Thursday, December 20, 2012

Vtech - Kidizoom Spin & Smile Digital Camera


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Rating: 4.4


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Turn your child into the family photographer with Vtech's Kidizoom Spin & Smile Digital Camera. Durable and easy to use, this 2.0 megapixel camera lets kids take and edit photos, record digital video, and play games. Designed for children three and up, the Kidizoom comes with a built-in flash for indoor shooting as well as a twisting lens for easy self-portraits. A variety of wacky frames, stamps, and other effects will keep your budding photographer entertained.

Vtech Kidizoom Spin and Smile Digital Camera (Blue)
Fun kids camera is a great learning experience for aspiring photographers. View larger.
Vtech Kidizoom Spin and Smile Digital Camera (Blue)
Rotating lens lets you take self portraits. View larger.

Sturdy Design Ideal for Young Photographers

Engineered with children's small hands in mind, the Kidizoom Spin & Smile Digital Camera comes with easy-to-grip, rounded sides and large, intuitive buttons. Kidizoom's sturdy design helps withstand rough handling by young photographers. While not indestructible, this camera stood up to repeated drops on a cement floor during testing.

Kidizoom comes with a twisting lens that flips effortlessly into position as well as a timer, taking the guesswork out of self-portraits and group shots. A zoom wheel activates the 4X digital zoom, while dual viewfinders and a full-color screen make it easy for children to compose pictures.

The camera screen's compact size does make it challenging to predict the photo quality before viewing on a television or computer monitor. Do not expect this 2.0 megapixel camera to take sharp photos of squirmy subjects in low-light conditions.

Vtech Kidizoom Spin and Smile Digital Camera (Pink)
Lets you add wacky effects for hours of silly fun. View larger.

Zany Special Effects Unleash Creativity

Kidizoom allows your child to add silly hairstyles, wacky distortion, and colorful frames to photos. These can be easily viewed on a computer or television. Parents will need to spend a little time helping younger children find and use the editing features to allow them to fully unleash their creativity. Your child can also record movies with funny cartoon animations and scene-setting frames. A video recorder lets kids record and then distort voices, adding echo effects or robot intonations.

Along with the editing options, five preloaded games--including a photo puzzle, detective game, and germ-fighting adventure--will provide hours of educational entertainment for your child.

Built-In Memory Stores Hundreds of Photos

With 256 megabytes of internal memory, there's room for hundreds of photos or more than 10 minutes of video. The camera also supports up to 2 gigabytes of additional space by adding an SD card (sold separately).

System Requirements

  • Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or above

What's in the Box

Kidizoom Spin & Smile Digital Camera, USB Cable, A/V cable, wrist strap, and user's manual.

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Kidizoom Spin & Smile
Digital Camera
Vtech Kidizoom Spin and Smile Digital Camera (Blue)

At a Glance:

  • Tough, easy-to-grip camera with 2.0 megapixel resolution
  • Includes camera and video modes, photo editor, and five games
  • 256 MB of built-in memory
  • Lens twists for easy self-portraits
  • Editing feature allows children to add frames, stamps, and wacky effects

Age/Weight Requirements:

  • Three to eight years

Assembly Requirements:

  • Four AA batteries (not included)


  • Real 2.0 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, self-timer and 5 included games
  • Rotating lens lets you take self portraits or take photos with funny stamps, borders and silly effects
  • 256 MB internal memory and SD card slot for memory expansion
  • Video recording with sound
  • Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging


Vtech - Kidizoom Spin & Smile Digital Camera Reviews


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139 of 142 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars EASY TO USE -- WON'T GET BORED, August 24, 2011
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Maudeen Wachsmith "BeachReader" (Port Townsend, WA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 
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Finally! A decent little camera that will bring the lucky child in your life hours of pleasure - whether taking pictures, making movies, or playing games - the VTech Kidizoom Camera has it all.

This isn't a toy at all - it is a real 1.3 megapixel camer with 4x digital zoom. There is 128MG internal memory (which will store up to 1000 photos and 10-15 minutes of video). There are three built-in games and the ability to make fun and wacky photos with editing. Oh and the best part, your little one will be able to make their own movies WITH sound. How great is that?

My granddaughter is forever grabbing my cell phone or camera to take pictures (some of them turn out pretty good!) and with this she certainly won't get bored. The camera easily connects to a computer for storage and to send photos to others. She has had other "children's cameras" but they were too complicated and, I must say, a bit boring compared to an adult camera.

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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Be prepared to say "cheese!" over and over!, September 2, 2011
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Rebekah (Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 
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My kids (ages 11 & 8) took off with this camera as soon as I'd pulled it from the package, and they had figured out how to use most of the features on it within a few minutes, without the directions! They've been playing with it constantly since then, taking all kinds of pictures and making funny (at least to them) movies. They have had a blast with the games and the photo editing (especially when one of the pre-loaded photo templates allowed them to turn their dad into a monkey, ha!)

We put in standard AA batteries, and after at least 8 hours of total play time so far, the batteries have yet to die - impressive! There's also an auto-off function, shutting the camera off after 3 minutes - handy, since kids can be forgetful.

This comes with cords to hook up to your computer and television. The television feature is fun, allowing kids to do slideshows. Transferring pictures and videos onto the computer was super-easy and quick.

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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality; Worse customer service, July 11, 2012
= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 
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I bought this camera for my 4 year old son in October 2011 as a Christmas gift. When he opened it on Christmas he was THRILLED! We loved everything about the camera - but especially liked the revolving viewfinder that allows the child to see himself or herself while taking self portraits. Unfortunately, after 2 months of very light use, the camera stopped working. It simply would not turn on, even after multiple sets of fresh batteries and a couple of attempts to reset the camera (directions provided by V-Tech). As this camera was covered by warranty, I again contacted V-Tech and was told that althought this camera was covered, the Spin & Smile model was only available online through Amazon.com and they would have to replace our camera with a different style (without the spin & smile viewfinder). I contacted Amazon.com and tried to get the same camera for my son, with zero luck. It turns out Amazon.com has a 30 day return policy for electronics which is not at all helpful when... Read more
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