V-tech Kidizoom Spin & Learn Camera User manual

© 2011 VTech®
Printed in China
91-002579-003-000
User’s Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM is a fun, durable, and easy-to-use
2 megapixel digital camera with a twisting lens. You can 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 features a 4X digital zoom, built-in ash, color 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.
You can keep plenty of photos on the 256MB internal memory, or store
even more using an SD/SDHC card. Upload your pictures to a computer
using the supplied USB cable, or see your photos and movies on a big
screen by connecting to a TV using the included AV cable.
FEATURES
PRODUCT LAYOUT AND BUTTONS
Introduction / Features
Twisting Lens
A/V Port
Viewnder
Flash
Shutter Button
On/Off Button
OK Button
Zoom Wheel
Magic Button
Delete Button
Home Button
Playback
Button
Volume Button
Flash Button
4-Directional
Cursor Buttons
USB Port
SD / SDHC
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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, or to start or stop a video recording.
Playback Button
Press this button to browse your photos or videos.
4-Directional Cursor Buttons
Press these buttons to move the cursor and make selections.
Home Button
Press this button to go to the main menu.
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 videos.
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.
A/V Port
Plug the included A/V cable into this port to connect to a TV.
USB Port
Plug the included USB cable into this port to connect the camera to your
computer.
SD / SDHC Card Slot
Insert a SD/SDHC card here for memory expansion.
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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
• 1 VTech®Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM
• 1 USB cable
• 1 A/V 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.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Display 1.8” TFT color 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 File 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, around
167 MB free for storage(Stores ~400 2.0MP photos or
~1,600 0.3MP photos).
File Format Photos: Standard Baseline JPEG
Videos: AVI (Motion JPEG)
SD Card Format
And Capacity SD / SDHC cards (not included) with capacity from 1GB to 16GB are recommended.
Connectivities USB 2.0 cable (included) for computer connection
A/V cable (included) for TV connection
TV Format NTSC
Batteries 4X “AA” (LR6) alkaline batteries (not included)
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 ~400 ~1,600 ~10
SD 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 an SD 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.
• Insert 4 new “AA” batteries (2 on each side) as illustrated (the use of
new, alkaline batteries is recommended for maximum performance).
• 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
• The use of new alkaline batteries is recommended for maximum
performance.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being
charged (if removable).
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision
(if removable).
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not mix batteries of different types: alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc),
or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium).
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to
be used.
• Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity.
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy.
• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
• The toy is not to be connected to more than the recommended number
of power supplies.
• Do not use re to dispose of batteries.
SD CARD INSERTION
• Make sure the camera is turned off.
• Locate the SD/SDHC card slot at the bottom of the camera.
• Pull up the rubber cover.
• Insert the SD/SDHC card (not included) as illustrated. Once the SD/
SDHC card is detected and can be used, the default memory will set
as SD card memory automatically.
• To remove the SD/SDHC card from the slot, push the card once and
it will eject.
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TO BEGIN USING KIDIZOOM®SPIN &
SMILE CAMERATM
• 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. To exit the Try-me demo mode, press the OK
Button . The Try-me demo will be disabled and will not play again on
start-up.
• After the camera exits demo mode, the language selection screen
will appear. To select a language, press the Up or Down Cursor
Button. Then, press the OK Button to conrm. You can then set the
time and date. Press the Up or Down Cursor Button to select the
correct day, month, year, hour, and minutes. To jump to the previous
or the next settings item, press the Left or Right Cursor Button.
Finally, press the OK Button to conrm that setting. If you wish to
change the language or date & time later, please go to Settings.
• If you turn the camera on after the Try-me mode has been disabled,
it will go directly to the preview screen in Camera mode; you can then
start taking photos.
• To go to the main menu where you can enter other activities, press
the Home Button .
• To turn the camera off, press the On/Off Button again.
BATTERY STATUS
The screen shows a low battery icon when the battery level is low.
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®Spin & Smile CameraTM will
automatically turn off after 3 minutes if there is no input, except in Wacky
Slide Show.The camera can be turned on again by pressing the On/Off
Button .
