My Experience with the Dispo Camera App
This week, I decided to check out an app called Dispo, which a classmate suggested in my last learning post. This app is another type of “disposable” camera app, similar to the ones I tried out last week, the HUJI app and the Gudak app. When opening the app, it looks like a disposable camera. Like the HUJI app, you can tap on the view and make it bigger to see better when taking a photo. The app includes a scroll dial for adjusting zoom, flash settings, and changing the camera’s orientation. The app also offers the choice between taking 0.5X or 1X magnification pictures.
After taking a photo, it takes 16 hours for the image to “develop,” but there is an option to instantly develop your photo by watching a five-second ad. Another advantage of this app is that you can take an unlimited number of pictures. The app also automatically adds a filter to the photos but only provides one filter for free, as you have to pay for the rest of them. One thing I did not like was that there were no settings to adjust the exposure, resulting in the photos being a little bright or dark.
The filter that comes with the app enhances the vibrancy of colours in the images. The Dispo app is also very user-friendly, as there are not many settings you have to worry about changing or adjusting. The app allowed me an opportunity to try a three-day free trial. With the paid version, there are 17 different options for additional filters. I was pleasantly surprised by the colours in the photos from the different filters, as they were vibrant or had vintage looks. Compared to the other “disposable” camera apps I have tried, this one was one of my favourites, and I would recommend it to others.
For this photo, I used the “Sunshot” filter, which makes the image look golden.
For this photo, I used the filter “Noircam,” which gives the image a black-and-white 1940s look.
For this photo, I used the “Vibecam” filter, which gives the image a summery feel.
For this photo, I used the “Vibecam” filter, which adds saturation and contrast to the image.
Hi Kate:
I love this idea for an app! I’ve never seen/used a disposable camera app, but it sounds like I am just out of the loop haha. I feel like the waiting time and investment in photos made us appreciate them so much more. and make allowances for our own appearance more when we couldn’t just retake it instantly. to get the right angle. I will def check it out. Unfortunately, even with the little boost of nostalgia, it cannot really replace the 10000 pics of the same thing on my roll where I search for “perfect.” Are there ones where you have to wait for “developing” and cannot just pay for a shortcut? Appreciate your demonstration and recommendation. The pics look deadly.
Kate
Hi Kate,
I’m glad you like the photos. If you’re looking for different apps that mimic the waiting time, check out Gudak Cam or Huji Cam. They make you wait for your photos to “develop” and give you that nostalgic feel. Thanks for your comment!