V-tech Kidizoom Spin & Learn Camera User manual

Printed in China

91-002579-003-000

User’s Manual

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

Card Slot

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.

Features

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

Product Speciﬁcations

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.

Getting Started

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.

Battery Notice

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 .

To Begin Using Kidizoom®Spin & Smile CameraTM

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.

Connecting To A Computer

• 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.

Connecting To A TV

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