V-tech Kidizoom camera Connect User manual

© 2015 VTech
Printed in China
91-003050-000 UK
User’s Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Kidizoom®Duo is a fun, durable and easy to use digital camera with
two lenses: take photos or group pictures with funny photo effects. The
Auto-Portrait Pictures mode will take sele pictures automatically. The
built-in motion sensor and photo optimisation will enhance your photo
taking experience.
The camera also features movie recording, built-in ash and a great
voice recording feature with 5 different voice changing effects. There are
also fun games with motion control support and creativity apps allowing
you to enhance your photos with a variety of frames, stamps and wacky
effects.
FEATURES
PRODUCT LAYOUT AND BUTTONS
Introduction / Features
Shutter Button Swap Camera
Button
On/Off Button
OK Button
Zoom Wheel
Star Button
Delete Button
Home Button
Playback
Button
Volume Button
View Finder
Front Camera
Rear
Camera
4-Directional
Cursor Buttons
Flash
USB Port
microSD
Card Slot
Mic
Rotary Ring

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On/Off Button
Press this button to turn the camera on or off.
Swap Camera Button
When in camera mode, press this button to toggle between the front and
rear cameras.
Shutter Button
Press this button to take a photo, or to start and stop video recording.
Playback Button
Press this button to browse your photos or videos.
4-Directional Cursor Button
Press these buttons to move the cursor and to make selections.
Flash Shortcut : When in camera mode, press this button to switch
between different ash modes.
Timer Shortcut : When in camera mode, press this button to toggle
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.
Tips: The OK Button can also be used to take a photo when in camera
mode.
Star Button
Press this button to add effects to photos and video or to display the
effect menu in other modes.
Rotary Ring
Turn the Rotary Ring to add or change the colour lter effect in camera
or video modes.
Volume Button
Press the Volume Button and then the Left or Right Cursor buttons 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, push it downwards to zoom out.
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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.
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
• 1 VTech®Kidizoom®Duo
• 1 USB cable
• 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 2.4” TFT colour LCD
Photo
Resolution
Front Camera: 1600 X 1200 (2.0 MP) or 640 X
480 (0.3 MP)
Rear Camera: 640 X 480 (0.3 MP)
Video
Resolution
320 X 240 pixel
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 - ∞
Flash Range 3 – 9 feet
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)
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Memory Card
Format and
Capacity
microSD / microSDHC card (not included) with
capacity from 1 GB to 32 GB are recommended
Connectivity USB 2.0 cable (included) for computer connection
Batteries 4 X AA (LR6) alkaline batteries
Operating
Temperature
0 - 40°C
STORAGE CAPACITY FOR REFERENCE
Memory size 2.0 MP
photos
0.3 MP
photos
Video in 320 X 240
(minutes)
Internal memory 200 1000 5
Memory
card
2 GB 2,600 13,200 60
4 GB 5,300 26,500 130
8 GB 10,600 53,100 270
16 GB 21,200 106,200 550
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.
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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 handles of the camera. Open the
battery covers by separately pressing each trigger inwards.
• Install 4 new AA batteries (2 on each side) as illustrated.
• Replace each battery cover and make sure they click into position.
BATTERY NOTICE
• Use new alkaline batteries or fully charged NI-MH (Nickel Metal-
hydride) rechargeable batteries for best 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).
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Battery Notice
• 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 specied 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®Duo supports the below memory cards for memory
expansion.
microSD Logo and microSDHC Logo are trademarks of SD-3C, LCC
microSD
microSDHC
• 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
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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 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 BEGIN USING KIDIZOOM®DUO
• 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 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.
• After the camera exits demo mode, you can set the time and date.
Press the Up or Down Cursor Button to select the correct day,
month, year, hour and minute. Press the Left or Right Cursor
Buttons to jump to the previous or the next settings item. Finally press
the OK Button to conrm that setting. 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, the preview screen of camera mode will show and you
can start taking photos.
• Press the Home Button to go to the main menu where you can
enter other activities.
• Press the ON/OFF Button again to turn the camera off.
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®Duo will automatically turn off
after 3 minutes without operation in Camera or Movies modes. In other
modes, the auto-off time is 2 minutes. While using Wacky Photo Shaker,
the auto-off time is 15 minutes.
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CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER
You can connect Kidizoom®Duo 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 1708 and VT SYSTEM will
appear. VTech 1708 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.
To avoid any potential damage to your Kidizoom®Duo
• When the USB cable is not connected to the unit, ensure the USB
rubber cover is fully covering the USB port of the camera.
