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Kids love digital cameras. Whether it's the happy chorus of "Can I see? Can I see?" and subsequent jockeying to get a glimpse of the LCD, or the fact that you can just let them snap away randomly without worrying about wasting film, digital cameras provide a level of gratification for kids that their film counterparts never did. While it's tempting to just pass along your old digital camera to the children when you upgrade, cameras that are designed just for kids offer features that make them better suited to the smaller set. Here's a list of my four favorite digital cameras for kids:
Vtech Kidizoom Plus
This is an update to my favorite kids digital camera from last year, and it's still a winner. The "plus" version of the camera retains all of the kid friendly features of its predecessor, such as the rugged construction, two-eye viewfinder, 1.8-inch LCD, video capability, playback on TV, and on-camera games and special photo effects. It also doubles the built-in memory to 512MB (expandable with an SD card) while retaining the 2.0-megapixel resolution (which is really plenty for most young kids), bumping storage up to 2,000 photos or five minutes of video. There are all new games and new special effects, including several Funny Face liquid distortion filters that lets your child make entertaining caricatures (remember Kai's Power Goo?). The menus and function buttons have been updated as well, but they're arguably more complicated. Instead of the joystick button, the Kidizoom Plus uses a four-way rocker and a new mode dial to switch functions. Volume control is now a less-intuitive two-step process though the addition of a dedicated flash button is nice. There are also buttons to control the new 2x digital zoom feature, which is fun for kids to use (though for adults digital zoom isn't all that useful).
The Kidizoom Plus (list price $59.99) is a great camera for younger kids and comes in blue or pink versions. I'd recommend it for children about 3 to 8 years old. Non-readers will need help accessing menus and changing settings, but will still have fun snapping photos and videos until they grow into the more advanced features.
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posted by Janice Chen
November 25, 2009 @ 9:51 am
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