode.

Vtech Kidizoom Plus Pink Digital Camera Reviews:

V-tech did so many things right with this camera – it’s a shame they missed a rather key element: it’s supposed to actually take pictures that a child may wish to look at. Alas, in this regard the camera is a total flop; the picture quality is abysmal. No, I didn’t think I was buying a Nikon – but really! Pictures shot outdoors on sunny days border on the tolerable but anything shot indoors – well, forget about it. My almost four year old has had it for about a year now and it has stood up to her very well. It’s been dropped many, many times and has come back like a champ every time – kudos. She has never mastered the joystick control used to display captured pictures – she just keeps messing it with it until it finally gives her what she wants; a poorly-designed control for such young minds. On/off and the picture-taking button are obvious and well-placed however. Other controls are pretty much a total mystery to her which tells me that they’re probably ill-conceived. A display in the back allows my child to “frame” her pictures quite well – she definitely gets the concept. Battery life is so-so; as you would expect, many flash pictures tend to chew up the batteries pretty quickly.
Once the pictures have been taken however, everything starts to unravel. Yes, it’s simple enough to copy the pictures to your PC – but oh dear – you and your child are going to be so disappointed with the ultra-dark, barely visible images (even with flash turned on and operational). It completely spoils the point of taking pictures in the first place – to relive the moment at some later time.
A toy that allows our 3 and 5 year old grand children to take pictures like adults without having the cost of developing film. Our grand kids have been enjoying the camera for some time. The five year old quickly became interested in the games on the camera.
What a great camera/toy/hobby! I was surprised to find that this camera has features found on adult cameras – you can play your pictures back on a tv or computer, the window allows you to view instantly the picture you’ve taken, there are games to play built in, really just too much to list. It’s construction is perfect for my “not so gentle” 8 year old. For an ADHD child it was something that held her interest and that she loved using. Great buy & great price too!