• Please ensure the microSD card slot rubber cover of the camera is
tted in place.
NOTE:
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 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 1708.
• 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
back up.
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To back up voice les recorded by the camera:
• Locate and open the VOICE folder in the removable drive VTech
1708.
• Drag and drop the recorded voice les to a location in 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 1708, 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® Duo, as these le formats may not be compatible.
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 10.6,
10.7, 10.8, 10.9, or 10.10.
ACTIVITIES
Home Menu
• Press the Home Button to go to the main
menu to select different activities:
• Press the 4-directional Cursor Buttons to
select different modes and press OK to enter
the selected mode.
• The interactive wallpaper will move according
to the angle the camera is tilted to.
• You can change the wallpaper to a preset picture, or you can select
a photo you’ve taken. Please see the Settings section for more
information.
1. Camera
In Camera, you can take normal photos, self-portrait photos or take
pictures with funny effects. Press the Swap Camera Button to
change between the front camera and rear camera. Operate the zoom
wheel anytime to use the digital zoom function and press the Shutter
Button or OK Button to take a photo.
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Photo Effects and Picture modes
To add stamps, photo frames, funny face effects, kaleidoscope effects
and shake-shake fantasy effects. Press the Left or Right Cursor
Buttons to select an effect or press the Star Button to go to the photo
effect menu to select the photo effects by type.
To add or change the colour lter effect, turn the Rotary Ring when in
camera mode. The lter will also affect any other photo effects selected.
The 3x Photo Burst mode will take 3 photos in one shutter press. Flash
and colour lter effects will be disabled in this mode to achieve fast
continuous capture.
The auto-portrait picture mode will let you take sele pictures
automatically. Just stay in front of the camera
and wait for the words “Say cheese!”, the
camera will then countdown and take a picture.
Please ensure the lighting conditions are good
and the camera is in the proper position so the
face detection can work properly.
NOTE: If you mute the camera, the words “Say
chesse!” will not be heard.
Self-Timer
Turn the self-timer on in the settings menu to allow a count down period
before taking a photo. In the preview screen, you can also press the
Down Cursor Button to turn the self-timer on or off.
Flash Light
By default, the ash light will be set to Auto-ash mode, the camera
decides whether ash is needed automatically during capture. Press the
Up Cursor Button to change to Always-ash or Disable-ash
modes if needed.
NOTE: The ash will not be available in below conditions.
• 3x Photo Burst mode is in-use
• Rear camera is in-use
• Battery is weak and this icon is displayed
WARNING: Turn off the Auto-ash when taking a close up photo of a
person’s or animal’s face to avoid eye damage.
Photo Optimisation
With photo optimisation, when you take a photo, multiple shots will be
taken and the camera will nd the best shot to save. If you see this icon
showing on the screen after you press the Shutter Button . Please
try to keep your camera as stable as possible to achieve the best result.
NOTE: If you want faster response for photo capture, you can turn off
photo optimisation in the settings menu.
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2. You & Me Camera
With You & Me camera, you can take cool group pictures including
yourself easily.
First, press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons to select a theme.
There are two styles of themes that can be selected: Cartoon or Collage.
You can press the Star Button to change the style.
In the selected theme, follow the frames to take different pictures of your
friends or yourself using the Shutter Button or OK Button . If you
want to retake the last frame, just press the Delete Button .
When all frame pictures are taken, press the OK Button to conrm
and save the picture. You can review the You & Me pictures anytime in
playback.
3. Video
In Video mode you can take normal movies, or take movies adding funny
cartoon animations, as well as adding a colour lter effect. Select the
Video mode icon in the main menu and press the OK Button to enter.
Taking Normal Movies
• Press the Shutter Button or OK Button to start or stop
recording a movie.
• Operate the zoom wheel anytime to use the digital zoom function.
• To add or change the colour lter effect, turn the Rotary Ring when
in movie mode and not lming. The lter will also affect any selected
video themes.
Selecting a Cartoon Video Theme
• You can select a cartoon theme by pressing
the Left or Right Cursor Buttons and
pressing the OK Button to conrm the
selection without starting movie recording.
Press the Shutter Button to start
recording with the selected theme directly.
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• Press the Star Button to go to the video theme menu to view all
cartoon video themes and select your favourite one.
Clip Art Theme
• After you have conrmed a clip art theme, you
will see the 4-directional effect icons on the
screen. Press the Delete Button to return to
the theme selection to select another cartoon
theme, or press the Cursor Keys to apply
a specic effect. You can press the Shutter
Button or OK Button to start recording
at any time.
