Vtech Kidizoom Plus Digital Camera – Blue
Monday, April 5th, 2010 at
8:12 pm
Product Description
Little ones 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. Requires 4 “AA” batteries, not included. Measures 11″L x 3″W x 8″H.Amazon.com Review
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- 1.3 megapixels with 1.8″ color screen
- Connector cables for TV or PC hook-up
- SD card slot for extra memory
- 16 MB internal memory that stores 200+ photos or up to 5 minutes of video
- Three preschool games for added fun
Vtech Kidizoom Plus Digital Camera – Blue
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My 3 year old received this camera as a birthday gift and LOVES IT. That, in and of itself, makes the camera worth 5 stars. She is only able to turn it on and take pictures right now, but she is learning to go back and view previous pictures now. It is pretty easy. She has dropped it on several occasions and you cannot even see a mark where it hit the ground.
The cool thing for me is that when I go back and look at her pictures on the computer, I get a “glimpse” into her world… what she looks at and is interested in from her perspective. I love being able to see the world through her eyes!
I agree with previous reviewers:
- the picture quality is low
- pictures can turn out blurry if the camera isn’t held steady
- pictures are “washed out” if the flash is used at a very close distance. I will say that you can change the flash settings and turn the flash off (which I don’t think is a feature of other kid cameras), so I’ll be teaching her how to do that when she is a little older and can grasp when to use a flash and when to turn it off
- You WILL lose all the pictures when the batteries die if you don’t use an SD card and set it as the default. An SD card is a must!
Overall, this is a KID camera. It is a TOY. I do wish the picture quality was a little better, but have enjoyed watching my daughter’s delight and independence with this camera. I’m pleased with the overall product.
Rating: 4 / 5
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3PGSVSXYZZV5M This is actual video that I shot in a very well lit room. This is the BEST video I have ever gotten from the camera. The photos are about the same quality.
I would be happy with the camera as a toy if I hadn’t paid $85 for it!
I would say it is worth about $20-$25, but even my 4 year old think the pictures and videos stink.
Rating: 2 / 5
We returned Fisher Price FP3 Players (which are garbage) we bought our 4 y/o twin girls for two of these! The reviews for this are better than the Fisher Price Kid Tough and since we were already burned by the FP3 players, wanted to stay far away from FP, we chose the Vtech. We are so glad we did.
The controls are easy (one girl figured everything out in less than a half hour). It does video with voice, pics and has simple games. Right after buying these, we went to a wildlife park in the area. It is great to see what the kids think are important for pictures in our world. It’s great watching them be creative with these.
Picture quality is not too bad for who this is designed for. Hooking up to the computer is a piece of cake! It will be great to throw all the pics of their world to CD’s for them to see when they’re older. The girls took great pics of themselves.
This is Highly Recommended!!! If you’re torn between Fisher Price and Vtech, I’d select the Vtech over again!
Rating: 5 / 5
I got this camera for my 2 year old, in an attempt to keep her away from MY camera. It’s a great little camera. It has a color LCD on the back so she can review her photos, a flash with three settings (on, off, auto) (which, in on and auto, can bleach things out as she holds the camera about 1 foot away from her subject), takes video (the sound is of poor quality unless you are right in front of the camera or the one holding the camera). The images are obviously of low quality as it’s a kid’s camera so if you want this for an older child so they can print out their fabulous vacation photos you will be disappointed. It’s about the same quality as a cell phone camera. That said, the subject must also stay still and the person holding the camera needs to hold it stead. However, my two year old has turned out a number of good pictures, so an older kid should have no problem. I liked that the camera did video and took photos. It also has some editing capabilities – such as adding funny hats and borders to your photos right there in the camera. I haven’t used the software with it to do anything, again, as it’s just for my two year old, so I can’t speak to it. But it’s durable (she’s thrown and dropped it a number of times), she’s got about 200+ photos and a couple of videos on it and it still has room for more images, and the batteries seem to last a decent amount of time. It also had an auto shut off features, which is great. All in all, an excellent buy.
Rating: 5 / 5
Got this camera as a present for my 3-year-old daughter – she loves it! She can switch it on and off by herself and is always asking for ‘[her] camera’ so she can snap a picture. It’s also absorbed a few harsh drops without any trouble.
Caveats:
- Though it’s named “Kidizoom”, it does not actually have any zoom functionality. (Not that a toddler would know what to do with it!)
- Don’t try to use a miniSD or microSD card with an SD adapter, and MMC cards won’t work either – the camera will start up and immediately shut itself down again. A cheap plain SD card does fine – I put in a 256MB SD that I had lying around and, given that the built-in 16MB held well over 100 of her pictures, I’m sure she’ll never fill it up.
- Like many low-end digitals, it doesn’t work all that well if lighting is dim, like indoors at night – it needs to be held more still than a toddler can manage. There is a flash, but it will totally bleach out anything taken at toddler-interest range (1-2 ft).
- Unsurprisingly, leaving the camera tethered to the computer via USB for long periods (like overnight) will kill the batteries stone dead. As other reviews have mentioned, you will lose all the pictures stored in the camera’s memory if this happens, which could result in tears – so put in that cheap SD card and set it as the default! Pictures saved there will survive a battery outage.
- Videos are very low-res, so don’t expect to show them on anything bigger than the built-in screen or postage-stamp size on a computer’s media player. The microphone also records at a rather low volume.
4 AA rechargeables and the above-mentioned 256MB SD card later, my daughter is very pleased with her birthday present. I suspect she’ll be using this camera for years!
Rating: 4 / 5