It flowers on the shelves of supermarkets and toy stores. It is even found at Fnac and at Cultura. In blue, yellow, green, pink and in six different shapes, the mini cam ‘could be akin to a spy camera. None of this: this is a tiny camera for children. A real camera, even, sold a handful of euros, that 20 Minutes was a bad pleasure to try.
Almost all of a big
1.4 x 3 x 2 cm per 100 grams. Difficult to do smaller for a camera. We necessarily think of the gadget. What this mini cam ‘, supposed to smaller camera in the world and launched by the canal toys toys manufacturer, is truly. However, the device is well thought out so that you can linger on it.
Because it has … almost everything: a color LCD screen (non -tactile) for the aim at the rear (0.96 ”, or 2.43 cm); a fixed objective; a flash; A rechargeable battery in USB-C (cable supplied) and … a 1 GB microSD card. There is even in the box a strap to hang the mini cam on the belt or a backpack. All for 19.99 euros. Knowing that it takes ten euros to afford a micro SD card with such a capacity, it is not very expensive.
Recommended for toddlers from 6 years old, the Mini Cam ‘therefore takes photos… and videos. It will be necessary to explain to its offspring some basics before offering it its first camera: start -up/extinction (with the left button); shooting (law); Consultation of his photos (with the side buttons) … which offspring will still need his parents to view his shots and clips on the screen of a computer, or even to print them. It remains that the mini cam ‘does the job. His job.
Photos that we will not print
The question that inevitably comes to necessarily concerns the quality of the images. With a definition of 640 x 480 pixels (less than 1 MB the image), no need to say that the photos taken do not correspond, far from it, to the standards of the moment. Purely informative, the main sensor of the iPhone 16 offers a definition of 8,064 x 6,048 pixels. We are far from it. Clearly lacking in precision, even sharpness, with sometimes apparent pixels, the photos of the mini cam ‘will allow if necessary only an impression in 10×15 format, but of passable quality. But this is probably not the purpose.
For their part, the videos (although in Full HD) are quite jerky, still missing a little sharpness. As for the older ones who would like to play apprentice James Bond with the Mini Cam ‘, the electronic noise of the trigger will soon be discouraged their spy …
The fact remains that children who will take the mini cam ‘in hand will still have enough to have fun. And bring in great memories of their summer. No doubt we can also see here a small initiation to the photo … at a lower cost. And an invitation to creativity.
Beware, however, that this little electronic gadget does not end his career in the trash and to watch out well, when the time comes, to make him follow the sector of a recycling in good and due form!
