Vibe camera shootout: Camp Snap Pro vs. Flashback One35 V2

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The article compares two affordable digital cameras, the Camp Snap Pro and Flashback One35 V2, highlighting their appeal for lo-fi aesthetics and ease of use, with a focus on their suitability for casual photography.

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digital cameraspoint-and-shootlo-fi aestheticCamp Snap ProFlashback One35 V2

Two cameras (a Camp Snap Pro on the left and a Flashback One35 V2 on the right) balancing on a darkroom clock. — Fun vibes. Okay-ish photos. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

There's been a surge of interest over the last few years in inexpensive digital cameras. Younger folks are snapping up old point-and-shoots because they view the aesthetic as more authentic and more appealing than smartphone images. Companies are even rereleasing old tech at new prices. And there are cameras like the original Camp Snap: a $70 single-button point-and-shoot with no screen, designed as a modern take on a disposable film camera. It's cheap enough to send off with a kid to summer camp and accessible enough for just about anyone to enjoy its lo-fi aesthetic.

I've been testing two charming examples of this formula: the $99 Camp S …

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