Difference between revisions of "Trashcam"
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| − | |image_text= The ubiquitous [[Time Magazine Camera|Time camera]]<br /> | + | |image_text= The ubiquitous [[Time Magazine Camera|Time camera]]<br />Faux-[[SLR]] styling at minimized cost |
|image_by= Bracket ツ | |image_by= Bracket ツ | ||
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| − | The term '''trashcam''' has sometimes jokingly been applied to simple plastic cameras of extremely low value. These might include promotional giveaways, dollar-store closeouts, or thrift- | + | The term '''trashcam''' has sometimes jokingly been applied to simple plastic cameras of extremely low value. These might include promotional giveaways, dollar-store closeouts, or thrift-shop finds—but also examples of outright deception such as the [["Olympia" camera]]. |
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| + | In contrast to [[point-and-shoot]]s, trashcams are almost universally [[fixed focus]] and have no (or very limited) control over [[exposure]]. This may yield acceptable photo results at medium distances and typical outdoor illumination, but fails miserably outside those parameters. (A few may offer a pipsqueak flash for indoor photos—again, only giving correct exposure at one middling distance.) There is a continuum between cheap plastic cameras that actually have reasonable optics, such as the [[Ansco Pix Panorama]], and true [[toy cameras]] that are especially prized for their degraded, aberrated imagery. | ||
While trashiness is naturally a subjective and debatable concept, one working definition of a trashcam might be, "any camera whose value at least doubles when loaded with film." | While trashiness is naturally a subjective and debatable concept, one working definition of a trashcam might be, "any camera whose value at least doubles when loaded with film." | ||
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| − | |image_text= Aperture settings: Sunny,<br> | + | |image_text= Aperture settings: Sunny,<br>cloudy, cloudier, cloudiest |
|image_by= jill elise | |image_by= jill elise | ||
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| − | |image_text= Garish and | + | |image_text= Garish and unexpected<br>colors are also a plus |
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| − | |image_text= Fake panoramic settings are | + | |image_text= Fake panoramic settings are<br>sometimes employed |
|image_by= Kenneth Dwain Harrelson | |image_by= Kenneth Dwain Harrelson | ||
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| − | |image_text= | + | |image_text= Absence of a brand name<br>may give away trashcam status |
|image_by= Kenneth Dwain Harrelson | |image_by= Kenneth Dwain Harrelson | ||
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Revision as of 13:12, 30 May 2021
Glossary Terms
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| The ubiquitous Time camera Faux-SLR styling at minimized cost image by Bracket ツ (Image rights) |
The term trashcam has sometimes jokingly been applied to simple plastic cameras of extremely low value. These might include promotional giveaways, dollar-store closeouts, or thrift-shop finds—but also examples of outright deception such as the "Olympia" camera.
In contrast to point-and-shoots, trashcams are almost universally fixed focus and have no (or very limited) control over exposure. This may yield acceptable photo results at medium distances and typical outdoor illumination, but fails miserably outside those parameters. (A few may offer a pipsqueak flash for indoor photos—again, only giving correct exposure at one middling distance.) There is a continuum between cheap plastic cameras that actually have reasonable optics, such as the Ansco Pix Panorama, and true toy cameras that are especially prized for their degraded, aberrated imagery.
While trashiness is naturally a subjective and debatable concept, one working definition of a trashcam might be, "any camera whose value at least doubles when loaded with film."
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