FisherPrice KidTough Digital Camera Blue Amazon FrustrationFree Packaging
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at
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Great… for tiny tots only!
Rather than wasting [...] on this product, if your child is just a little older, you may consider buying one of the inexpensive point-and-click cameras, along with a [...]Snug-It silicone case (sold here on Amazon).
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Unless you’re buying for a two, three, okay maybe a four-year old, steer clear. While this camera is “functional”, it’s really not usable to take pictures, even for a child. The LCD is useless (grainy, very dark) and the resolution of the photos is not suitable for printing (unless you’re creating stamps). This is really an ‘interactive toy’ for the tiniest of tots, not a camera. Kids are fairly astute nowadays — my 6 year old daughter, having used her Mom’s little Casio point-and-shoot only a few times before, didn’t ‘buy’ into this camera at all (no, she’s not a spoiled brat
Awful purchase – do not buy!!!!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
We got this for our then 3 year old for christmas and it didn’t even work for a week. It shuts off before you have a chance to even take any pictures. It got thrown in a junk pile at our house and I just found it but it’s probably too late for me to get any kind of refund or exchange.
It’s fun but leaves alot to be desired…
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I have 2 boys, ages 4 and 2 at the time of purchase, and they loved this camera. The only problem is that the pictures taken really look awful! I wasn’t expecting too much but i was at least hoping 1 out of 10 pictures could be something my kids would be proud of and no such luck. Also, the button being on the front and not the back was something my 2 year-old had major issues with, only recently, and he is now 3, has he gotten the hang of it. My kids probably would have loved this more if the pictures were a little better. I do have to admit that they have taken quite a beating and still work fine “Kid-Tough” is definitely accurate.
Lousy Pictures
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I am returning this. My cell phone (which is 3 yrs old) takes better pictures. Between the poor image quality and the really crappy lense, you have to hold still and focus on something with decent lighing. The flash almost always over exposes. Too much for a 3 yr old. The button in the front is also very difficult for him. I know he likes to take pictures and gets the concept, because he’ll do it with my phone. He lost interest in this within 5 minutes. 1.3 Megapixels?? Why?
I do give credit for the durability, and the overall design, but they could have put a better camera in it. The throw aways at CVS are 10 times better in picture quality.
Poor quality, lasted about a day
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
This product was meant as a Christmas present, thats exactly how long it lasted, Christmas day. Product constantly would shut off and made it frustrating to use. Eventually was trashed, poor quality, not easy to use.
Mediocre at best- VERY disappointed
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The camera is very durable. It’s been dropped down carpeted stairs and easily survived without a scratch. That’s the ONLY pro. The picture quality is deplorable! Every picture is dark and very grainy. Our boys (7, 5, 2 years) used the camera a LOT but then when they review the pictures they took, they totally lose interest since most pics are so grainy and colorless. I will say that we have NOT downloaded any of their pics onto our comp to see if the quality is any better than on the awful viewfinder.
Great kid’s Camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This was a gift for our three year old nephew. No sooner than the batteries went in, he went nuts. This camera is easy for him to use, and the software for the computer is very user friendly.
Poor Picture Quality, But Durable and Easy
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I was debating between buying one of these or getting my 3-year-old daughter a similarly priced store-brand digital camera for adults, when my father-in-law got her this Fisher-Price Kid-Tough camera. After seeing the pictures this takes, I KNOW the similarly priced store brand adult camera would take MUCH better pictures. But the real selling point here is that this camera would be difficult to break by accident, and that it’s easier to use and impossible to goof up the settings.
Given that it’s otherwise easier to use, I was frustrated that the shutter button is so small, recessed, and generally hard for a little finger to press. My daughter’s getting better after snapping some shots with it, but I would have expected a big, raised button (maybe even on the back to be pressed by thumb) for taking the shot.
If I had read reviews on-line before opening the package, I might have suggested we take it back for one of the VTech Preschool Learning Kidizoom Plus cameras, as they seem to have more features (maybe even a timestamp in the file metadata?) and generally better reviews. But my daughter loves her camera, and the pictures are good enough that we can see what she was trying to shoot and even print them out for the fridge. It’s worth the price for that.
Pros:
-Virtually unbreakable and waterproof
-Easy for little hands to hold
-No settings for kids to mess up
Cons:
-Terrible pictures
-Dim LCD Screen/Bad low-light pictures
-The shutter button can be hard to press
-No date/time saved to metadata (neither the camera or the computer you transfer pics to have any idea what date/time they were taken).
Note:
My anti-virus software said the SETUP.EXE program that the camera tried to run when we plugged it in was a Trojan horse. I know anti-virus programs throw a lot of false positives, but I didn’t run it just in case.
Not worth the batteries you put in it!!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I purchased this for around $60. We have had this camera now for about 1yr. In the years time, my son has only played with it for 5 mins total. The camera literally sucks down batteries! You may be able to get maybe 5 pic from brand new duracell or energizer batteries. Better off buying a real digital camera and just replacing that when it breaks. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! This camera overall is a POS. Would have given a zero if I could.
Battery hog
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I am amazed that this camera is getting such great reviews. I have never left an on-line review before but feel I have to balance what I’ve read so far. It honestly makes me lose faith in on-line reviews and I will take them with a large grain of salt in the future. There’s no question that this camera is durable, but that’s about where the positives end for me.
The main problem is that the batteries last for about a day. If you buy this camera, buy stock in a battery company the same day. I’m not exaggerating when I say expect about a day out of the batteries. The other problem, as some people have said, is that the picture quality is HORRIBLE. I realize it’s a toy, but come on! With technology these days they could have done much better. They are all very grainy and 9 out of 10 are out of focus.
I think you’d be better off buying a used “real” digital camera or even a cheap new one and let your kids play with that if they’re 4 or 5 or older. When you factor in how much you’ll spend for batteries with this you’ll probably be ahead of the game.