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VTech Kidizoom Duo Selfie Camera Amazon Exclusive Pink
Last Updated: April 27, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.7
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/10
Total Reviews
995
Old Reviews
262
Unverified
46
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TYPE
256 GB
MEMORY
Micro SD
SD CARD TYPE
Yes
USB
Review Analysis - 687 recent, verified reviews
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For Kids
378kids, daughter, granddaughter, year old, 4 year old
+99%
" ... got it for my sons 3rd birthday. ... "
" ... Daughter love it ... "
" ... My daughter loves this thing. ... "
" ... My 5 year old daughter loves having her own camera! ... "
" ... Easy to use 4 year old daughter loves it! ... "
" ... I gave it to my 2 1/2 year-old niece and she was enchanted with it. ... "
" ... it's really meant for kids more like 4+. ... "
" ... Kids love it! ... "
Camera
222loves, photos, daughter, taking pictures, taking
+95%
-5%
" ... It doesn't do well with a shakey hand but the kids just love taking pictures of all things. ... I love seeing his imagination while using the video camera. ... "
" ... 4 yr old has no trouble taking fun photos. ... "
" ... This camera is so much more than we expected! ... "
" ... The kids love this camera ... "
" ... He takes it everywhere with him and is always shooting pics! ... "
" ... 7 year old grandson has had a good time taking pictures and has gotten pretty good with this camera ... "
" ... My daughter really loves this camera and enjoys the video camera option. ... "
" ... great camera for a 5 year old ... "
Gaming
107pictures, taking, fun, filters, playing
+97%
-3%
" ... He loves to take selfies ans playing the games on it. ... "
" ... It has an internal timer you can set that will limit the amount of time they can play those games. ... "
" ... If he's not taking pictures he is playing games on it. ... "
" ... Easy for him to use and was simple to disable games. ... "
" ... Love that there are games on it and a variety of filters. ... "
" ... She's had fun making short movies and likes the special effects it has - and the games :-) Enough options to keep the little one's interest. ... "
" ... But my daughter loves playing with all the cute features like selfies and graphics. ... "
" ... They both a budding shutter bugs and still like to play games. ... "
As Gift
94christmas, birthday, year old, present, daughter
+98%
-2%
" ... I thought this was the perfect gift for my 3 yr old because he loves taking pictures. ... "
" ... I bought this for a Christmas present for my 5yo grand-niece and she loves it. ... "
" ... My kid’s favorite present! ... I bought it for my son’s birthday gift and it has been the best present so far. ... "
" ... Perfect gift for our granddaughter! ... "
" ... Gave this to my granddaughter (age 5) for Christmas. ... "
" ... I am giving this as a gift to my four year old grandson. ... "
" ... I got this camera for my 5 year old as a birthday gift and he LOVES it. ... "
" ... she plays with this all the time it was a great gift ... "
Build Quality
72sturdy, durable, times, year old, drops
+85%
-15%
" ... The robust design means it will stand a little rough handling that boys will give it. ... "
" ... Sturdy as heck, too. ... Already been dropped plenty of times and still looks brand new ... "
" ... It has been dropped countless times on our hardwood and tile floors and still works and looks brand new after a year of constant use. ... "
" ... my daughter loves it and it is certainly durable. ... "
" ... It’s very sturdy and rugged to handle the drops from little hands. ... "
" ... Both my daughters have played with it and dropped it. ... "
" ... Sturdy, nice background options and filters! ... "
" ... Sturdy and great looking. ... "
Battery Life
56battery, charge, rechargeable, charged, aa batteries
+30%
-70%
" ... Different batteries made no difference. ... "
" ... Battery doesnt work ... "
" ... This was awesome but after 6 months of use it won't charge anymore 😕 ... "
" ... This happened with at least 4 different pair of new batteries. ... "
" ... Only way to reset is to pull the batteries. ... "
" ... The clip on one of the battery covers broke, and now the cover will not stay on. ... It cannot be glued in place, because the batteries need to be accessed when they need to be changed. ... "
