UPDATE: I posted an update that you might want to check out. The update was written a year after this original post and has some thoughts on the project after using the camera.
I got a CVS one-time-use video camera for my birthday a couple of weeks ago. They make for a fun hardware hacking project as there are a lot of sites on the internet with instructions for hacking them. Once you’ve completed the hack you get a re-usable, semi-disposable video camera for $30. There are a bunch of other great additional hacks you can do once you’ve unlocked the camera, like making it waterproof, etc.
It’s a fun project, but you’ll need to be comfortable soldering things together, working with open source utilities, etc. If you’ve got some free time and a penchant for that sort of thing you should give it a shot.
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