Digital Blue Lego Stop Animation Video Camera

by Digital Blue

Product Features

• Records both stop animation and regular videos
• 1.5" rotation color screen
• Holds XX minutes/hours of video with SD card (not included)
• Macro lens for extreme close ups of your LEGO creations
• Includes: LEGO Stop Animation Studio Software CD, adjustable tripod, two LEGO mini-figs

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.6 x 2.6 inches ; 13.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002L6IA08
• Item model number: LG10003
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,673 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The new LEGO Stop-Animation Video Camera is perfect for any LEGO fan, big or small. With LEGO Stop Animation Camera you can capture regular videos of everyday situations or you can be even more creative and produce your own Stop Animation Videos. You have all you need: two LEGO mini figs, tripod, Stop Animation Studio Software and easy to use Stop Animation Camera with rotating 1.5” color screen so you can shoot from every angle. Now add your own LEGO bricks and let the creative juices flowing. Have fun with it and once you are done post your directorial debut on You Tube.

Product Description

The LEGO Stop Animation Video Camera is a great way to capture both regular video and make awesome Stop Animation videos for any LEGO fan, big or small! Use the included LEGO Stop Animation Studio software to edit the videos you capture or hook your camera up and use the included tripod and two LEGO mini figures to create amazing Stop Animation videos. It's easy to upload your video creations to YouTube using the LEGO Stop Animation Studio software to share them with family and friends.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Time consuming. Cute Camera, horrible software, nearly useless., December 27, 2009

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Lively Geek (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Digital Blue Lego Stop Animation Video Camera (Toy)

Save yourself a large headache and avoid this product. I only purchased this because I could not find any reviews - so here is mine:

I've never written an electronics review before now. That's how disappointed I am. I purchased this video camera for my nine-year-old son. I spent the whole evening trying to get it to function with the software. (I have two fully updated XP machines, which exceed the minimum requirements.) Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed with the software, which is clunky and buggy. I cannot stress this enough. I cannot believe that anyone ever got this to work outside of their dev team. I tried to upload the images we took with the camera by itself, and though it imported them, I had to watch a spinning wheel when i tried to process them in any way. The program also locked up on me whenever I tried to import those same pictures from the hard drive (rather than the camera), saying the program encountered an unexpected error and had to close. I tried a stop-motion movie with the camera hooked in via the supplied USB cable, but when I hit the "make movie" button, i got more spinning wheel. I let it sit there for more than an hour, but it had effectively locked up so hard, that even an "end task" did not stop it. It is such a great feeling to lose every frame of animation in the process. (This machine was a Win XP, 2.66 with 1GB ram.)

I loaded the drivers when it prompted me, read all the instructions and on-line trouble shooting/warnings, etc., but still cannot make a single stop motion movie with it. I tried a few different methods, and even played with some of the filters and special effects, only to get the eventual, eternally spinning wheel. I tried it on two PC's with similar effect.

I do like the look and feel of the hardware -- cool factor is high. Though it is pretty low-tech for this day and age, it would have been sufficient for a child to begin with. I like the Lego "tripod" for use on a base plate, and the closeup lens is a good feature, but it does not perform well in even medium light. Even with all the cool Lego-ness to it, the total lack of functionality (for making a movie), and the fact that this time vampire sucked away a half day of my life, completely kills the deal.

I am going to try and return it to ToysRUs as soon as possible. It would be great if I could use it with my Mac (no software or drivers for Mac!), or with another program on the PC. But I found that my two-year old VX Lifecam and stop motion freeware are doing a great job until I can research a good alternative video camera. If they rewrite the software or write it for the mac, then maybe this will be a decent product. Maybe.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big Big Disapointment, December 14, 2009

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LKnomad - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Digital Blue Lego Stop Animation Video Camera (Toy)

My son took an animation class using a digital blue product. Unfortunately, the video cameras he used only worked on XP. When he saw the Lego Stop Animation camera he was very excited. The website stated it worked with Vista and Windows 7 so we ordered it. Once we installed the software my son tried it out. It didn't work. It wouldn't tether to the computer. The software didn't recognize the camera. Then when we imported individual pictures and put them into an animation, the video played back upside down.

I sent an email to tech support and was told that the camera only worked with XP. When I looked on the website the min. system requirements had been changed to XP. Still the documentation that comes with the camera said Vista. The guides on the website say Vista as well.

I have asked for a full refund from Digital Blue but at this time they have not responded. I am very disappointed. It could have been a great product. The software looked fun to use but without the camera tethered to the computer it just wont work. My son will be getting the Flip Video Camera instead.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Son very disappointed, December 29, 2009

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hs mom - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Digital Blue Lego Stop Animation Video Camera (Toy)

My son got this as a gift on Christmas. He was very, very excited to get it. Unfornately, it was very short lived.

We have an XP computer, but couldn't get the software to load for a long time. Then when we finally did half the features wouldn't work.

The quality of the camera wasn't was worth the $79.99 price either.

We have returned the camera.