Putting a $30 eBay garbage camera through my usual tests.
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Күн бұрынPatreon subscribers might be treated one day to a special video to test whether this thing can withstand 20 minutes in my microwave on full power ;-)
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@CalebThomasMedia 2 жыл бұрын
It may not be the best camera, but it is the most “Camera” of all cameras… 😂
@PhilipBallGarry 2 жыл бұрын
They say the best camera for the job is the one you have with you. This CSO might be the exception though 🤣😂
@backfilms1953 2 жыл бұрын
Still better than canon lol
@user-ck9cw8fs5n 2 жыл бұрын
Would be cool to make this camera a hard requirement for a film competition.
@mandofan2616 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't sense any sarcasm in this video. :) Happy xmas Christopher.
@freddieboreham3499 2 жыл бұрын
@@mandofan2616 replied to wrong comment
@ccudjoe89 2 жыл бұрын
excellent idea! not a bad idea as the seller. rofl
@ЭтоДрючинский 2 жыл бұрын
I'm in!
@safe4key 2 жыл бұрын
something like DigitalRevTV's Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera series.
@sebastianmatthews1663 2 жыл бұрын
This looks, unironically, like it'd be perfect for shooting the 'found footage' opening of a horror film set in the 90s.
@larschi90 2 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment. I was about writing the same 😀
@rouuuk 2 жыл бұрын
thank god someone said it, its cheaper to get this camera than video edit a high res video
@NaveedKhanYT 2 жыл бұрын
This would a perfect camera for that scenario. No post production Vintage footage straight Outta camera
@AntonisDimopoulos 2 жыл бұрын
*early to mid 00's, for digital camera footage, or late 00's for phone footage.
@tridinh1011 8 ай бұрын
could just get one of those cheapo point and shoot which only costs like 10$ more
@natekong3596 2 жыл бұрын
The fancy way to describe this camera is "it got character."
@PhilipBallGarry 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yes 😊👍. My first Harley Davidson had "character" too - in that it shook itself and my fillings to pieces 😂
@strongmokus 2 жыл бұрын
It seems to be a 20 year old webcam technology inside. I'm actually impressed that it is working. 😂
@7784000 2 жыл бұрын
Probably some chinese kids dismounting cameras from old phones and 2000s webcams for reusing in this camera shaped object
@jan.tichavsky 2 жыл бұрын
It's really hard to make worse camera than point and shoot 20 years ago or a low end android phone 10 years ago. Yeah, this is like VGA webcam quality, I don't know how they get enough buyers forr this. I bet every of those goes right into thrash after the first hour of use.
@tnokes9247 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the unbiased review. I was considering this 'Camera' or the Sony a7iv.
@smaakjeks 2 жыл бұрын
Tough call. On the one hand the a7iv is expensive. On the other hand, it is a camera.
@detectivejonesw 2 жыл бұрын
Which one are you leaning towards?
@jochenkraus7016 2 жыл бұрын
@@detectivejonesw The camera in the video focuses faster ;-)
@mihaiserbanescu8676 2 жыл бұрын
@@jochenkraus7016 it's always in focus, no need to focus.
@jochenkraus7016 2 жыл бұрын
@@mihaiserbanescu8676 It has zero millisecond instant focus ;-)
@MarkBennettCameraCrisis 2 жыл бұрын
“As you might imagine, the lens’ body is a cheap piece of plastic garbage” 🤣🤣
@pronoe 2 жыл бұрын
I started laughing out loud at the exposure compensation side by side. Brilliant test,loved it. Happy new year.
@mattbite 2 жыл бұрын
One thing you have to admit - all the pictures look like they were taken 20 years ago. Got that early 2000's digital vibe :) I remember that back in the day my phone took better pictures than this.
@matthewbuick373 2 жыл бұрын
It's a CSO (Camera-Shaped Object) and nothing more. I hope nobody ends up buying this with anything more than sub-zero expectations!
@shadow7037932 2 жыл бұрын
To be honest, this is probably a better buy for very young kids than those over priced toy cameras.
