V-tech Kidizoom Twist Plus User manual

© 2013 VTech
Printed in China
91-001660-003 UK
User’s Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Kidizoom®Twist Plus is a fun, durable and easy to use 2 megapixel
digital camera with a twisting lens: 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! Rotate the rotary ring on
the front of the camera to add cool colour lters! The camera features
a 4x digital zoom, built-in ash, 2.2” colour screen, 5 great games,
dual view nders and a great voice recording feature with 5 different
voice changing effects. There is also an editing feature allowing you
to enhance your photos with a variety of frames, stamps and wacky
effects. In addition, you can create your very own photo animations
using the new feature Animation Maker or make talking albums!
If you want more, connect your Kidizoom®Twist Plus to your
computer and download extra photo effects, apps and games from the
VTech Learning Lodge. Some new carnival effects will be available for
download as a free gift for registering your camera.
There is 256 MB of memory built into the camera, or you can use a
microSD card to expand the memory and store even more photos and
videos!
FEATURES
PRODUCT LAYOUT AND BUTTONS
Introduction / Features
Shutter button
On/off button
OK button
Zoom wheel
Magic button
Delete button
Home button
Playback
button
Volume button
Flash button
View nder
Twisting lens
4-Directional
cursor buttons
Flash
USB port
microSD
card slot
Mic
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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 the 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 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 conrm a choice or action.
Tips: The OK button can also be used to take a photo when in camera
mode.
Magic 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.
Flash Button
When in camera mode, press this button to switch between auto-ash,
forced ash on and ash off.
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.
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.
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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
• 1 VTech®Kidizoom®Twist Plus
• 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 2.2” TFT colour LCD
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 - ∞
Flash Range 3 – 9 feet
Internal Memory 256 MB built-in memory (shared with program
data, actually 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
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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 ~350 ~1400 ~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 inwards.
• Install 4 new AA batteries (2 on each side) as illustrated.
• Replace each battery cover with the arrow on the trigger pointing
inwards 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 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
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MEMORY CARD INSTALLATION
• Kidizoom®Twist Plus supports the below memory cards for memory
expansion.
• 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 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®TWIST PLUS
• 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.
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 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
To Begin Using Kidizoom®Twist Plus
microSD Logo and microSDHC Logo are trademarks of SD-3C, LCC
microSD
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camera on, it will go directly into the preview screen of the camera
mode 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®Twist Plus 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 Wacky Slide
Show, the auto-off time is 15 minutes.
CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER
You can connect Kidizoom®Twist Plus 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 1408 and VT SYSTEM will
appear. VTech 1408 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.
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To avoid any potential damage to your Kidizoom®Twist Plus
• 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 1408.
• Your photos or video les will be placed in the subfolder 100VTECH.
Drag and drop the les to a location in 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
1408.
• 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 1408, 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®Twist Plus, 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.
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ACTIVITIES
Home Menu
• Press the Home Button to go to the main menu to select different
activities:
Camera , Video , Voice Recorder ,
Wacky Slide Show , Downloads , Games
, Creative Tools (Photo Editor ,
Animation Maker , Talking Album ) and
Settings .
• Press the 4-directional Cursor Buttons to select different modes
and press OK to enter the selected mode.
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.
1. Camera
In Camera mode you can take normal photos, or you can take pictures
adding stamps, photo frames, funny face effects, Kaleidoscope effects,
Fantasy effects, All me effects and Colour lter effects.
• Press the Shutter Button or OK Button to take a photo.
• Operate the zoom wheel anytime to use the digital zoom function.
• When the camera is rst turned ON, it will be in Auto-ash mode,
press the ash Button (shared with the Up Cursor Button) to toggle
between different ash modes.
Warning: Turn off the Auto-ash when taking a close up photo of a
person’s or animal’s face to avoid eye damage.
If the batteries are too weak and this icon is displayed , the Auto-ash
and ash feature may not be available.
• Rotate the twisting lens of Kidizoom®Twist Plus to face inwards to
take self-portraits.
• To take photos with different photo effects, you can press the Left or
Right Cursor Buttons to select an effect rst, then press the shutter
Button or OK Button to take a photo with the selected effect.
• Or press the Magic Button to go to the photo effect menu to select
the photo effects by types.
• 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.
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NOTE: 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.
Photos taken by Kidizoom®Twist Plus will be saved in the DCIM folder.
To download photos to be viewed in Kidizoom®Twist Plus, save them
to the folder DOWNLOAD\PHOTO when connecting to the computer.
2. 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.
• Press the Magic 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.
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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.
Movies taken by Kidizoom®Twist Plus will be saved in the DCIM
folder. To download movies to be viewed in Kidizoom®Twist Plus,
save them to the folder DOWNLOAD\VIDEO when connecting to the
computer.
3. 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.
• 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 magic button to show the wallpaper menu. Select Yes
to conrm setting the current photo as the main menu wallpaper.
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4. 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 Magic 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.
5. Wacky Slide Show
In Wacky Slide Show, you can view all photos on the camera as a
slideshow.
All photos to be shown in the slideshow will be displayed in descending
order. 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.
When the wacky effects are turned on, different effects will be applied to
the photos. The original photo will rst be shown followed by the same
photo with the effect added.
Note: The photos with the applied effects will not be saved.
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• Press the Magic Button to go to the Wacky Slide Show Menu to
change the settings.
There are 4 settings in this menu:
Items Settings
Wacky effects (Set the effects applied to photos) Off
On (Default)
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
(Default)
6 seconds
8 seconds
10 seconds
6. Creative Tools
There are 3 creative and fun tools here:
• Photo Editor : to add more fantastic effects to your taken photos.
