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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Retro cameras are super trendy, but this camcorder looks like an old Super 8 – and it just launched for under $200 / £200

The Camp Snap CS-8 at a skate park.

Digital cameras that look retro have become exceptionally popular, but what happens when that retro trend meets camcorders? The Camp Snap CS-8 is a digital camcorder that looks and even operates like a 1970s Super 8 camera, and after several teasers, the camcorder is finally available to pre-order.

The CS-8 is made by Camp Snap, the same brand behind the screen-free compact digital cameras that feel a bit like a disposable film camera despite being fully digital and reusable. The brand’s take on bringing a retro camcorder into the digital era is a camera that maintains the look of look and even the trigger-style shooting of Super 8, but with a digital sensor and retro filters packed inside.

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