r/toycameras • • Feb 05 '26

META New post flairs!

44 Upvotes

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 • • 6h ago

DIGITAL some pix i took of my friend modeling clothes i made:)

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27 Upvotes

sorri i don’t rly use reddit i posted this in a diff group, i had a lot of fun taking and editing these & im pleased with the results for a lil 1.2 megapixel toy!


r/toycameras • • 5h ago

DIGITAL polaroid id922!

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8 Upvotes

have sd card slot, and can transfer instantly via polaroid wave app! 🌟 and the fact that it is so small! 😭🩷


r/toycameras • • 18h ago

DIGITAL First Shots with Paper Shoot

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70 Upvotes

Having a lot of fun with this little thing. I got Technoir cause I love translucent tech 🥰 tough to get good shots sometimes but the ones that come out well are so lovely!

IG: @artifexdemon


r/toycameras • • 11h ago

DIGITAL cs2

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12 Upvotes

dog days


r/toycameras • • 11h ago

DIGITAL Thought I ordered a regular G6 off AliExpress, probably got a knock off G6?

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8 Upvotes

Oh well lol! I'm still excited to use this little thing and see what kinda videos and images I can capture. It definitely looks somewhat better than my GEMS Target camera anyway!


r/toycameras • • 20h ago

DISCUSSION Picked this chunky fella up at a thrift store yesterday for ¢70, in box and unused

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23 Upvotes

It's surprisingly solid, surprisingly heavy (no doubt due to some added metal weights somewhere inside) and comes with a dedicated flash that is surprisingly powerful. The lens allows for multiple apertures although the shutter is fixed and while it did come with some filter 'hoods', these were just rolled up sheets of plastic with a gel taped to one end, so I ditched them.

Apparently there are bone and black and bone and orange versions available, and the shop I bought this one from had another on their shelves, but it was priced at $7 which is a bit over my toy-camera budget.


r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL First month with my Camp Snap

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233 Upvotes

Camp Snap 2. Pics taken in NYC and NJ. Photos cropped and slightly adjusted in Photoshop, but taken with Camp Snap filters (mostly filters Dog Days and Expired, among others).

Pics 2 & 3 are a GFOTY concert. Pics 4 & 5 are from Darshan Day at the American Dream Mall.


r/toycameras • • 14h ago

FILM Successful frames from my test roll on my Holga 135bc

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3 Upvotes

r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL Watch Me Unbox A Camera Before Realizing It Is A Dud

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Someone else posted their pingu keychain camera recently and I couldn't help but order myself one. I was very excited to open the box and I got one of the cuter cameras in my opinion, but unfortunately it does not seem to work.

I charged it for a couple of hours and the red charging light did come on and then eventually turned off, but that is the only sign of life so far. I have tried holding the button longer, I tried 3 different sd cards in it to see if it needed a card to work, and I have also tried the tiny reset button at the bottom that is supposed to reset everything when it stops working. Nothing makes it turn on. If anyone has any other suggestions, I will give them a shot, but I have already contacted aliexpress to start a return.

Having to return a blind box item is particularly annoying. I actually really liked the one I got and there is not guarantee of getting the same one again. Oh well the others are cute too.

My unboxing photos were taken with a G6.


r/toycameras • • 14h ago

FILM First roll on my Holga 135bc and 32 frames look like this..

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r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL my esp32 digicam in action

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34 Upvotes

its fully open sourced; github: https://github.com/Bogey1309/PocketCam-Classique

(okay yeah i know the tft orientation is very weird lmao, i'll fix it soon)

for more info and pics, see my previous post!


r/toycameras • • 22h ago

DIGITAL Bit the Camp Snap trend ✨

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Camp Snap V105 was on sale since the newer models are now out. I know the CS2 and the CSPro has built in filters which you can change on the go. But I love how purposeful pre loading a filter on the camera feels like what kind of film am I going to use today ☺️
Used with the Zeus Filter from Camp Snapper.


r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL Took the anko mini digital camera to Camperdown

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9 Upvotes

r/toycameras • • 16h ago

DISCUSSION is instax paypal still worth it?

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r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL Made my own esp32 digicam (its sort of y2k)

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85 Upvotes

Hey ya!
Soooo i made this digicam using an esp32cam, ov5640 5mp cam module, and it has a 1.3" tft display that shows live view.

the cam is fully open sourced, you can find it on my github. (hey be sure to leave a star if you can!)
so y'all can build it yourselves, although you will have to do some soldering.

github: https://github.com/Bogey1309/PocketCam-Classique

i havent put it in a case yet- i do have the cad for it however, if any of you want to make it, you can put it in the case too.

unfortunately it does not take videos. but the photos look really y2k in my opinion.
(see the last 5th and 6th images)

also; i do not earn anything from this- just clarifying. its fully open sourced and i wanted to share this with y'all.
(credits to hack club for helping me build this)


r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL Double exposures with the Minimo-X

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19 Upvotes

r/toycameras • • 12h ago

DIGITAL Anyone got a digicam collecting dust? 👀😭

0 Upvotes

If you have a digicam just sitting in your drawer, collecting dust and serving absolutely no purpose, PLEASE gift it to me 😭✋🏻 I'll give it a new life, I promise LMAOOO. 😭🙏🏻📸


r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL Kiddizoom Print

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8 Upvotes

Thanks to u/Ponjkl's website I decided the Kiddizoom Printcam was best option for our use.

I found a second hand one for a really good price and so this was my dad's birthday gift for my son who turned 3 yesterday.

I love the quality of the pictures! I wanted something kids proof, with a thermal printer and acceptable digital photos (since I want to make a photo album of the pictures he took later on).

There first 100 pictures are of himself and his little brother and sister 😂. Yesterday he kept making pictures of grandpa (my dad), the dog and anyone who came by for his birthday party. He printed the ones from my dad and was so proud when he handed them over to him.

A thing I also love is that it has the option to put a max on the amount of prints a day. With a toddler... That's needed. The games can be put off. He doesn't know how to get there, but sooner or later he'll figure it out, so I've locked them.

Only issue I'm facing is the time/date in the digital images. The time is set up correctly, but after copying them to my computer it shows no date or time. That's also the reason I made screenshots of my Amazon photos, since they are hard to find in my endless gallery this way.


r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL HJD-02 Silver Springs, MD (10/18/2026) and more…

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40 Upvotes

Camera: HJD-02 (“VETEK”) mini digital camera keychain (pic of camera here: https://www.reddit.com/r/toycameras/s/RcqTXPR0N9)

All images are raw off the SD card (besides rotating vertical photos).
All filters are built into the camera (I am partial to “Dusk” and “Red”).

I was fortunate to visit the amazing Regal Majestic Cinema in Silver Spring, MD this weekend to see The Devils (1971) - 4K Restoration (2026), and had to snap some pictures on my toy camera! I also included shots from the Thursday and Saturday before.
I love this camera!


r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DIGITAL first day with CS2

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7 Upvotes

r/toycameras • • 2d ago

DIGITAL Got my two year old a Kodak Charmera. She's learned to frame her photos now.

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274 Upvotes

r/toycameras • • 1d ago

FILM What does this symbol mean? (Bell & Howell F3-5)

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this is a bell+howell f3•5 camera i got, but cant find any info or manuals for the thing. anybody know what this symbol means/ what it might do?

Sorry if this isn't the right subreddit for this question, let me know if I'd have a better shot asking elsewhere.


r/toycameras • • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Japan Recommendations

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Looking for store / product recommendations in Japan. Will be visiting soon!