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I enjoy classic digital cameras. While other people may look at these cameras as obsolete, I can see that they can still take amazing images and often at bargain prices. I also enjoy looking at the back story behind these famous or forgotten digital cameras. It's these cameras that shaped the camera industry to where it is today. Whether it's a cheap old camera or just a weird old camera, I like to feature my adventures with my finds on this channel.

Reach out to me if you share a passion for older cameras and want to collaborate, or simple to chat :)

I can be reached on my forum at snappiness.space, on Instagram, or via email.

-James

Exploring Iconic '90s Cameras

Exploring Iconic '90s Cameras

Nerds Love This Old DSLR

Nerds Love This Old DSLR

Tiny Camera Big Lens

Tiny Camera Big Lens

How Kodak Nearly Won

How Kodak Nearly Won

Why the Pixii Camera?

Why the Pixii Camera?

A Brand New M42 Lens

A Brand New M42 Lens

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  • @boldbook1202
    @boldbook120219 сағат бұрын

    Instant camera (normal): 😢😅🧐 🥱 Instant camera (JAPANUHH): ❤😍🤤☝️😘

  • @taggartlawfirm
    @taggartlawfirm20 сағат бұрын

    The 2000’s called, they want their camera back.

  • @modernrogue5064
    @modernrogue506420 сағат бұрын

    What camera is that? A k3? Or k1?

  • @Flockingtheherd
    @Flockingtheherd22 сағат бұрын

    My dad bought a camera like this back in 1993 for like 15 grand. The following year another came out twice as good and half the price.

  • @ok212ify
    @ok212ifyКүн бұрын

    Not bad quality

  • @davidschorn5870
    @davidschorn5870Күн бұрын

    In 1999 flash memory like CF cards, MMC and MemoryStick was already well established, offering much more capacity than a floppy disk. Having a relatively large floppy disk in a camera was very odd even back then. It was only attractive to a subset of customers. It had some advantages regarding price because flash memory was so expensive, you wouldn't just share it like a cheap SD-Card or USB stick today. Also most people didn't have a card reader and you would need to manually install drivers on the PC to connect a card reader or the camera to transfer the images.

  • @KarySchump
    @KarySchumpКүн бұрын

    I quite enjoy how you get into these cameras, and dive deep, literally and figuratively, and take us along for the adventure. Thank you!

  • @rouuuk
    @rouuukКүн бұрын

    Purpose of the video: to show the quality The Outcome : 0.012 s actual picture

  • @pcfreak1992
    @pcfreak1992Күн бұрын

    I saw the whole printing process in realtime but just two frames of the finished product in focus and in frame.

  • @DOMINNIMOD198
    @DOMINNIMOD19820 сағат бұрын

    Seriously wtf

  • @tooruoikawa8985
    @tooruoikawa8985Күн бұрын

    Everything is an album cover.

  • @jamessmith9983
    @jamessmith9983Күн бұрын

    So it's worse than a 1980s polaroid?

  • @zS39SBT4fe5Zp8Q
    @zS39SBT4fe5Zp8QКүн бұрын

    There's kids cameras on Amazon that do this with receipt paper

  • @jansonanson5813
    @jansonanson5813Күн бұрын

    Uhm. Was this camera released before or after the gameboy camera?

  • @user-bb6nw2fr8p
    @user-bb6nw2fr8pКүн бұрын

    It was the smacking lips that made me dump this

  • @beeoo9722
    @beeoo9722Күн бұрын

    that game boy camera is cool

  • @rollingtroll
    @rollingtrollКүн бұрын

    I wonder how this would compare to a Canon g9x. I already got that, and I wonder if the Ricoh would be a good pocketable addition. I'd love to see a GR/GR digital comparison, have been wondering about that for years!

  • @tahaturktha9085
    @tahaturktha9085Күн бұрын

    Erm what the sigma

  • @robblincoln2152
    @robblincoln2152Күн бұрын

    40mm “pancake” lense is my all time favorites

  • @kennyadvocat
    @kennyadvocatКүн бұрын

    Wish sony made a M43 camera like that.

  • @kjsgamer17
    @kjsgamer17Күн бұрын

    Sigma

  • @bubbleboy3448
    @bubbleboy3448Күн бұрын

    Bro set this up as if it was gonna be a list then gave one camera 😔

  • @Itz_Logan
    @Itz_LoganКүн бұрын

    What the sigma

  • @DavidPalmer
    @DavidPalmerКүн бұрын

    Had to upload all 8 photos the disk could up to my x386. Only took a half hour or so!

  • @Tinycampro
    @TinycamproКүн бұрын

    So nostalgic!

  • @marmileson9712
    @marmileson9712Күн бұрын

    Finally, a genius talking about how the signa sensor is superior on the level of details , and refer to a video recording of the photos.

  • @meowmeowbobo
    @meowmeowboboКүн бұрын

    that picture looks like dogshit. basically thermal printer you use to print recipts.

  • @fat3d
    @fat3dКүн бұрын

    Porikora?

  • @CamcorderHomeVideos
    @CamcorderHomeVideos2 күн бұрын

    I'm curious: what is that type of screen called? It looks low resolution because there aren't many "pixels" but even the singular (?) pixel in the curved lettering looks like it has an "infinite" resolution, as in the edges are perfect?

