Discovery Kids cameras and photo equipment
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 11, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Apr 11, 2012the latest report was made
- Dec 26, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Discovery Kids
- Maker
- Discovery CommunicationsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Cameras and photo equipmentCPSC’s product type: Photographic Equipment (code 536), in Electronics: Cameras & Camcorders
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2012 | 1 |
| December 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Apr 11, 2012, sent to the company Apr 19, 2012, published by CPSC May 10, 2012
The product, in the report: Discovery Kids Digital and Video Camera
My children received Discovery Toy cameras for Christmas. They all worked well for about two months. Then one of the cameras needed it’s battery changed. I went to change it and closed the cover and I could smell it getting really hot. I touched around on it and noticed the battery compartment was really hot. I took the cover off immediately and let it sit. When my husband got home later that night he tried again and it did the exact same thing. Gets really hot on the battery compartment and smells awful.
Just a week or two ago, we needed to change the batteries in one of the remaining two cameras that still worked. This camera did exactly the same thing as the first. It got really hot and started smelling. I am assuming that these batteries would get hot enough to explode and because it is a camera, a kid is going to have this right up against their face.
- Model
- Discovery Kids Digital and Video Camera
- Bought
- Nov 30, 2011
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Discovery Kids, made or sold by Discovery Communications
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Dec 26, 2011, sent to the company Jan 4, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 19, 2012
The product, in the report: Pink/purple digital camera
My 3 1/2 year old received a Discovery Kids Digital Camera for Christmas, which was purchased at Target. We put 4 new AA batteries into the battery compartment, as instructed. The camera started to omit a very strong odor so we reopened the battery compartment and took out the batteries. The batteries were too hot to touch and the odor was extremely strong.
- Model
- 264840A1179
- UPC
- 9420230778
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Dec 19, 2011, about then
- Where
- Braselton, Georgia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Discovery Kids, made or sold by Discovery Communications
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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