The Kodak Smile Classic instant camera
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- I was sent the new Kodak Smile Classic Instant Digital camera - here's my video about it.
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The reason why it takes so long between the press of the button and printing, is because it has to do what we call a RIP in the professional printing world. It’s short for Raster Image Processor and still needed in 2019 for the analog mechanics of actually printing something, regardless of it being ink, laser or other means of reproducing a digital image on an analog medium.
The processor in this camera isn’t the fastest in the world, obviously, so it takes some calculation to convert a 16 megapixel image. You’ve all experienced it when sending any sizeable documents or pictures to your printers. Banging, swearing and being irritated that it doesn’t respond. That’s the computer and the printer handling the process of converting those data into something a printer can handle.
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I guess the requirement was that the picture should be ready for viewing in the same time as the classic Kodak pictures. And they were successful with that. "It's under one minute! Good enough! Ship it!" :-)
Anders Enger Jensen Sorry, but your argument doesn’t hold up - these days even the simpliest FPGA general purpose chip (not even talking about dedicated purpose-built image processing chips) can handle 16MPx raster conversion in a second. Such chips are available from multiple vendors for a few dollars. This camera is simply cheap crap, assambled from the lowest possible cost parts, and sold for a huge margin, just to make some quick money from nostalgic 30-40 yr olds.
would the experience be better improved then if there was more feedback that the camera was processing the image?
@@easyflamer Yeah, just a beep or recorded shutter sound would be enough to let you know that the image was actually taken, then the wait isn't much of an issue.
matsv201 Really? You should let the people that developed JPEG viewers for the C64, IBM PC XT and other 8/16-bit machines know. I’ve also personally done a JPEG compression algorithm for a 16-bit TI MSP430 processor before.
On these machines, decoding (or encoding) isn’t fast, by any means, but it’s possible.
Honestly, for a camera from 1997, it’s pretty good.
How wait a minute...
I have to say that the muted Zink prints reflect my life much more accurately than their more vivid counterparts...merry Christmas everyone.
♥️
Do you need a hug?
At least there are Techmoan videos to watch. I tell you when I'm having grey one I watch Techmoan review graphic equalizers and replace belts.
*through early morning clouds I see...*
Same here I’m still living in year 1972
I'd expect at the LEAST a fake "shutter" sound to tell you it's taken the picture and is now processing it.
I'm sure many people would like such a feature; however it may be that it was deemed to use too much power from the battery? I don't know, your guess is as good as mine.
A beep doesn't draw much battery, nor a chime, a bell, or any other positive feedback sound (that's non-mechanical of course). Oversight and bad UX, but easy to fix with firmware.
Yes. There's always a click sound when the shutter opens, which you can both feel and hear. It's just part of how analog cameras worked.
@@BilisNegra The old-timey manual feed Land cameras did make a shutter click, like any mechanical camera. The later motorized Polaroid models made a _lot_ of noise as they first took the picture and then spat the print out (which really did happen instantly, as opposed to the way this system works).
I love the full disclosure at the start where you said you were sent it for free but you weren't paid by the company yet not going so far to flatly say you were not paid for the video (you were paid in a sense by receiving the product).
One channel I watch sometimes got a bunch of stuff from a company and made a big thing in his video constantly saying it was not a sponsored video when the entire video was him reviewing that one companies products sent to him for free... that honestly annoyed me. "I got it for free, they didn't ask for a video, they didn't pay me money, but I'm checking the paid advertisement box because I got the product for free." Such a simple and transparent thing in my opinion.
Yes, I already have a ton of respect for how honest Mat is in his videos. That little bit of disclosure at the beginning just gave me even more respect.
Unfortunately, a product like this does not fall in the category of a product equaling payment for the video but in other instances of this happening I can see how many will believe that (like if you were sent a TV or full PC for review for example).
I agree, especially since I suspect that people who never actually paid for a product tend to not be harsh in their reviews as they otherwise would be. After all, the product cost them no skin off their back, so they have an easier time shrugging off small issues, even though for a luxury product (Say a $1k+ smartphone) there should be no small issues.
Call me overzealous but I think free products should count as "paid advertisement".
A very genuine CZcamsr. Like how we’re not constantly told to subscribe and become a Patreon. Just, here is my content, I hope you like it.
