MGA Bratz The Movie Movie Making Set with Sharidan

I got this because of our family's enjoyment of stop motion animation on YouTube and my DD10's desire to make her own movies. The problem is the company is not marketing the toy very well! The commercials don't do it justice. The camera is much more technically savvy than I would have thought. My biggest concern was that you would only have the ability to do 5 shots and that's it. Well, on its own, the capacity is 17 pictures. But the camera includes a memory card slot and when you separately purchase a 1GB memory card (can't go higher than that according to instructions) the picture capacity jumps to 1500. Plenty to do a movie! It plugs directly into your television so you can see your shot on the big screen before taking the picture. Don't expect amazing digital pictures... it IS still a toy. If you want high quality, you still need a name brand high-end digital camera. But for entertainment purposes for a young kid, this has been one of the best Xmas gifts this year by far. The only disappointment, and it's a small one, is one of the plastic tripod legs keep popping out of its joints. It doesn't really support the camera, fortunately it's just for show. The camera can be removed from the tripod - we usually just prop it up on books and DVDs, and the tripod has been tossed to the side. I was originally going to get the Lego camera set, but they've discontinued it - and with the way they're marketing this one, I'm guessing it won't have a long shelf life either... which is a shame. I have a hard time finding toys nowadays that are both intellectually stimulating AND entertain my child for any length of time.

EVERY LITTLE BRATZ' FAN SHOULD HAVE THIS TOY. I PURCHASED THIS TOY FOR MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO STAYED UP UNTIL 2 IN THE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS PLAYING WITH IT. THE SET UP IS REAL EASY AND THE KIDS ENJOY MAKING AND POSING THE BRATZ DOLLS TO MAKE A MOVIE.