Vtech Kidizoom DUO DX User Manual

Parent’s Guide

91-003699-000US

INTRODUCTION

Kidizoom® Duo DX is a fun and easy-to-use digital camera with two

lenses: a front camera and a sele camera. Take photos or group pictures with funny photo effects. You can also take videos with live face lters.

The camera also features a built-in ash and a voice-recording feature with ve different voice-changing effects. There are also fun augmentedreality (AR) games, classic games and creativity features which allow you to enhance your photos with a variety of frames, stamps and wacky effects.

PRODUCT LAYOUT AND BUTTONS

Viewnder

Shutter Button

Rotary Ring

Camera Selector Button

Flash

Front Camera

Directional Pad

Volume Button

Headphone

Jack

Rear Sele

Camera

(D-Pad)

Home Button

Playback

Button

USB Port microSD

Card Slot

Zoom Wheel

OK Button

Star Button

On/Off Button

Microphone

Delete Button

FEATURES

On/Off Button

Press this button to turn the camera on or off.

Camera Selector Button When in Camera mode, press this button to toggle between the Front

Camera and Rear Sele Camera. Shutter Button

Press this button to take a photo, or to start and stop video recording.

TIP: If you prefer a left-handed Shutter button, you can interchange the Camera Selector button and the Shutter button functions. Please refer to the Camera Settings section on page 19.

D-Pad

Press these buttons to move the cursor and to make selections.

Flash Shortcut

switch between different ash modes.

Timer Shortcut

to toggle the Timer mode On and Off.

Home Button

Press this button to go to the Main Menu or go back to the previous submenu.

OK Button

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

Tip: The OK button can also be used to take a photo in Camera mode. Star Button

Press this button to add effects to photos and videos or to display the effects menu in other modes.

Rotary Ring

Turn the Rotary Ring to add or change the color lter effect in Camera or Video modes.

Volume Button Press the Volume button and then left or right on the D-pad to adjust

the volume.

Delete Button

Press this button to delete a photo, video or voice le.

Zoom Wheel

Push this button upwards to zoom in and downwards to zoom out.

: When in Camera mode, press up on the D-pad to

: When in Camera mode, press down on the D-pad

USB Port

Plug the included USB cable into this port to connect to your computer for data transfer.

MicroSD Card Slot

Insert a microSD card (not included) here for memory expansion.

INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

• Kidizoom® Duo DX

• USB cable (for data transfer only)

• Wrist strap

• Parent’s guide

WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets,

NOTE:

ATTENTION : Pour la sécurité de votre enfant, débarrassez-vous

NOTE : Il est conseillé de conserver ce guide des parents car il

packaging locks, removable tags, cable ties and packaging screws are not part of this toy, and should be discarded for your child’s safety. Please keep this parent’s guide as it contains important information.

de tous les produits d’emballage tels que rubans adhésifs, feuilles de plastique, attaches, étiquettes et vis d’emballage. Ils ne font pas partie du jouet.

comporte des informations importantes.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Display 2.4" TFT color LCD

Front Camera High Resolution Mode:

2560 x 1920 (5MP) for regular photos 1600 x 1200 (2MP) for photos with a camera effect Low Resolution Mode: 640 x 480 (0.3MP)

Rear Sele Camera

1600 x 1200 (High) / 640 x 480 (Low) Resolution adjustment is found in Settings

320 x 240 640 x 480 when taking video without effects using

a microSD card

Photo Resolution

Video Resolution

Video Length limit per le

Digital Zoom 4X

Focus Range 1.5 feet - ∞

Flash Range 3 - 9 feet

Internal Memory 256MB built-in memory (shared with program data;

File Format Photos: Standard Baseline JPEG

Memory Card Format and

Capacity

Connectivity USB 2.0 cable included for data transfer to and

Batteries 4 AA (LR6) alkaline batteries

Optimal Operating Temperature

10 minutes when using a microSD card

actual memory available for user storage will be

less)

Videos: AVI (Motion JPEG)

microSD / microSDHC card (not included) with

capacity from 1 GB to 32 GB and FAT or FAT32

format

from computer

32-104°F (0-40°C)

STORAGE CAPACITY FOR REFERENCE

Media Quality

Photos

Video

(min)

MP3 (min)

NOTE: Estimations are based on normal lighting conditions. Actual capacity varies depending on shooting environment.

The video length limit is ve minutes per le when using the internal memory and 10 minutes per le when using a memory card.

