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hunter

(39,441 posts)
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:34 PM Nov 2024

I'm having a crazy amount of fun with a $35 toy instant camera that prints on B&W thermal receipt paper.

Thermal receipt paper is cheap.

The camera also saves the native 8 MP color images to a micro SD card. The quality is about what you find on inexpensive cell phones.

I can make 4X6 inch color prints from those on my Canon G3260 for about five cents each.

I sill like to play with my Polaroid and Fuji instant cameras but those are expensive hobbies.

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I'm having a crazy amount of fun with a $35 toy instant camera that prints on B&W thermal receipt paper. (Original Post) hunter Nov 2024 OP
Picture of camera please, I'd like to see it or a link.... wcmagumba Nov 2024 #1
here CurtEastPoint Nov 2024 #5
Thanks... wcmagumba Nov 2024 #6
Mine has a screen and looks like a toy Polaroid OneStep. hunter Nov 2024 #7
People who keep journals use those..stick the pics into the days page Demovictory9 Nov 2024 #2
Sounds like fun, my dear hunter! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2024 #3
Most of my pictures are of people so I won't post them here. hunter Nov 2024 #8
Here's a photo, better late than never! hunter Dec 2024 #9
My daughter loves hers. Great fun. blm Nov 2024 #4

hunter

(39,441 posts)
7. Mine has a screen and looks like a toy Polaroid OneStep.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:59 PM
Nov 2024

It spits out the picture in the same place too.

Demovictory9

(35,155 posts)
2. People who keep journals use those..stick the pics into the days page
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:45 PM
Nov 2024

Memory keeping made easy

CaliforniaPeggy

(153,379 posts)
3. Sounds like fun, my dear hunter!
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:51 PM
Nov 2024

I'd love to see some of your work with this toy instant camera.

hunter

(39,441 posts)
8. Most of my pictures are of people so I won't post them here.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 09:10 PM
Nov 2024

Maybe I'll go on a walkabout and take some photos of common objects.

It'd be good for me.

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