" ... He wasn't asking for the camera to be replaced just for the battery cover. ... So now the battery has to be held in with tape. ... "
" ... Day 1, opened it up and immediately put in brand new batteries. ... "
For Fun
55lot of fun, lots of fun, fun to use, fun to see, pictures
+100%
" ... Easy to use, lots of fun functions for a kid. ... "
" ... I honestly wish my camera had some of the fun picture taking effects this has. ... "
" ... Takes fun selfies and regular pictures. ... "
" ... It's so much fun. ... "
" ... I just wanted a camera she could play with and have fun. ... "
" ... It can be kinda hard for them to learn what all the options are for but it still seems fun! ... "
" ... In the meantime it is still a lot of fun (if not always being used in the prescribed fashion). ... "
" ... My daughter thought it was great fun. ... "
Ease of Use
45easy, use, durable, user friendly, easy to hold
+98%
-2%
" ... Easy to use and durable. ... "
" ... Easy to download the pictures to our laptop as well. ... "
" ... Easy for my 5 year old to use independently. ... "
" ... Simple enough for a 4 year old to use. ... "
" ... Easy to learn to use. ... "
" ... easy for kids to use. ... "
" ... Easy to use and upload onto the PC and very durable. ... "
" ... So cute and easy to use. ... "
Features
35lot, many, loves, figure, feature
+97%
-3%
" ... lots of features. ... "
" ... My daughter is 4 and it didn’t take long for her to figure out the features. ... "
" ... Wonderful feature is automatic timer setting that works perfectly. ... "
" ... He doesn't use half the features on it, but it's a really simple to understand camera. ... "
" ... He doesn't spend a lot of time on electronics and was able to figure out all the features by himself over the course of a few days. ... "
" ... Has so many different features. ... "
" ... Quality is good, excellent features it’s durable and easy for 5 year old to use. ... "
" ... This camera has so many features! ... "
Picture Quality
32pictures, year old, taking, photos, takes
+94%
-6%
" ... It takes a great picture too. ... "
" ... You don't get the greatest picture quality. ... "
" ... She opened and started taking picture right away. ... "
" ... and, the picture is OK it's not great a bit blury BUT, it takes less time to uplad pics cause they are not as high def. ... "
" ... It takes descent quality pictures. ... "
" ... Not the highest quality images, but rugged enough for a 5 year old with a few extras to to play with the images. ... "
" ... The quality of the printed photos was surprisingly good. ... "
" ... The picture quality is average. ... "
Product Reliability
264 year old, months, 5 year old, three, old
+58%
-42%
" ... We got one for his 2 1/2 year old brother too. ... "
" ... Bought this for our 4 year old. ... "
" ... Bought it for a 5 year old . ... "
" ... This was purchased for a 4 year old. ... It has been dropped a couple of times but is still working fine. ... "
" ... Bought this for my newly turned 3 year old. ... "
" ... Perfect for a 4 year old ... "
" ... Just bought another for my granddaughter who is turning turning three in a couple of months. ... "
" ... After a year, our 5 year old still plays with this all the time. ... "
Price
24worth, money, worth the money, waste of money, worth the purchase
+71%
-29%
" ... If it lasts a year or two it will be worth the money. ... "
" ... A good deal for the money, I think. ... "
" ... It has lots of features that make it worth the price. ... "
" ... Was worth the purchase, for sure. ... "
" ... Worth the price. ... "
" ... This was worth the purchase. ... "
" ... Well worth the cost. ... "
" ... good camera for the price! ... "
Charging
21charged, daughter, batteries, charging, battery
+19%
-81%
" ... The battery went dead and it wouldn't charge. ... "
" ... I charged it and it will not turn on. ... "
" ... My only complaint is that it is battery charged. ... I wish it was USB charging instead ... "
" ... Quit charging after 4 days of use, don’t waste your money ... "
" ... Now, less than two months of having it, it won’t charge. ... "
" ... I ordered it super early as a Christmas present for my daughter and we charged it & once it lost its charge, it won’t charge again! ... Now, my daughter wants to use it and we can’t get it to charge up for her! ... "
