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Nikita Achanta

I finally got my hands on the $30 camera that TikTok and Instagram are obsessed with: my first impressions of the Kodak Charmera

A photo of a Kodak Charmera keychain camera.

I love photography. I've loved it since I was a child, and I love the cameras that make it possible to capture life's precious moments. But not every precious moment has to be a big event, such as a wedding or a 50th birthday. I believe a lot of life happens in those small, easily missable moments when you're laughing uncontrollably with your partner and realize just how stupidly in love you are, or when all you're doing is reading a book while your mom sits next to you, knitting.

It's those moments that, as a photographer, you'd feel privileged to capture. And sometimes, you don't need to have the best mirrorless camera at your disposal to snap it. Life's imperfect, and there's a certain charm in using a camera just as imperfect — the Kodak Charmera is exactly that.

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