  • @Rikonardo
    @RikonardoКүн бұрын

    It's a monochromatic LCD screen, just like ones in calculators, AC remotes and old electronic thermostats. In this camera it has a separate matrix area for displaying images, but text is baked in as a single segment (basically, separate text-shaped pixel)

  • @CamcorderHomeVideos
    @CamcorderHomeVideosКүн бұрын

    @@Rikonardo Oh, okay that makes sense! Thanks for explaining it to me, I really appreciate it!

  • @m0onshyne970
    @m0onshyne9702 күн бұрын

    so a worse polaroid? neat. japanese stuff sure is so kawaii and unique.

  • @bocahdongo7769
    @bocahdongo7769Күн бұрын

    Even worse than Gameboy camera

  • @ViktorNederloe
    @ViktorNederloe2 күн бұрын

    What the sigma

  • @Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer
    @Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer2 күн бұрын

    I just realized saying "From Japan" sounds way fancier than "by Casio". For example: "This Japanese Calculator with Carbon Fiber Pattern", when it's just an fx-87 DEX (Aka a 20€ calculator)

  • @snappiness
    @snappinessКүн бұрын

    Haha, well also I meant this camera was only ever sold in Japan. But yes, I see what you mean.

  • @Vashgir23
    @Vashgir232 күн бұрын

    Uh..Polaroid camera does the same thing but faster

  • @securityboy122
    @securityboy122Күн бұрын

    Polaroid uses film, this doesn't

  • @zS39SBT4fe5Zp8Q
    @zS39SBT4fe5Zp8QКүн бұрын

    @@securityboy122proprietary sticker paper might as well be called film

  • @securityboy122
    @securityboy122Күн бұрын

    @zS39SBT4fe5Zp8Q it is not film though, it being proprietary does not make it the same technology

  • @goodnightmoon
    @goodnightmoon2 күн бұрын

    in my opinion, not just cameras but old tech aswell

  • @panagiotispsomas5611
    @panagiotispsomas56112 күн бұрын

    Greek government runs on windows 98 se and 2000 oof

  • @vitaliiglkt
    @vitaliiglkt2 күн бұрын

    What is this "Aa1!" button for?

  • @34706
    @347062 күн бұрын

    Rs

  • @no.1muffin
    @no.1muffin2 күн бұрын

    I think "petit colle" means "small pen" in french

  • @Kabodanki
    @KabodankiКүн бұрын

    Nope it would mean small « glue »

  • @watermelon.2415
    @watermelon.24152 күн бұрын

    Can we have scans of the original thermal paper.

  • @snappiness
    @snappiness23 сағат бұрын

    I just scanned a copy for you and it's linked on my blog (which in linked in the description). Let me know if you need something else

  • @Jplatano87
    @Jplatano872 күн бұрын

    I’m pretty sure SD cards were a thing in 1999 that camera is more likely from between 1992 and 1996

  • @betolov
    @betolov2 күн бұрын

    i dont have 3d Pinter.

  • @aakuraluv
    @aakuraluv2 күн бұрын

    man now i want one of these they're so cute

  • @itzmetanjim
    @itzmetanjim2 күн бұрын

    raspberry pi hq camera + pi zero 2

  • @MimiMatsumoto-dw8uh
    @MimiMatsumoto-dw8uh2 күн бұрын

    Thanks for making this video! I impulse purchased this on Japanese Mercari without realising how difficult it is to source the sticker papers. Really appreciate it

  • @snappiness
    @snappiness2 күн бұрын

    Cool, good luck!

  • @ruffmadman
    @ruffmadman2 күн бұрын

    Cameras like this currently exist! A few years back, my nephew started taking interest in my mirrorless camera taking pictures of everything and everyone. Well, to feed his interest, I got him a cheap little thermal printer camera from Amazon. He loves it, and aside from the poor image quality from the sensor, the photos print out pretty great!

  • @DieselDucy
    @DieselDucy2 күн бұрын

    I totally agree! I still have my first camera I got in 1984. I wish I could still get film for it. Camera's have a more sentimental value than the ones on our phones which is why I prefer to carry a point n shoot camera. My sony TX10 which i just picked up the other day, charged the battery and lo and behold it worked perfect! That camera wrote a very important part of this youtube channel as some of my most influential videos were shot on it. not to mention all the family and vacation photos I have taken on it as well. I have never gotten rid of any camera I own because each camera documented different parts of my life. I am now at the point where I am starting to use my old Sony cybershop cameras over my iPhone or DSLR for photography.

  • @quite1enough
    @quite1enough2 күн бұрын

    11:56 perfect camera for capturing UFOs

  • @74360CUDA
    @74360CUDA2 күн бұрын

    $1,000 then, $8. now at Goodwill

  • @sdhute
    @sdhute2 күн бұрын

    Great watching your video to realize I’ve watched and commented previously.

  • @ru2ik
    @ru2ik2 күн бұрын

    I HAD THE SAME READER🤯

  • @MrHaydnSir
    @MrHaydnSir2 күн бұрын

    very cool, very unique - shame there's not a way to figure out how to transfer the photo data straight to a computer, at the end of the day the camera must store these as 1s and 0s somewhere.. 🤔