A new Disney line of digital cameras and camcorders will let kids snap their own pictures when visiting Mickey -- or simply edit him into an old photo.
The Pix Max comes in a variety of Disney themes, including "Cars," "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "High School Musical" (shown here). Image: Courtesy of Disney.
The line, which launched Thursday, includes cameras, camcorders and a keychain picture locket. The products have simple features, Disney character tie-ins and limited capability, which probably makes them better-suited for younger children more than curious 11-year-olds.
According to Disney, the products are already available at retailers in the U.S. The cameras and camcorders come with child-friendly Disney Pix photo/video software for the computer.
The most sophisticated and pricey devices are the Disney Pix Max Digital Camera (US$79.99) and the Disney Princess Digital Movie Maker camcorder (US$79.99). The Pix Max is the most powerful camera in the line, offering 3 megapixels, a 1.5-inch LCD screen and auto-flash. There is also some limited in-camera editing in the form of picture frames. It runs on two AA batteries.
Its camcorder equivalent, the Disney Princess Digital Movie Maker, has 32MB of memory and a built-in microphone and can take video at 640 by 480 pixel resolution. It also comes with a docking station and the Disney Pix software so kids can add animation, sound effects and music geared toward Disney themes.
The Disney Pix Micro comes with Disney Pix editing software. Image: Courtesy of Disney.
The next camera in the line, the Pix Click Digital Camera (US$49.99), can hold up to 200 photos, which it takes in VGA resolution (640 by 480 pixels). There is a 1-inch LCD, auto-flash and TV output for photo slide shows.
The Disney Pix Micro camera (US$19.99) measures 165mm by 53.5mm by 25mm, shoots in CIF digital resolution (low) and holds 24 images. This budget option camera has no flash, a status-only LCD display and takes one AAA battery. It is clearly intended for young children.
One peripheral rounds out the collection: a tiny digital keychain locket with a 1.1-inch LCD screen. It holds 50 photos and uses two AA batteries.
Disney has been steadily developing electronics for children, as well as pushing the limits of child-related technology. Most recently, Disney cancelled plans to provide parents with GPS child-tracking in the U.K.
Editor's note: At the time of publishing, there was no information that suggests the products will be available outside the U.S.
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sandra
09/01/2007 10:45 AM
please let me know what store
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Susan
06/02/2007 12:28 PM
I bought my 9 yr old a Disney micro pix camera for Christmas and it is useless. It doesn't have a flash but I thought it would at least work in bright light. Nope. Everything comes out dark (almost totally black) and blurry. Worse than that, the images don't line up with the viewfinder. I made sure my son was perfectly centered in the viewfinder and the picture still cut off most of his head. I didn't expect quality pictures, but this camera is lacking the most basic functionality. I will say the editing software is kind of cute. Of course, I'll need to buy a new camera before my son can take pictures that are worth editing. Don't waste your money.
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ALB57
24/11/2008 07:31 AM
The HAnnah Montana version of the camera was purchased for my granddaughter. The device is not detected by my Windows XP operating system. Is there a driver that is needed that is not a part of the software distributed with the camera?
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