0.3 MP 1,570 151,700 303,500

5.0 MP 140 13,800 27,700

320 x 240 8 770 1,550

640 x 480 N/A 320 650

128 kbps 170 16,600 33,200

Internal

Memory

16GB card 32GB card

GETTING STARTED

BATTERY REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

Note: Adult assistance is required for battery installation.

1. Make sure the camera is turned Off.

2. Locate the battery covers on the handles of the camera. Open the battery covers separately by pressing each trigger inwards.

3. Remove old batteries by pulling up on one end of each battery.

4. Install 4 new AA batteries (2 on each side) as illustrated.

5. Replace each battery cover and make sure it clicks 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 (carbonzinc) or rechargeable, 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® Duo DX is compatible with microSD/microSDHC memory

cards up to 32GB (memory cards sold separately).

• Make sure the camera is

turned Off.

• Locate the microSD Card Slot at the bottom of the camera.

• Pull up the rubber cover.

• Insert the memory card as

illustrated.

• Once the memory card is

detected, it will be used as the default memory source of the camera.

• 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 accessed by the camera unless the memory card is removed. To prevent accidental data loss, make sure to back up all important data from your memory card before using it in the camera.

TO BEGIN USING KIDIZOOM® DUO DX

• Press the On/Off button to turn the camera on.

• If it is the rst time that you are turning the camera on, the Try-Me demo video will start playing. Press the Shutter button to exit the TryMe demo mode. The Try-Me demo will be disabled and will not play again.

• After the camera exits demo mode, set the time and date. Press up

or down on the D-pad to select the correct day, month, year, hour and

minute. Press left or right on the D-pad to jump to the previous or the next item. Finally, press the OK button to conrm the setting. If you wish to change the date and time later, you may do so in Settings.

• After the Try-Me demo mode has been disabled and you turn the camera on, the Camera mode preview screen will be activated and you can start taking photos.

• Press the Home button to go to the Main Menu to access other activities.

• Press the On/Off button again to turn the camera off.

BATTERY STATUS

When the screen shows the Low Battery icon , we recommend installing a fresh set of batteries as soon as possible. The unit will not function properly when it shows the Batteries Exhausted icon . New batteries should be inserted before further use.

AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF

To preserve battery life, the Kidizoom® Duo DX camera will automatically shut off after three minutes without operation in Camera or Video modes. In other modes, the auto-off time is two minutes. While using Wacky Slideshow, the auto-off time is 15 minutes.

CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER

You can connect Kidizoom® Duo DX to a PC or Mac computer using the included USB cable. Once connected, you can transfer les between the camera and computer. Please follow these steps to make the connection. NOTE: The USB connection does not charge the camera’s batteries.

• Turn the camera Off before connecting to a computer.

• Pull up the rubber cover of the USB Port on the bottom of the camera.

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

• Insert the larger end of the USB cable into a USB Port on your computer. A USB Port is usually marked with this symbol:

• Two removable drives called VTech 5200 and VT SYSTEM will open on your computer after you have connected. VTech 5200 is for storage of your data. VT SYSTEM is for storage of system data and cannot be accessed. If there is a memory card in the camera, the removable drive will show the content of the memory card only.

To avoid any potential damage to your Kidizoom

• When the cable is not connected to the camera, ensure that the rubber cover fully covers the USB Port of the camera.

• Please ensure that the microSD Card Slot rubber cover of the camera is tted in place properly.

Duo DX:

NOTE: Once the camera is connected to your computer, do not insert or remove a memory card and do not disconnect the camera while

les are transferring. To back up photo or video les taken by the camera:

• Locate and open the DCIM folder on the removable VTech 5200 drive.

• Your photo and video les will be organized in subfolders such as 100VTECH. Copy and paste your photo and video les onto a location on your computer to back them up.

To back up voice les recorded by the camera:

• Open the VOICE folder on the removable VTech 5200 drive.

• Copy and paste the voice les to a location on your computer.

To transfer MP3 les to the camera:

• Open the MUSIC folder on the removable VTech 5200 drive.

• Copy and paste your MP3 les from your computer into the MUSIC folder on the removable VTech 5200 drive.

To transfer photo or video les to the camera:

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

• Locate and open the DOWNLOAD folder on the removable VTech 5200 drive, then copy and paste 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 the

Kidizoom

After you have nished, disconnect the camera by following the

steps to safely remove hardware from your computer. You can then physically disconnect the USB cable and the camera from your computer.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER CONNECTION:

Microsoft

Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, macOS 10.12, 10.13 or 10.14. USB port required.

Duo DX, as these le formats may not be compatible.

Windows® 7, Windows® 8 or Windows® 10 operating systems.

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