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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.  | What We Think
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The Good: Real digital camera takes photos and videos
The Bad: Lots of navigational buttons may confuse younger photographers
In a Nutshell: This durable camera is a fun way to inspire creativity | At a Glance Ages: 3 and up
Requires: 4 AA Batteries; TV or computer with Windows 2000 or newer needed for some effect
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Colorful and durable design can stand up to rough handling; includes two interchangeable faceplates. (shown in pink) View larger. | 
Large buttons, navigational joystick and 1.8-inch color screen make camera easy to operate. (shown in pink) View larger. |
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 blue 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. Inspire Creative Development
Six buttons and a navigational joystick on the back of the camera let your child pick a mode and scroll through old photos. Between taking photos, shooting videos, and playing simple games on the 1.8-inch color screen, there's lots to do. A built-in flash makes it easier to get well-lit pictures, especially if the subject of the photo is indoors. The flash does, however, often fire if you are trying to take a close-up shot, resulting in very bright, blown-out pictures. Inexperienced photographers may need to be reminded that the camera is not designed to focus on objects that are less than 1.5-feet from the camera. For super-sized fun, you can also link the camera to your television using the included A/V cable and view creative work on the big screen. With 16MB of internal memory and an SD card slot so that you can add capacity if you need it, this camera lets kids collect lots of images. The included USB cable lets you upload the images to your computer. The VTech photo editor lets you or your child add cool frames to photos, stamp funny hats on people, and distort images. You can even run fun animations that makes the photo look like it is rotating or underwater. The photo editor interface is easy to use, with big round buttons for kids to click on and drag-and-drop stamps. More advanced artists may be disappointed that there aren't more ways to creatively control output, but files from the Kidizoom can easily be edited in more advanced programs, too. What's in the Box
Camera with 16MB internal memory, wrist strap, A/V cable, USB cable, two faceplates, and photo editing software on CD-ROM.
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View larger. | | Easy-to-use VTech photo editor lets you or your child add funny hats to pets and distort images. |
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 Excellent camera for your toddler |
| Review Date: August 29, 2007 |
| Reviewer: wolfglass, Ann Arbor, MI USA |
| 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. |
Great for children to explore their world....Awesome!!! Better than Fisher Price!!
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| Review Date: September 1, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Mom of Twin Girls, IL United States |
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! |
Great gift for little ones
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| Review Date: October 21, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Amy Weierman, Lockport, IL |
We got this for our son for his 3rd birthday, and it's fantastic! After reading the reviews of the Fisher Price kid's digital camera, I started looking at this one. It has some great, fun features and is really easy to use. I especially like the frames and stamps you can add to photos either before or after you take the picture. "Adult" digital cameras should all have these features! As for our son, it took a little time to get him to understand how to use the basic features, but he's now a budding photographer.
UPDATE 9/19/2009: Our son is almost 5 now and he still uses this camera (when he can find it...). I LOVE that it turns itself off after a couple minutes of inactivity - saves us $$ on batteries! It's still working great, and I still highly recommend for anyone looking for a digital camera for their young'un. I'm sure you can find it for cheaper at a big-box store, I think I only paid $50. Don't pay $90 online. |
Awesome product!!
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| Review Date: October 5, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Brooke Pochron, Easton, MD USA |
| Bought this camera for my daughter's 5th birthday...she had been asking for a "real" camera like Mom's and Dad's. Definitely worth the money. I haven't even gotten into all the photo editing and software included but the instant gratification alone is worth it. She documented our entire family vacation - the camera holds many, many pictures! A great buy...highly recommended. |
My kids LOVE LOVE LOVE this toy!
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| Review Date: September 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: H. Hadley, Missouri, USA |
I bought this for my son's 3rd birthday, and he has a blast with it. I only had to explain once how to use it, and he was off taking photos with no problem. His "action shots" come out blurry, but the stills look great. I haven't printed off any pictures yet, but we did hook the camera up to our 40 in TV and the images were great! My kids love the special editing tools, especially the one where they can distort the image. I have never seen them laugh so hard!!
