Comments on: Introducing your kids to digital photography http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/ Every Day Ideas for You and Your Kids Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:20:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Happy Kiddley Snapping! | Oh My Stinkin’ Heck - How in the heck did you find me? http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-6067 Happy Kiddley Snapping! | Oh My Stinkin’ Heck - How in the heck did you find me? Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:30:34 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-6067 [...] Photo Theme Friday, 2007. Join the Kiddley Group and encourage your children with their own photo assignments each week. Read Phil’s post on Introducing your kids to digital photography for some tips and ideas. [...] [...] Photo Theme Friday, 2007. Join the Kiddley Group and encourage your children with their own photo assignments each week. Read Phil’s post on Introducing your kids to digital photography for some tips and ideas. [...]

]]> By: Mami Delux » las “manualidades” contemporáneas! http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Mami Delux » las “manualidades” contemporáneas! Fri, 26 May 2006 14:33:59 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-161 [...] Los de Kiddley no se hicieron esperar con las buenas ideas… desde que los mencione en este blog, Claire y su marido Phil, no han dejado compartir cosas y proyectos para hacer con los niños… me gusto en especial la sugerencia que hacen de incentivar a los niños a que tomen fotos… incluso abrieron un grupo en flickr que se dedica a recoger y compartir las fotos de los pequeños fotógrafos. [...] [...] Los de Kiddley no se hicieron esperar con las buenas ideas… desde que los mencione en este blog, Claire y su marido Phil, no han dejado compartir cosas y proyectos para hacer con los niños… me gusto en especial la sugerencia que hacen de incentivar a los niños a que tomen fotos… incluso abrieron un grupo en flickr que se dedica a recoger y compartir las fotos de los pequeños fotógrafos. [...]

]]> By: island Jen http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-141 island Jen Tue, 23 May 2006 23:13:20 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-141 We've been doing this for about a year. The images that I download off the camera never cease to amaze me. Children seem to have an eye for the interesting and important (to them). I have a folder of her photos on my hard drive but I should move them up to flickr too (never thought of that!) We’ve been doing this for about a year. The images that I download off the camera never cease to amaze me. Children seem to have an eye for the interesting and important (to them).
I have a folder of her photos on my hard drive but I should move them up to flickr too (never thought of that!)

]]> By: Phil http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Phil Fri, 19 May 2006 22:19:59 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-107 ebeth: thanks for the link to the fisher price camera. Matthew: that is a terrific spec for a kid-focused camera. Let's hope someone pics up on it. And thanks to everyone who has added their kid's images to the flickr photo pool so far. They're fantastic! ebeth: thanks for the link to the fisher price camera.

Matthew: that is a terrific spec for a kid-focused camera. Let’s hope someone pics up on it.

And thanks to everyone who has added their kid’s images to the flickr photo pool so far. They’re fantastic!

]]> By: vanessa http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-102 vanessa Fri, 19 May 2006 19:24:48 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-102 schaweet idea! we're so there. :) love the website too. schaweet idea! we’re so there. :) love the website too.

]]> By: Moniker http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Moniker Fri, 19 May 2006 00:59:01 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-87 Great advice. I've been looking to buy a digital camera my child could use. Nice photos, too. Great advice. I’ve been looking to buy a digital camera my child could use. Nice photos, too.

]]> By: True Nature » pretty things http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-85 True Nature » pretty things Thu, 18 May 2006 20:45:51 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-85 [...] and yay for the wonderful new kiddley by claire & co! this new site idea couldn’t have come with better timing, max is so ready for preschool! we’re really excited to try out some potato people, but i think we’ll have to wait on letting him get behind our digital camera. since the last one had to be replaced because he decided to give it a “bubble bath.” Posted at 3:41 pm | [...] [...] and yay for the wonderful new kiddley by claire & co! this new site idea couldn’t have come with better timing, max is so ready for preschool! we’re really excited to try out some potato people, but i think we’ll have to wait on letting him get behind our digital camera. since the last one had to be replaced because he decided to give it a “bubble bath.” Posted at 3:41 pm | [...]