" ... This was awesome but after 6 months of use it won't charge anymore 😕 ... "
" ... Bought it for my daughter for Christmas and it already doesn’t charge anymore. ... "
For Travel
19vacation, taking pictures, cruise, take on vacation, rides
+95%
-5%
" ... Bringing it on a cruise next month, i am sure he will love using it there too. ... "
" ... He's used it a lot on vacations, taking pictures and adding the fun decorative designs to them. ... "
" ... He is going on a great adventure 10 hour plane ride and I hope it helps entertain him. ... "
" ... Bought two - one for each boy (ages 4 and 6) for a long 20 hour road trip. ... They took great pictures on our trip and the games were great for spurts of boredom on the road trip when they needed something to keep quiet (while their siblings were napping). ... "
" ... grandson loves it and used it on his cruise. ... "
" ... I purchased this camera for a few of my nieces and nephews to use while on a family vacation with their parents. ... They absolutely loved being able to take their own pics along the trip. ... "
" ... My son loves to take it with him on trips. ... "
" ... Loves to be able to cruise around taking pictures/videos with this durable camera. ... "
Storage
19card, sd card, internal, additional memory, slot for mini
+100%
" ... Front and back camera, good memory and can upload pictures ur child takes to the computer/laptop ... "
" ... With an additional memory card hundreds of photos can be taken. ... "
" ... This one has 256 MB which is still relatively small BUT you can pop a micro SD card in to go to 1 GB up to 32 GB. ... "
" ... No charging cords, no memory card needed, all menus use graphics instead of words, decent picture quality, built like a rock, I mean, what's not to LOVE? ... "
" ... It has internal storage but capable of expanding with a SD card. ... "
" ... You do have to buy your own SD card which is perfectly fine with me. ... "
" ... and a slot for mini micro card for memory . ... "
" ... You do have to buy a memory card separately though. ... "
Marketplace
19picture, vtech, amazon, support, stickers
+74%
-26%
" ... perfect and it was so fun to go thru and look at what he took pics of. ... "
" ... The pictures are a lot better then i thought they would be. ... "
" ... She can also add stickers and boarders to pictures. ... "
" ... up on the Canadian site). ... "
" ... It takes a great picture too. ... "
" ... The pictures look pretty good too. ... "
" ... You have to compare the photos. ... "
" ... Thank you Vtech! ... "
Display Clarity
19used, touch screen, son, pictures, photos
+53%
-47%
" ... The screen is quite small and pixelated, but for a kid, it's fantastic. ... "
" ... Just know there are games and such on here that the kids play, which makes it essentially one more screen for parents to monitor. ... "
" ... We have not printed any of her photos yet but what we view on the screen is very high quality. ... "
" ... My daughter stated how she thought it was easy for Katelyn to use and how the LCD screen was big and easy to see. ... "
" ... For the little ones how love to take photos this is a clear choice and the screen so that they can see what they took. ... "
" ... The Duo has a better Screen and UI than the regular camera. ... "
" ... the screen resolution is not very high but good enough for children and for their experience ... "
" ... So glad he can do all this without the fear of him cracking another cell phone screen!!! ... "
Lens
19photos, fun, selfies, selfie, loves
+95%
-5%
" ... They can use different filters and includes inside cam for selfies. ... "
" ... You can take "selfies" and it has fun stickers and filters (kind of similar to Snapchat.) ... "
" ... They love the games on it, the colors, the filters, and that it has a selfie lense/camera built it. ... "
" ... Think family photos woth insect bodies or pirate outfits. ... "
" ... There are also a number of picture options to try from frames that appear on the screen to changing the lens to B&W or sepia, etc. ... "
" ... She can operate the filters, switch to selfie mode and, best of all, take all the pictures that she wants to- especially those up close shots of the rug she seems so fascinated by! ... "
" ... I'm into photography and my daughter wants to do whatever mommy does including trying to use my canon. ... "
