Disposable Camera

Most of our memories are made of ordinary situations, such as the kid’s soccer game and your daughter’s sleepover with friends. These types of photos are definitely in the snapshot category. What you remember is the occasion, not the F-stop! Disposable cameras capture the moment and preserve the memory of that happy, but perhaps unremarkable day.

Before the dilettante in you gets too outraged, consider this. Today’s disposable cameras require no special skill or education. It’s just point and shoot, with pretty good results for the family album.

Disposable Camera
In fact, disposable cameras are perfect for your kids. These cameras fulfill so many of the child-proof criteria. You’ve got the point and click. The cameras are inexpensive and come loaded with film, so kids aren’t burdened with a techy lecture on how to load the film correctly. If the camera is lost, it’s not a great tragedy. Your child may develop a lifelong interest in photography through the simple device of the disposable version. It’s a perfect introduction to photography. What more can you ask?

Even when traveling on your dream vacation, there’s a place for disposable cameras. While you may want the fancy camera for that perfect sunset shot of St. Peter’s, you may be more comfortable with the throwaway camera for simple shots of an enchanting street or crowd of people. While the Vatican warrants the big gun camera, the airport shot is adequately recorded with a disposable.