+Prime Suspect Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Being sold by Ritz Camera. Takes 25 shots. Has a flash, and a self-timer, so everyone can be in the shot. No LCD screen. Holds 25 two-megapixel shots. Cost is about $11, and that includes 4x6 prints, plus the image files burned on a picture CD. That's probably a little cheaper or about even with a film camera, once the cost of processing is figured in. The story's here. "Don't mess with a geocacher. We know all the best places to hide a body." Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 The obviouse question is why do you have to throw it away? If it's digital does it really have to be disposable? Where are the consumables? Quote Link to comment
+Perrin Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 probably got to rip the thing open to get to the memory cards because they didn't cut a whole in the side for the cable hook up. "Sometimes you are a very large fool Perrin Aybara. Quite often in fact." Annoura Sedai (Book Nine of The WoT) Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Renegade Knight:The obviouse question is why do you have to throw it away? If it's digital does it really have to be disposable? Where are the consumables? They don't throw it away, just as they don't throw away those "disposable" film cameras. They recycle them. When you return the camera, they take out the film, re-package the camera, and sell it again. They'll do the same thing with the digital cameras. Quote Link to comment
Swagger Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 quote:Originally posted by fizzymagic:When you return the camera, they take out the film, re-package the camera, and sell it again. They'll do the same thing with the digital cameras. Except that there's no consumable to be removed. All they'll have to do is extract the data and reset the camera. It's like a video rental - take it, use it, bring it back and put it on the shelf for the next person who wants to "borrow" it. -- Pehmva! Random quote: Quote Link to comment
+AmericanSpirit Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Wonder if theres a way to extract the data yourself and re-use, or is the data encrypted somehow? $11 would make for a nice digital camera even without the LCD screen. There are 10 types of people in the world..those that understand binary and those that don't Quote Link to comment
+GeoCamelCachers Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 I listened to the Kim Komando radio program www.komando.com this weekend she talked about these she said they are just the standard disposable camers. they just scan the pics and give you a cd with them on don't waste your money I would be courious if anyone has torn one apart and seen if it has film or some kind of storage media Censor Yourself NOT Others The Sum Of Knowlege and Experience is Wisdom Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 I get it now. Propriatary interface. Use the camera like a video rental. Make money on the repeat usages. It doesn't appear to have any advantages over a normal disposable camera. Sure you can delete a picture but you are not sure their eyes are closed, or open for that matter. It needs an LCD. Quote Link to comment
Team Kender Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 quote:Originally posted by CamelCacher:I listened to the Kim Komando radio program http://www.komando.com this weekend she talked about these she said they are just the standard disposable camers. they just scan the pics and give you a cd with them on don't waste your money I would be courious if anyone has torn one apart and seen if it has film or some kind of storage media Censor Yourself NOT Others The Sum Of Knowlege and Experience is Wisdom Yeah, I've seen those like Kim Komando is talking about around for a while now. Might as well use a regular camera and order a photo CD during processing for just $4 extra. That way you have the digital prints and hard copies. But I think the cam discussed here is different and is actually a digicam. You can re-take the shots on them, which isn't really an option for disposable film cameras. Team Kender - "The Sun is coming up!" "No, the horizon is going down." Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Originally posted by Team Kender:..."You can re-take the shots on them, which isn't really an option for disposable film cameras." ================================================ No.........it isn't. ================================================ QUOTE: "...It doesn't appear to have any advantages over a normal disposable camera. Sure you can delete a picture but you are not sure their eyes are closed, or open for that matter..."--Renegade Knight ================================================ But... some of us just know when we have a good/bad shot. ==============="If it feels good...do it"================ **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote Link to comment
+DapperDanMan Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 A film disposable camera is going to give you better quality than a cheap 2megapixel Digital Camera. They are smoking saying it is enough to make 8x10 photos. I have a Nikon CoolPix 5000 5 megapixel camera and it bearly makes the mark on 8x10 photos. Quote Link to comment
martmann Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by DapperDanMan:A film disposable camera is going to give you better quality than a cheap 2megapixel Digital Camera. They are smoking saying it is enough to make 8x10 photos. I have a Nikon CoolPix 5000 5 megapixel camera and it bearly makes the mark on 8x10 photos. I'm sure that's true, But I think the fate of most cache camera pictures is to end up online, which really isn't very demanding and the original poster said it might end up being cheaper (slightly). Here is an example of a picture I recently took using my 2 Megapixel camera, it's been resampled to a lower resolution and compressed. I think 2 Megapixels is (way) more than needed for a cache camera. In fact after resampling to 96 dpi, this picture works out to about .81 Megapixels _________________________________________________________ If trees could scream, would we still cut them down? Well, maybe if they screamed all the time, for no reason. Click here for my Geocaching pictures and Here (newest) Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 It is cheaper... The last time I got film put on CD, processing alone was $9.99. Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Nice photo, Martmann... ==============="If it feels good...do it"================ **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote Link to comment
martmann Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by sept1c_tank:_Nice_ photo, Martmann... ===============_"If it feels good...do it"_================ **_(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")_** . Tanks _________________________________________________________ If trees could scream, would we still cut them down? Well, maybe if they screamed all the time, for no reason. Click here for my Geocaching pictures and Here (newest) Quote Link to comment
+RJFerret Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Um, you wouldn't know what to delete without seeing it! That negates the usefullness of digital, so why sacrifice the quality? Enjoy, Randy Quote Link to comment
+Hard Oiler Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 More details on how it works from PC World here "If you don't know where you are going, then it doesn't much matter where you are." - Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass Quote Link to comment
+hoovman Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 There's also a significant discussion here. Quote Link to comment
+st_richardson Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 As another option check out Ofoto. You can join and store pictures online for free. In addition, they will provide you prepaid mailers. When they receive your pics they will process and post them online. I plan on including a mailer and disposable camera with my next travel bug. Quote Link to comment
+DapperDanMan Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 It would be bad if the batteries in the camera went dead if it sat in a cache a long time. With a film disposable camera, it does not depend on battery power so it can sit in a cache for quite a long time and still work. This digital camera is a good idea but I am sure it cost more than $11 to make these cameras. As long as people do return them and they can make a profit it just might work. It will only be available in 14 U.S. cities which I am sure are test markets to see if they really want to go nation wide. It would be bad though if you did get one and put it in a cache and then a little while later it goes under and you have no way of getting the pictures off. Quote Link to comment
motoXman Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 I too have a cheapy 2meg mini pen cam with no display to see how your pic turned out. I just take lotsa pics, why not? Its free. I just don't like carrying our $600 digicam out in the boonies climbing over rocks and crossing streams. I'm constantly suprised at how good a lot of the pics turn out on the cheapo camera actually. I don't see the disposable digital going over very well when you can buy a basic digicam at Wally World for 40 bucks anyway. someday we'll look back on all this and plow into a parked car. Quote Link to comment
+RJFerret Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 "Ritz/Wolf charges about $11 for processing 25 4-by-6 prints and a photo CD." OK, so after 5 uses you've paid for a cheap $100 digital camera that you own! (No developing required...) Most places here charge $0.32 for 4x6's, and with a screen, you only develop the good ones, not all 25! (The article might be wrong though, as the original poster said that developing was included...) The more details I get, this worse it looks to me... Randy Quote Link to comment
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