And I think importantly when you're sent something for free you don't really have the same investment in it. If you brought something and it sucks then that annoys you but if you got it for free and it sucks then you don't care too much.
Damn that's a nice castle you have there, Lord Matt.
that's just where his servants live
That's Haigh Hall in Wigan. I work there
@@beagleuk3233 Way to ruin the joke.
Lovely job I bet though?
@@Clay3613 he just said he works for the Lord Matt
Tuh, Matt's castle, don't be so stupid! ...That's just his weekend getaway, his real castle is far more extravagant!!! :D
Legitimately the most underrated channel on CZcams! Your production quality and content far surpasses 90 percent of other channels.
Could be that they've purposefully tuned the colors to give more of a "vintage" or "retro" vibe with the more muted colors
That's what I was trying to decide, it would affect just how highly I'd rate this item. If it's intentional, maybe they could have given the option to add/remove the 'vintage colours' (or indeed give option of a few other filters, very in keeping with the Instagram generation)!
Absolutely. It looks like the same WB/CP of the actual Polaroids it's imitating!
If it was made by Polaroid, then I'd agree, but for Kodak? Hmmm...not so sure.
Very true
If so, there should be a way to switch it off for those of us who just want decent quality
"...looking like a bit of a nutter, talking to himself..."
In this day and age of smartphones and selfies and food blogging, no, you really don't. Or at least not until you unpack the puppets, dress them for the cold, and start talking for them.
Seriously, nice video review, it does seem to be a niche market item. Not for me, but others may love it.
Come to think of it we never see the muppets outdoors 🤔
@@kushith pedants catch fire if they are touched by the sun. it's science
What?
I am old enough to remember the old school ones. My mum going nuts over a wasted shot. My old man grumbling over the cost of the film.... hmm. Sooo it’s a perfect reproduction then... 🤣
Reminds me of discussions based around "there are 4 shots left on the roll of film, so we'll do one of you by the pier, one of Grandma..."
I also do an instant smile when there's a new Techmoan video!
not this one though ...
@@xilnes7166 I'm pleased with all of Matt's productions. The subjects are the good, the bad and the ugly. He gave a good review.
No puppets, less of a smile. :-P
3:30 You're never wasting your time standing outdoors in pretty weather, making quality videos :-)
For some reason I really like the way it looks printed from the native camera. It has a really nostalgic vibe that reminds me of my old family photos.
I've watched your videos for years now. Always great content. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
I recently finally found my old school Polaroid camera, from back when they were still good. Never looked up the model, but it's obviously late 70's/early 80's going by the look and colour (unibody and the top half of the front flips up revealing the flash and options such as portrait/landscape and the colour is this really funky green that looks like they were going for evergreen/pine needle or something) It was my aunt's and she gave it to me a few years back, I think I'll stick with that. Can't find the film in any stores near me anymore, but I've been considering ordering a few packs just to take some kooky, kitschy pics for a collage on my wall. Just something about the look of them, the aesthetic, that I enjoy so much.
*edit : BY THE WAY! Another great video, as per usual. Lovely little review.
Look like it's an sx-70 or 600 Polariod the film it's available online and some stores and recently it's becoming very decent as the new company had make film from scratch again so the film it's not perfect
Hey Schweitzer- What a coincidence which your comment provides. About 20 years ago I recovered my Polaroid camera outfit and had no use for it. I gave it to a friend who was holding a 'garage-sale' and I specified (suggested) an asking price of 5 Dollars (U.S.). Guess what/ No takers, so I just gave it away.
I'm willing to guess that today, in current culture and interests, it would be worth a few sheckles ?
Thanks for taking us outside!
I was just about to type that they reminded me of 70s photos as you mentioned that your wife said the same. Put me in mind of some puppets I recently saw.
I think it gives it an authentic retro look to the prints , I like it.
I like the look as well, but not at $1 per print, when the photo kiosk at Walmart works out to just a few cents per print, or a cheap used HP photo printer where you can get generic ink tanks for less then $15 USD on eBay(I usually pay $7 - $12 for mine), and a pack of photo paper for $1 from Dollar Tree.
@@CommodoreFan64 what model of printer are you talking about? printer ink and the paper are very very expensive here
"authentic" "look"
You’ve must have forgotten what an old instant shot camera photo like, cause “washed out and muddy” is not how they look fresh out the camera.
You come up with the most esoteric, yet interesting things. Thanks!
