r/toycameras Feb 05 '26

META New post flairs!

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For the longest time this subreddit was mostly film photos from cameras like the Holga and Diana. We've always allowed digital photos too, such as from the Gamyboy Camera or the Harinezumi for example.

Recently there have been a number of very popular digital cameras that have introduced people to the lofi aesthetic such as the many different thermal printer cameras, but also the Chuzhao and Kodak Charmera.

This is not bad, and they are welcome here! :)

But it can make it difficult to find specific types of content. This is where the post flair system comes in, since you can filter by these.

I have kept the flair system simple to begin with, we can add or change these if we need to, but let's start with the basic system and see how that goes.

I've added the following four post flairs, and made is so you have to select a flair when you post.

  • DIGITAL
  • FILM
  • DISCUSSION
  • META

DIGITAL

For photos and video taken with digital toy cameras. This includes thermal print cameras.

FILM

For photos taken with film toy cameras.

DISCUSSION

For posts that are talking about toy cameras, such as asking advice, troubleshooting, etc.

META

For posts about the subreddit. This shouldn't see much use, it wil mostly be used by the mods for posts like this one.

Thoughts, comments, and feedback below. I want to try to keep this as simple to use as possible, so if you want any extra post flairs created, there would have to be a very good reason.


r/toycameras Feb 05 '26

DISCUSSION Does this subreddit have a discord?

10 Upvotes

If not can you link to your favorite semi related discord if you use it?

Or if mods see this, can you guys make one?


r/toycameras 23h ago

DIGITAL Just got this lil guy in an hour ago. All pics just had a small white frame added in post. HJD-02

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478 Upvotes

Filters were either the insta with cloudy wb, or retro with tungsten wb. I think the kitchen one was Lomo with tungsten.

from my research(scrolling this subreddit endlessly for days), I felt this guy had the best combo of character and quality. I also felt it had the best set of filters and love how they interact with manual wb. The menu system is super fast and responsive. camera takes 7 seconds to start up from off, clicking the shutter button. Nearly instant if it's just in screensaver mode. This one also had the largest battery from what I've seen, at 500mah(or mwh idr), vs the 300s and 200s of other keychains.

I am beyond happy for $33.


r/toycameras 2h ago

DISCUSSION Vetek HJD02 upscaling and filter theory. The highest effort I'll spend analyzing a $30 camera

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So I did some testing. After reading in a spec sheet that it has a 16mp sony cmos sensor(which I softly doubt, but it may still be SOME kind of 16mp sensor) and after my observations over my first day(and 300 pics) of shooting at multiple resolutions and filters I have the following soft conclusions.

  • The raw quality seems to be 8mp. Chosing a higher resolution doesn't really increase detail at all. At 5mp and 3 mp, there is obvious downscaling and loss of quality.
  • There is a baseline sharpening and film grain across all filters, including normal, to some extent.
  • This post processing and filter application seems to happen post upscale at the upscaled resolution.

This means that(and I may need to do more pixel peeping) that 8mp to 64mp does not affect the raw underlying image. But the sharpening, film grain, and filter are all much higher quality at higher mp settings. Although there are diminishing returns after 48mp or so.

I will gather some more images in sun later, but the easiest way to show are a couple close crops at 5 or 8mp and then at 64, focusing on the filter processing or film grain.

Pictured are close crops of the same scene and filter in lowish light at 3mp, 5mp, 24mp and 64. Then of another scene in kitchen lighting and normal filter at 3, 8 and 64 to show the grain.

The image data also shows all pics are captured at around 1/1000s for the coat hanger pics. So shutter time isn't affected by mp. Only time to process and save the image.

Subjectively I find the edges and vibe of the photos "creamier" softer, and more filmish the higher you go. And I like knowing I'm giving the engine more to work with ie rendering the final filter, which is one of the most important parts of the character of these toy cameras.

At 64mp, it does take a second or so to save an image. At 3, images are taken as fast as I can press the shutter button.

This is more high effort pixel peeping than I ever thought I'd do for a $30 toy camera lol. I hope reddit doesn't screw up the images too bad.

Also the font on the date text changes at 64mp for some reason.

Disclaimer, none of this is scientific, but I'm keeping mine at 48 or 64 going forward. It's not just upscale bloat.

Edit: reddit did soften the images. The 3 mp and 5mp images had hard square artifacting out of the camera.


r/toycameras 12h ago

DIGITAL Malaysia as seen thru a toy camera

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54 Upvotes

Took some photos of sights around Kuala Lumpur thru my HJD. All of these have no filter and raw. I must say, I am loving this mini camera.


r/toycameras 1h ago

DIGITAL Some slighty edited pics from HXr k1s

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Hue shifted to get the purple effect /


r/toycameras 8h ago

DIGITAL Some of my fav toy glitchcam photos (horizontal)

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14 Upvotes

Circuitbent!


r/toycameras 2h ago

DIGITAL Kodak Charmera Millennium – “Low Storage! Min. 1GB” only when recording video

2 Upvotes

Brand new Charmera Millennium. Photos take and save completely normally, but whenever I try video I get “Low Storage! Min. 1GB.” I’m using a Lexar 128GB microSDXC, U1/V10/A1, with basically the entire 125GB available. I formatted it on my phone via via via apps and stuff and i think it worked - except the video still doesnt - photos were always ok.

