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Writer's pictureThomas Bennedetto

October 16th

Today is the third Sunday of October, so that means it's World Toy Camera Day. A toy camera is an interesting thing because at first you think it would mean, like, a plastic box with lights and sounds so a kid can pretend to take pictures, but the reality is a bit different. "Toy Camera" is the technical name for a type of mostly plastic camera that's kinda cheap and simple and the pictures kinda suck but it works. You still can get good pictures from them if you consider their limitations and you know what you're doing, but their main quality is being a cheap, yet not disposable, camera.


Not completely contrary to their name, a number of toy cameras were designed for use by children, and likewise you sometimes see some fairly creative designs you wouldn't find in other models. Even outside of the children's market, a good amount of novelty cameras do fall under the toy camera umbrella. Consider both of these facts and you will find most large toy camera collections look really fun. Even considering this further, the best known brand of toy camera is a fairly plain model: the humble Diana, a simple but popular brand of toy camera known for having a picture quality that perfectly captures the beauty and limitations of low-fidelity.


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Calexta
Calexta
Oct 16, 2022

I love that faded toy camera look

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Thomas Bennedetto
Thomas Bennedetto
Oct 16, 2022
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Indeed, plus I'll have more weird cameras to talk about in the future, because I want to talk about the Gameboy camera on here someday

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