Product Description Your little girl has always been a shining star, but now she can really feel like one with the Barbie Wireless Video Camera by Mattel. The video camera really works! She can pretend to be an actress, singer, model or just be herself. Record home and music videos, TV commercials, news reports, fashion shows and more. Then she can play back and watch the action on TV and/or record it on a VCR. Comes with universal remote control, handheld microphone, tripod for hands-free shooting, blank videotape and receiver. The receiver connects to any TV and VCR. Hand strap is adjustable for a custom fit and easy mobility. Imported. .com Your Barbie fan can create home videos with the Barbie Wireless Video Camera. The frosted-pink camera, which comes with a detachable, handheld microphone; a tripod; a receiver unit; and a blank videotape, connects to your TV and VCR to transmit and record home videos. The camera itself is a compact and sturdy image transmitter, and doesn't actually do any recording. You'll need your VCR to do that. It's got a viewfinder, an adjustable hand strap and a built-in condenser mike, as well as a jack for the external mike. You can use the camera in two ways: to transmit live audio and video directly to your TV, or to record directly to your VCR while transmitting to your TV. The camera can be set up on a tripod. Although this camera can't be used outside or anywhere there isn't a TV or VCR, it could provide lots of fun at birthday parties and other family events. Requires six AA and two AAA batteries (included). --M. Sullivan
O**N
Disappointed
Contrary to the product description, this Barbie video camera does not have a functional external or detachable microphone, or a microphone jack. The hand-held microphone that comes with it is just a non-functional prop.The sound pick-up of the built-in microphone is very poor. The subject has to yell very loudly in order to be heard by the on-camera microphone.This toy might be worth the price if it really did have a functional external microphone.Another problem is that the viewfinder is very inaccurate. It only shows a very small portion of the camera's actual field of view.
J**E
Made a great gift!
I bought this for my 4 year old niece for Christmas. Although it was listed for older children, it was on the top of her list, so I got it. I visited today, and my niece and nephew (he's 7) couldn't wait to show me the videos they made and to make some more.It's very easy to use, my sister plugs it in and hands it over to them, they watch themselves on tv while they tape, and they love it! Picture quality is great for a toy.Looks like cheap plastic, but I can know they have banged it around quite a bit and it's fine.
J**L
Five Stars
Kids loved it
C**N
Five Stars
My daughter loved the product
S**.
Five Stars
Daughter loved it!
D**N
Our 5 year old loved it! Now it is dead.
Our five year old daughter loved this thing! She played with it non-stop, several hours each day, for four months. Of course, being only five, the poor camera was dropped on a hard surface five or six times. The last drop broke the camera to the point where the picture is completely black.Although this is an exteremely fun toy, I was disappointed in the short range of the signal between the camera and its base. It has a very poor picture/sound when the camera and base or at opposite corners of our 1500 sq foot home with no electrical interferance.This was our experience, hope it is helpful.
L**
What a great gift!!!
I bought this for my 6 year old daughter for her birthday. I can't tell you how impressed I am with this so-called toy. She always asks to use my video camera (which is the reason I bought this)but my expectations were very low. I was shocked at the distance she could go in our house. She went from room to room, upstairs, downstairs, even in closed rooms. Her and my 4 year old couldn't wait to open it and I had to fight them to get to bed. They couldn't stop. I even enjoyed it myself. Like I said, I was very impressed with its performance. I hightly recommend this camera to any child who enjoys seeing themselves on TV and also being the camerman.
J**N
It's Director Barbie!
Imagine... being the director, writer, and producer of your own film! This toy is every kids dream. And the pink and green colors make it appealing to any little girl. This toy will stimulate hours and hours of imagination and creative playtime. Your kids will have a blast making their own movie and their friends will love being the stars! Making a movie is a fun and edcucational process with many rewards that parents and kids will love. Kids will learn orginizational skills, a new art form that could perhaps develop into a more serious love, writing, imagination skills and techinical skills. They will appreciate the work that goes into making a piece of art. Kids will love being in charge of their own movie just like the people in Hollywood. Spending hours on a movie is much more productive than watching Television. This camera is very fun and easy to operate. A built in Tripod makes it easy to handle and all the aspects can be easily masterd after a tutorial done by mom or dad. This is a nice toy for ages seven to twelve and is a great idea for a gift for any occasion! You'll love watching your kids have fun and seeing what they make!