So far the battery life seems great. The internal memory holds plenty of pictures, but I like the fact I can also use a memory card. We haven't done much with the movie making feature, my son prefers to take pictures.
Obviously this is a kids camera, so the quality isn't as great as my camera, but it is ssssooo much fun. My 7 year old son, and 10 year old niece love this camera too. Worth every penny!!!!! |
BE SURE WHETHER CAMERA IS KIDIZOOM OR KIDIZOOM PLUS!
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| Review Date: November 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: KP, West Lafayette, IN |
BE SURE WHICH CAMERA YOU ARE GETTING! There are some obscure differences!
I see labels of Kidizoom, Kidizoom Junior, and Kidizoom Plus.
I see resolutions for 0.3, 1.3, and 2.0 megapixels
I see memory capabilities of 16mb, 64mb, and 256 mb
I see labels for 2 games, 3 games, and 5 games (less important of course)
The part that is confusing the heck out of me is determining which camera is which!!! Honestly some of the cameras listed here can be labeled with the same name, but have different specs on their listings. I am thinking that some products are listed under the wrong name and that you need to read carefully to be sure which camera is really being sold. Also, as I read reviews from others posted here it seems that people may not be commmenting on the same camera they actually purchased! It is just too easy to mistake one camera model for another.
So in trying to determine from the picture which camera is really being sold I see that the Kidizoom Junior (also called the Kidizoom) is easy to differentiate by looking: it has a very rounded shape that reminds me of a sponge, or a bar of soap. (Also costs substantially less -about $35-$40)
Then there is the Kidizoom model with the 2 interchangeable face plates (in 4 different colors). The V-tech website said this model has been discontinued, but there are plenty being sold here on Amazon. Many say they have the 1.3 megapixel resolution, but I also saw some of these models that said right on their packaging that they were 2.0 megapixels. As you look through Amazon's listings you will see that both of these cameras are listed as Kidizoom, AND both can also be listed as Kidizoom Plus. Since they both have the original design/look to them I am wary of which camera the vendor is really selling under their listing.
Now there is also the Kidizoom Plus model - When you look at the picture of this model on the V-Tech website you learn that there are not interchangeable face plates, also the photo of the back shows an extra silver button/dial between the two ("binocular") viewfinder holes. Looking at the front side, this model still has the look with the two rubberized grips on the sides, but there is not a fingerprint shaped imprint near the bottom of these grips, as there is on the Kidizoom model.
These are the differences I am seeing in the photos and spec listings, but I for one could really use some clarification in the reviews about which product the consumer really is reviewing, so that I could make sure which product I want to buy, and which product I am really ordering. The differences are important!
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Best Children's Digital Camera
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| Review Date: July 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Becoming, Coral Springs, fl United States |
| My daughter received two digital cameras for her birthday. Both were the two that I had researched and found to be decent. This one and the Fisher Price one. The FP is garbage.. it is difficult to use and the screen resolution is awful! This Vtech one is far more durable and easy to use and takes beautiful pictures by comparison. The FP one the child has to stay absolutely still to take the picture otherwise it blurs, but this one takes pictures of moving objects aswell. Of course it is a childrens camera so it is not pristine quality but it is the best camera for a pre-schooler by far! It also has cute face covers and fun software and camera case. Great gift! |
One of the best gifts ever...
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| Review Date: July 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Nosewiper, Sterling Heights, MI United States |
I bought this camera after comparing ratings on other children's digital cameras. It's too bad that nobody seems to be putting a kid-proof case onto a better camera; I actually considered buying a used adult model, figuring that the photo quality would be much better for the same money--but then considered that my kids would likely demolish the thing with a single drop.
