VTech 91-002843-000 User Manual

User’s Manual

Printed in China

91-002843-000

INTRODUCTION

Kidizoom® Camera Connect is a durable and fun camera that empowers kids to take photos, shoot video and experiment with fun photo effects. In addition, kids can record their voice and play 3 built-in games!

You can also connect the camera to your computer and download extra photo effects, apps and games from the VTech Learning Lodge new fun feature, Animation Maker, will be available for download as a free gift for registering your camera. Connect your Kidizoom® Camera Connect to the VTech Learning LodgeTM to register and download the free app!

. The

FEATURES

PRODUCT LAYOUT AND BUTTONS

Shutter Button

Lens

microSD Card Slot

4-Directional Cursor Buttons

Home Button

MIC

USB Port for

Computer

Connection

Zoom In Button

Zoom Out

Button

OK Button

Delete Button

ON/OFF Button

Introduction / Features

ON/OFF Button Press this button to turn the camera ON or OFF.

USB Port Plug the included USB cable into this port to connect to your computer.

Home Button Press this button to go to the main menu or to go back to the previous

submenu.

4-Directional Cursor Buttons Press these buttons to move the cursor and make selections.

OK Button

Press this button to conrm a choice or action.

Tips: The OK Button can also be used to take a photo when in camera mode.

Delete Button

Press this button to delete the selected le.

Shutter Button Press this button to take a photo.

Zoom In Button

Press this button to zoom in.

Zoom Out Button Press this button to zoom out. Tips: The zoom buttons can also be used to set sound volume when

zoom function is not available.

microSD Card Slot

Included In This Package

Insert a microSD card here for memory expansion.

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

• 1 VTech® Kidizoom® Camera Connect

• 1 wrist strap

• 1 user’s manual

• 1 USB cable

WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties, and tags are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Display 1.8” TFT color LCD

Photo Resolution 1.3 MP (1280 x 960) or 0.3 MP (640 x 480)

Movie Resolution 160 X 120 when using internal memory,

Movie Length Limit Maximum 5 minutes per each recording le

Digital Zoom 4X

Focus Range 1.5 feet - ∞

Internal Memory 128 MB built in memory (shared with program

File Format Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG) (recorded with

Connectivity Built-in USB port (Mini-USB) for computer

Memory Card Format and Capacity

Batteries 4 X “AA” (LR6) alkaline batteries (not included)

Operating Temperature

320 X 240 when using memory card

data, actually memory available for user storage will be less)

Kidizoom

Photos: Standard Baseline JPEG (taken by Kidizoom® Camera Connect)

connection

microSD/ microSDHC card (not included) with capacity from 1 GB to 32 GB are recommended

0 - 40°C

Camera Connect)

STORAGE CAPACITY FOR REFERENCE

Memory Size 1.3 MP Photos 0.3 MP Photos Videos in 160 X

Internal Memory ~280 ~880 ~7

2 GB ~6,640 ~22,130 ~170

Memory

card

4 GB ~13,280 ~44,260 ~330

8 GB ~26,560 ~88,520 ~660

16 GB ~53,120 ~177,040 ~1,330

120 (minutes)

Included In This Package

Note: The above amounts are approximations, the actual capacity depends on the shooting environments. The video length limit is 5

minutes per le.

GETTING STARTED

BATTERY INSTALLATION

Note: Adult assembly is required for battery installation.

• Make sure the camera is turned

OFF.

• Locate the battery covers on the bottom

of the camera. Open the battery covers by separately pressing each trigger downward.

• Install 4 new “AA” batteries (2 on each side) as shown in the illustration

below.

• Replace each battery cover with the arrow on the trigger pointing

downward. Push down until the battery covers click into position.

BATTERY NOTICE

• Use new alkaline batteries for maximum performance.

• Use only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended.

• Do not mix different types of batteries: alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc)

Getting Started

or rechargeable (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH), or new and used batteries.

• Do not use damaged batteries.

•

Insert batteries with the correct polarity.

• Do not short-circuit the battery terminals.

• Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.

• Remove batteries during long periods of non-use.

• Do not dispose of batteries in re.

• Do not charge non-rechargeable batteries.

• Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy before charging

(if removable).

• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.

MEMORY CARD INSTALLATION

• Kidizoom® Camera Connect supports the below memory cards for

memory expansion.

microSD

microSDHC

microSD Logo and microSDHC Logo are trademarks of SD-3C,LCC.

• Make sure the camera is turned OFF.

