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VTech Kidizoom Plus Multimedia Digital Camera (Blue) | 
| Brand: VTech
Category: Toy
List Price: £49.99
Buy New: £34.99
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Seller: danieledwardschristopher
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 7.7 x 2.6
MPN: 107033
EAN: 3417761070338
ASIN: B002U0KESG
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good concept, flawed execution July 15, 2010
Flaus Marti (Cuernavaca, Mor)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ordered this camera for my 4 year old son, and although it has its strong points, it has too many weaknesses to justify the hefty price tag.
Good points:
1) Seems very strong and durable
2) Simple controls
3) Battery life is quite good, with NiMH rechargables will last a good few days of heavy use
Bad points:
1) Picture quality is terrible, most pictures have a green-blue colour cast that is very noticable. Also the "film speed" is way too low, practically all photos are blurred, it's hard for young children to hold a camera rock-steady while they take a picture, so the camera should've have been programmed with this in mind with a high film speed (and fast shutter speed) to reduce this problem. As it is, if my son takes one usable picture in 100 it's a miracle. I wasn't expecting the camera to produce wonderful pics every time, my son's no Man Ray for sure, but he quickly lost interest when nothing turned out properly.
2) It would be great to see the (few) half decent pictures on our big screen. There is a cable included to connect the camera to a TV via the video-in port. But theres no picture on our TV, just snow. We live in Mexico (we brought the camera back after a trip to the UK) and maybe there's a compatibility problem, supposedly there's a setting to enable the pictures to be seen on on either european or US televisions, but switching to the US setting makes no difference (we bought the TV in the US so it's not that Mexican tvs have some weird idiosyncrasy). We're quite tecno literate here, we went through all the possible settings on the camera and the TV but nothing worked. So if you wish to buy this camera and use it ouside the UK or europe beware.
3) Despite being generally robust, the one weak point is the LCD screen. It got scratched within the first few hours and really should come with a replaceable plastic protector or some other method to protect it.
4)It comes loaded with games. If you want your kids to play computer games, then you won't have a problem. If you don't want your kids to play computer games, and would prefer them to use the camera to take pictures, then be prepared for them to spend all day playing the games instead. Although for many the games will be a nice touch, for many it's not, and VTECH should at least have included a parental override function to block the games function if, like us, you are keen that your kids use the camera as a camera.
Points 2, 3 and 4 aren't gamebreakers for us, but point 1 is the huge disappointment. With a picture quality this bad, it's practically worthless as a camera.
 fantastic camera July 15, 2010
Jaa
One of my sons friends came to his 6th birthday party with this camera and he was so interested in it he asked for one. Its chunky and solid , takes good pictures but the best part is the things you can do to enhance those pictures - put bars in front of their face or bend their face out of shape- fantastic fun and lots of entertainment value. Alomg with the games you can play on it, keeps him quiet for hours. Infact my 9 year old is dead jealous and she has a proper digital camera!
Great fun camera July 1, 2010
Couttsie (Nairn, Scotland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This camera is superb fun for adults, never mind the kids! The features of the kidizoom 'plus' include being able to distort faces, add hair, make kaleidoscope images etc with the camera as well as on the computer, so it makes taking them really fun, with instant results. It only has 2 megapixels, so it's mever going to take fantastic shots that look great when large, but we have printed off many good photos, and my 4 and half year old can navigate around most of the functions easily. Of course, it's so much fun, everyone wants a shot, but we just let other kids play with it too- it really does look pretty robust and lets them have free rein without worrying about dropping it, and most kids over about 2 would at least be able to take some sort of picture- buttons are easy. One downside it has a tiny zoom- don't know why they bothered at all!
Great value for money June 11, 2010
First Time (UK)
Bought this for my grandson. He loved it and it was great all the things you can do with it. This not a standard camera.
 brillaint kids camera June 5, 2010
Emma B (Wrexham)
This camera is brilliant, my 3 year old loves it. Theres quite a lot that is too advanced for him at the moment but as it is super tough I expect as he grows it will still entertain him. not only is it a camera but there is a video function and games to play. the games are very simplistic and anyone used to playing computer games may be a bit disappointed with the graphics however for the young children it is aimed at i think they are satisfactory and a welcome distraction on a day out. The picture quality is excellent, the 2 viewfinders are ideal for little ones as are the chunky rubber handles either side, also comes with a removable wrist strap that is adult sized and should probably be a bit smaller. overall excellent value for money, a super tough camera ideal for young children.
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