The VTech was given to my daughter for her 6th birthday a month ago, and has been in her hands almost constantly ever since, while privileged siblings have been allowed short periods of use when she felt particularly generous (they're begging for one of their own in the meantime). To be honest, I suspect she likes the games as much as the camera function, but she still uses the camera very frequently. There are a selection of fun "stamps" that can be added to the photos as they're taken--a favorite is the pig nose.
Battery life is amazing: I outfitted it with rechargeable AA's and have only had to charge them once a week or so. Remember that she has hardly put the thing down!
Ditto what other reviewers have said about the SD card used as the default for storage. Buy one, or (as I did) use the dinky one that came with your own camera--the advantage of low-res is that pics take hardly any disk space.
Considering the low resolution of the photos (big enough for an e-mail but little else) they are surprisingly clear. The flash is very helpful, given my long years of experience with kids taking photos without flash. Videos are fun to take and watch on the camera screen, but pretty bad quality when watched on a TV screen. The AV cable is included, along with a USB cable.
Durability seems excellent; I'm sure it's been dropped a number of times, and the screen is getting scratched somewhat, but otherwise no problems.
We have not yet used the software that came with the camera; thus far she's content to just take photos and then delete them and take more.
Overall, I'd highly recommend this camera, at least until somebody wakes up and decides to make one that will take "real" photos and passable video.
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Great first camera for kids
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| Review Date: December 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: J. Ninko, Milwaukee, WI |
| I bought this camera for my 6 year old nephew and he loves it. His favorite feature is being able to add the goofy effects to the picture when he's taking it. I was definitely surprised by how many features this camera had and how easy it was to use. I was a little apprehensive to purchase it at first since it's rated for 3+, I didn't want it to be a kiddy camera but one that he felt was more "grown-up" ~ that's definitely what we got. He loves the fact that he can take pictures and see them like his parents camera does. I would highly recommend this camera to kids ages 3 to 10. |
Excellent for 3.5 year olds! Fun on many levels
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| Review Date: December 14, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Glenn, MA |
| My twins have a blast with their new Kidizooms. Making funny faces with the special effects, adding their voices to the photos, seeing their pictures projected onto the large screen TV, taking photos at special events alongside their parents... When they're not taking pics, the three educational simple games keep them entertained. Yes, the flash is a tad strong, but the kids learn to take pics from 2-4 feet and all is well. It is very well built and survives drops onto hardwood floors. Batteries last a relatively long time - drained half way after a week of moderate use. Pics are ok quality ... but that's fine - this is more of a toy than a camera where they're going to be printing. |
This was a big hit Christmas morning!
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| Review Date: December 25, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Amanda Mershon, Kyle, TX |
| My 4-year-old daughter wanted a camera for Christmas so after reading reviews for kid and adult cameras, I decided on this one. She LOVES it. She can already work most of the controls and plug it in to the TV without help and has had a ball all day taking pictures of her little sister in funny ears. The picture quality is not that great but I didn't expect professional quality photos from a kid's toy so that is just not a big deal for me. The photos are about the same as what you would get from a camera phone. It seems incredibly durable which is why I chose it over a regular adult camera. She can get one of those in a few years when she is old enough to take good care it but for now, this one is perfect for our needs. We did not need a video card really. She can hold about 100 photos in the camera as is so we just taught her how to delete the ones she doesn't want. We are very happy with the V-Tech camera! |
You won't go wrong on this one.
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| Review Date: September 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jim Tolpin, Port Townsend, WA USA |
| We bought this camera for our 7 year old son's birthday in early August. More than a month later, it is one of his most favorite "toys". Much more than a toy, really. He's been learning how to compose pictures...and how to look at the world as a photographer would. The camera works, though don't expect a lot resolution wise. It seems quite durable, the controls are intuitive for kids, and there is some fun stuff on the camera that he plays with all the time. He learned to use the camera on his own...at least he was faster at figuring it out than his parents were! This is one of the few times I would rate a toy at this level. The designers should get a bonus. |
Great Camera! Can't say enought good things about it!
