VTech Kidizoom Touch, User Manual

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Page 3: ...stamps and wacky effects If you would like even more connect your Kidizoom Touch to your computer and register on the Learning Lodge the bonus apps Animation Maker and Talking Album will be downloaded to your camera as a free gift You will also have access to lots of extra photo effects apps and games There is 256 MB of memory built into the camera or you can use a microSD card not included to exp...

Page 4: ...r Push this lever towards to zoom in push it towards to zoom out For other places where zoom function is not applicable this lever will be used for sound volume adjustment instead 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 Headphone Jack Plug the included VTech headphones into this jack to use whe...

Page 5: ...mit per file 5 minutes when using internal memory 10 minutes when using SD card memory Digital Zoom 4X Focus Range 1 5 feet Front 0 5 feet Self Portrait Flash Range 3 9 feet Not available in Self Portrait camera 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 Memor...

Page 6: ... is 5 minutes per file when using the internal memory and 10 minutes per file 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 outwards Install 4 new AA batteries 2 on each side as ...

Page 7: ...ision 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 specified value of mercury Hg...

Page 8: ...Using Kidizoom Touch Press the ON OFF Button to turn on the camera If it is the first 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 Touch the item directly to select then touch th...

Page 9: ...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 1450 and VT SYSTEM will appear VTech 1450 is for storage of your...

Page 10: ...folder or VIDEO subfolder for video files NoteS Do not transfer photo or video files created by other cameras to Kidizoom Touch as these file 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 Operatin...

Page 11: ... with different photo effects you can touch the Magic icon or Colour Lens Filter icon and select different effects from the submenu then press the shutter Button or OK Button to take a photo with the selected effect To review all the taken photos or movies touch the playback icon Photos taken by Kidizoom Touch will be saved in the DCIM folder To download photos to be viewed in Kidizoom Touch save ...

Page 12: ...y the effect anytime you like The recording will end automatically when the music finishes NOTE 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 Touch will be saved in the DCIM folder To download movies to be viewed in Kidizoom Touch save them to the folder DOWNLOAD VIDEO ...

Page 13: ... menu 4 Playback In Playback mode you can view your photos and videos Slide horizontally on the touch screen to view the previous or next file Touch the icon to view the files as thumbnails Touch the icon in the same place to return to a full screen browser Touch the OK icon to play a movie While playing the movie touch the icons at the bottom of the screen to fast rewind or forward at 2X 4X speed...

Page 14: ...ation Touch the zoom icon to switch between larger or normal view Touch the Save icon to save as a new picture when completed NOTE All edited pictures saved from the Wacky Photo Painter will be in 640x480 resolution 7 Animation Maker Bonus App This bonus app will be downloaded to your camera when you register your Kidizoom Touch camera on Learning Lodge Animation Maker is an easy tool for creating...

Page 15: ... music While playing the animation touch anywhere on the screen or press the OK button to stop and return to the project Delete the animation Touch this icon to delete the animation 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 Play animation Preview the animation with the chosen background music ...

Page 16: ...nished photo stamp before saving If you have created photo stamps next time you enter the Photo Stamp Maker you can select the stamp and take pictures immediately Touch the icon to remove the photo stamp from the list 9 Photo Editor In the Photo Editor you can add photo frames stamps special effects and fantasy effects to a photo Select a photo and touch the icon to start editing An editing menu w...

Page 17: ... recording a new file Touch the Play icon to play the highlighted file To add a voice changing effect to the highlighted voice file touch the the voice changing effect menu In this menu touch the five voice changing effect icons to listen and select the effect then touch the Save icon to apply the effect and save as a new file It will return to the play list automatically after the saving process ...

Page 18: ... to start If you have already created some albums you can select to play an album edit it or add a new album Add a new album or Edit Album To start add the first 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 the current photo or return to the album selection Add a photo touch this icon to go to the photo selection screen In ...

Page 19: ...e ring almost shrinks into the pad You also need to touch the scratch disc when it shows a hand icon If you want to become the disc jockey take a picture of your face at the beginning of the game 15 Game Noisy Rabbits The leopard is sleeping but the naughty rabbits keep making noise Touch the rabbits as soon as they appear to make them quiet to avoid waking up the leopard Also look out for the bee...

Page 20: ...wn photos as the wallpaper select the icon to go to the photo selection screen Then select a photo and touch the icon to confirm to apply C 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 files in the DCIM and DOWNLOAD folders in the internal memor...

Page 21: ... touch an item to select and use the icons to change the value in the selected item If all the items are finished touch the icon to exit this menu F Touch Screen Calibration If you find the touch screen response is not good maybe you need to do a touch screen calibration Touch the icon to start and follow the on screen instructions to complete 19 Download Manager In the Download Manager you can vi...

Page 22: ... Windows 8 Operating System Internet Explorer version 6 or above Adobe Flash Player 10 Other Browsers Version To acquire the latest version of Flash player please visit www adobe com Macintosh Hardware Requirements Macintosh Computer with an Intel 1GHz or faster processor 256 MB RAM 512 MB recommended 300 MB Hard disk space USB Port required Macintosh Software Requirements Mac OS X version 10 5 10...

Page 23: ...a is not in use for an extended period of time 4 Do not drop the camera on a hard surface and do not expose it 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 flashing colours or patterns While Kidizoom Touch does not contribute to any add...

Page 24: ...itions of the shooting environment are good 3 Check to see if the camera lens protection window is clean Cannot connect to computer Check the connections on the USB cable between the camera and the computer and review the appropriate connection procedure in this manual Memory card can t be detected 1 Check if the memory card is correctly inserted 2 Check to see if the memory card is the supported ...

Page 25: ...vices Department at 01235 546810 from UK and 44 1235 546810 outside UK and a service representative will be happy to help you IMPORTANT NOTE Creating and developing VTech products is accompanied by a responsibility that we take very seriously We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information which forms the value of our products However errors sometimes can occur It is important for y...

Page 26: ...s Step Four Get close to the object you are taking a photo of Be careful not to get too close or your photo will be blurry This can take some extra practice so don t worry if you don t get your photo right the first time Step Five Your Kidizoom has an automatic flash so don t worry if you think your photo might be a little dark If you are taking outdoor photos on a sunny day stand with the sun beh...

Page 27: ...oom Touch uses an auto ISO value It auto adjusts the exposure time and light sensitivity depending on the lighting environment Question 3 My camera turns on then immediately shuts off Answer Please make sure you are using new batteries If there is no bad contact due to dirt on the contact spring plate or deformation of the contact spring or plate the camera should be able to turn on If the problem...

Page 28: ...ase the unit s internal memory Answer Battery replacement under normal operation as detailed in the user s manual should not cause data corruption or data loss in either the built in memory or the memory card Question 8 When connecting the camera to the USB port I get the message USB device not recognised one of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recog...

Page 29: ...ed on the camera you can do so by moving the JPEG image files into the folder DOWNLOAD PHOTO Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their res...

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