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Vtech - Kidizoom Digital Camera - Blue |
Customer Reviews:
5/5 Stars Dominique Withrow says: I bought the blue camera for my 4-year-old as a Christmas present because he is constantly trying to use the camera feature on my cell phone. I initially looked for the Fisher Price camera that I saw advertised on television but the VTech was more affordable and had better reviews overall. Besides-I don't think my 4-year-old needs a camera that costs $100.
This camera has not disappointed at all. He has played with this every single day since opening it and he takes it everywhere he goes. It is durable and has survived a drop or two. I am also impressed that I haven't had to change the batteries yet.
The camera has many functions. There are games on it as well as a video recorder. Plenty to keep my son busy. The flash was annoying at first but most of the time he doesn't use it. There is also a function for framing and taking pictures with different themes. Just overall fun.
The camera is fairly easy to use. My son was able to pick it up and start shooting without little problems. The pictures automatically save themselves. Every day or so I will go through and take off the photos he doesn't want so that there is room for him to save more.
We haven't used the camera with the computer. We have no need to. All my son likes is taking pictures and looking at them on the camera. It is nice that we do have the option to transfer the photos and may play with that in the future.
Five stars overall. This is the holiday toy that I believe will have the most longevity in my household.
5/5 Stars Anna Guy says: This is perfect camera for what it is designed for. My son is a little over 3 years old and got this as a Christmas gift from his uncle. He used to swipe my camera when he could reach it and take loads of pictures, but he would smear my lens and I worried that he'd open the battery door and lose my memory card. This camera is ultra-durable - he's already thrown it to the floor and it survived unharmed - and there is no way he can open the battery/memory compartments.
It takes 4 AA batteries in two compartments that require a screwdriver to open. He and his friend have taken over 300 pictures so far and I haven't had to change them yet. My son turns it on and off all the time and the flash has gone off hundreds of times.
One fabulous feature of this camera is that it takes the picture the instant the button is pressed. That would not be possible if this camera took larger pictures. The pictures are not great, but they are plenty good enough for my son. The flash needs a little time to recharge between pics, but it is not too significant and it isn't a big deal if he takes a picture without a flash. He tends to get too close to his subjects, so the flash washes them out, but the joy is more in the taking of the picture, not the result.
The viewscreen is a bit dark, but the picture shows up great on it for a short time after the photo is taken, which is more than satisfactory for my son. He prefers to look thru the two eye-holes anyway.
On Christmas morning, I opened the package and showed my son once how to use it and he started taking pictures. His friend, who is a little bit older than my son, also started taking pictures after about 3 seconds worth of instructions.
There are games and other fun features (adding a hat to somebody's head, etc), and you can take movies, but we haven't tried that yet. Also, you can put a memory card in to hold more pictures, but we haven't had any problems with running out of memory so far.
This camera is blue with a blue faceplate and it came with a pink faceplate, too. I have been very pleased with all of VTech's products up to now, and this camera is a home-run, too. I highly recommend it for any toddler that shows interest in your digital camera. As another reviewer put it, it is a great way to see the world from your child's point of view.
1/5 Stars Mother of Two says: My children had a great deal of fun with this until we needed to change the batteries. The screws are recessed and made of a very soft metal so they were stripped in no time. Since they are recessed the camera was useless. A very expensive short-term toy.
4/5 Stars C. L. Shirk says: We got our 2 1/2 year old this for Christmas since he loves our camera. He loves taking lots of pictures with it. So far he hasn't thrown it or been destructive, but it seems pretty tough.
I got one for our nephews as well and the 5 year old loves the games and ability to put things on the photos while taking them (like hats, etc).
So far we haven't downloaded anything to the computer, but it's obvious the picture quality isn't awesome, but its enough to keep my toddler happy and my 5 year old nephew as well.
Pretty good Camera.
5/5 Stars Puttly says: This is an awesome camera. Very easy to use and also ergonomically suited for little kids. I initially got the kid tough, but that gave me problems from day one so I returned it and go this one. the camera is easy for a toddler to hold and the button to take the picture is much easier for them to press as opposed to the FP kid tough camera. The backgrounds are really cool as is the movie functionality of this camera. Highly recommend this camera. It's real so it will get the toddlers away from your real camera.
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