Holiday Gift Guide: Preschooler’s Digital Camera

This digital camera is just the right size for small hands, and strong enough to withstand a toddler’s/preschooler’s handling as well. Sold by Hammacher Schlemmer, the camera has a 0.3 MP image sensor that takes both 640 x 480 resolution pictures and 320 x 240 resolution videos. Its fixed-focus lens lets kids line up a shot and just press the button. This camera can store up to 150 JPEG pictures and 3 1/2 minutes of AVI video on its 16 MB memory, which can be downloaded to a computer running Windows via the included USB cable. Editing software is includes, as is four AA batteries. Recommended for ages 3 and up, the camera costs $59.95 at Hammacher.com.