• While recording, press a Cursor Key to
move to the specic effects. Press the Shutter
Button or OK Button to stop recording.
Music Video Theme
• After you have conrmed a music video theme,
the theme music and cartoon animation will
start automatically for you to see until the
music nishes. Press the Delete Button
to return to the theme selection. Press the
Shutter Button or OK Button to start
recording with the selected theme any time.
• While recording, press the Shutter Button or OK Button to
stop recording. The recording will end automatically when the music
nishes.
NOTE:
• Turn the self-timer on in the settings menu to allow a count down
period before taking a movie. In the preview screen, you can also
press the down cursor button to turn the self-timer on or off.
• When recording video with a cartoon video theme, do not mute the
camera otherwise the music and sound effects of the cartoon theme
will not be recorded.
4. Playback
Press the Playback Button to view the captured photos / videos.
• Press the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to view the previous / next
le.
• Operate the zoom wheel to zoom out to view the les as thumbnails.
Then, operate the zoom wheel to zoom in to return to a full screen
browser.
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• Press the OK Button to play a movie. While playing the movie,
press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons once to use the fast rewind
or forward at 2X speed, press this button again to change the speed
to 4X and press it one more time or press the OK Button to return
to 1X playing speed.
• When zoomed in on a photo, press the Cursor Buttons to pan to a
different part of the photo. Operate the zoom wheel to zoom out or
press the OK Button to return to standard viewing.
• Press the Star Button to show the wallpaper menu. Select Yes to
conrm setting the current photo as the main menu wallpaper.
5. Voice Recorder
In Voice Recorder mode, you can record your
own voice for up to 10 minutes per le. Select
the Voice Recording icon in the main menu
to go to this mode.
• Press the OK Button to start recording a new le when the highlight
is on the Recording icon . Press the OK Button again to stop
recording. After recording, it will show the play list automatically.
• Press the OK Button to play the recorded voice when the highlight
is on the Play icon . Press the OK Button again to pause.
• In the play list, press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons to move the
highlight anytime to the Record icon to record a new voice le or
the Play icon to play the selected le.
• To add a voice changing effect to an existing voice le, press the Left
or Right Cursor Buttons to move the highlight to the Effect icon
and press the OK Button or press the Star Button to go to
the voice changing effect menu.
In this menu, press the 4-directional Cursor Buttons
to select a different voice changing effect and
press the OK Button to add the selected effect.
To save the changed voice as another voice le,
press the Cursor Buttons to move the highlight
to the Save As icon and press the OK Button
to start the saving process. It will return to the
play list automatically after the saving process is
complete.
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6. Wacky Photo Shaker
In Wacky Photo Shaker, all photos on the camera will be shown as a
slideshow in descending order. During the slideshow, you can shake
funny effects onto each photo when you see the shake icon .
There is a delay time between each photo that can be changed (see
settings information below). There are also several different transition
effects that can be seen when the photos change.
Note: The photos with the applied effects will not be saved.
Press the Star Button to go to the Wacky Photo Shaker menu to
change the settings.
There are 4 settings in this menu:
Items Settings
Background music
1 (Default)
2
3
Off
Transition effects (Set the effects when changing
from one photo to the next)
Off
On (Default)
Random (Set the display order of the photos to be
random)
Off (Default)
On
Delay (Set the delay time between photos)
4 seconds
6 seconds
(Default)
8 seconds
10 seconds
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7. Creative Tools
Press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons to select a function and press
the OK Button to enter the selected function.
A. Photo Editor
In the Photo Editor, you can add photo frames, stamps, special effects
and fantasy effects to a photo.
Press the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to view photos, then press
the OK Button to conrm your selection and start editing. An editing
menu will appear. Press the 4-directional Cursor Buttons to choose
one of the below functions, then press the OK Button to begin.
Photo Frames
Choose this icon to add a photo frame to your photo. Press the Left or
Right Cursor Buttons to select a frame, then press the OK Button
to conrm your selection.
Stamps
Choose this icon to add a stamp to your photo. Press the Left or
Right Cursor Buttons to choose a stamp, then press the Up Cursor
Button or Down Cursor Button to enlarge or shrink the size of the
stamp. Press the OK Button to conrm the selection, then press
the 4-directional Cursor Button to move the stamp to where you
want to apply it. Finally, press the OK Button again to add the
stamp to the photo.
Special Effects
Choose this icon to add funny face, distortion, kaleidoscope or colour
lter effects to your photo. Press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons
to choose an effect, then press the Up or Down Cursor Button to
change the size of the area it will be applied to. Press the OK Button
to conrm your selection. Press the 4-directional Cursor Buttons to
move the effect to where you want to apply it, then press the OK Button
to add it to the photo.
