VTech Kidizoom Touch User Manual
© 2013 VTech
Printed in China
91-002862-000 UK
User’s Manual
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INTRODUCTION
Kidizoom® Touch is a fun, durable and easy to use digital camera with
double-lenses and a touch screen: take photos or movies of your friends,
then take fantastic self portraits. You can also add a range of great photo
effects to make your pictures really stand out! The camera also features 4x
digital zoom, built-in ash, 3 inch colour touch screen, 5 great games and a
great voice recording feature with 5 different voice changing effects. There
are also creativity applications allowing you to enhance your photos with a
variety of frames, stamps and wacky effects.
If you would like even more, connect your Kidizoom® Touch to your
computer and register on the Learning Lodge, the bonus apps Animation
Maker and Talking Album will be downloaded to your camera as a free
gift. You will also have access to lots of extra photo effects, apps and
games!
There is 256 MB of memory built into the camera, or you can use a
microSD card (not included) to expand the memory and store even more
photos and videos!
FEATURES
PRODUCT LAYOUT AND BUTTONS
Introduction / Features
Shutter button
OK button
4-Directional
cursor button
Zoom lever
Home button
On/Off button
Flash
Front
camera
USB port
Headphone door
microSD
card slot
Self-Portrait
camera
Touch screen
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On/Off
Press this button to turn the camera on or off.
Shutter Button
Press this button to take a photo, start or stop video recording.
Touch Screen:
Use the triangle pick included on the wrist strap to touch the on-screen
icons to operate most functions of the camera. For photo or video
capture, please use the Shutter button instead.
4-Directional Cursor Button
Press these buttons to move the cursor and make selections.
Home Button
Press this button to go to the main menu or go back to the previous
submenu.
OK Button
Press this button to conrm a choice or action.
Tips: The OK button can also be used to take a photo when in camera
mode.
Zoom Lever
Push this lever towards + to zoom in, push it towards - to zoom out. For
other places where zoom function is not applicable, this lever will be used for
sound volume adjustment instead.
USB Port
Plug the included USB cable into this port to connect to your computer.
Memory Card Slot
Insert a microSD card here for memory expansion.
Headphone Jack
Plug the included VTech headphones into this jack to use when needed.
To avoid any potential damage to your Kidizoom® Touch
• When the USB cable is not connected to the unit, ensure the USB
rubber cover is fully covering the camera’s USB port.
• Please ensure the memory card slot rubber cover is tted in place.
• When the headphones aren’t not connected to the unit, ensure
the headphone jack rubber cover is fully covering the camera’s
headphone jack.
Features
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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
• 1 VTech® Kidizoom® Touch
• 1 USB cable
• 1 set of VTech
®
Headphones
• 1 wrist strap
• 1 user’s manual
WARNING: All packing materials, such as tape, plastic sheets,
packaging locks and tags are not part of this toy, and
should be discarded for your child’s safety.
NOTE: Please keep user’s manual as it contains important
information.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Display 3 inch TFT colour LCD touch screen
Photo
Resolution
1600 X 1200 (2.0 MP) or 640 X 480 (0.3 MP)
Video
Resolution
320 X 240 pixel @15 fps
Video Length
limit per le
5 minutes when using internal memory
10 minutes when using SD card memory
Digital Zoom 4X
Focus Range 1.5 feet - ∞ (Front) / 0.5 feet - ∞ (Self-Portrait)
Flash Range 3 – 9 feet (Not available in Self-Portrait camera)
Internal Memory 256 MB built-in memory (shared with program data,
actual memory available for user storage will be less)
File Format Photos: Standard Baseline JPEG
Videos: AVI (Motion JPEG)
Memory Card
Format And
Capacity
microSD / microSDHC card (not included) with
capacity from 1 GB to 32 GB are recommended
Connectivities USB 2.0 cable (included) for computer connection
Batteries 4 X AA (LR6) alkaline batteries
Operating
Temperature
0 - 40°C
Product Specifications
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STORAGE CAPACITY FOR REFERENCE
Memory size
2.0 MP
photos
0.3 MP
photos
Video in 320 X 240
(minutes)
Internal memory ~300 ~1250 ~10
Memory
card
2 GB ~4,000 ~16,000 ~100
4 GB ~8,000 ~32,000 ~200
8 GB ~16,000 ~64,000 ~400
16 GB ~32,000 ~128,000 ~800
NOTE: The above amounts are approximations, the actual capacity
depends on the shooting environments.
