Discovery Toys Slide & Shoot Digital Camera
My son, is very creative, and a perfectionist. He used the Discovery Slide and Shoot digital camera and software. to make this project. He’s 11 — and he taught himself how to do it. With the Slide and Shoot Camera, he will never be bored.
My boys are constantly trying to sneak my camera into their hands so they can take pictures. When that doesn’t work, they grab my phone and take shots of me while I’m frantically trying to make dinner or drive them to sports practice.
To feed their insatiable desire to point and shoot, and save my own camera and phone, I usually buy those disposable cameras for them at the grocery store. They go crazy snapping pictures. The problem with this is that they can’t see their handiwork right away — they can’t learn that pictures of knees and the tops of shoes really don’t make great pictures. And, of course, the roll of film is wasted. The problem with my method, is they can’t see, right away, that pictures of knees and toes really don’t make good pictures. And a roll of film is wasted.
And they made this one, for their little brothers
Discovery Toys just came out with a kid camera, Discovery Slide and Shoot digital camera. - Not a toy camera that lights up when you press the button — a REAL kid camera. This one takes digital photos, with a color preview screen, and a webcam to take live video. It is small and compact and easy to for their little hands to maneuver — and it really works!! So far, this camera appears to be durable enough to get dropped and knocked around and still continues to good shots. (Yes, the camera has been dropped several times, and is still clicking away.)
Designed for ages 8 and up, this is the perfect gift for that “inbetween” child who is too old for “toys,” too “young” for the car keys, yet still wants some excitement under the tree. The slide and shoot digital camera keeps reinventing itself — it’s a toy that offers so many options — video (yes a built-in webcam too), publishing, and of course taking pictures.
Now, the boys can instantly see their shots on the camera’s built-in 1″ LCD color screen. They can delete them and try again. Still, the camera’s built-in memory holds up to 93 photos. Once they’re satisfied with a batch of photos, they can load the photos on my computer via the camera’s software that came in the package.The software comes with its own “activity center” with stickers for each of the holidays so they can create cards, artwork and scrapbook pages, using the graphics that comes with the software, as well as their own photos. This software is a built-in publisher system of its own that puts my boys in charge of the creation. My boys tends to be “perfectionist” and this lets them re-edit and try and try again.The boys can store their photos with the software with the built-in “tags” — so they can sort by event, sport or person.
This camera also has a built in web cam so they can take live video of their brothers. The camera is small enough to slide into their pocket, for easy “spy” videos on their brothers. They are having a blast with this camera. They’re now working on creating their own versions of home movies to match the ones I’m working on.
This is a great learning toy. What better way to let your kids learn the ins and outs of photography with a durable little digital camera that lets them see their results instantly. My only disappointment is the color. We have a pink one, and I checked on-line and didn’t see any other color options. Also, the 1″ LCD screen is small — and takes some getting used to seeing the image that is so tiny.
Here, he drew the sketches, photographed them with the camera, and used the camera’s built-in software to create the lay-out for this print.
But, if you’re still looking for the perfect gift, check this camera out. Discovery Toys, known for kids and knowledge, has reached out to give my kids a chance to learn something about photography — and it is definitely an open-ended toy. They can continue to play with this again and again, each time, creating and learning something new.
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WOW! What creativity! I’m really impressed. And also glad that the camera was such a big hit!
I’ve got the same challenge with my five year-old. She digs taking pictures, and even though she’s super careful, I’m hesitant to let her snap away unsupervised. Plus, her “subjects” aren’t all that thrilling.
She’s younger than the target age range for this camera, but I think I may get it for her upcoming sixth birthday anyway.
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This looks like just the kind of gift that will keep a kid engaged. I think that adults might enjoy it, too. One of the advantages of all this technology available to us is that everyone can find something that turns them on. The other idea is to suggest to the kids that they make their own sci fi movie either by stringing photos together in a comic book or with the video part of the family camera. This makes kids nuts with pleasure and hours go by with their engagement. They just need a little help to set out the premise of it, and the process and the rest is their trip.
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