@zka77 2 жыл бұрын
@@shadow7037932 you can buy an actual used compact or ultracompact camera from ~5 years ago on this budget and it will be better by about 2 magnitude in all aspects
@frederickwong4390 2 жыл бұрын
@@zka77 Or a used phone
@PhilipBallGarry 2 жыл бұрын
I remember once seeing the words "Optical Lens" stamped on the front surround on one of these amazing cameras too 😂🤣
@PhilipBallGarry 2 жыл бұрын
As the gap between smartphone and camera continues to narrow - this unevens things up a bit 👍😂
@dejwuu2137 2 жыл бұрын
Man, you should have seen offers for this on polish sites. The translation makes it even funnier, it's pure gold: Camera weight with box - 0.371 KG Camera weight (without box) - 0.3 g burst photos - 0 per second amount of photos on one battery charge - 1 battery type - dry AA battery (thank god not a wet one) xDDD
@you-remorethanamom 2 жыл бұрын
I've never heard a bad review sound so pleasant 😂😂😂 That polite horror was icing on the cake 🤣
@kalef1234 2 жыл бұрын
you'd be better off buying a 15 year old DSLR from canon for like $35. like a 350D or something. lmao this was a good video 😅
@Thefuror38500 2 жыл бұрын
You can have really good results with old dslr, that you would be proud to show. This is garbage made in a factory
@benjamindover4337 2 жыл бұрын
So it's a universal lens mount, provided you have a tube of glue on hand.
@user-tn3ju5rm5j 2 жыл бұрын
My mousepad is a better camera than this! Got a Nikon D40 for just $40 recently. Nearly mint condition (~3000 shots), with a kit lens and a case. So I am not sure why would anyone choose this garbage :)
@DoctorF1984 2 жыл бұрын
I think that enough people are outside they buying this crap fake canon sylted shitty plastic part.
@drakedaniels7880 2 жыл бұрын
Dam bro, I just recently got the Nikon Coolpix P100 for Christmas, but I use mine more for videos. How you like yours?
@user-tn3ju5rm5j 2 жыл бұрын
@@drakedaniels7880 I'd say it is a nice camera to have in your collection. D40 uses Nikon's legendary CCD sensor, which produces much beeter colors than modern aps-c camers. Of course, dynamic range and low-light performance are way worse than CMOS sensors.
@davejnathan10 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, i just got myself a cheap d3000, a lot of scratch here and there but the picture quality is amazing!
@DoctorF1984 2 жыл бұрын
@@davejnathan10 The Nikon d3000 produces great pictures. ☺
@dkDyno 2 жыл бұрын
This has got to be the same "camera" that Ashens showed in his "I bought 4 cameras from wish" video.
@GenericPast 2 жыл бұрын
It'd be fun to challenge professional photographers to only use this camera for a day and see what the best results are.
@WildlifeInMotion 2 жыл бұрын
Finally you are reviewing the camera that is the most used to record UFO footage!
@geemarsh.7766 2 жыл бұрын
And Sasquatch sightings.
@exurban5207 2 жыл бұрын
At very low light you can create a horror film with it ... Thanks for this one and HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🙋♂️
@0action847 2 жыл бұрын
hah that's what i was thinking, you could make The Blair Witch Project with it.
@DixonLu 2 жыл бұрын
Feels like one of those Proptronics (prop TV, laptops) that we see in furniture/home design stores in the US.
@BabyBackManiac 2 жыл бұрын
The "Camera cripple hammer" strikes again.
@fondfarewell2 2 жыл бұрын
The lens cap is hilarious.
@du1987de 2 жыл бұрын
Those landscape shots and that sign look like they've got some weird mid-2000's "myspace" sharpening filter applied to them. It's actually kind of cool as an art piece, but only in very specific circumstances if you were deliberately going for that effect.
@pahountisg 2 жыл бұрын
The used to make a similar one with film , and stuff the camera with a real rock inside for added weight. It was branded as Sony, long before Sony actually made cameras :)
@grahamtomlin319 2 жыл бұрын
How long before Adobe bring out a lens profile for it?, Does the image improve at f8?
@Skinvictus 2 жыл бұрын
This really made me chuckle, great video. Looks like Canon finally have some competition for the 1100d in terms of build quality!
@danielnorman8595 2 жыл бұрын
Wow it's really impressive they were able to put that kind of quality for that price point. I definitely have to have one of these. LOL
@badgerspaw 2 жыл бұрын
You have persuaded me, the R5 is going, I will be quids in, thanks Christopher for the recommendation! Happy new year!
@settingscon 2 жыл бұрын
happy new year, Chris. Thanks for the reviews!
@scgb5 2 жыл бұрын
I really like this video. Good to see you having some fun and keeping your well known processes.
@strongmokus 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine showing up on a wedding with this "camera".
@Mart77 Жыл бұрын
That seems like a trolling opportunity, show up with this and act all serious for a whole minute
@AndrewWaltonPhotography 2 жыл бұрын
I reviewed this camera a year ago, great to see they have spent all that time upgrading it. Still the same pile of garbage. Thankfully mine was £17 at the time. I did do a video where I took it apart to see all of those quality parts inside!
