Vtech Kidizoom Digital Camera
Reviews of Vtech Kidizoom Digital Camera
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.) Perfect for little photographers
Reviewed by: coopermatt77 Albany, NY
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My son is 3 years old and he loves this camera. Whenever my wife and I take out our camera to take photos of anything he has to take out his Vtech Kidizoom camera and take photos along with us. There is definetly enough space on the camera for a lot of photos and we have been keeping a few photos off of every transfer to the computer. The camera if very durable as well. He has dropped it down stairs, left it outside over night and left it in a hot car as well. The battery life is not bad on this as well. I think in the two months we have had it we have had to change the batteries about 2 times. He also likes the games that come on the device as well. Good choice if your looking for camera for a camera for a little one.
4.) 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....
5.) 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!
6.) 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.
7.) Great little camera
Reviewed by: Linda C. Miller
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Purchased this for my two year old grand daughter. She could not put it down. Surprisingly, the picture preview is pretty good. Best camera for a child there is on the market. Very pleased.
8.) wow! Vtech did a great job on this one
Reviewed by: Val ford Texas
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I really did not buy many vtech toys but when my daughter won an award for goob behavior I decided to buy her a camera and take her to the Earth Day Celebration to help me take pictures. I thought I would just get the fisher price tough kids camera since I had seen so many adds for that one. Upon reading about the two camera's I decided that the Vtech kidizoom sounded like a better value since it also had built in video games (how good is that in the car). Well it was easy to use right out the package, had two cute games, had a nice big viewing screen and dropping it was not a problem-very durable. The download was easy and it had fun editing software right in the camera-no downloading from CD's. My daughter had a great time taking pictures of schoolmates with me at the festival. I would recommend this camera by all means. It is great!
Val Ford
9.) Better than expected
Reviewed by: D. Guillory
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My grandkids are going to love it. It holds a lot of pictures and has games installed. They couldnt ask for much more. Vtech just keeps getting better.
10.) Three year old loves this
Reviewed by: D. Weber Maryland, USA
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I got this camera for my daughter's third birthday and she loves it. It was really easy to figure out how it works. In less than a week she has taken over 600 pictures. We haven't printed any out so I can't speak to the quality, but she has fun just taking and looking at the pictures. She also likes the two games that are on the camera. One is a match-type game and the other is a "follow the leader" type game (like the old Simon).
11.) Camera A+
Reviewed by: J. Goetz
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We gave this to our 2 1/2 year old son last week after we had his sister. It has kept him completely entertained whenever their is company over to visit the new baby! He does not understand all the features, but can turn it on, and take pictures and try to "eye" up everything in the viewfinder. Definitely money well spent. Good Job Vtech!
12.) Kids Camera
Reviewed by: kfhf20
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Bought these as gifts for two little boys in my family. Both the parents have mentioned several times how much each of them has enjoyed having their own camera, and what a great idea it was.
13.) 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!!!
14.) Solid kid camera, but could use better electronics
Reviewed by: Noyabronok Maryland
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The build and design of this camera are excellent. It looks good and feels great in your hand. Has a real flash which is a great plus. My 4 year old son really likes it, but my 2 year old daughter can use it as well without me worrying about either one of them breaking it.
The two big negatives are the size of the LCD screen, which is too small, or should I say barely usable. Also, the camera has a slow shutter speed and since the kids shake their hand while taking picture many images end up being blurry, especially if the lighting is not very good. So that's the only 2 reasons I can't give it 5 stars. I think 4.5 Stars would be appropriate, but I don't have that kind of rating option.
15.) 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).
16.) really great fun for our 3 year old (if you want high quality images, this is NOT the camera for you)
Reviewed by: gold tooth az
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We were looking for a "toy" camera for our daughter,a 3 yr old. We ordered the Vtech junior, and she was thrilled as were we. This camera is way more than a toy, and for the money seems like a great value, and the features and setting options will extend the longevity of the 'toy' to grow as our daughter's understanding of technology increases. The quality is good, and appears that it will last for a while, even in the hands of a 3 year old. The camera is a bit large for tiny hands, but the plastic casing is important to avoid breakage, and is easy to grip. The carrying strap is a nice feature to avoid drops. The camera has lots of buttons on the back for changing the settings, turning on and off the camera, the flash, etc. The camera does NOT have a traditional view finder, but has a LCD screen on the back side that shows what you're taking a picture of, more like today's digital cameras. The camera holds about 400 pictures which is a generous amount, our daughter has yet to complain that the camera is out of space (although we are good about uploading/deleting regularly). When a photo is taken, the camera emits a "shutter sound", which we feel is important for little ones (cause and effect). Images can be reviewed and deleted via the LCD screen on the back (through a complicated series of button pushes), and it also offers some
graphics that you can add to your images, in addition to games (we have not played). The provided USB cable allows for viewing and deleting images from the camera via a computer. Image quality is very poor, but this was not an important criteria for us when purchasing a camera for a three year old.
17.) 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.
18.) Nice camera
Reviewed by: BV
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Nice camera, many functions however my toddler loose interesting fast. She just turn 3. Probably in a few months she will play more with it
19.) 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.
20.) 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 Kidizoom Digital Camera
1.) Easy-to-grip camera, 0.3 mega pixels;
2.) Includes built-in photo editor and 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.) For ages 3 and above;
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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