Vtech Preschool Learning Kidizoom Junior

Reviews of Vtech Preschool Learning Kidizoom Junior

1.) GREAT BUY, FUN CAMERA
Reviewed by: Happy mom
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The first camera we bought was the fisher price kid tough camera.. and it was the biggest waste of 50 bucks. The thing would turn on and right back off again. Our son was really upset, he's three. So we found this camera as a replacement and it works great! It has really cute little games on it easy enough for a 3 year old and it takes pretty good pictures for being a toy. Not those over grainy things that the fisher price one took. I would recommend this to a friend or buy it as a gift if the need came up for something like this again! :)

2.) Much better than the Fisher Price counterpart!
Reviewed by: Mom in Iowa Des Moines, IA
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I purchased this camera for my youngest who is not quite 3 as a Christmas present. My older daughter has the Fisher Price Kidtough camera and we were not very satisfied with it so we wanted to see how this one compared.

Pros:

Durable - it has been dropped a few times already and sustained no damage.

User Friendly - good size for a preschooler, not awkward like the FP camera is in small hands. The buttons, overall shape and size, interface, and layout are all done nicely.

Doesn't drain the batteries - The FP one is AWFUL about that. Batteries were lucky to last a day in the FP one so we invested in rechargeables which can be a pain. We anticipated the same issue with this one but were pleasantly surprised! Nearly two weeks later we have not had to replace the factory batteries at all. The FP one has since been ignored and this is the only one either of daughters will play with now.

Features - They games are simple and easy to use. A bit over the 2 year old's head, but the 4 year old enjoys them. We have not dabbled much with the photo editing, but it seems fun. Probably something an older child would enjoy more.

Neutral:

Resolution - I didn't know how to rate this. The FP one is terrible, 99% I can't make out. This one is a lot better but still has much room for imnprovement. Mine don't notice this, but I think 6 or 7 year old would definitely want something better.

LCD screen - is not so small that it's ill-functioning but could stand to be a bit bigger.

~I usually go by the rule of thumb, you get what you pay for but this has definitely not been the case between the VTech Kidizoom and the Fisher-Price Kidtough. I was able to find this camera for $20 just before Christmas, and this one the best deal I have seen is $40. I only paid $20, but definitely think it's worth the $40 price tag. We will be buying a second one soon as the two kids fight over this one.


3.) She loves it!
Reviewed by: MM Steve
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Bought this for a friend's 6 year-old daughter for Christmas. It's her favorite Christmas gift, so I seem to have upstaged her parents. The picture quality is not good but the young lady doesn't seem to notice. She took over 200 pictures the first week. There's games on it, too. Her mom told me she had thought of buying some sort of camera for her daughter but didn't think any would be durable enough; she didn't know about this one. So far this one has done well. Once she gets the hang of this one and is older I'm sure she'll be ready for a camera that takes better quality pictures. I'll let her parents take care of that....

4.) I love this camera!
Reviewed by: Lee Pgh, PA
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We bought this for my five year old for Christmas. It was (and still is) a huge hit. He LOVES it. It's very easy to use. He did have to learn to hold still while snapping the picture. The screen on the back is easy to see. There are borders that can be added to the pictures along with fun things like hats, flowers, mustaches, etc. The batteries are still good from Christmas, so it doesn't seem to eat them like some other cameras. There are also some games on the camera, but those don't excite him as much as seeing his own photos. They're pretty easy to download too. I'm really thrilled that he loves this so much. I would definitely reccommend it!

5.) VTech Preschool Learning Kidizoom Junior
Reviewed by: J. Franklin Tennessee, USA
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I bought this camera for my 6 year old son for Christmas. He loved it! Actually, WE love it! I have 4 other children, and they were all jealous. What we like about it is that you can make "cute" photos right in the screen area as you take the picture. We made snowmen of all of our kids, and my son's pictures of Christmas morning were even better than mine! There are a few games that he has enjoyed playing as well. AND it holds 400 pics!!! He can take pictures of the floor and it doesn't matter!!