So far I’ve:

- backed everything up / emptied the card

- formatted the card

- formatted it again inside the Charmera

- factory reset the Charmera

- confirmed the card is detected and photos still save normally

Same video error every time.

Has anyone had this exact issue and actually fixed it?

especially interested to know if switching from a 128GB SDXC card to a 32GB microSDHC/FAT32 card solved it, or if this ended up being a faulty camera.

I’m travelling and have an event/Thing™ in five days, so I am extremely committed to making this stupid tiny camera record its shitty cute videos.


r/toycameras 7h ago

FILM front of the horse

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experimented with the kodak charmera at night. the results are the results.


r/toycameras 11h ago

DISCUSSION Does anyone have shots taken with this model

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6 Upvotes

If you got some please share so we see the results, thanks!


r/toycameras 6h ago

DISCUSSION Sign up for the Fall 2026 Reddit Print Exchange!

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I'm Andrew from over at r/printexchange, and I asked permission from the mods to post here.

We've been doing this international photographic print twice a year since late 2022. It's a blast, and you're invited!

Reddit post with more info and sign up link here

Disclaimer: This print exchange is not affiliated with or hosted by the mods of this sub. Please do not reach out to them with questions; those can be directed to me. Thanks!


r/toycameras 1d ago

DIGITAL My first toy camera: Godox C100

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56 Upvotes

I love this little camera. I just took some quick shots on my way home. I love the simplicity of it. Framing seems to be easiest about 1-2 inches away from my face. Looking forward to carrying this around as a point and shoot.


r/toycameras 1d ago

DIGITAL This weeks PaperShoot photos, filter “soft day” + sepia setting

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94 Upvotes

This was a fun combination, and my first time using one of the filter cards alongside the cameras preset color profile settings. I accidentally switched to the b&w setting at one point, so I guess I’m going to do “soft day” + b&w next week! 😂


r/toycameras 1d ago

DISCUSSION Foto tomada con la G6 Thumb Camera comprada en Temu

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9 Upvotes

La foto fue tomada en un atardecer, yo creo que salio bien, opiniones?


r/toycameras 1d ago

DIGITAL Escura SnapRoll Black out

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3 Upvotes

Hello! Anyone experienced this before? Before I left for a trip, I was able to open my escura snaproll and since its 1 bar battery left, I opt not to bring it anymore.

When I came home and decided to charge it, the “hello” sign no longer appears. Anyway I can trouble shoot it, please? 🥹


r/toycameras 2d ago

DIGITAL Backyard B&W w/ the Pixpro C1

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35 Upvotes

Still loving the Kodak PPC1. Got a case/sleeve and a lens protector and it now lives in the front pocket of my backpack. Great little camera.


r/toycameras 2d ago

DIGITAL Looking for a camera with this vibe!

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Hi! I took these pics with an old kodak digicam and I love the vibe, but this camera just KILLS batteries so fast!! Even lithium batteries. Any recommendations for toy cameras, preferably that charge via USB and don’t use batteries? Thanks!


r/toycameras 2d ago

DIGITAL Rewindpix

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176 Upvotes

Shot with high contrast black white filter


r/toycameras 2d ago

DIGITAL Northern Ontario with my pingu keychain cam

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45 Upvotes

r/toycameras 2d ago

DISCUSSION Does anyone have photos with one of these? S176

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28 Upvotes

Wondering if anyone in this subreddit already got one of these that started to pop on AliExpress. I'd like to see the quality of the photos, if it has filters and how do they look.

Thanks!


r/toycameras 3d ago

DIGITAL No underwater camera? No problem!

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My partner's sister has a Pixpro underwater camera and we were admittedly a little envious. However, she actually lives near the coast and can justify having one more and we live in a city in a cold country and cannot. For our holiday, I brought this waterproof phone pouch thinking of using it with my phone but we like doing our beach days without tech and without valuables, and that's when I had the idea to pop my G6 thumb into the pouch instead. I almost didn't bring the camera at all because I don't really like the images it makes, but it is so small that I just clipped it on my backpack anyway. Worked out pretty well and I'm glad I did it. Fun shots for memories without worrying about a phone or more expensive camera. If I lost this one, I'd be annoyed but just shrug it off - it was only £12 or something. It does float in the pouch and has a lanyard so it would take some effort to lose it but still. My favourite shots are the ones of us having fun in the sea which I'd rather not upload, but I found a few snapshots that I'm happy to share. Didn't manage any good fish pics tho. I'm too slow.

Still, now I'm eyeing up a Campsnap and an underwater case.


r/toycameras 2d ago

DISCUSSION My Honest Experience With Rewindpix

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r/toycameras 2d ago

DIGITAL 1.6mp is better than nothing

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14 Upvotes

Yes I only used a single little double sided tape to stick the macro lens in it.


r/toycameras 3d ago

DIGITAL NYC on the Charmera

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33 Upvotes

Went to NYC last week and took my Charmera along!


r/toycameras 2d ago

DISCUSSION Has anyone got the retrolens digital camera?

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I reordered one last week for shipping (to Australia) on or before 28th August. It hasn't been shipped and obviously I can't contact anyone with it being a weekend. The products are all sold out now so people are buying them.

I've only seen a couple of people mention them online and they seem to say they arrive quickly bit just looking if anyone has experience with the brand? Seemed to offer all round better options than the campsnap which is why I went for it.