I´m having a work free friday, and now a new Techmoan. Life´s good. Nice vid today, mister!
Love that old look. It makes me miss the old folks in the family that has passed on. Thanks for the review. Always awesome.
I really loved this video, so warm and comfortable to watch, thanks Matt, Merry Christmas ♥ ♥ ♥
Those iPhone pictures look a bit oversaturated to be honest.
I thought that too, way too saturated. Overall compared to some Polaroid prints, the Kodak faired well.
I was gonna say..! When I saw the building in the background of the video, it looked more like the Kodak photo. The iPhone photo was a completely different colour! Like, not just a different shade... it was the difference between light cream/grey and a medium brown!
@@gorway7 The image of kodak is natural, not processaded, the quality is honest and is very good for vintage.
IPhone cameras are easily the most overrated in the world. Their pictures are overly saturated and processed
Before seeing this video, this very morning, I ordered a compact zinc paper photo printer for my mom. She's a scrapbook person. If I had seen this camera, I might have bought that instead. I feel like that would have been a mistake. Love your channel, thank you for all you do. I think you're great!
I really look forward to your videos , they have inspired me to build a retro hifi system recently . seasons greetings , thanks
the little beepy jingles it does are so jolly i love it
The perfect escapism for an otherwise rather depressing day. I honestly appreciate your work at a much more intimate level than I'm willing to express in a public forum. I hope you live as long as the oldest piece of tech you'll ever review.
I like the zink photos, they have more ‘personality’.
The sound quality is really good for an outdoor video. What a beautiful day to.
I myself just bought a new Polaroid onestep+ camera. And I just love it, it's an old, non digital type of deal, but with bluetooth connection to your phone. So you can do a whole lot with your phone and the camera, but the picture won't store digital. Just the press of a button, it spits out your picture, and that's the only copy. I just love it!
I have a huge and very important interview this afternoon and a new Techmoan video is just what I needed to calm the nerves. Thank you sir.
Good luck!
Best of luck.
@@Techmoan thanks so much. Happy holidays sir.
How’d it go?
@@nickwallette6201 I got the job! Definitely will be celebrating with a Techmoan marathon! lol
I like the nixie clock timer.
How do you not have over 1 million subs at this point!?
Great vid!
I like the colors. Great old feeling that brings up memories
I like the analog/cinematic feel of of this
I love hearing the birds in the background there. When the weather is nice, it would be great to see you outside more often!
The muted colours have a nice 70s Polaroid aesthetic, but the image appears very grainy with distinct print lines on solid areas of colour, especially the sky.
This is a way to get past the Polaroid patent problem, only 35 years too late.
I presume the patents have expired by now. For people who didn't understand the comment, the real Kodak introduced a range of instant cameras then had to refund all the purchasers (including my Father) when Polaroid stopped them from selling the film, which infringed their patents.
Polaroid are now paying fuji to use there instax technoligy. they abandoned theres.. impossible project ownes that now
Thanks you for the review. honestly a solid cam&instant printer combo
Perfect colour balance on the camera for Manchester. It makes every photograph look like an overcast /rainy day.
I think it would be a great gift for someone who likes digital photography but loves the retro look of the printed articles. especially if they don't know their way around the filter settings...looks baout the same size of the HP sprocket but the retro print style it uses by default is steering me towards it more...
I really like the way the prints look, I think it adds alot to the images.
Cool video Mat, enjoyed the change of scenery.
This is so cool, didnt even know about these until I saw this video and I just ordered one. I have quite a few Fuji, Lomo and MINT Instax cameras but just got a Kodak Mini Shot 3 Retro the other day and love it. This one also has that vintage look to the photos. The digital version of the photos look like a sub par point and shoot with zero character. The prints however definitely have a retro vibe to them and the print size is excellent,. Cant wait!
I like to see this retro type stuff coming back!!!
I like the aesthetic of the zink prints, especially the ones taken from other cameras - they have quite an appealing retro look. Would be good for printing photos from my phone and sticking on a little memory board.
Always interesting stuff and well presented, thanks.
I love the strange effect a lav mic has in outdoor environments, it sounds like you're talking indoors like in your normal videos but outside. Makes it feel like you're amazing at dubbing over your recordings or something.