• Animation Maker : to create your very own photo animations with
great background music.
• Talking Album : to turn your travel photos, party pictures or family
portraits into photo albums, then you can record voice for each photo
so you can narrate each album.
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 Button to view photos, then press
the OK Button to conrm your selection and start editing. An editing
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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 to 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 Cursor Button 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
Button 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 and then press the
OK button to apply it.
Note: Generating a special effect on your camera may take more than
1 minute.
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.
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B. Animation Maker
Animation Maker is an easy tool for creating your
very own photo animations. You will nd some
demo projects when you enter the project selection
screen. In this screen you can play the animation,
edit it or add your own new projects. Press the Up
or Down cursor button to select a project. Press
the Left or Right cursor button to select the function and then press
the OK button to continue. To delete a project, press the delete button
to display the delete menu, then select Yes to conrm.
NOTE: The demo projects are for reference only, they cannot be edited,
deleted or saved as video.
Add a new project
In the preview screen you can start taking photos.
This series of photos will become the frames of
your animation. When completed, the photos you
took can be played continuously to create your
animation. In the preview screen, press the OK
button or shutter button to take a photo when
the camera icon is highlighted. The last image taken will be overlaid
on the screen to help line up the next photo. Press the Left or Right
cursor button to select this icon after you have taken enough
photos. It will go to the project selection screen again. Press the Left
or Right cursor button to select to play the animation , further edit it
or create a new project .
Play the animation
You can preview the animation made here with
fantastic background music. While playing the
animation, press the OK button to stop and
return to the project.
Edit Animation
Here you can further edit the project:
Add frames Take more photos after the last captured
frame.
(Maximum number of frames = 100)
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Play animation Preview the animation with the chosen
background music.
Save as video Save the animation as a video (AVI le) to
watch or share on a computer.
(It may take a few minutes to save the
animation as a video)
Advanced Options Change the settings
• Animation Speed
• Background Music
• Overlay of the last frame on the preview
screen
NOTE: You can delete the frame currently being viewed by pressing the
delete button to display the delete frame menu, then select Yes to
conrm and continue.
C. Talking Album
In Talking Album, you can create albums
(maximum 100 albums) for grouping certain photos
together (max. 30 photos per album) and recording
a short voice (up to 10 seconds) for each photo.
The photos in the album can be played with the
recorded voice (if any) automatically.
You will need to create a new album to start. If
you have already created some albums, you can
select to play an album, edit it or add a new album.
Press the Up or Down cursor button to select
an album. Press the Left or Right cursor button
to select the function and then press the OK button
to continue.
Add a new album or Edit Album
To start, add the rst photo to a new album. After
adding a photo, you can see the album menu.
Here you can add the next photo, record a voice
for current photo or return to the album selection.
Add a photo: select this icon and press the OK button to go
to the photo selection screen. In this screen, press the Up or Down
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cursor button to select the photo you would like to add next and then
press the OK button to conrm adding this to the album.
Record Voice: select this icon and press the OK button to start
recording a voice for the current photo. While recording, press the OK
button to stop or it will stop automatically after 10 seconds.
If there is a recorded voice, two more icons will appear on screen:
Play voice: select this icon and press the OK button to hear the
recorded voice accompanying the current photo.
Delete voice: select this icon and press the OK button to display
the delete voice menu, select Yes to conrm.
To delete a photo, press the delete button to show the delete photo
menu and select Yes to conrm.
Add the photos you wish to use photos and record voice for each of
them. Select the return icon when you are done. It will go back to
the project selection screen. Select the play icon and press the OK
button to start playing the entire album.
To delete an album, press the delete button in the album selection
screen to display the album delete menu. Select Yes to conrm deleting
the album shown.
7. Games
There are 5 built-in games in Kidizoom®Twist Plus. 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.
A. Kung Fu Star
You are a Kung Fu movie director, identify the best
Kung Fu actor as quickly as you can! An actor will
be shown in the top left of the screen, nd and
select the right one as quickly as possible. Take a
picture to see it appear in the game!
Press the Left or Right cursor button to select
an answer and then press the OK button to
conrm.
B. Dive Adventure
The ocean hides lots of treasures, let’s go for a
dive and nd them! Seek out all the treasure, but
watch out for all the creatures!
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Press the Up or Down cursor button to move up or down to avoid the
obstacles and get the treasure.
C. Germ Mania
Bottles containing germ samples have been
knocked to the oor and different types of germs
are spreading through the air! You need to collect a
particular type of germ each go in order to classify
them and put them back in to storage.
The image on the preview screen will become the
background for the game.
To play, move the camera and point it at the germs, then press the OK
Button to capture them.
Note: In environments that are either too dark or too bright, the sensitivity
of the camera movement will be affected.
D. Funky Hair Salon
Fancy a crazy new hair style? Arrows will be
displayed on the screen, press the corresponding
cursor key in time to style the customer’s hair. If
you miss too many arrows, your customer may get
a strange hairstyle! Take a picture of yourself or a
friend to play!
E. 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 collect the falling
food in the correct order to complete their meal.
Press the Left or Right Cursor Button to move.
8. Downloads
After registering an account and downloading the VTech Learning
Lodge software, you can connect your Kidizoom®Twist Plus to your
computer to download more content.
The content you downloaded can be accessed by selecting the download
icon from the camera’s main menu. Press the OK button to enter
the download menu.
When there are no downloads in your Kidizoom®Twist Plus, you will
see a slide show of the fantastic content you can download. Press the
OK button to skip it and enter the download menu.
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