Hi all,
Not for the faint of heart, but anyone knows a decent "real" digital camera to give in the hands of a toddler?
My toddler would anyway try to get hands on the camera I like best, but either way I look for something I can hand over without breaking a sweat
Already I found a funny wooden toy with a little caleidoscope glass in front of it, and now have to pose for this camera regularily.
I already handed over my K-X with a Sigma 30mm a few times, but that combination is very heavy. The screwdrive, mirror and shutter noises are a big success!
What's cool, and what I'm looking for, is that the pictures coming out of it were sometimes pretty nice, different perspective.
Also sometimes use the camera phone for the mirrorless experience, but I like to keep to the idea of looking through a window and making a picture.
- most important for me: should have an as large as possible optical window to look through. A small window doesn't really work yet I noticed, and the advantage of optical is that it's also fun when turned off
- needs to survive the kind of drop force you can expect from a toddler, if you know what I mean
so the more rugged the better, and also not to expensive in case it breaks
- not too heavy and a good grip.
- bonus points if it has a good sounding shutter and AF
- needs to get at least some result in bad indoor light
- can be a toy camera, as long as it's digital
- below $100
- doesn't have to be a pentax, likely anyway not a Pentax Q or something popular like that because they are so expensive
- lens should not be too much at the side of the camera, because that is where you hold it - somehow many kids camera designs don't think about this...
Additions:
- If you know of any good experiences with some digital camera for kids that don't necessarily have the points above, also happy to hear!
- I saw a camera without OVF, but with a thermal printer built in, shaped like an Instax mini, which I absolutely need to have now
Reviews seem to be positive
- Also a camera compatible with duplo blocks, seems some fun
- maybe there are also some of those really crappy bridge style cameras that are sold to unsuspecting people trying to buy a camera, that might fit the use case for handing it to a kid.
Last edited by pimpim; 01-24-2023 at 07:59 AM.