I had the same thought as your wife... very reminiscent of photos from old polaroid cameras, specifically due to the color balance. I wasn't alive in the 70's, but it's entirely possible that the cameras I remember from the late 80's and early 90's were of much earlier provenance, and of course any of the pictures that I saw of older generations would have been from that era.
Very nostalgic.
With the camera, you get a vintage vibe on the prints, compared to the phone, which looks really good!
I just love the way the printouts look compared to the more vivid digital photos
YES i shouted when you said they look like 1970's. When taken with another camera they look alright but with the built in camera, it looks....retro probably the kindest word. I dont know though i can't think of a time i've wanted a print out of a photo since i was a kid.
Love the 70's pictures from the Kodak 😍
And that's no irony.
It's nice that the paper it uses is not photographic paper so you don't have to worry about opening it and exposing one of the sheets as would happen with a partially used instant film cartridges.
it would make a good Christmas gift for someone.
I Love That 90's Look
2:44; nice countryside; looks very calm.
"We're sorry that we can't return any of your pictures, but there's a prize for every one we show..."
Niche!
Vision On ?
@@digitalmediafan Or Take Hart, or Hartbeat or SmART...
Tony Hart was a total legend
Carib comes from Trinidad and Tobago, that is where I live. Keep up the good work.
Another great review. I feel my day is complete now. You must invest a whole lot of hours to give us a few minutes of pleasure, so a big Thank You. I guess this printer / camera may have some applications like printing out when mobile. But somewhat limited, especially with the lack in quality on zinc.
The washed out look brings up a lot of nostalgic feelings. reminds me of the old polaroid i had when i was a kid in the 80s
They should have paid you for that review. Very professional and fair.
Now I want to trek out to country houses and take lots of photos. 😊
Thanks for this, man.
Love the rustic feeling from the camera, but there is very little old place in my town.
I know that there's a niche out there for these things but I just can't see that niche being big enough to justify the cost of spinning up an entire assembly line to make these things.
If the cost per print was much lower I could see this, but really yeah a photo printer, some cheap Dollar store photo paper, and an a generic ink tank is really the way to go, well that, or at least here in the US go to almost any Walmart, walk up to a photo kiosk desk with stools, and print out all kinds of sizes for next to nothing.
I agree. Are people really buying these things? My wife likes printed pictures and is a technophobe so she might like something like this but not for the cost. I think she would rather have a simple to use home photo printer.
Thats actually not as niche as you can imagine, we have several of similar cameras in the office, few of my friends have them to. This is a party toy, very god party toy, whatever people get together preferably with some alcohol this things immediately become hot commodity... and then next day on the office floor you find pictures of yourself in embarrassing poses in interesting places :)
Fuji makes a killing off of their Instax line, and Polaroid Originals is doing well enough to keep introducing new models, so the niche is big and/or spendy enough to have new entrants. I don't know how to describe it, but a real instant photo still feels like magic in a way that a Wal-Mart kiosk print does not. That justifies the cost for me, but not everyone is me, and that is fine.
@ChrisHallett83 Absurd! Can imagine Amazon will end up heavily discounting them when they discover that we Aussies aren't interested in throwing our money away like that!
I love your tech videos.
Great video, great hat, and a great product. I would totally buy one of these.
Nice video. I didnt know you had been in Lisbon - Portugal?! I hope you enjoyed my country. All the best 🇵🇹🇵🇹
EXCELLENT review.. I guess that explains why you have nearly 1 million subscribers. Selling new on eBay for about $80.
I really enjoyed seeing your photos. I thought they were pretty good!
Cheers!! Love your videos!! I don't moan when I can watch Techmoan! Did you know Kodak made an instant camera in the early 80's? I had one. But Polaroid sued, and that was the end of that. (I have photos taken with the Kodak instant camera 1982- to when it wasn't available)
Thank you for showing, whats your favourite instant camera so far?
Really cool to see a review outdoors too
Good to know this exits! It would be good for film maker's (like me) who want to re-create that 60's/70's feel in a period piece. Thanks for this! Yet another wonderfully enjoyable and informative video from Techmoan. I appreciate the good humor, as well as the good common sense reviews, along with the full disclosure integrity you get here.
The photo from the padrão dos descobrimentos in Lisbon was the best one 😆.
Cheers
The camera that takes you back in time, cool
You know what? I like it. I like the prints it makes. Like you said, it gives it that retro look you only get with old film and camera's. All the pictures nowadays are too perfect.