" ... This makes indoor photos possible with this level of sensor and lens technology. ... "
Fit
17dropped, screw, rubber, held, broke
+71%
-29%
" ... I fix this by putting clear tape over the batteries compartment and that stop them from coming open when my daughter dropped her camera. ... "
" ... Very robust, compact and fits perfectly in tiny hands. ... "
" ... It seems sturdy, and is big enough to hold, but no pieces to break off for younger kids to swallow. ... "
" ... Easy to hold ... "
" ... It got dropped a few times at first use (we went to the zoo) and it held up just fine to the bumps and bruises. ... "
" ... It hasn't been dropped too bad yet but it feels sturdy enough that it should hold up. ... "
" ... Easy to hold. ... "
" ... He takes it everywhere he goes and snaps photos along the way. ... "
Comfort
17hands, strap, sturdy, small, hand
+94%
-6%
" ... It is great for little hands (bigger camera design). ... "
" ... Very robust, compact and fits perfectly in tiny hands. ... "
" ... comes with a strap. ... "
" ... Sure caught on really quickly and loves it!! ... "
" ... Easy to hold. ... "
" ... Easy to hold ... "
" ... Its ergonomic design is perfect for a little persons hands which is great. ... I even used it and it was great for my hand's as well. ... "
" ... fits his hands well. ... "
Product As Described
13picture, stickers, photos, images, takes
+85%
-15%
" ... It makes funny pictures as well. ... "
" ... The pictures are a lot better then i thought they would be. ... "
" ... just real images. ... "
" ... The pictures look great! ... "
" ... perfect and it was so fun to go thru and look at what he took pics of. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... She can also add stickers and boarders to pictures. ... "
" ... Lots of cute little filters and picture stickers! ... "
Returns
12replacement, window, returned, passed, stopped working
-100%
" ... Return policy is no good. ... "
" ... I am now unable to return the product because the window closed on 1/31/19. ... "
" ... My son contacted the company requesting a replacement part and they refused!!!! ... "
" ... I returned it. ... "
" ... Stopped working a couple of weeks after the return date passed. ... "
" ... Unfortunately we’re passed our return window and wasted money on this. ... "
" ... I had to return it to "Santa's elves." ... "
" ... Returning to repurchase with the hopes that it was flunked. ... "
Memory
10pictures, internal memory, card, needing, mb
+80%
-20%
" ... I strongly recommend buying the slightly more expensive model with a larger internal memory, like I did. ... A good decision because he would have filled up the smaller memory quickly. ... "
" ... Our 3 year old is always wanting to play around with our smartphone and take photos (and use up our memory). ... "
" ... And after shes done I plug the memory card into my laptop and we check out her photos together. ... "
" ... and a slot for mini micro card for memory . ... "
" ... Lots of special effects, decent memory size, a great camera for the price. ... "
" ... We got them 32 GB memory cards to go with them. ... "
" ... We bought extra memory as he likes to take pictures of everything. ... "
" ... The last model had I think 16 MB of internal memory. ... This one has 256 MB which is still relatively small BUT you can pop a micro SD card in to go to 1 GB up to 32 GB. ... "
Controls
9button, year old, parent, menus, screen
+44%
-56%
" ... - Too complicated, too many options in too many menus. ... - The buttons could be much more intuitive, like the flash on/off would be much better as a switch. ... I find that I have to navigate back through whole menus to find where I was if I want to try different options in sequence. ... "
" ... takes a min for the camera to respond to a press of button. ... "
" ... Within 20 minutes the screen froze and the buttons wouldn't allow us to move around under the menu. ... "
" ... Broken with unresponsive buttons after only 6 months of use. ... "
Color
8screen, color, quality, picture, photos
+75%
-25%
" ... Pictures turn out pretty good. ... "
" ... For the little ones how love to take photos this is a clear choice and the screen so that they can see what they took. ... "
" ... Who cares what color it is when dollar signs are involved. ... "