What I don't like about it is that the batteries didn't last very long, and some of his pics were a little blurry. He was trying really hard to keep still. Overall, most of his pics were good though.

6.) Kids LOVE taking pictures, especially with their own camera!
Reviewed by: poohbearhunney Indiana
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My Mom was stumping her brain on what to get my son (2.5) for Christmas. I recommended a digital camera, since he loves Mommy's camera, and always wants to take pictures. So, we did a little research and liked the reviews on this one. She bought it. Let me say that my son has LOVED this camera so much, that in 2 days he took 385 pictures! The batteries have finally worn down and we're definitely going to invest in the rechargable ones as I can tell we'll be needing them. As for quality, I didn't expect much more than what we got. He's not yet 3, what could he REALLY take a good picture of? It's fun for him though to take pictures, and he loves "his camera". It is teaching him how to create memories and capturing the fun of life. He's obviously like his Mommy, we are trigger happy!!! Totally would buy this camera again and recommend it for any child within the age group. A child much older than 7 might be disappointed in the pictures. But for mine, it's perfect!!!

7.) Excellent toy
Reviewed by: Daniel Mcgovern Monterey, CA USA
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My niece absolutely loves this. She takes it everywhere with her and a month later hasn't tired of snapping shot after shot. Would have given it 5 stars except the screen is a bit small and the interface could be simpler (but is functional enough).

8.) VTECH PRESCHOOL LEARNING KIDIZOON
Reviewed by: Rene L. Dolan
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I just bought this camera for my daughter who played with my friends sons camera which is also the v-tech but, the most expensive one it takes color pictures instead of the black and white this one takes. I have to say that my daughter loves it. It has not left her side she sleeps with it and takes it everywhere. I want to let you know that it does not take the best pictures though. I would of spent the extra $20. and got the more higher end version of this camera. Overall it is a great camera though.



9.) Very poor picture quality, guess you get what you pay for.
Reviewed by: Shawn Morley
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My son received this as a gift for Christmas, he took 80 pictures with it throughout the day. I was looking forward to seeing what he took pictures of, but was very dissapointed upon viewing them. The quality was so poor, you often couldn't even make out who he took the picture of. Overall, the durability and functions this camera has are superb, however the picture quality is so poor there is really no point in owning it. We will be returning it for a better quality one.

10.) Disappointing camera; can't recommend.
Reviewed by: power-user San Francisco, CA United States
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This camera is inexpensive, durable, has a nice body design, and has a decent interface and button layout. Those are the good things I can say about it. As for the rest, the display is too small and dim to be useful in almost all situations, and the photos are really terrible quality, not even good enough to make prints of any size from. Mostly, they are blurry and grainy. It's hard to imagine designing and releasing a product that performs so poorly. I do realize it's for young children, but a 5 year old should be able to get a few good shots with a camera made for kids. Our son took 100 photos, 5 were somewhat FAIR in quality, 95 POOR. Our son wanted to print the photos, so we uploaded the best ones to the local Walgreens, and they called asking if we really wanted them printed, no joke. He does enjoy taking pictures with it, and a few prints will work for show-and-tell. I can't even take a decent photo with it, grainy, dark, and muddy colors. Indoor photos are especially bad. You must hold the camera very still, and the subject cannot move at all. This is not easily done in most cases.
To improve this product maybe Vtech could add a 1+ Mp ccd (it's only a .3 mega-pixel now!!), stronger flash, and a brighter and larger display. Enough to make it get a passing grade, but still be inexpensive. If that adds $10-15. to the cost, it would be worth it.

Features of Vtech Preschool Learning Kidizoom Junior

1.) Easy-to-grip camera; 0.3 mega pixels;
2.) Includes built-in photo editor & 2 games;
3.) 64MB of built-in memory (stores 400+ photos);
4.) Built-in photo editor can add 12 silly frames and stamps, or 2 kaleidoscope effects;
5.) Ages 3+;

Package Height x Length x Width: 10.7 in. x 10.7 in. x 7.7 in.
Package Weight: 1 lbs.

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