VTech Digital Camera

The VTech digital camera is a fantasic gift for your kids that they will continue to use for years. It will develop their love of photography from an early age and last them until they can handle one of your own digital cameras.

First things first, you'll need to use on your VTech Kidizoom Camera is a screwdriver to fit the four "AA" batteries in the camera grips. You should take a few minutes to set up the VTech Photo Editor on your computer, maybe while the first few photographs are being taken. 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 panic 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.

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.

It's obvious right out of the packaging that this VTech Kidizoom Camera was designed with tough play and robust handling in mind. The sides sport bright pink rubber grips to make it nice and easy for children to hold the camera with both hands, and two-eye viewing make it easy to picture a photo or a fun video. The camera also comes with two interchangeable faceplates, to pick a different look if you want.

Little girls will have a blast taking candid pics with their Kidizoom Camera. Kidizoom includes a connector cable to plug in and watch a picture slideshow or view the 5-minute movies they've created on any TV or PC. Fun photo-editing features allow kids to distort pictures or add silly frames. The camera also comes with three preschool games to keep the fun going.

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 VTech Kidizoom 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.

Robust and easy to use, the Vtech Digital Camera is ready to record all the adventures that your kids enjoy. With two-eye viewing, grips designed to fit in small hands, and a built-in flash, this real digital camera can also capture video. It also includes easy-to-use photo editing software so children aged three and above can add creative touches to their images.

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.