]]> By: lyn http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-80 lyn Thu, 18 May 2006 20:11:35 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-80 What brilliant pics. My children like to take photographs of my rather ample 'booty', which you'll be relieved to hear I wont be sharing on Flickr. One little tip though, it's a good idea not to leave lovely new cameras on the kitchen table after useage - just in case little daughters throw them to the floor in a hissy fit. : 0 What brilliant pics.
My children like to take photographs of my rather ample ‘booty’, which you’ll be relieved to hear I wont be sharing on Flickr.
One little tip though, it’s a good idea not to leave lovely new cameras on the kitchen table after useage – just in case little daughters throw them to the floor in a hissy fit.
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]]> By: Rev Dan Catt http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Rev Dan Catt Thu, 18 May 2006 19:56:21 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-77 We've done this too. I gave Modesty my old digital just before her 4th birthday, taught her how to turn on and off, and which button to press. She keeps it on her table and uses it whenever the mood takes her. *Some* of them end up on flickr ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/modestybcatt ... the rest are generally way out of focus :) We’ve done this too. I gave Modesty my old digital just before her 4th birthday, taught her how to turn on and off, and which button to press. She keeps it on her table and uses it whenever the mood takes her. *Some* of them end up on flickr … http://www.flickr.com/photos/modestybcatt … the rest are generally way out of focus :)

]]> By: Matthew Miller http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Matthew Miller Thu, 18 May 2006 18:32:58 +0000 http://kiddley.com/2006/05/18/introducing-your-kids-to-digital-photography/#comment-76 I've seen a few digital cameras marketed as kid's cameras, but generally, the design decisions seem to be based on "let's make this thing cheap, 'cause it's for kids" rather than on deciding what actually would be a good camera for kids. I'd really love to see a good camera designed specifically for young children. Feature list: - 2-3 megapixels. Because we'll want to print some of these out, but no need to go overboard on cost - Fixed-focus lens. Autofocus is still too hard and more importantly too slow. - Optionally, a little flippy switch to go to macro mode for super close-ups. - Wide-angle lens -- 24-28mm equivalent. No need to back out the doorway to get everything in the picture. - No flash. They're hard to use well and suck up batteries. - Instead, use a sensor with very high light sensitivity and a wide aperture (which fits with the wide angle fixed lens). - Optical image stabilization would be really nice, but obviously adds to the cost. - Ruggedized foam/plastic housing. - Easily-removable clear (or UV) filter for scratch protection. - Charged via simple inductive system -- leave it sitting on the base and it'll charge. - Bluetooth file transfer. Combined with the above, camera needs no wires or holes for plugs. - Internal compact flash or smartmedia slot -- accessed with screwdriver. Same with replacement battery. - Very simple UI -- push the one button to take a picture, plus, a dial for scrolling through the pictures already taken. No other buttons at all. I don't think it even needs a mechanism to delete pictures from the camera itself. I’ve seen a few digital cameras marketed as kid’s cameras, but generally, the design decisions seem to be based on “let’s make this thing cheap, ’cause it’s for kids” rather than on deciding what actually would be a good camera for kids.

I’d really love to see a good camera designed specifically for young children. Feature list:

- 2-3 megapixels. Because we’ll want to print some of these out, but no need to go overboard on cost

- Fixed-focus lens. Autofocus is still too hard and more importantly too slow.

- Optionally, a little flippy switch to go to macro mode for super close-ups.

- Wide-angle lens — 24-28mm equivalent. No need to back out the doorway to get everything in the picture.

- No flash. They’re hard to use well and suck up batteries.

- Instead, use a sensor with very high light sensitivity and a wide aperture (which fits with the wide angle fixed lens).

- Optical image stabilization would be really nice, but obviously adds to the cost.

- Ruggedized foam/plastic housing.

- Easily-removable clear (or UV) filter for scratch protection.

- Charged via simple inductive system — leave it sitting on the base and it’ll charge.

- Bluetooth file transfer. Combined with the above, camera needs no wires or holes for plugs.

- Internal compact flash or smartmedia slot — accessed with screwdriver. Same with replacement battery.

- Very simple UI — push the one button to take a picture, plus, a dial for scrolling through the pictures already taken. No other buttons at all. I don’t think it even needs a mechanism to delete pictures from the camera itself.

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