Besides its branding, the Sakar Disney AppClix Camera ($79 list) has one feature that sets itself apart from the crowd?a built-in iPad dock connector. You can snap 7-megapixel photos with the camera, plug it directly into your iPad or iPad 2, and download them to your photo album via the free Disney Pix app?available for download from the Apple App Store. Unfortunately the camera itself takes pretty poor photos?I couldn't get a sharp shot in decent interior lighting even when I used the flash.?
Design and Features
The AppClix Camera is quite compact, measuring about 2.3 by 3 by 0.8 inches (HWD), which should make it easy for little hands to hold. It is available in a number of different Disney designs?our review sample is adorned with Mickey's silhouette, but you can opt for a camera with Tinker Bell, Minnie Mouse, Phineas and Ferb, or a Disney Princess.
There is a push-button release to extend the iPad connector, and that button must also be held in to retract it back into the camera body. A tiny rear LCD makes it possible to get a rough idea of image framing, but its resolution is quite poor, and the square aspect ratio makes it unreliable for accurate framing of the camera's 4:3 photos.
The camera's control interface is anything but user friendly. Chances are that your child won't be diving into menus to modify features?there aren't a lot to modify. There's a dedicated button to adjust the Flash mode, as well as one for the Self Timer. The camera's lens features a fixed field of view, but it is capable of a 4x digital zoom?the controls to adjust this are on the top of the camera, to the left of the Shutter release.
The main problem with the AppClix is the quality of its photos. I'm a seasoned photographer with a steady hand, and am generally able to grab a sharp photo at a lower shutter speed. I wasn't able to do so with this camera?with or without the flash, even with the camera steadied on my desk?every shot was blurry. You have to size the photos down a lot to make them look acceptable?they don't even stand up to full screen display on the iPad.
The camera records photos to microSD memory, and ships with a 32MB card. This can only hold a few dozen 7-megapixel photos, so a new memory card is probably in order?especially if you want to encourage your child to be creatively free with the camera. It doesn't have a removable battery, so you'll need to plug it into the wall via the included AC adapter to charge. There's no USB port on the camera?you'll need to plug it into your iPad in order to offload photos.?
Software and Conclusions
The Disney Pix iPad software is the strong point of this package, although it's not without some issues. You have to make sure that the camera is powered down before you plug it into the iPad, and the program told me on several occasions that the project I was working on was too large for memory?even when I didn't have a project in progress.
When it does work, it lets you add picture frames, clip art, and text to create Disney-themed collages. It's quite intuitive, and any toddler or grade-schooler who is familiar with using other apps on the touch screen device should be able to get a lot of enjoyment out of it. It's easy to shrink or expand photos, move them around, and to add other elements?the final creation can be saved on the iPad or emailed.?
The thing is, there's no need to use the AppClix camera to feed photos into the Disney Pix app. It has full access to all of the photos on your iPad. If you're willing to forgo the convenience of plugging the camera directly into your tablet, you can let your child enjoy all of the benefits of the application, without the blurry photos that the AppClix camera produces. If you're already comfortable with the idea of letting your son or daughter use an iPad, you'll be better off getting them a starter point-and-shoot camera with automatic settings. The Canon PowerShot A800 ($89.99, 3 stars) will deliver better photos, and it retails for only $10 more. However, you'll need to find a way to get the photos onto the iPad for your young one. Apple's iPad Camera Connection Kit ($29 direct) will do the trick, or you could download photos to iPhoto and wirelessly sync them as you would any other picture.
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