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Disposable Digital Cameras Have Arrived

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-here-it-is dept.

damiangerous writes "American chain Ritz camera has begun offering disposable digital cameras for $10.99. The price includes 4x6" prints and a Photo CD of the camera's 25 photo memory. Pictures can be deleted, but there's no LCD."

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  1. It's not disposable... it's reusable. by JohnGrahamCumming · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not _disposable_ it's _reusable_. The camera is returned to a
    Ritz Camera store where the pictures inside are downloaded to a CD
    or printed. The camera itself is kept by Ritz and recycled to another
    customer. In other words your $10.99 is a _rental_ of the camera
    with processing of the pictures included in the rental price.

    There's a picture of one of these cameras here.

    The USA Today article has some more details
    on the camera and its use including the fact that it is likely to be sold at Walgreens
    and Walt Disney theme parks (seems like a good idea to me).

    The camera has a 2-megapixel sensor.

    John.

  2. More information and pictures here by jonhuang · · Score: 5, Informative

    What it says. looks like a fairly small camera, flash, plastic, "Dakota" brand?