chuckroast
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So there I was at the local camera store this afternoon because a little birdie told me they had just gotten these in:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._rk0601_charmera_keychain_digital_camera.html
Well, the GAS kicked in and it was only $30 and I need to get some PhotoFlo and ... oh, who am I kidding, I just thought this was way too much fun to pass up.
Kodak used to make a one shot film camera called the "Fling". The Charmera is a reimagining of this for the digital age. You get one of 7 different decorative trims but you won't know which one until you buy it and open the box.
It's a tiny little thing you could actually hang on a keychain (included in the box). It runs of a USB-C rechargeable battery (cable included) and uses micro-SD cards for storage (not included). At a modest 1.6 Mpix resolution, you get pretty small files - in the neighborhood of 300Kb. So even with only a 1 GB drive, you can hold 3000-ish images. It has an LED onboard for a weak imitation of a flash and also shoots 30 fps AVI movies.
It ain't no Nikon or Leica digital, but it's a hoot to play around with. I plan to have my grandson using it almost immediately as a gateway drug to photography.
Great Christmas stocking stuffer or an amusement for yourself. It's also a candidate as a visual notepad for keeping track of which obscure farm road intersection I parked on when I was out with my "real" cameras .
It does what you'd expect from a 1.6 Mpix camera, but it absolutely takes pictures:
"Larry" aka Lawrence Of Furrabia
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._rk0601_charmera_keychain_digital_camera.html
Well, the GAS kicked in and it was only $30 and I need to get some PhotoFlo and ... oh, who am I kidding, I just thought this was way too much fun to pass up.
Kodak used to make a one shot film camera called the "Fling". The Charmera is a reimagining of this for the digital age. You get one of 7 different decorative trims but you won't know which one until you buy it and open the box.
It's a tiny little thing you could actually hang on a keychain (included in the box). It runs of a USB-C rechargeable battery (cable included) and uses micro-SD cards for storage (not included). At a modest 1.6 Mpix resolution, you get pretty small files - in the neighborhood of 300Kb. So even with only a 1 GB drive, you can hold 3000-ish images. It has an LED onboard for a weak imitation of a flash and also shoots 30 fps AVI movies.
It ain't no Nikon or Leica digital, but it's a hoot to play around with. I plan to have my grandson using it almost immediately as a gateway drug to photography.
Great Christmas stocking stuffer or an amusement for yourself. It's also a candidate as a visual notepad for keeping track of which obscure farm road intersection I parked on when I was out with my "real" cameras .
It does what you'd expect from a 1.6 Mpix camera, but it absolutely takes pictures:
"Larry" aka Lawrence Of Furrabia
