V-tech Kidizoom Twist Assembly Instructions

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Parent’s Guide

IntroductIon

Kidizoom®Twist is a fun, durable and easy-to-use 2.0 megapixel digital

camera with a twisting lens. Take photos or movies of your friends,

then take fantastic seles. 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 color lters. The camera features

a 4x digital zoom, built-in ash, 2.2” color screen, ve great games,

dual view nders and a great voice recording feature with ve different

voice-changing effects. Explore your creativity by making your own stop

motion lms, creating talking photo albums, and enhancing your pictures

with a variety of frames, stamps and wacky effects.

Features

Product Layout and Buttons

Shutter Button

On/Off Button

OK Button

Zoom Wheel

Magic Button

Delete Button

Home Button

Playback

Button

Volume Button

Flash Button

View Finder

Twisting Lens

4-Directional

Cursor Button

Flash

USB Port

microSD

Card Slot

Mic

Rotary Ring

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 videos or to display the

effects menu in other modes.

Rotary Ring

Turn the Rotary Ring to add or change the color 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.

IncLuded In thIs Package

• One VTech®Kidizoom®Twist

• One USB cable

• One wrist strap

• One parent’s guide

• Four AA batteries included for demo purposes only

WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets,

packaging locks, removable tags, cable ties and

packaging screws are not part of this toy, and

should be discarded for your child’s safety.

NOTE: Please keep this parent’s guide as it contains

important information.

ATTENTION : Pour la sécurité de votre enfant, débarrassez-vous

de tous les produits d’emballage tels que rubans

adhésifs, feuilles de plastique, attaches, étiquettes

et vis d’emballage. Ils ne font pas partie du jouet.

NOTE : Il est conseillé de conserver ce guide des parents

car il comporte des informations importantes.

Product sPecIFIcatIons

Display 2.2” 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 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)

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 (AM-3/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 ~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 amounts noted above 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.

Battery notIce

• Use new alkaline batteries or fully charged 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, 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.

MeMory card InstaLLatIon

• Kidizoom®Twist supports microSD/microSDHC 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.

• Werecommendformattingyourmemorycardbeforeusingit.The

option to format the memory card is available in the Kidizoom®

Twist menu.

to BegIn usIng kIdIzooM®twIst

• 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, a language selection screen

will appear. Press the Up or Down Cursor Button to select a

language and press the OK Button to conrm. After selecting the

language, 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 language or date & time

later, please go to Settings.

• After the Try-me demo mode has been disabled, when turning the

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 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 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 1408 will appear. VTech 1408 is

for storage of your data. 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®Twist

• 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 rubber cover of the microSD card slot on 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

files are uploading or downloading. After you have finished, 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 files 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 files 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 files 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 photo les into the PHOTO subfolder or

video les into the VIDEO subfolder.

NOTE:

Do not transfer photo or video les created by other cameras to

Kidizoom®Twist, as these le formats may not be compatible.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER CONNECTION:

Microsoft®Windows®7, Windows®8 or Windows®10 Operating System

or Mac OS X version 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 or 10.13.

actIvItIes

Home Menu

• Press the Home Button to go to the main menu to select different

activities:

Camera , Video , Voice Recorder ,

Wacky Slide Show , Games , Creative

Tools (Photo Editor , Animation Maker

, Talking Album ) and Settings .

• Press the 4-Directional Cursor Button to

select different modes and press OK to enter the selected mode.

NOTE: You can change the main menu wallpaper to a preset

background or a photo you’ve taken. Please see the Settings

section for more information.

1. Camera

In Camera Mode, take pictures and enhance them with stamps, photo

frames, funny face effects, kaleidoscope effects, fantasy effects, all me

effects, carnival effects and color 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-Flash mode,

press the Flash 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 to face inwards to take

seles.

• 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 color lter effect, turn the Rotary Ring when in

camera mode. The lter will also affect any other photo effects selected.

NOTE: Turn the self-timer on in the settings menu to allow a countdown

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 will be saved in the DCIM folder. To

download photos to be viewed in Kidizoom®Twist, 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 and color lter effects. 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 any time to use the digital zoom function.

• To add or change the color 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

before you begin recording your movie. Press

the Shutter Button to start recording with the

selected theme.

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