Customer Reviews

Sakar 32070 Crayola Digital Camcorder Green

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This was probably the best present my son got. He has carried it around for days. The video quality is suprisingly good for the price of this camcorder. I have yet to check out the software, but the videos have no problems uploading to my computer. We have posted all videos to www.youtube.com. Search for jpragusa, and those are all videos taken on this camera. I would reccomend getting an sd card with this as well. we got a 4gb and have not run into any storage problems.

I had my reservations about this product since it got mixed reviews, but since I have had good luck with Crayola standing behind their products, I decided to purchase it through Amazon. I bought this for my son's birthday in January, and when he opened it, we found that the sound did not work. Called the 800# service, which is not Crayola and they said they would send another camera out within 6 weeks! It finally came after about that long, and that one did not have sound either!! I was furious to wait so long, and still get another lemon. I called again and given the same story. We are still waiting for the 3rd camera. Meanwhile, they told us to keep the other 2 defective ones. The video portion works, and the sound does play back when you download to a computer, but not when you playback on the camera - which is what a kid loves to do - play it back after they've made a video. If this one doesn't work, I am done,and will demand my $ back. Now 2 months after his birthday, my son still does not have a working camera. Very Disappointing. Next time I would spend more for a better product.

purchased this product for grandson this christmas. ONE WEEK is all it lasted... I must add he is not rough on anything and was initially overjoyed and now disappointed that it no longer works. I intially was impressed with the camera for the price it was great and all that a 7 year old needs. The camera view screen just went white.. still made little noises when you pushed the buttons but thats all it does.
I also must add tech support was great, I am sending it back to company with reciept and they promised to send a new one out as soon as they recieved this one. SOOO, I cannot complain about their warranty or tech support at all. Will update on longevity of second one.

This seemed like a great idea. The screen started going gray on day 2, but would come on again when shut off and restarted. By day 5 the LCD didn't work at all. Customer service at the manufacturer (which is not crayola) was slow to deliver the address to send it back since the plastic packaging didn't survive opening.

We purchased this camera for our 9 year old son for Christmas because he had wanted a nice video camera for an upcoming vacation. After reading the reviews we thought it would be worth the money. Boy were we WRONG! It barely stays on, it was constantly turning off on him. The picture was small and very blurry, you could barely make out what it was. You also could not see unless the light was very bright, so basically it only was outside that you could make anything out. You had to buy memory cards for longer than 10 seconds of time. This is not what he or I expected after spending that amount of money. We were very disappointed. Then when we contacted Crayola they told us there was nothing they could do and we couldn't have our money back because it wasn't broke.
Crayola stick to crayons!

My original review: My 7-yr old daughter got this for Christmas. I was leary at what the quality would be, as I couldn't find any reviews before Christmas. I have to say that I'm very impressed with this item! My daughter loves it! It's easy for her to use. The software was very simple to load & learn on the computer. She's had a blast uploading her movies & photos & editing them with the program. I was also worried that the batteries wouldn't last long, but they've been fine. The sound isn't fantastic (picks up her voice when she's filming, but hard to hear anyone else), but she doesn't mind! So, overall I'm very happy with this product. I sure would've loved to have something like this when I was a kid! Who would've ever thought...?

My updated review (11/18/09): This didn't last long at all. It stopped working pretty quickly (screen wouldn't work). I have just contacted the company to see about getting it replaced within the warranty. So, the price was great when it worked, but now, if it's not replaced, it was a lot of money for nothing!

Two huge problems with the Crayola Digital Camcorder:

1. Does not work in normal lighting conditions. Will not record images even in a well-lit room. It will, however, record images in direct sunlight...outside. Which brings me to the second problem:
2. When the camcorder does finally have enough light to record, everything is completely out of focus. There is absolutely no clarity whatsoever. Everything is ridiculously blurry.

This camera is complete and total garbage. I cannot BELIEVE Crayola would put their name on this worthless product. It's a joke. It is the worst $60 I have ever spent. The worst part is that it's a huge disappointment for my little boy, who was initially sooooo excited about it.

I am very pleased with this purchase! I ordered this for my 6 year old son for Christmas, and he loves it! It is a great deal for the money, is easy to use, and seems durable enough to endure my boys. I didn't really pay attention to the dimensions, but it is a little smaller than I expected (like an adult small handheld camcorder). I think that may make it easier for my son to misplace, but again, very pleased. I would certainly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun camcorder for a younger child.

Bought this for my son because he LOVES to make videos. This lasted all of 2 days and quit functioning properly. No one dropped the device or even played rough with it. It literally just malfunctioned after 2 days. Unfortunately i did not keep the reciept.....Was sooooooo angry with myself. I would definitely say skip this camcorder and spend some money on one that is going to work. We have had several now, and this is what i know....when it comes to digital cameras or camcorders...you get what you pay for. The cheap camcorders made for kids will not last long. This yr we are going to get the GE waterproof/shockproof camcorder for my son. He is now 9. That camera is less than 90$ and is pretty much indestructible. It also has great reviews.

My 5-year-old was so excited when she opened up her camera, and wanted to use it right away! It's just too bad it did not include a picture card. I wish I would have known this before-hand. It was really a let-down.