Dark pine trees against a mountainous grey background.

Whatever the Wind Brings

The Game Boy Camera

I just bought one. It's the Japanese version — it was cheaper than the American one — so I can't fully use it right now because I have no idea what the menus and options do, but I'll see if I can find the manual on the internet and test things out whenever I have the time. For now, it doesn't really matter because I'm waiting for an adapter to download the pictures from the cartridge anyway.

There is something so satisfying about the crunchiness of the pictures, tho. In the 90s it would've been cool, but nothing to write home about. Now, in the 2020s? It's an aesthetic choice used just for fun (just like cheap film and digital cameras, I guess).

A picture of the cartridge/camera.

And here are some pictures taken with it. Sorry for the incredibly reflective IPS screen.

A picture from the Game Boy screen with two synthesizers in focus.

A picture from the Game Boy Screen taken looking out the window, where the street and some trees are visible.

A picture from the Game Boy Screen with a shelf in focus, showing the Solaire of Astoria amiibo, a DMG Game Boy, and the Vampire Bloodlines box.

I still need to figure out how to best set the lighting and adjust contrast/brightness for clearer pictures but, man, this thingy is so cool.

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