Editing Disposable camera (section)

== Common uses ==

Disposable cameras are popular with tourists and people traveling around the world to save pictures of their adventures.

Since the late 1990s, disposable cameras have become increasingly popular as [[wedding favors]]. Usually they are placed on tables at wedding receptions to be used by guests to capture their unique perspective of the event. More commonly they are available in colors to match the wedding theme such as ivory, blue, white, gold, etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disposablecamerashop.co.uk/products.asp?cid=17|title=DISPOSABLE CAMERAS&nbsp;— VARIOUS-COLOURS|access-date=2007-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508031234/http://disposablecamerashop.co.uk/products.asp?cid=17|archive-date=2015-05-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

So-called "accident camera kits" containing film-based disposable cameras<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worksafedepot.co.uk/product_details.asp?PID=1148 |title=Accident Camera Kit |access-date=2007-03-05 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219053721/http://www.worksafedepot.co.uk/product_details.asp?PID=1148 |archive-date=2007-02-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.getbuttonedup.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=7 |title=Collision.kit |access-date=2007-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916042421/http://shop.getbuttonedup.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=7 |archive-date=2007-09-16 }}</ref> are increasingly being carried in vehicles to take images as [[evidence]] after an [[accident]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consumeraction.gov/caw_insurance_auto.shtml|title=Federal Consumer Action Center&nbsp;— Auto Insurance&nbsp;— Insurance Tips|access-date=2007-08-21}}</ref> The absence of batteries allows instantaneous usage even after extended storage, for example in a glove compartment.

They often have cheap plastic lenses, below average film quality, and fixed focal lengths. The quick ease of the 'point and shoot' method that these disposable cameras were made for make them popular with many photographers who enjoy the 'less than perfect' style these cameras provide, in a move away from digital imagery,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/09/148_43411.html |title=Discovering beauty with disposable cameras / Korea Times |access-date=2009-09-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204064101/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/09/148_43411.html |archive-date=2012-02-04 }}</ref> which can also be seen in the rise in popularity of '[[lomography]]'. This has also led to a number of 'lost art' type projects where disposable cameras are left in public spaces with a message for anyone finding the camera to take some images and then post the camera back, or pass it on to another person.<ref>{{cite web | title=disposable memory project | url=http://disposablememoryproject.org/ |access-date=2009-09-12}}</ref> The low cost of the cameras makes them a perfect tool for these sorts of projects.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lose your camera and watch it travel the world |url=http://theridiculant.metro.co.uk/2009/05/lose-your-camera-and-watch-it-travel-the-world.html | access-date=2009-09-12}}</ref>