One of the cameras we recently took away on holiday was a Papershoot, which is an automatic digicam inspired to look like film. Think back to early 2000s, my childhood was taking photos on a handycam, thats kind of what this is! A few of you asked to hear my thoughts this camera, here it is! The examples in this blog are all unedited and straight from a Papershoot camera.

🤍 I love the idea of this!! It replaced my basic automatic film camera that I would sometimes take photos on when I’m with friends. I wanted something that wasn’t my professional camera, easy to carry and not as instant as taking photos on my phone (with Papershoot you can’t check the pictures as you’re shooting, you need to plug the camera or SD card into a device to see the photos). Real film was becoming so expensive to develop and scan, my local lab in Lower Hutt closed down so this digital option appealed to me.

🤍 The Papershoot cameras look super cute and easy to carry in my purse. It’s roughly the same size as a phone. My camera bundle consists of 5 items:
- The camera board which looks like a circuit board showing all the electronic parts of the camera
- A case made of stone paper, a highly durable material made from pressed limestone and biodegradable resin. It is water resistant, drop resistant, and just as durable as plastic casing
- Two AA batteries
- An SD card
- An optional ‘Classic Film’ filter card accessory which I talk about shortly (looks like a mobile sim card)

🤍 The camera has 4 different colour modes. I’m using an additional ‘classic film’ filter SD card, an extra accessory, which enhances/changes what those 4 modes look like. I think the colour modes without the additional SD card look dull. When using the film card to photograph people, it can make skin tones look a bit orange. But it can make landscapes and buildings look like film photos, I’ve had some really interesting results.

🤍 It is a wide focal point, stand closer to your subject than what you think! Take more than one photo, treat it like a fun point and shoot (don’t have expectations)⠀⠀

🤍 Honest thoughts, around 80% of the images I thought looked kinda of average because it is an automatic camera and there is no controlling any settings (aside from 4 different colour modes). It’s that classic feeling of - it doesn’t look how I saw it in real life, the sky is completely blown out (too bright) etc. I know how cameras can function using the right settings in different lighting and environments but this camera doesn’t give you any control.

🤍 The photos aren’t portfolio quality and not something I would use with my clients. HOWEVER, the images that I love are really cute! It just took lots of trial and error and pure luck! 😍

🤍 Overall this is a unique purchase, I’ll keep using it for fun! I wouldn’t recommend relying on this as your only camera you take on holiday. We also took photos on our iphones and I had my professional camera which we didn’t use as often as I thought (I wanted to be off work and more in the moment) but we did take some really beautiful portraits with it on two occasions. Use the Papershoot as an extra creative option to play with! If could be a really great gift for children who want to capture their own photos on holiday, I’m sure you would see some interesting things from their perspective! 😊

If you would like to see our personal vlog which is completely unrelated to the Papershoot but shows more of our holiday adventures you can watch it here!