• Locate the memory card slot at the

bottom of the camera.

• Pull up the rubber cover.

• Insert the memory card (not included)

as illustrated. Once the memory card is detected and can be used, the default memory will set as the memory card automatically.

• To remove the memory card from the

slot, push the card once and it will eject.

Note: If a memory card is being used, data stored in the internal memory cannot be seen in the camera unless the memory card is removed. To prevent accidental data loss, make sure you have backed up all important data from your memory card before using.

Camera Connect

TO BEGIN USING

KIDIZOOM® CAMERA

CONNECT

• Press the ON/OFF Button to turn on the camera.

• If it is the rst time that you are turning on the Kidizoom

you will see an option to select the date and time. Press the Up or Down Cursor Button to select the correct day, month, year, hour, and minute. Press the Left or Right Cursor Button to jump to the previous or the next setting item. Finally, press the OK button to conrm the setting. If you wish to change the date & time later, please go to Settings.

• After the date and time is set, when Kidizoom

on, it will go directly into camera mode and you can start taking photos.

Camera Connect,

Camera Connect is turned

To Begin Using Kidizoom

• To switch to other activities, press the Home Button to go to the Main Menu. From the Main Menu, you can select the following activities:

Camera

Download Animation Maker

• To connect to a computer, follow the instructions in the Connecting to a Computer section below.

• Press the ON/OFF Button

Note: Animation Maker will only be available after registering the camera by connecting it to the VTech Learning Lodge

, Movies , Playback , Voice Recorder ,

, Creative Tools (including Photo Editor and

), Games , and Settings .

again to turn the unit off.

BATTERY STATUS

When the screen shows a Low Battery icon , we recommend installing a fresh set of batteries as soon as possible.

When the unit shows the Batteries Exhausted icon work properly. New batteries should be inserted before further use.

, the unit will not

AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF

To preserve battery life, Kidizoom® Camera Connect will automatically turn off after 3 minutes without operation in the preview screen of the Camera or Movies modes. In other modes, the auto-off time is 2 minutes. The camera can be turned on again by pressing the ON/OFF Button .

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER

You can connect Kidizoom® Camera Connect to a PC or Mac computer using a standard mini B USB cable (included). Once connected, you can

transfer les between the camera and computer; please follow below

steps to make the connection.

• Turn Kidizoom

computer.

• Pull up the rubber cover of the USB port at the bottom of your camera.

• Insert the USB cable (small end) into the USB port on the camera.

Connecting to a Computer / Battery Status

• Insert the larger end of the USB cable into a USB port on the computer.

A USB port is usually marked with this symbol

• Two removable drives called “VTech 1407” and “VT SYSTEM” will

appear. “VTech 1407” is for storage of your data, “VT SYSTEM” is for storage of system data and cannot be accessed.

Camera Connect OFF before connecting to a

Note: If there is a memory card in the camera, the removable drive will show the content in the memory card only.

To back up photo or video les taken by the camera:

• Locate and open the “DCIM” folder in the removable drive “VTech 1407”

• Your photos or video les will be placed in the subfolders, such as “100VTECH”. Drag and drop the les to a location in your computer for

backup.

To back up voice les recorded by the camera:

• Locate and open the VOICE folder in the removable drive “VTech 1407”.

• Drag and drop the recorded voice les to a location in your computer

for backup.

To transfer photo or video les to the camera:

• Select the photo or video les you would like to upload from your computer rst.

• Locate and open the “DOWNLOAD” folder in the removable drive “VTech 1407”, drag and drop the photo les into the “PHOTO” subfolder, or “VIDEO” subfolder for video les.

Note:

• Do not transfer photo or video les created by other cameras to

Kidizoom

Camera Connect, as these le formats may not be

compatible.

• To Download extra fun effects, applications or games to the camera, please refer to Download in later section.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER CONNECTION:

Microsoft

Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8 Operating System and later or Macintosh Computer with Mac OS X version 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 or 10.8.

Note: Once the camera is connected to your computer, do not insert or remove the memory card, do not disconnect the camera while les are

uploading or downloading. After you have nished, remove the camera

by following the steps to safely remove hardware from your computer. Then you can physically unplug the unit from the computer.

To avoid any potential damage to your Kidizoom

Camera Connect:

• When the USB cable is not connected to the unit, ensure the USB

rubber cover is fully covering the USB port.

• Please ensure the microSD card slot rubber cover of the camera is

tted in place.

Connecting to a Computer

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