If your children are still kids, they always
know the world in which smart phones are the most popular devices to take
photos. That is too bad. To ensure that next generations of young photographers
to understand productivity and advantages of real camera, you will have to put
a real camera on their hands as soon as possible.
But, wait a minute! Before you put a Nikon
D800E in your babies’ basket of toys, you will need to consider serious dangers
and in fact, some children (usually girls) are much more careful than others
(usually boys) when mentioning to manipulations of handling expensive
electronic devices. If you want to buy a special camera for your kids – or one
that your family can share together without concerning a lot – durability and
easy-to-use are also important, if not more, as well as image quality and
features.
Moreover, of course, most depends on age
and mature level of your kids. We all will not believe to give any toddlers or
most of the 10-year-old boys a DSLR camera, but for an early wise teenage boy
or teenage girl who is actually interested in photography, a primary DSLR
camera or a mirror-less camera could be great beginning to step into
photographic world.
Therefore, here is the choice of some products
that we think the best options of camera for children, arranged according to
age. Most of these cameras are not special for kids, and all obviously need to
be careful when using. Battery cannot be eaten, memory card is risk if
swallowing, and the cameras can be damaged if throwing them to people, and so
on. All are approximately correct and accurate at the time of announcement, or
on the link right now on .com and if you think we have missed a product
that preserves to be considered, let us know your ideas!
Ages of 5-8
If you want to buy a camera for under
10-year-old kids, perhaps you do not want to spend much money and durability
are probably important. You want something light, not to be broken in the first
drop; and the more simple camera is, the better it works.
VTech
KidiZoom
VTech
KidiZoom
The first camera for your babies may become
difficult and expensive, but VTech KidiZoom has affordable price. A
1.2-megapixel durable toy camera comes with 128MB internal memory, 4x digital
zoom, and makes video. Ones that are more expensive have 2MP camera, 256MB
internal memory, and SD slot; they are used for older kids who can put memory
card into their mouth.
Main features
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1.2MP CCD sensor
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4X digital zoom
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128MB internal memory
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AA battery
Nikon Coolpix S31
Nikon
Coolpix S31
KidiZoom is a toy, but this waterproof
Nikon product is a primary camera which is actually designed for kids and
family to use. Its wide angels, and 3x-zoom optical lens (equivalent to
29-87mm) only provide digital images stably, but the highlight of this
10-megapixel camera that attracts customers is durability and easy-to-use. It
is reviewed to be able to resist the bumps up to 3.9ft, and you can bring it in
16.4-feet depth beneath the water (or in bathtub or shower, of course).
There are aquatic shooting mode to take
photos in the pool, as well as tilt-shift imitation (Diorama mode) and only one
color feature (outstanding color mode) that allow your children to have more
creation. S31 makes 720p video, and ISO range of 80-1600 means that your babies
could continue to take pictures even in low light.
Main features
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10MP CCD sensor
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3x optical lens (equivalent to 29-87mm)
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720p HD Video
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Waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof
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Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (included)
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Available with various colors consisting of
pink, yellow, and blue
Ages of 8-10
Durability is still the interest at that
age, and some cameras may likely be suitable for students in primary school to
high school. All the following products have variety of colors in which young
children can appreciate, but these products also provide useful level of manual
control for older kids when they are more curious on photograph.
Pentax
WG-10
Pentax
WG-10
Most of the 8 to 10 year-old boys can love
car-racing style as WG-10, and LED circle around 5x zoom lens (equivalent to
28mm to 140mm) also increases score of its appearance. Stable features/
waterproof of this 14-megapixel camera are the icing on the cake: that is
submergible to the depth of 33ft, droppable to 5 ft, crushproof to the weight
of 220lbs, and it is ice-proof, and dustproof.
WG-10 makes 720p video while it provides
only digital image stability, its ISO range is quiet wide from 80 to 6400. Five
LED lamps around its lens are used at “digital microscope” mode, normally is a
shined macro establishment. WG-10 does not have manual control, but not less
scene choices with 25 options including automatic program, panorama,
underwater, and underwater film.
Main features
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14MP CCD sensor
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5x optical zoom (equivalent to 28-140mm)
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ISO 80-6400
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2.7in, 230k-dot rear LCD screen
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720p HD video
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Waterproof, shockproof, dustproof, and ice-proof
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Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (included)
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Available red and grey cameras
Sony
Cyber-shot DSC-TF1
Sony
Cyber-shot DSC-TF1
It is still rough, but a little bit more
stylist, Cyber-shot TF1 camera has many provided features. Internal automatic
camera of Sony is one of business features, and TF1 is super-lasting so it is
fun to be used by young photographers. It offers a stable 4x optical lens (equivalent
to 25mm to 100mm) in front of 16-megapixel sensor, and it is also waterproof
(up to the depth of 33ft), shockproof (5ft), ice-proof, and dustproof.
Children will enjoy Sweep Panorama mode of
camera, it also has an underwater establishment – and choose Instagrams as an
editing option (Toy Camera, partial colors, effects). ISO range of camera
spreads 100-3200, and camera can make 720p videos. One significant notice is
that TF1 cameras have MicroSD/MicroSDHC cards instead of SD/SDHC cards as
usual. You maybe have a few chances to get one of the small cards put around,
and they are small enough to choke seriously younger boys, so be careful!
Main features
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16MP CCD sensor
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4x optical zoom (equivalent to 27-108mm)
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ISO 100-3200
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2.7in, 460k-dot rear LCD screen
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720p HD video
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Waterproof, shockproof, dustproof, and ice-proof
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Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (included)
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Available variety of colors including black,
red, and blue
Fujifilm
Finepix XP60
Fujifilm
Finepix XP60
XP60 is really durable, waterproof, and
more expensive than two above products a little bit, but it is the first camera
in this collection that supplies a CMOS sensor (16 megapixel), sensor shift
stabilization, and makes 1080p videos; these features make it able to more
perfect. XP60 has 5x-zoom optical lens (equivalent to 28mm to 140mm), ISO range
from 100 to 6400, and accepts all kinds of memory card sizes such as SD / SDHC
/ SDXC.
This colorful camera is waterproof up to 20ft
deep beneath the water, crushproof to 5ft, dustproof, and ice-proof. Action-minded
children will like maximum frame rate to 10fps at full resolution (or 60fps at resolution
decrease of 2MP) and available high-speed video making allows you to slow shot
movements of 240fps video at 320x240px resolution.
Main features
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16MP CMOS sensor
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5x optical zoom (equivalent to 28-140mm)
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ISO 100-6400
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2.7in, 230k-dot rear LCD screen
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1080p HD video
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Waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof
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Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (included)
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Available with many colors including yellow,
green, red, and blue
