This kids' camera cost me less than $10, but my old smartphone is a better alternative for my children

Cheap kids camera in the hand.

For fun, I recently went on Amazon in the hunt for the cheapest camera available and came across the colorful model in the image above. It looks like it can do what most kids' cameras can and for a fraction of the cost – an unbelievable $9.99 in the US or £14.99 in the UK at the time of writing.

$20 challenge

This is the latest in a regular series of articles in which we test really cheap gadgets to see if they're worth even the small price you'll pay for them. Read them all here.