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Kodak Sport Single Use Camera
by jeremyjiao
When going on short holidays where I am unlikely to be taking huge numbers of photos, I tend to opt for disposable cameras, as there is less likelihood of me being so upset if it was lost or stolen. We were headed for Tenerife for the weekend, and I decided to buy and try out this Kodak Sport Single Use Camera because:
a) I ... trusted Kodak to be one of the better camera brands, of both disposable, analogue and digital cameras, so I hoped that this would meet my expectations.
b) It was under £10 in Boots, which is an acceptable price even though there were less than 30 exposures available.
and c) Because it claimed to be waterproof, so it would be perfect to use in the pool, in the sea, or other wet places which may have damaged a typical digital camera, which would have been a big loss as they are expensive.
First of all, let me just point out that, being a disposable camera, of course the picture quality was not going to be as clarified and clear as the ones of which you get in high megapixel digital cameras. Nevertheless, the picture quality was clearer than I had expected, so I was pleased. It took good pictures on both land and in water. However, one major fault of this is that it is not equipped with a flash function so it was near impossible to take good pictures in the dark; and it was also hard to get clarified pictures underwater where there was little light. But all in all, I was very impressed with the picture and colour quality, as it was by far better than the quality of the pictures from disposable cameras of which I have tried before this one.
Another fault is the small viewfinder, which makes it hard to see properly through because of its miniscule sizing- but then, that can be expected from a waterproof camera which aims to prevent water from getting into the machine. The winding button, however, took some time to work, which was quite a shame because some ideal spur of the moment picture opportunities were missed out because of this. However, I was not too disappointed as I had got good enough pictures from the camera already, and I did not expect the same speed as you received from digital cameras.
All in all, a good enough disposable camera for a good price from Kodak- better than many I have tried so far within its price range. I would recommend this for holidays and short breaks, especially if you are going somewhere with ideal scuba diving potential! This prevents you from losing expensive digital cameras, either by getting them stolen on broken because it has come into contact with too much water. Of course, its downsides should be taken into account before deciding to purchase this disposable camera, but you cannot expect too much from a disposable camera within its price range. I would therefore reward this with four out of five stars.
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Kodak Sport Single Use Camera
by danny691
I think I have only written a couple of photography reviews and both of them have been about disposable cameras! It just goes to show that I love the concept of film cameras and the element of surprise behind the whole development process. The Kodak Sport Single Use Camera is priced at £6.40 currently on Amazon.co.uk and I find this to ... be reasonable. Offering just 27 exposures I were a little underwhelmed at first, but that is the standard number of exposures expected with these types of camera. Unfortunately this camera also doesn't have a flash, but the joys of disposable cameras are the unpredictability and this one has that by the bucketload!
Taking a photo with this camera isn't the easiest of tasks. The main issue is that the viewfinder is so small. As the camera is designed for underwater use due to it being waterproof I think the whole process of taking an image could be improved. The camera works the same as other disposables, with a simple wind on function before/after a photo is taken. The hard case of the camera gives the feel of a really robust camera, it looks and feels decent quality too.
The ultimate proof that this camera is a worthwhile purchase is the end result. Although I had taken some shots under water i had also got quite a few on dry land, but the results were most surprising. The performance of the camera under water really did impress me, with a few clear and decent shots, some images were a bit blurry but I put this down to my skills rather than the camera itself. The 'dry' shots were also satisfying, with no complaints at all with their quality.
If you are going away on holiday or even just to the local swimming pool I can recommend this camera. Though be careful at taking a camera to a swimming pool as they are probably banned! An affordable disposable camera that will withstand 15m of water and take clear and precise images in it no problems!
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Kodak Fun Flash
by MikeBorry
I love the simplicity of these disposable cameras. I found these in a £1 shop on holidays and was very grateful! I had forgotten my camera... as you do! And was quite gutted about it. I had batteries ready, the memory card had been wiped ready to fill again... and I leave it on the mantle piece!
When I saw these I was so ... chuffed! A camera for a quid.... Fab! Brilliant for taking random snaps on the beach, grab it when the kids do something funny, brilliant!
I bought 5 with the thinking if I needed another I could always go back for more, and after taking it out of it's cardboard packaging it was simple how to use it. In saying that though my son who was 6 at the time looked a bit puzzled... 'Where's the screen?' he asked!
I wound the little wheel on the back until it stopped and got ready to take my first photo, it did feel a little strange using the little viewing hole once again after getting used to using a screen to judge but I soon got the hang of it.
After each photo, remember to wind the wheel.
The excellent thing about these cameras is that nothing can be deleted should you not like how you look in certain photo's, once they have been taken then that's it!
You won't see the photo's until they have been developed!
What's developed???
My son was puzzled when I took the cameras into Asda to have them developed, he asked why I couldn't just print them at home lol!
Going back to collect them it was lovely to look through the photo's for the first time, it's so nice not knowing exactly what is on the film, it makes it much nicer somehow. It was even nice seeing the half blinking eye's photo's that had not been deleted because they looked awful.
These are brilliant, especially for special occassions like parties and weddings, the surprise of seeing the developed pics is so lovely.
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