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CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER
You can connect Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM 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 .
• A removable drive called “VTech 1228” will appear. If there is a SD/
SDHC card in the unit, the removable drive will show the content on
the SD card only.
To back up photo or video les taken by the camera:
• Locate and open the “DCIM” folder in the removable drive.
• 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.
To back up voice les recorded by the camera:
• Locate and open the “VOICE” folder in the removable drive.
• 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.
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• Locate and open the “DOWNLOAD” folder in the removable drive,
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 camera
models to Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM, as these le formats
may not be supported.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER CONNECTION:
Microsoft®Windows®XP, Windows Vista®or Windows®7 Operating
System or Macintosh Computer with Mac OS X version 10.5 or 10.6
CONNECTING TO A TV
Connect your camera to a TV or monitor using the supplied A/V cable.
Insert the A/V cable into the A/V port on your camera. Insert the colored
plugs on the A/V cable into the matching color video and audio input
ports on your TV set.
To avoid any potential damage to your Kidizoom®Spin & Smile
CameraTM
• When the USB cable is not connected to the unit, ensure the USB
rubber cover is fully covering the USB port of the camera.
• When the A/V cable is not connected to the unit, please ensure the
A/V port rubber cover of the camera is tted in place.
• Please ensure the rubber cover of the SD card slot is tted in place.
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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, Games, Extras
(Wacky Slide Show, Photo Editor, Voice Photo),
and Settings
• Press the 4-Directional Cursor Buttons to
select different modes and press the OK Button
to enter the selected mode.
1. Camera
In Camera mode, you can take standard photos, or take photos with
stamps, photo frames, funny face effects, kaleidoscope effects, fantasy
effects, and all-me effects.
• Press the Shutter Button or the 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 weak and the camera shows this icon , the auto-ash
and ash feature may not be available.
• Rotate the twisting lens of Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM 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.
• You can also press the Magic Button to go to the photo effect
menu to select the photo effects by types.
NOTE: Turn the self-timer on in the settings menu to allow a countdown
period before taking a photo.
Photos taken by Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM will be saved
in the “DCIM” folder. To download photos to be viewed in Kidizoom®
Spin & Smile CameraTM, save them to the DOWNLOAD\PHOTO folder
when connecting to the computer.
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2. Movies
In Movies mode, you can take standard movies, or take movies with
funny cartoon animations.
• Press the Shutter Button or OK Button to instantly start recording
a movie.
• Operate the Zoom Wheel anytime to use the
digital zoom function.
• To select a cartoon theme before recording
a movie, press the Left and Right Cursor
Buttons or the Magic Button . Press the
OK Button to conrm the selection without
starting the movie recording. Press the Shutter
Button to start recording with the selected
theme directly.
• After you have conrmed the theme, you will see
the 4 directional effect icons on the screen. You
can press the Shutter Button or OK Button
to start recording any time. Press the Delete
Button to select another cartoon theme.
• While recording, press a Cursor Button to
move to the specic effects. Press the Shutter
Button or OK Button to stop recording.
NOTE: Turn the self-timer on in the settings menu to
allow a countdown period before taking a movie.
Movies taken by Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM will be saved in
the “DCIM” folder. To download movies to be viewed in Kidizoom®Spin
& Smile CameraTM, save them to the DOWNLOAD\VIDEO folder when
connecting to the computer.
3. Playback
Press the Playback Button to view the captured photos / videos.
• To view the previous/next le, press the Up or Down Cursor
Buttons.
• To view the les as thumbnails, use the Zoom Wheel to zoom out .To
return to a full screen browser, use the Zoom Button to zoom in .
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• To play a movie, press the OK Button . 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. Press the Cursor Button again (or the OK Button ) to return
to 1X playing speed.
• When zoomed in to a photo, press the Cursor Buttons to pan to
a different part of the photo. Use the Zoom Wheel to zoom out or
press the OK Button to return to standard viewing.
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.
