The Camp Snap was a lot of fun in this environment. But the battery does not seem to last long. With maybe 70% flash shots, I got 122 images before the camera quit - starting with a battery at 90%.
If the auto ISO stayed below 1000, image quality was decent. But some of the indoor ones even with flash went into the 2000+ ISO, and things got crunchy.
Also, AWB under artificial light is rough, but again - $65 camera!
Desmolicious wrote:
Santacon 2024, Koreatown, Los Angeles.
The Camp Snap was a lot of fun in this environment. But the battery does not seem to last long. With maybe 70% flash shots, I got 122 images before the camera quit - starting with a battery at 90%.
If the auto ISO stayed below 1000, image quality was decent. But some of the indoor ones even with flash went into the 2000+ ISO, and things got crunchy.
Also, AWB under artificial light is rough, but again - $65 camera!
madNbad wrote:
And the Camp Snap was the perfect camera to take.
Yup. Basically I shot the equivalent of three rolls of 36 exp film.
Comparing costs : 3 pack film = $24, processing dev only at my local for three = $24.
So total of $48. Which is about $10 more than I paid for the Camp Snap camera!
Of course I would have got IMO way more pleasing, less digital looking results if I used a p&s film camera. But I wanted to try the Camp Snap in what I think would be a regular use case scenario.
I copied the custom .bin file to the very top, above the root folder. That did the trick.
After the update - lcd shows "UPD" - the .bin file was no longer in the directory.
I then uploaded the standard filter as I was not keen on having to fix the colour of the vintage filter (sepia/green tones everywhere!) and when I restarted the camera, it showed "CUST".
Took a snap in my office to make sure camera still works - now good to go!
Will take some shots outside to see the difference.
Ok, took some test shots with the 'standard' profile.
I like this much more than the vintage, as it is easy to make a standard shot look vintage, but harder to make a vintage shot look 'normal'.
Whites are still often blown out, but seems a bit less so than before.
None of these images are cropped, and no pp at all. Completely straight from the camera:
This one actually is the only one with PP. I found the sky too grey, so cooled the scene:
More with the standard profile. This works much better, and seems to do a better job preserving the highlights. The colour science actually seems to be pretty decent!
I like to use this as a baseline, then can edit to b&w, 'vintage' etc when I see fit.
The problem I have with this camera is the haptic experience. Quality of images is totally fine given the price and intention.
But because it is a $65 plastic shell, the feel in use is seriously lacking. There is no shutter feel - just a speaker effect. So you don't get that satisfying action. The vf is miserable - I still don't get why as my $25 Reto Ultra Wide N Slim plastic film camera has an amazing vf compared to this! Also the Reto, despite being a plastic shell, is more fun to use because it has a real shutter with real shutter sensation, and of course real film winding.
So it's weird, I can't tell if I actually enjoy using this camera! But I think that is purely a result of having excellent gear that I can also use. It is cute to look at and super light weight which will count for a lot for many.
I think the experience is supposed to emulate using those Fuji and Kodak disposable cameras, not anything too serious.
Oh I have an older version of that Reto camera (Superheadz). The shell's rubbery layer started turning into sticky goo after sitting in a bag for a year or two.
Great little camera, but it has to be cleaned. So gross to touch lol
This coloured LCD/LED sign was just that - richly coloured and spelled out the message "Christmas Greetings", had holly in it etc.
Unfortunately with the Camp Snap you would never know:
First pic taken on the Camp Snap. Second pic taken with a Rollei A110 and 25 year old Fuji Superia 200.
The Rollei as the name suggests is a 110 film camera.
FYI the "Merry Christmas" on the roof is red in actual life. And does not change to any other colour.
The scene shot on 110 is far more accurate than that shot w the Camp Snap.
I've wasted a lot more than forty five dollars on cameras that didn't work out. At this point, you've pushed the poor little Camper way beyond what it was designed to do. Over all, it was a fun experiment.
Glad to see you still rockin' the CS cam, Huss! You are tenacious! (And glad you got the firmware upgrade to work.)
You should try making your own presets now that your firmware is up to date. I still haven't tried my "bleach bypass" filter, but next time I get the bug to take the CS out, I'll post some images.
For me, it's been a fun experiment, but I'm kind'a over it. haha. I mean, I have a Ricoh GR3x sitting in my photo cabinet. Way better camera in every way, similar pocketable size, and it also has a ton of "feel" that the CS will never possess. (But no viewfinder.)
That said, I'll def keep the CS around and charged up for occasional adventures!
