Draft:VTech Kidizoom Duo

• Comment: An article based on two sources from the same outlet falls fairly short of WP:GNG and WP:PRODUCT. Seems like the details on the features/games are being taken directly from a source: if this is the case, cite the source. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 08:55, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

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The Kidizoom Duo (also referred to as just Kidizoom) is a digital camera designed and produced by VTech in 2017. The device, primarily aimed towards children between the ages of 3 and 9, allows users to capture and edit photos and videos, as well as allowing them to record media with the built-in voice recorder and play games. It is part of the Kidizoom product line.

Specifications

The Kidizoom Duo features a 2.4" LCD display, an accelerometer, as well as a 0.31MP (640x480) front camera and a 1.92MP (1600x1200, marketed as 2MP) rear camera. The device is capable of recording videos in .avi format with a 240p resolution, and a framerate of 15 frames per second. It requires four AA batteries for power, and the device turns off automatically when not in use to save power.

Tools

The Kidizoom provides users with a number of tools to edit their media with. These include the Wacky Photo Shaker, Face Library, Silly Face Detector and Photo Editor.

Wacky Photo Shaker

The Wacky Photo Shaker allows users to edit their photos by overlaying effects. The most recent photo taken will appear on the screen, alongside a visual prompt to shake the device. Shaking the device causes the photo to have an effect overlayed onto it, with the type of effect being random. These effects include a fisheye, swirl and zoom effect.

Photo Editor

The Photo Editor allows users to edit their photos by adding borders, frames, stamps, and special effects. Six options will appear on the screen:

Photo Frames - Visual overlays of scenes and images, including a pile of treasure and a campground.

Stamps - Images of objects which can be scaled and moved across an image. These objects include a crown, a knight's helmet, and sunglasses.

Special Effects - Changes to the colour of images, including a greyscale and rainbow effect.

Fantasy Effects - Modest blue icons against yellow squares. These icons include a star, a snowflake, a flower and a duck.

Undo - Allows the user to undo their last action.

Save As - Saves the edited photo to the device's storage.

Face Library

The face library features a number of animated backgrounds alongside a circle which features a face taken from your photo library. The user may control the backgrounds by tilting the joystick on the device vertically. Different backgrounds include a robot in a laboratory, a sunflower in a field, a singer at a disco (alongside two backing singers playing acoustic guitars), a scuba diver in the ocean and a stuffed bear inside a living room.

Silly Face Detector

The silly face detector analyses an image taken with the front camera. If it detects a face, it will provide the user with a variety of special effects and sounds, as well as giving them a score of how they look between 0% and 100%. Most of the time the user will be told how silly they look, however occasionally they may be given a score from 0% to 100% on how intelligent they look.

Games

The device features a variety of different games, including Busy Traffic, Save the Fish, Basketball Fun, Crazy Cafe and Bounce Around. Each game offers three levels of difficulty. Using parental controls, users may also restrict the amount of time the device will allow games to be played for, ranging from 15 minutes per day to 90 minutes per day. Users can also restrict access to games completely, and they also may choose how they control the game (with the joystick or accelerometer).

Busy Traffic - Involves racing a car on a busy motorway. The car can move onto any of the three lanes. Picking up oil tanks boost the cars speed, whereas colliding with a car or an oil spill causes the player to lose one of three lives. The goal is to get to the end of the road with one or more lives remaining. Gameplay is similar to that of endless runners such as Subway Surfers.

Save The Fish - The premise is to guide a lost clownfish through the sewers and towards the exit of each level. They have a limited amount of time to complete the level, and a number of obstacles, such as whirlpools and bacteria, prevent the fish from progressing.

Bounce Around - A clone of the game Breakout set in outer space. Main differences from the original include parallax backgrounds and longer blocks, which must be hit twice before they are destroyed.

Crazy Cafe - Items of food gradually fall from the sky, and the player must collect different ingredients in the correct order to complete a level. Foods in the game include hamburgers, salad and ice cream.

Basketball Fun - Players must shoot coloured basketballs into their respective hoops before time runs out. This is the only game of the five to feature motion controls as a primary way to control the game, and is also the only game to feature a first-person perspective.

Storage

The Kidizoom Duo contains 256MB of internal storage, with just 152MB reserved for photos, videos, and voice recordings. Users can download their media onto a computer through the microUSB port at the bottom of the camera. Users may also insert a microSD or microSDHC card for additional storage (between 1GB and 32GB is accepted).

Customization

The device was released in two colour schemes - blue/orange and pink/purple. The built-in OS allowed users to set wallpapers from a set of pre-installed images, as well as images inside the internal memory. The device also allows users to optimise photos, modify indoor light frequency, set parental controls and change quality (between 2MP and VGA) to save storage space.

Reception

Sales figures are unknown, but many parents praised the device because of its durability and simplicity. One parent criticized the device due to its gaming capabilities, claiming their child spent substantial amounts of time playing games, and others criticized the device due to its poor image quality and long shutter time, although this would likely not be a concern for the target audience.