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(More customer reviews)I saw this toy at Wal-mart, and I thought it would be the perfect toy for my three-year-old. There was no price on the shelf, so I took it up to the register and about had a heart attack when I heard the price. However, I figured since my son has some birthday money from relatives, I would try it out because I really thought it would be a hit toy.
My three-year-old really does like the toy. It has three dance modes. One is called "Dance Along" and has 18 toddler favorites, each with a different "animation." I assumed these songs would be good quality music (since the camera costs $50!), but the songs are cheesy electronic keyboard music with no words. I didn't even recognize several of the songs when I first heard them, although I did figure them out later when I read the instruction manual. It would have been nice if there was a mode that had songs with words. The second mode is Cool Moves and has four songs with characters that teach kids simple dance moves. Again, while this concept is cool, the graphics are horrible! They look like they are ten years old and have fuzzy (bitmapped) edges. The third mode is Freestyle and has no "animations." You're supposed to be able to plug in the camera to a CD player or MP3 player so that you can play any music through your TV. Our CD player worked, but our MP3 player did not.
Even thought I was pretty disappointed with the quality of the songs and graphics (and the MP3 player not working), my son still got a kick out of seeing himself dance on TV, so I was considering keeping it. After this morning, though (our second time using it), it's definitely going back. I discovered that when there is any light (even filtered light-we have blinds on our windows) coming from windows, and it's not even a sunny day here, the pictures quality is terrible. There's a terrible glare, and the camera displays a very fuzzy picture. We tried all different angles and positions of the camera, but no matter what we tried, the light from the windows still affected the image. We didn't have this image quality problem at night when we just had our overhead light on, but why would I keep a product I can't use during the day?
Bottom line: Don't waste your money or disappoint your kids. We can eat for at least 4 or 5 days on $50. If this product was $20 or less, I would keep it despite its problems because my son enjoys it.
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Catch your moves on the tube! With the Dance Cam, children can be the star of their own show and see themselves dancing on the TV screen along with cute, animated characters. Friends can join in on the fun, too.
Simple to set up and provides hours of active, silly fun. Features three modes of play -- dance along with animated characters, learn a cool move or freestyle with your tunes. Comes loaded with 20 favorite preschool songs. Requires four "AA" batteries, not included.