• To start recording a new le, use the Left and Right Cursor Buttons
to select the Recording icon . Then press the OK Button . To
stop recording, press the OK Button again. After recording, the
camera screen will automatically show a playlist of your recording(s).
• To play a recorded voice le, use the Left and Right Cursor
Buttons to select the Play icon . Then press the OK Button . To
pause the recording, press the OK Button again. If there is more
than one voice le, you will need to use the Up and Down Cursor
Buttons to select the le that you want to play.
• To add a voice changing effect to an existing voice le, use the Left
or Right Cursor Buttons to move the highlight to the effect icon . If
there is more than one voice le, use the Up and Down Cursor
Buttons to select the le that you want to add the effect to. Press the
OK Button or 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;
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. The screen will automatically return to
the playlist after the saving process is complete.
5. Games
There are 5 built-in games in Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM. In
the game menu, press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons to select a
game. Press the OK Button to enter the selected game.
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A. Odd One Out
Do you want to be a detective? Find the picture
that’s different from the others as quickly as you
can! The game will ask you to take a picture of
yourself or a friend to begin playing. To play, press
the 4-Directional Cursor Buttons to select your
choice and press the OK Button to answer. Try
to nd as many as possible in the time available to
get a high score.
B. Funky Hair Salon
Do you wonder what you’d look like with a crazy
and silly hairstyle? Find out with this game! The
game will ask you to take a picture of yourself
or a friend to begin playing. To play, press the
appropriate Cursor Button that corresponds to
the arrows being shown. Be sure to wait until the
arrow lands in the box to press the correct Cursor
Button . If you miss too many arrows, your
customer may get a strange hairstyle!
C. Germ Mania
Bottles containing germ samples have been
knocked on the oor and different types of germs
are spreading through the air! You need to collect
a specic type of germ in each round to put them
back into storage.To play, move the camera and
point it at the germs. Then press the OK Button
to capture the germs.
The image on the camera preview screen will become the background
for the game.
Note: In environments that are either too dark or too bright, the sensitivity
of the camera movement will be affected.
D. Swapping Fun
Your pictures have been split into four parts and
swapped around. Can you move the sections to
make the original photo? Take more photos to
make this game more fun! To play, press the Left
or Right Cursor Buttons to move the highlight
to the desired position. Then press the OK Button
to swap the sections.
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E. Circus Star
Help the clown avoid the obstacles so (s)he can
reach the goals. The clown will eventually run
faster as the levels progress. To play, take a
photo of yourself or a friend to become the clown.
Then press the Up Cursor Button to jump over
obstacles or the Down Cursor Button to slide
underneath obstacles.
6. Extras
To select a function in the Extras menu, press the Left or Right
Cursor Button. Press the OK Button to enter the selected function.
A. Wacky Slide Show
In Wacky Slide Show, you can view all photos on the camera as a slide
show.
All photos to be shown in the slide show will be displayed in descending
order. There is a time delay between each photo that can be changed
(see settings information below).
In Wacky Slide Show, different effects will be applied to the photos. The
original photo will rst be shown followed by the same photo with the
effect added. The photos with the applied effects will not be saved.
• 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
randomize)
Off (Default)
On
Delay (Set the time delay between photos)
4 seconds
(Default)
6 seconds
8 seconds
10 seconds
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B. Photo Editor
In the Photo Editor, you can add photo frames, stamps, special effects,
and fantasy effects to a photo.
Press the Up Cursor Button and Down Cursor Button 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; 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, and then press the OK Button
to conrm your selection.
Stamps
Choose this icon to add a stamp to your photo. To choose a stamp,
press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons. 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. Next, 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 a funny face, distortion, or kaleidoscope effect
to your photo. To choose an effect, press the Left or Right Cursor
Buttons. Then press the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to change the
size of the area the effect will be applied to.
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. To select an
effect, press the Left or Right Cursor Buttons and then 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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C. Voice Photo
In Voice Photo, you can record a voice clip (up to 10 seconds) to a
selected photo and play your previously recorded voices.
