Crayola Child Digital Camera Review (or Lack Thereof)

My original intent was to make this a video review of the Crayola child digital camera but the technical problems to follow prevented that. It started right away with the battery cover which took me nearly 20 minutes to unscrew the cover (I had to use a tiny screwdriver and I almost striped the screws in the process), put in the batteries and get the battery cover back on the Crayola kid’s digital camera.


After that frustrating ordeal, I handed the camera to my 2 year old niece and let her run around with it. Now I know the Crayola camera is for kids 3 and up but my niece was over and since she sees me using a camera all the time I thought she might understand the concept. At first she was having a lot of fun running around and making everyone say cheese and even held the child’s digital camera in the general direction of the person or animal she was trying to photograph. All photo taking stopped however when she discovered the power button had a funny little noise. Next thing I know she was intrigued by the noise the delete button made and all her photos were gone! Got her to take a couple more photos for my review of the child digital camera and then quickly retrieved the camera before she erased those too!

I have software that records your desktop and wanted to record the install process for the Crayola digital camera review but after having problems, I thought maybe it was from running the two programs at the same time, so I stopped the recording. I finished the install wizard on the CD and restarted my computer as prompt but when the computer restarted there was no icon and I could not find the program listed anywhere. I went through the install process once again with the same result. I decided to try just hooking up the Crayola child digital camera to my PC and hope it would recognize that it was a camera and at least I could get the photos off the camera to show the quality of the pictures. I hooked the USB cord up and the kid camera’s LCD screen started to glow and my computer chimed like it was recognized but did not react or list a device in my computer panel. I tried to turn the child digital camera off but it did not respond. I unplugged the Crayola camera from the PC and the camera’s LCD screen continued to glow and would not shut off. Frustrated, I left it glowing on my desk overnight only to find it with dead batteries in the morning. Long story short, I repeated the entire process with the same results, from changing the batteries to the camera lying on my desk over night, unable to turn itself off, finding it with dead batteries again in the morning.

I thought of trying to install the Crayola camera software on my laptop, contacting the company Sakar that makes the kids camera or trying something else in hopes of making it work but since all the parents reviews of this camera all have similar issues, I decided to just agree with the consensus that this Crayola child digital camera sucks.

Child Digital Camera Reviews

It is really hard to decide on a child digital camera to buy when it seems there are so many negative reviews and the list of features sounds so similar. There really are very few good reviews for any model child digital camera mostly do to the fact that the parents are the ones giving it. Most parents who write a review are shocked by the very low megapixels and poor quality of the LCD screen and then are some who had problems installing the camera or uploading the photos. Although they get poor reviews, the child loves using the camera, they do not seem to care as much about the picture quality, all they do is point and shoot and the uploading of photos onto the computer is usually done by the parents.

Okay so you may be thinking, should I even buy a digital camera made for a child or should I by an inexpensive, point and shoot digital camera? If you are buying them their first digital camera to start their interest in photography or as an educational toy then a kid digital camera with the big buttons, two eye viewer and games is the best bet. Now, if the child already has expressed a liking in photography and has taken pictures with an adult camera a kid digital camera might disappoint because of the low megapixel and low flash capabilities.

As far as the features, I am going to try to make it easier to look at the feature of different child digital cameras side by side on a chart, it should post it in the next couple days.

VTech Kidizoom Child Digital Camera

VTech Kidizoom Child Digital Camera


The Kidizoom child Digital Camera is kid-friendly from the large buttons and handles to the double-eye viewfinder. Your child will have fun with the software that comes with the child digital camera, it lets them edit and alter their photos as well as your family pictures.

Here are the basic features, as outlined by the manufacturer:

.3 megapixels with 1.8" color LCD screen
Double viewer for easy photo taking
Connector cables for TV or PC hook-up
Photo editing capabilities
SD card slot for extra memory
Record short videos with sound
3 preschool games for added fun
Large hand bumpers for easy grip
Changeable faceplates
16MB internal memory (stores 200+ photos or up to 5 minutes of video)


Check back soon for more child digital camera reviews!

Polaroid Pixie Child Digital Camera

The Polaroid Pixie Child Digital Camera

Built ruggedly to withstand the rough and tumble play for growing hands, the child-friendly Polaroid pixie™ digital camera is fun, easy to use, and full of features geared to captivate your child’s imagination including:

• 3.0 megapixel resolution
• Big 2.4" bright LCD screen let’s your child see the photo before shooting
• 2x digital zoom
• 16 MB built-in memory for storing pictures
• SD card compatibility for more photo storage
• 2-eye viewfinder helps little eyes see what to shoot
• Includes 8 really fun built-in games
• Available in blue or pink
• Includes A/V Cable, Wrist Strap, USB Cable, ArcSoft® Software on CD-ROM
  

Fisher Price Kid-Tough™ Digital Camera

The Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital Camera was named the 2007 Toy of the Year and is going to be a big seller again this holiday season. This years version comes with a camera case included.