For the colour lter effect, just simply select the effect then press the OK
button to apply it.
Note: Generating a special effect on your camera may take more than
1 minute.
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Fantasy Effects
Choose this icon to add a fantasy effect to your photo. Press the Left
or Right Cursor Buttons to select an effect, then press the OK Button
to conrm your selection.
Undo
Choose this icon to undo the last editing operation.
Save As
Choose this icon to save the photo that you just edited as another le.
Note: The process of saving an edited photo with a distortion effect may
take more than 1 minute.
B. Face Library
In Face Library, you can take pictures of your
friends and view each face with a funny theme.
Tilt the camera in different directions or shake
the camera to explore the theme and see funny
responses.
Press the OK button to start the voice repeater function. Talk to the
camera and it will repeat what you said with a funny voice effect.
Press the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to change the theme of the
face. Press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons to change the face.
You can save a maximum of 10 faces. If you want to delete a face, press
the Delete Button . You can also press the Shutter Button to take
a new picture to replace the face.
C. Silly Face Detector
With the Silly Face Detector, you can take a
picture of your friend and it will tell you how silly
or smart your friend is!
First, make sure the entire face is in the centre
of the frame. When the frame turns to green, the
face is detected. Press the OK button to start the scanning process
and the result will be given in a few seconds. To see the last 3 results,
the Left or Right Cursor Buttons.
NOTE: All results in Silly Face Detector are generated randomly and
just for fun.
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8. Games
There are 5 built-in games in Kidizoom®Duo. In the game menu, press
the Left or Right Cursor Buttons to select a game and press the OK
Button to enter the selected game.
The rst 3 games: Busy Trafc, Save the Fish and Basketball Fun
support Motion Control. The rst time you start these games, it will
prompt you to select which control method you would like to use:
Motion Control - Tilt the Kidizoom®Duo in different directions to
move the character or object in the games.
Cursor Buttons - Use the Cursor Buttons to move the character or
object in the games.
Some people may nd it difcult to operate using the motion control, in
this case you can press the Star Button in the game’s title screen to
change the control method if needed.
A. Busy Trafc (Motion Control Support)
It’s time to race! Turn the car left or right to
overtake the other cars on the road and collect
boosters to speed up. Pick up hearts to recover
any lost chances. Watch out for the oil spills on
the road, it’ll make you slow down!
B. Save the Fish (Motion Control Support)
Oh no, the sh is lost in the pipes! Can you help
him get back to the river? Get him to the triangle
exit on each map, looking out for obstacles on
the way.
C. Basketball Fun (Motion Control Support)
Do you want to be the best ever basketball
shooter? Move around to aim at the correct colour
board and press the OK button to shoot.
Shoot the required number of balls within the time
limit and complete all levels to win the game!
D. Crazy Cafe
In this game you can practise your memory
and reaction skills. A customer will order some
food with the ingredients listed in a particular
sequence. Remember the sequence and move
left and right to collect the falling food in the
correct order to complete their meal. Press the
OK button anytime to see a hint.
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E. Bounce Around
This is a classic breaking blocks game. Move the
bounce bar left and right to bounce the ball to
break the blocks at the top of the screen.
Play Time Limit
By default, the 5 built-in games have no time limit. If you would like to
set a daily game time limit, you can do it in the Parental Settings inside
the Settings menu. Please refer to the Settings section of this manual.
9. Settings
You can adjust different settings for your Kidizoom® Duo, press the
Left or Right Cursor Buttons to navigate between different pages.
A. Set Wallpaper
Here you can set your favourite wallpaper or your own photo as the
background picture in the main menu.
Press the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to select your favourite
wallpaper and press the OK Button to conrm. To set one of your
own photos as the wallpaper, select the photo icon to go to the photo
selection screen. Then select the photo you would like to use and press
the OK button to conrm.
B. Memory
This menu allows you to review the status of the camera’s internal
memory or memory card (if inserted). There will be three advanced
commands here:
Erase All Photos And Videos
This will delete all les in the DCIM and DOWNLOAD folders in the
internal memory or memory card if inserted.
Format
This will erase ALL data in the internal memory or memory card if
inserted.
Factory Reset
Factory Reset will erase the contents stored in the internal memory
and reset all system settings to factory default, e.g le index, photo
resolution, game level and captured game faces.
Following these three commands you will be asked to conrm your
choice. Follow the instructions on screen to conrm the action.
Activities