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| Review Date: June 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Laurie A. Hamilton, |
| I bought this camera for my 6 year old daughter. I read other reviews and I think children older than 3 or 4 can really understand all the features of this camera. There is more than an on/off button! This camera is great fun! Not only did my 6 year old daughter like it....my 17 yearl old daughter thought it was fun too! I don't know what VTech says about it being WATERPROOF but my daughter (now almost 7 years old) was taking a picture and fell into the pool! I took the batteries and card out of the camera, let it dry over night, and it works! GREAT CAMERA! Love it! To date she has dropped it in the pool water, dropped it off a really high rock at Yosemite and ran it over with her scooter! Still works! I only wish my cell phone came with the same shock proof material! |
amazing
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| Review Date: December 4, 2007 |
| Reviewer: J. Steiner, NY |
| wow. what a camera. you can take pictures, make a video, watch them on the computer or the tv. my husband has the new flip cam and this does the same thing. you can also photo edit and add frames to pictures and cool effects. got 2, one for each of my kids and they love it. i love it. |
Wonderful, Fun, Durable REAL digital camera!
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| Review Date: January 2, 2008 |
| Reviewer: T. Sullivan, Ga |
| My 6 yr old loves to play with MY expensive digital camera, taking pics of his toys and whatnot..so he saw the Vtech kidizoom camera on TV and wanted it so bad! I bought it and put batteries in and checked it out before giving it to him on C!hristmas morning. you wont believe the quality and the numerous things this camera does! the picture quality is good for a childs camera. It also has all of these clip art designs you can put on your picture youve taken to make a funny pic. such as a mustache, devil horns, pig noses, etc. It also records video forever...it never ran out of time recording until I stopped it...and it was several minutes. it comes with a usb cord, and your child can see his pics on the TV or the computer. It also has a cord to hook the camera to the TV like you do a DVD. This is one toy he has yet to put down...he takes pics of EVERYTHING...and hes 6 yrs old..I highly recommend it. it is much higher quality than another we looked at that was $89! it has been dropped too lol and so far so good! |
Definitely worth it!
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| Review Date: January 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Porter's mom, Pittsburgh, PA |
| After great research, I finally chose this camera for my 7 year old daughter, and we couldn't be happier. She loves the games she can play on the camera let alone the great features the camera offers once the photos are downloaded to the computer. She now takes pictures constantly. And her 2 year old brother did drop the camera with no apparent harm done! Great gift for a budding photographer! |
"Best Gift Ever"
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| Review Date: February 14, 2008 |
| Reviewer: A. Hoffman, Phoenix, AZ USA |
| I bought this as a Christmas present for my 4-yr. old nephew. He's a pretty smart kid and was able to figure out the controls with very little help. He voted this his favorite Christmas present! Not sure how I will top that next year...LOL I didn't realize it at the time, but his Dad (my bro-in-law) also bought him a camera, but they decided not to give it to him and returned it to the store because this one was way better. |
Lots of fun
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| Review Date: February 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: L. Richmond, |
| I bought this for my 3 year-old when he kept trying to use my camera. He loves it and takes pictures of everything. The picture quality isn't great but it's certainly good enough to make him happy. No complaints at all. |
The Grandchildren loved it!
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| Review Date: April 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Breadmaker, Lewes, DE United States |
| The cameras were purchased as a Christmas present for two of my grandsons. Recently, they came for a weekend visit and one of the toys they brought were their cameras (3 months after Christmas and still holding their interest!) The cameras are durable and creative. They loved taking silly pictures of their grandparents and adding hats, beards and a mustache! The biggest problem is they keep getting the memory full and have to delete pictures. |
Great Value
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| Review Date: April 11, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Peter F. Wood, Delaware |
| Although the 3 yr. old certainly enjoyed the camera I found that the parents and grandparents enjoyed it even more. It got passed from person to person while the child opened more gifts. Each adult found more funtionnality to show off to the person next to them. It's been a month now and the camera is still going strong as is the child. |
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