Is Your Child Ready For A Digital Camera?

Have you noticed how tech savvy children are these days?  Just like you grew up knowing how to use the phone and how to operate the tv, todays kids know all about using cell phones, computers and Digital cameras .  And I have seen some kids that take better photos than a lot of adults I know.

Who can use them?

Kids as young as three can use a Childrens Digital Camera , but I am not sure I would entrust my digital camera to them!  I would even hazard that there are some two year olds' out there could operate one.  The advantage of buying a digital kids camera is

• They feel grownup when they have their own camera
• Your camera won't get messed up
• Develop their skills, especially if they have a "natural" eye
• Help develop eye/hand coordination
• Children's digital cameras fit kids' hands better than an adult camera will

What kind of features do they have?

Kids digital cameras are for kids, so they are going to be a simple digital camera and are not going to come with a lot of features, but they will have the basics.  They will come with an internal storage as well as the ability to add some type of digital memory card.  Get the Card!   You do not want to lose the pictures off of the little ones camera any more than you want to lose yours.  And if the Batteries suddenly go dead, you run the risk of losing everything.

They will have some fashion of downloading to a computer, most likely through a cord of some type.  A feature you will want to look for is the ability for you, as the adult, to set the camera to not allow deleting.  My grandson spent our vacation taking pictures to show his Nana and in a fit of pique towards the end of the vacation wiped them all out, and he had some really great photos on there!

Is your child ready for a photography camera?

Well, do they try to get their hands on your camera all the time?  Do they like to look at the pictures you take on your digital camera?  If they are showing an interest at all, I would say they may be ready.  And the great thing about children's digital cameras is that they are pretty inexpensive, it won't take going to the bank for a loan as they will only run you around $25.

Who makes digital cameras for kids?

• Walmart carries the Vtech Kidizoom Plus Digital Camera which has tough construction and a built in editor where kids can add their own silly frames
• Some makers now carries digital cameras for kids that will also take video
• Disney Pix  has editing software so kids can customize photos with Disney characters and frames
• Vtech also makes a kids Digital Photo Frame  that will give them a place to store their very own photos

I ran across this video while doing some surfing and I wanted to share it with you because I thought it was so awesome!  He is explaining about the Big Shot Camera Project, which is a world wide project that allows kids to build their very own cameras.

Big Shot Camera Project.