" ... The extra $1 was worth it to get the camo color rather than baby blue. ... "
Print Quality
7quality, print, printed, yet, sure
+100%
" ... Pictures turn out pretty good. ... "
" ... The quality of the printed photos was surprisingly good. ... "
" ... Very toddler friendly & takes good quality photos. ... "
" ... Not sure how the photos will look when we print them but so far this camera has been a huge hit in our house!! ... "
" ... We have not printed any of her photos yet but what we view on the screen is very high quality. ... "
" ... He had an insta print camera and took so many pix it was an expensive habit. ... "
" ... The picture quality is great for my 4 year old since he just likes taking pictures of everything and doesn't really care to print them out. ... "
Delivery
6time, packaged, shipped, promptly, price
+100%
" ... It arrived earlier than expected in time for Christmas. ... "
" ... It came perfectly packaged and new. ... "
" ... Arrived on time and good price! ... "
" ... Fortunately, the US site had it on hand and delivered this in 3 days! ... "
" ... Arrived in great condition. ... "
Screen Protection
6line, across, white, lcd
+50%
-50%
" ... We turned it on, and it has a blue line across the screen. ... "
" ... It worked ok, but would have a line across the screen occasionally. ... "
" ... We put in new batteries and the screen was white and it didn’t work. ... "
Video Playback
5video, voice
+100%
" ... He was estatic & doing videos in a short time after receiving it. ... "
" ... You can take videos, and the quality is just fine, nothing spectacular. ... "
" ... I like going through and watching the videos and listening to the voice recordings she's left on there. ... "
" ... She enjoys making movies with it as well. ... "
" ... I love that it can record voice and video. ... "
Size
5hands, everywhere
+80%
-20%
" ... The best is that is so easy to carry to any place so your kids will be always entretained ... "
" ... Very robust, compact and fits perfectly in tiny hands. ... "
" ... It goes everywhere with him! ... "
" ... Perfect size and hold for 4 year old. ... "
Design
5works, sturdy, screw, design
+100%
" ... It looks GREAT! ... "
" ... Looks great for a young lady. ... "
" ... Sturdy and great looking. ... "
" ... Very well made by the feel and look of it. ... "
Sound Quality
4videos, video, taking, sound, picture
+100%
" ... It makes a sound when taking a picture, so that helps. ... "
" ... Has lots of neat effects, video, special effects, etc. ... "
" ... I like going through and watching the videos and listening to the voice recordings she's left on there. ... "
" ... We are very impressed by the camera's capabilities and I interactive noises. ... "
Zoom
4camera, kids
+75%
-25%
" ... This camera also has a zoom function and some creative photo options as well as some rudimentary games. ... "
Software Platform
3user friendly, kids, filters, considering, apps
+100%
" ... Muy fácil para los niños manejarla ... "
" ... She says it even has filters like some apps do on phones. ... "
" ... The interface could be a little more user friendly considering it's a far cry from phones or tablets which kids are used to now a days, but considering the price it can be overlooked. ... "
Apps
3apps, phones, one, delete
+100%
" ... Or if you want to keep some delete others you can always delete one by one. ... "
" ... She says it even has filters like some apps do on phones. ... "
" ... Has some simple games, lots of filters and fun apps for the camera. ... "
Touch Sensitivity
3touch screen, son
+33%
-67%
" ... The only downside I noticed is my son is so used to touch-screen everything that all the nobs were more challenging for him to master. ... "
" ... It does not have a touch screen. ... "
Water Resistance
3camera, waterproof, took, shock, loves
+100%
" ... Loves to be able to cruise around taking pictures/videos with this durable camera. ... "
" ... My nephew looooves this camera and it’s very shock resistant (thank goodness) ... "
" ... I bought this for my five year old and he loves it he's dropped it throat it dipped it in water anything you can think of and it still works plus the games on it keep him busy for hours at a time ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
USB: Yes
Memory
Memory: 256 GB
SD Card Type: Micro SD
Display
Type: LCD