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There’s a tiny digital camera inside these retro 35mm film rolls

DATE POSTED:February 13, 2026
Three of the OPT100 digital cameras against a yellow background. The OPT100 camera comes in three retro designs. | Image: Kakaku

Following the popularity of the Kodak Charmera, it was inevitable that other retro-inspired digital toy cameras would start popping up. While the Charmera's design was inspired by the '80s single-use Kodak Fling camera, the OPT100 Neo Film crams a basic digital camera into a 35mm film roll that comes inside a plastic canister and a small box with a matching aesthetic.

Priced at 5,940 yen, or just shy of $40, the OPT100 is currently only available in Japan. If you can't resist cute digital cameras with terrible specs, you can find them on eBay for a significant markup, but Amazon Japan also appears to stock them. The OPT100's 1-megapixel sen …

Read the full story at The Verge.