The Fisher Price Kid-Tough™ Digital Camera is designed for kids in everyway, from the camera's two big rubber handle grips to give your child a steady shot, to the easy two-eye viewfinder as well as the big buttons and simple controls. The camera is auto-everything, including its flash, your child only has to point and shoot and then your picture appears on the 1.3 inch LCD screen. The Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital Camera comes with PhotoShow Deluxe software, uses 640 x 480 resolution and can store about 60 photos in the 8MB internal memory with a SD memory card slot for additional storage.

Crayola's Child Digital Camera

The first new child digital camera that caught my eye was the Crayola Digital Camera because of the bright colors and unusal EZ grip design. Crayola’s child digital camera from Digital Concepts is a digital camera, video camera and web camera all in one. It has VGA resolution, a 1.3" Preview Screen, Color Genie Photo Editing Software and comes with a one year warranty. Check out the feature list below for all the details.

• Digital resolution 640 X 480 pixels
  
• Includes 1.3" Preview Screen
  
• VGA Resolution
  
• Includes Color Genie Photo Editing Software
  
• Workshop to make Photo Frames
  
• Create Puppets
  
• Edit Center and Game Center
  
• Rubberized durable camera with EZ-grip handles
  
• One year warranty
  
• Available in either purple or green
  

Check back for more child digital camera reviews on the new kids cams coming out for the holidays!

New Child Digital Camera Reviews

Well I know with the holidays coming that toys for your child are on your mind (and your TV), so I started researching what child digital cameras will be on the market this year. Most of the child digital cameras I reviewed last year before the holidays are still going to big sellers this year since there are only a couple new digital cameras for kids. Please check back soon for reviews, side by side comparison and this year’s best child digital camera.

Protect Your Child While On the Internet

The reason you are looking for a child digital camera right now is because the kids today are more tech savvy then ever before. They do not learn how to use a computer in a class as we once did; their lessons are taught on the computer in class. Between using the computer for studying and homework as well as for fun (uploading photos from their child digital camera!), your child spends a lot of time on your home computer. So much time that it would be impossible for you to supervise the websites they visit, the material they look at or conversations with friends. That is why you should check out this parental control software for your PC that records everything your child does online, so you can keep and eye on them online even when you are not home. Click Here to learn more.

Projects and Games For Your Child Digital Camera

Now most of the digital cameras that are designed to be used by your child come with project software that lets your child use the photos they took to play games, create puzzles and be creative.

But if you are into photography also there are some fun interactive camera projects that you can do with your child to spark their creativity.

1) Plan out a photo shoot with your child, decide on a location to photograph and you both bring your digital cameras.

2) Pick a game to play:

The alphabet game: Have your child take a picture of an object beginning with A-and continue through each letter of the alphabet.

Scavenger hunt: Provide a list of specific things to find and photograph, style (a cat, a fire hydrant, a tree, etc).

Story line: Have your child take photos that will follow a storyline.

3) Let them use the pictures they took with their child digital camera to make a presentation for the whole family to see!

Sticker Wizard Child Digital Camera

The Sticker Wizard KidzCam camera takes up to 152 pictures and can also be used as a web cam or short-clip video camera. , This child digital camera is an inexpensive and totally fun way to create photo-based stickers of friends, family, or pets. The software included with the Sticker Wizard KidzCam, called Snapstickers, includes a Story Maker with 12 easy- to-use story templates, Edit Center with 18 different creative editing tools, and Slide Show Maker that your child can star in. Snapstickers software helps kids to create their stickers based on their own photos or artwork with over 300 sticker templates. There is also a Games Center; children can play games like Photo Jigsaw, Pixel Paddle, Shutterbug, Photo Tiles, and Click Flip, using their pictures.

Contents:

- Digital Camera
- USB Cable
- Software, CD-ROM
- User Manual

PC System Requirements:

-OS: Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME or XP
-Processor: Pentium II 300, Celeron AMD Athlon Processor or Higher
-64MB RAM
-100 MB Free Hard Drive Space
-CD ROM drive
-Available USB Port
-16-bit color display adapter

Extreme Child Digital Camera

If your child likes to bike, rollerblade or skateboard I bet they would think this digital camera and camcorder that attaches right their helmet is cool!

ATC 1000 Extreme Digital Camera
by Oregon Scientific

Description:
The Extreme Cam mounts on your helmet, bike or arm for cool action footage. Capture video of your latest stunts to show to friends and family! It comes with 32 megs of memory that provides for up to 16 minutes of video or 400 still pictures. Includes mounting apparatus for helmets, bikes, goggles, arm and more. Requires 4 "AAA" batteries (not included).