# One Time Use Cameras with Timers

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 27, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-use-cameras-with-timers/221223 "2003-12-27T04:02:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-use-cameras-with-timers/221223/1 "2003-12-27T04:02:35Z")

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Do they make such a thing? I have never seen them. I recently bought a device that is supposed to be a tripod and timer for disposible cameras This Is Junk Don’t Buy it But as the link says it doesn’t work. Ten bucks plus shipping wasted.

I really like the one time use cameras. I just was wondering why they don’t have any with a timer on them. Or do they?

I really don’t want to buy a camera and I like the prints but it would be nice to be able to get a shot of myself in one.

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-use-cameras-with-timers/221223/2 "2003-12-27T15:29:32Z")

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You know, they have cameras that you can use _more_ than once!

They have timers and knobs and switches and buttons and everything.

– [sub] **friedo** , the obnoxious amateur photog[/sub]

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-use-cameras-with-timers/221223/3 "2003-12-27T15:41:52Z")

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In fact, you can get P&S with a fair amount of features for as little as $30.00 if you shop the sales. If you don’t trust 35mm autoloading, go for the APS format. Again, many very cheap, fairly featured cameras available.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-use-cameras-with-timers/221223/4 "2003-12-27T15:45:58Z")

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Which is probably why you don’t see full featured disposables. They would cost near what the cheapest of the multi use cameras do.

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**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-use-cameras-with-timers/221223/5 "2003-12-28T00:38:25Z")

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I agree on NoClueBoy’s last post, but don’t go for the APS, the negative is smaller, hence less quality if you want to blow up a picture.  
If you have a Walgreens near you, they have an offer : you buy a $10 camera (same black box quality as a disposable) and the film is free for the life of the camera, as long as you develop it in 1 hour. Do your math, it’s cheap.

And… photo is an awesome world : how about buying an used but real camera? (ebay, etc…) I bet there is a lot of people trading their 35mm for digital now, so your should be able to find a real camera for a decent price.

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