Kodak’s collectible Charmera is a terrible camera I somehow don’t hate

January 16, 2026 Andrew Liszewski

A person holding the Reto Kodak Charmera camera between two fingers outdoors.
It’s so cute you may overlook the Charmera’s many limitations.

Like trading cards, Lego figures, and even the coveted Labubu, you don't know exactly what your Kodak Charmera camera is going to look like until you open the box. The anticipation and a $30 price tag helped the collectible camera sell out quickly and become nearly impossible to find over the holidays after its debut last September. The Charmera's not going to replace your smartphone camera, or even a decade-old point-and-shoot buried in a drawer. But it's got enough charm to earn it a place on your keyring, and enough novelty to occasionally use it to snap a lo-fi memory or two.

The Charmera comes in six retro designs, plus a rarer "secret …

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