@markusklingsiek2366 2 жыл бұрын
Well, so at least, they've improved the price (in their favour, but hey, can't be picky these days).
@oliparish7225 2 жыл бұрын
This might be the best camera review I’ve ever seen! Fantastic work.
@JimmyOlsson 2 жыл бұрын
What a hilarious way to close out 2021! Happy New Year Christopher!
@jolyoncox 2 жыл бұрын
Laughed all the way through! Proud to be a patreon supporter. Happy NY Chris.
@walthamwalker 2 жыл бұрын
Lol The batteries are worth more than the camera Should of saved this video for April first I'm sure someone would of fallen for it - wouldn't they? Happy New Year
@PhilipBallGarry 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! Perfect round-up to the year Christopher thanks! You know, for £29 and much to my complete surprise this was a... total failure. Thanks for all you do for us especially for your financial self sacrifice on this one. Happy New Year!
@ThisMayContainNuts 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I loved this video! So happy you put it through your usual tests so we can really appreciate how good EVERYTHING ELSE is..!
@alexandrupohata9235 2 жыл бұрын
I actually enjoyed the video and would love to see more like this
@omegavladosovich6757 2 жыл бұрын
I like it! It may not be a class-leading brand but it's nice to see the brand Camera earning back it's name from those overpriced corps. These are wonderful snapshots at 4:24
@lrfarias 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this review!
@paouvous 2 жыл бұрын
The images at the end are definitely ok for 25$ though. You do get your money’s worth in my opinion.
@PhDuh42 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for helping me say goodbye to 2021 with a smile.
@dockson1446 2 жыл бұрын
The images that come out of this camera looks like something an AI image generator would come up with when you give it the words "beach" or "hillside"
@jochenkraus7016 2 жыл бұрын
Almost. Actually it was "beach", "hillside" and "chromatic aberrations" ;-)
@grahvis 2 жыл бұрын
Just the latest version of a long line of junk 'cameras' pretending to be something they are not.
@dante7228 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome review! Laughing hard!🤣 Wish you a happy new year! 🥂
@JoshxIZ 2 жыл бұрын
I love it. The video looks like an old vintage film.
@andersonsung278 2 жыл бұрын
That's a nice joke for the new year! Happy New Year!
@rpgroome 2 жыл бұрын
At first when you said garbage camera I thought you were just talking about an old point-and-shoot with a long zoom, but now that I see the review you were absolutely right!
@puntius_bl 2 жыл бұрын
"Highly not recommended"..makes me laugh 😂 Happy New Year
@faisalee 2 жыл бұрын
The sarcasm in this video is awesome! I love this particular review hahaha!
@davehyper7835 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, Thanks for the heads up!
@ohmartinbronson 2 жыл бұрын
This is by far your best review yet 👏
@jamiesondean 2 жыл бұрын
This video was perfect! This camera truly embodies the spirit of 2021; even when expectations couldn’t have been lower it still somehow managed to disappoint. Happy New Year!
@kariossyr6018 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking in this same meaning, now I'm even glad that you perfectly expressed what I thought, better than I would.
@user-lt9xu9zb9g 7 ай бұрын
the most serious review and test on a ,ost garbage product, nice!
@wimair_at 2 жыл бұрын
I get so angry when I see cameras like this on amazon, ebay, etc. These "cameras" are a rude, big middlefinger to this planets ressources, what a waste of oils, electronics, and so on...
@AmmarHabjouqa 2 жыл бұрын
.... but that red ring is so tempting..... they make up in class what they lack in glass.... Hahaha thanks for your patience in actually testing this "thing" instead of tossing it out the nearest airlock Happy New Year
@winstonpx 2 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the funniest videos you've ever made!
@davidak_de 10 ай бұрын
This is a great entertaining video idea!
@88mixture88 2 жыл бұрын
Nice end of the year humor. Christopher, could you find another such camera a year from now? Great review.
@lozzzafilms 2 жыл бұрын
Very good, happy new year 🎉🎉
@pizzablender 2 жыл бұрын
That will be a waste of your microwave, Chris. And best wishes for the new year!