The video length limit is 5 minutes per le when using the internal
memory and 10 minutes per le when using a memory card.
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 outwards.
• Install 4 new AA batteries (2 on each side) as illustrated.
• Replace each battery cover and push down until they click into
position.
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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) 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.
Disposal of batteries and product
The crossed-out wheelie bin symbols on products and
batteries, or on their respective packaging, indicates they
must not be disposed of in domestic waste as they contain
substances that can be damaging to the environment and
human health.
The chemical symbols Hg, Cd or Pb, where marked, indicate
that the battery contains more than the specied value of
mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) or lead (Pb) set out in Battery
Directive (2006/66/EC).
The solid bar indicates that the product was placed on the
market after 13th August, 2005.
Help protect the environment by disposing of your product or
batteries responsibly.
For more information, please visit:
www.recycle-more.co.uk
www.recyclenow.com
MEMORY CARD INSTALLATION
• Kidizoom® Touch supports the below memory cards for memory
expansion.
Battery Notice
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• 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.
NOTES : If the 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.
To avoid damage to your camera or memory card, please make
sure the camera is OFF before removing the memory card.
TO BEGIN USING KIDIZOOM® TOUCH
• Press the ON/OFF Button to turn on the camera.
• If it is the rst time that you are turning on the camera, the Try-me
demo movie will start playing. Press the Shutter Button
to exit the
Try-me demo mode. The Try-me demo will be disabled and will not
play again on start-up.
• After the camera exits demo mode, you can set the time and date.
Touch the item directly to select, then touch the
and to change
the value. Finally touch the to conrm. If you wish to change the
date & time later, please go to Settings.
• After the Try-me demo mode has been disabled, when turning the
camera on, it will go directly into the Main Menu.
• Press the Home Button
to go to the main menu where you can
enter different activities.
• Press the ON/OFF Button
again to turn the camera off.
To Begin Using Kidizoom
®
Touch
microSD Logo and microSDHC Logo are trademarks of SD-3C, LCC
microSD
microSDHC
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BATTERY STATUS
When the screen shows a Low Battery icon , we recommend installing
a fresh set of batteries as soon as possible. The unit will not work
properly when it shows the Batteries Exhausted icon . New batteries
should be inserted before further use.
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
To preserve battery life, Kidizoom® Touch will automatically turn off
after 3 minutes without operation in the Camera or Movies modes. In
other modes, the auto-off time is 2 minutes. While using Music Slide
Show, the auto-off time is 15 minutes.
CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER
You can connect Kidizoom® Touch to a PC or Mac computer using the
included USB cable. Once connected, you can transfer les between
the camera and computer. Please follow the below steps to make the
connection.
• Turn the camera OFF before connecting to a 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.
• 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 1450 and VT SYSTEM will
appear. VTech 1450 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 on the
memory card only.
The toy is only to be connected to Class II equipment bearing the following
symbol
.
NOTES:
• Once the camera is connected to your computer, do not insert or remove
the memory card and do not disconnect the camera while les are
uploading or downloading. After you have nished, remove the camera
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by following the steps to safely remove hardware from your computer.
You can then physically unplug the camera from the computer.
To back up photo or video les taken by the camera:
• Locate and open the DCIM folder in the removable drive VTech 1450.
• Your photos or video les will be placed in the subfolders, 100VTECH
for example. Drag and drop the les to a location on your computer for
back up.
To back up voice les recorded by the camera:
• Locate and open the VOICE folder in the removable drive VTech
1450.
• Drag and drop the recorded voice les to a location on your computer
for back up.
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 1450, drag and drop the photo les into the PHOTO subfolder,
or VIDEO subfolder for video les.
NOTES:
• Do not transfer photo or video les created by other cameras to
Kidizoom
®
Touch, as these le formats may not be compatible.
• To download extra fun effects, applications or games to the camera,
please refer to the Download section in this manual.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER CONNECTION:
Microsoft
®
Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7 or Windows® 8
Operating System or Macintosh Computer with Mac OS X version 10.5,
10.6, 10.7 or 10.8.
ACTIVITIES
Home Menu
• Press the Home Button to go to the main menu.
• Slide from right to left to change to the next page
and slide left to right to change to the previous
page. Touch an icon to enter the activity.
• Alternatively, you can press the 4-directional Cursor Buttons
to
select from different activities and press OK to enter.
NOTE: You can change the main menu wallpaper to a preset picture,
or you can select a photo you’ve taken. Please see the Settings section
for more information.
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