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Camp Snap CS-8 Micro camcorder is 3 inches long and clips to keys

The Camp Snap CS-8 Micro is a retro camcorder about three inches long and 1.5 ounces. It shoots 720p video, and it's sold in sealed mystery boxes.

A tiny three-inch Camp Snap CS-8 Micro camcorder with a small viewfinder screen hanging from a keychain.
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Camp Snap keeps shrinking its retro camcorder, and the CS-8 Micro may be the point where it stops being a camera and becomes a keychain accessory. It's around three inches long and weighs 1.5 ounces, so it can dangle from your keys.

The Micro arrives just a week after the company launched the CS-8 Mini, which was already half the size of the original CS-8 and had a smaller grip meant for kids. Like both of them, the Micro records video with one of five built-in filters, including vintage effects that add flicker and grain to mimic 8mm film. It also keeps the 8x digital zoom.

What is the CS-8 Micro missing?

Resolution, mostly. The original CS-8 shot 4K, the Mini dropped to 2.7K, and the Micro is limited to 720p. Camp Snap estimates the included 4GB microSD card holds 45 to 60 minutes of video, and the battery should last 30 to 45 minutes on a full charge.

There's one new thing: a tiny LCD screen. The earlier models had none, but this one is strictly a viewfinder. You can't watch, edit or delete clips on the camera. To see your footage, connect it to a phone or computer with a USB-C cable, or pop the microSD card into a card reader.

Price and where to buy the CS-8 Micro

The CS-8 Micro goes on sale November 17th at 11AM ET for $39.99. You can get it from Camp Snap's online store, Target and Urban Outfitters.

There's a catch, and it's borrowed from the collectible Kodak Charmera: the cameras are sold in sealed mystery boxes, so you don't pick your color. Hot pink, lilac, lime and orange should be easier to find. Vintage classic (black) and glow in the dark will be much rarer, so anyone hunting for those may end up buying a few boxes.

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