@Javid_AJ 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never laughed as much for a comedy film but this review just killed me away! By far your most funny review ever! 😂😂🤣🤣
@collinmclaren6608 2 жыл бұрын
Everything aside, theres something weirdly charming about the low quality aesthetic with a few of those shots. Like using toy lenses, or people who use stuff like the game boy camera to give a specific artistic *look*
@thompsonevergreen8006 Жыл бұрын
Quite good for a £25 brand new camera, has a nice old digital camera look, and I'm sure this would make a good first camera on a very low budget
@PeterFarrieSongwriter 2 жыл бұрын
150 years ago it would have seemed miraculously impressive!
@rosscooke3595 2 жыл бұрын
Love it Chris.
@hum2020 2 жыл бұрын
The photographs looked surprisingly good I'm amazed.
@Autopoort 2 жыл бұрын
It always means that the photographer takes the picture, but this is where even the best photographer fails. This "camera" is even worse than I expected. Thank you for this honest review of a camera that doesn't deserve the name and isn't even worth $ 1.
@arildhagen3820 2 жыл бұрын
This was fun to watch taking the Camera to it's phases like a normal test. Actually I would like to see more of theese tests of odd brands and manufacturers. Maybe there is a surprise out there to.
@potapotatpot 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Frost! If your wedding is on the 1st of April, I would pull up with this camera as a joke and then pull out a RED Epic or something
@roud11 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best camera review on your channel 😂
@tbrown2892 2 жыл бұрын
I like this camera….it has a certain unique cinematic look that I think I could use! 👍
@teknobuddie2612 2 жыл бұрын
He has broken the laws of nature. Now it's our job to make sure he doesn't go unpunished. We need to make him remove this video.
@traffbros 2 жыл бұрын
You know what, I kinda liked the images it pulled out. Especially at 4:30, looks like a painting. I bet in the right places it can produce nice painting like shots
@intheblues 2 жыл бұрын
haha 🤣 This was awesome. Well done. :)
@adamwinch2959 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, you've convinced me that I should swap this for my bmpcc4k
@muhammadobaid7500 2 жыл бұрын
You made my day Christopher 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂 You made my new year actually 😂 I couldn't stop laughing while watching this review of "Camera" camera 😂😂😂😂
@Pastronomer69 2 жыл бұрын
More reviews of rubbish cameras from the internet please! Very entertaining
@detectivejonesw 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I've been trying to decide between this and a z9
@UrbaneHobbit 2 жыл бұрын
Smartphones have gone from attacking the camera market to straight-up insulting it
@davidthegood 2 жыл бұрын
So sad... "Camera" used to make great stuff.
@ryanfeller5765 2 жыл бұрын
“Here is this camera. Anyway I hate it!”
@anotheryoutuber_ 2 жыл бұрын
this is comic gold, laughing the whole time.
@Mr.ReanuKeeves 2 жыл бұрын
No way 😂 I was actually trying to look for this a while ago for a review since I saw it on Walmart!
@OneOldManRiding 7 ай бұрын
I love your reviews, and this one is my new favorite. - Frank
@vezertrojai Жыл бұрын
Old camera effect! Love it!
@77appyi 2 жыл бұрын
i think i would have preferred the fake ray bans
@baqcasanke 2 жыл бұрын
I’d totally by this as a gift for my toddler
@jorgeribas579 2 жыл бұрын
That's a portable 20 years old Webcam hahaha Loved this funny review.
@Mionwang 2 жыл бұрын
A video i never knew i needed! Absolutely hilarious! XD
@Polum2 Жыл бұрын
Hilarious! loved your sense of humour with this Camera review. I love how you put it through your usual Camera tests that you use on Branded cameras! Lol I'm still laughing, thank you for a Friday Pick me up!
@d30gaijin 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for going where others of us fear to tread... we're mostly always curious even when we know it's going to be junk.
@MarcelBryan 2 жыл бұрын
Chris you killing it softly on this camera 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@chuck2703 2 жыл бұрын
I laughed so much. Thank you for this.
@ElGrecoDaGeek 2 жыл бұрын
Epic. Chris pulled no punches in this spot on review - David Frost (Frost/Nixon) would be proud ;)
@idolog 2 жыл бұрын
This would be a perfect April fools joke, it will do as a new years joke too.
@lazerman121 2 жыл бұрын
You are a legend for doing this!!!! 🤣 Thank you. I found these on ebay years ago and always wanted to buy one just to see what it was like. I only wish you had taken it apart to show the guts. I bet its just a webcam inside xD.
@tonygomez948 8 ай бұрын
bruh, ur low key sarcasm is hilarious. 😂
@itunnu5103 2 жыл бұрын
You're so funny. I like your analysis
@OllyHitchen Жыл бұрын
Haha that was a hilarious review! Hope the nightmares have now stopped?
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