• To select a photo, press the Up or Down Cursor Button. When you
can see a Record icon , press the OK Button to start recording
voice on the selected photo.
• To move the highlight to the Play icon , press the Left or Right
Cursor Buttons. To play the voice, press the OK Button . To delete
the voice on a photo, move the highlight to the Trash Can icon
and press the OK Button .
7. Settings
You can scroll through the Settings menu by pressing the Left or Right
Cursor Buttons to adjust the language, self-timer, photo resolution,
memory, indoor light frequency, and date & time settings respectively in
your Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM.
A. Language
To select a language, press the Up or Down Cursor Buttons. Press
the OK Button to conrm your selection.
B. Self-Timer
To set the self-timer on or off, use the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to
select an option and press the OK Button to conrm. The self-timer
will be set as “off” every time the unit is turned on.
C. Photo Resolution
To select the photo resolution, use the Up or Down Cursor Buttons
to select an option and press the OK Button to conrm.
For the best picture quality, please select 2.0 megapixel. If you want to
save more pictures, choose the lower quality at 0.3 megapixel.
D. Memory
You can see the memory status of your SD card (not included) here. If
there is no SD card, the memory status of the internal memory will be
shown. Press the OK Button if you wish to format an SD card or the
internal memory.
Note: When the internal memory or SD card memory is getting full, or
when the le indexes are used up, you should back up all the les from
the camera’s internal memory or SD card memory to your computer.
Then delete all les in the camera’s internal or SD card memory for
further use.
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E. Indoor Light Frequency
To select the frequency, use the Up or Down Cursor Buttons to
select an option and press the OK Button to conrm.
The default frequency is set according to the A.C. frequency of your
region. Please leave your camera set to the default value unless you
are traveling.
F. Date & Time
To change the date & time settings in the Set Date & Time menu, press
the Up or Down Cursor Buttons. To jump to the next item, press the
Left or Right Cursor Buttons. If all items are nished, press the OK
Button to exit this menu.
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KIDIZOOM®PHOTO EDITOR
SOFTWARE
The VTech®Kidizoom®Photo Editor software package, available
for both PC and Mac systems, allows you to edit your photos with a
computer.
Visit the following website to download the software:
http://www.vtechkids.com/download
After you download and install this Photo Editor to your computer, you
can add additional fun photo frames and stamps to your photos. You will
also be able to add distortion effects and view animations of your photos.
Please see the Help sections of the installed VTech®Kidizoom®Photo
Editor for more details and user instructions.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
For PC Users:
Pentium®4 CPU, 1 GHz or above
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
Graphic card with 1024 x 768 at 16 or 32 bit color
Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 768
300MB Hard disk space
Windows®compatible sound card and speakers
Microsoft®Windows®XP, Windows Vista®or Windows®7 Operating
System
For Macintosh Users:
Macintosh Computer with an Intel (1GHz or faster) processor
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
300MB Hard disk space
Mac OS X version 10.5 or 10.6
Internet Connection is required for software download.
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CARE & MAINTENANCE
1. Keep the camera clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth.
2. Keep the camera out of direct sunlight and away from any direct heat
source.
3. Remove the batteries when the camera is not in use for an extended
period of time.
4. Do not drop the camera on a hard surface.
5. Do not expose the camera to moisture or immerse it in water.
WARNING
A very small percentage of the public, due to an existing condition, may
experience epileptic seizures or momentary loss of consciousness when
viewing certain types of ashing colors or patterns.
While Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM does not contribute to any
additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their children
while they play games. If your child experiences dizziness, altered
vision, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use immediately and
consult your doctor. Please note that focusing on the camera screen
at a close range and handling a Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM
as a game controller for a prolonged period of time may cause fatigue
or discomfort. We recommend that children take a 15-minute break for
every hour of play.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Go through this section if you experience difculty in operating
Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM.
Problem Solution
Program stops working 1. Let the camera sit for a few minutes
without batteries and then replace the
batteries.
2. Turn the camera off and on again. It
should now work properly.
3. If the camera does not work, replace
the batteries with an entire set of new
batteries.
Troubleshooting