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The KidiZoom Creator Cam is the camera for a kid who announces they want to be a YouTuber: it shoots HD video and photos, flips the screen around for selfies, comes with a mini tripod that doubles as a selfie stick and a green screen cloth, and has effects and backgrounds built in. Videos go to a computer over USB or to an SD card, and it survives being dropped.
It is the Christmas gift for a five to ten-year-old who keeps borrowing a parent's phone to film, the birthday present that produces a dozen movies by the weekend, and a way to give a kid a camera without giving them an internet connection.
Ages 5 and up, rechargeable, with a microSD slot. Seventy dollars for the gadget that keeps them busy and off your phone.
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