The sound when you turn it on is the capacitor charging. It would benefit from a beep to let you know it was ready, and a shutter sound, and then an indication it is printing.
11:06.. automatically applies a 70's look whether you want it or not.... another dry Tehmoan humour classic! Keep 'em coming... :-D
I about had a puppet moment when it came to mentioning that the photos printed look like something straight out of the 1980s. Admittedly, they did give me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside, especially the picture from the cheese shop and mall.
Thanks for the video. I am into the this instant zink paper printing stuff lately thanks to hp sprocket 200 that i find brand new & half the price. Why i didnt select fujifilm instax or any other device with built in camera is just because of the photo quality. I thought photo quality is helping the printing quality to a little bit better. So far it looks like that and this video shows it is. the only thing this kodak has better than the other products is the paper size probably. perfect for kids and party enviorements. as long as you can sell the photos during the events your zink paper expense shouldn't blow your wallet :)
Excellent presentation and assessment.
Flippin Eck! A new Techmoan video
I like the retro look on the prints.
Hi I'm glad to see carib beer in your photo I'm from Trinidad and that's where the carib beers come from
Nifty! I have an old Sony TRV820 Digital-8 camcorder that has a printer on the back end. Never really used the feature much though.
I've had a Polaroid Pogo printer years ago, basically the same thing without the camera, and obviously still the small size prints. Brilliant concept, poor execution, and seems like not that much has changed. But despite the shortcomings I had a lot of fun with it, especially during travels to less "online" countries like Moldova, North Korea and rural China. It's just great when you've met people you don't just take a picture with them, but you can give them a copy also. Nowadays when even in such countries everyone has a cell phone it has lost its purpose, but at the time it proved very useful.
The colors are very much like your wife says. Kodak came out with a one step camera to compete with the Polaroid one step. Kodak lost the law suit and we all know the rest. Here instead of color packets being squeezed between rollers Kodak is using a printing process but the colors I think have been purposely matched to the 70 Polaroid colors. Even today the Polaroid color is a very sought after. Oddly enough a group did recreate film that would work in a Polaroid camera using all modern chemicals. Very well lite thing worked out very well with this camera but the ones that were a bit darker came out darker then digital and seemed a bit fuzzy. Not sure I would use this camera but I would use the Polaroid camera that color pallets is just so unique. As always you have managed to present something I had no clue was around and you did your normal excellent work explaining how it work to us. Another top quality video. Still supporting you on CZcams and patreon
I see you went to Arkwrights General store. LOL The colour rendering of the zink print was perfect for that picture.
Kudos from Lisboa. Appreciate the photo ;)
Another fun to watch video, thanks!
Having grown up with an SX-70 in the house, these printed instant “photos” just don’t have the same appeal, but I do see how they would seem to be performing a similar level of magic to many 😀
Funny, for much of its existence, Polaroid instant film also worked out to be about a dollar a shot.
I do wonder about ink cartridge life and costs?
Very informative Can can you do more reviews on automatic printing cameras and maybe photo printers.
Wouldn't be my type of camera, taking into account the amount of pictures I take (not to mention my patience when I'm taking pictures..), but interesting video nonetheless. And indeed, they pretty much nailed the retro "instant photo" look ;)
I mean a Polaroid took the same time- it comes out faster but then you have to wait at least as long as the printer for it to develope
@@olik136 But you can take another photo just after.
Techmoan is the cool uncle I wish I had.
Very well done!
i love the retro colors
i think printed ones have a sweet, warm degredation similar to film grain. although i love my big gear, i think i would carry this to my holidays alongside my DSLR to take pictures to have cute little prints.
Thanks for all your videos! Suggestion: check out a calculator with inbuilt magnetic card reader: HP 65 or HP 67 are classic.
Why do I never tire of that outro music?
Like the idea... like a combination of the fuji instant, polaroid and the old Kodak + some digital. Less expensive than the other instant photo's (for the format) per print and having a nice retro-look and feeling (maybe making the push of the button get the 'old feeling' likew with the populair- 'Clack'-camera of the old days.
Is the delay having to do with preheating the printer-equipment and prepairing the (digital) print to be printed line-by-line? With little power and space available you will probably have some slow heating system and also making sure not to overshoot in temperature (and beeing equal on all places of the print).
I like the combination with my other hobby (analog photography) ! Thanks for showing.