High quality metal and plastics lead to a sturdy prosumer feel to this early Sony digital camera. Embedded flush with the side of the camera is a grid of 9 brass contacts that, when bridged with a small magnet (included) create a multitude of glitch effects, ranging from posterized, to painterly, to pixel-sorted. MemoryStick media, battery pack, and charger are included with every order.
A very pocketable and responsive early Sony CyberShot camera with 4 built in effects, easily selectable from two 3-position switches. Great on its own for that mid-aughts digicam flare, or flip on the glitch effects to transform open a portal to the melted digital ether. Both effects can be layered, for a total of 6 distinct glitches.
An improvement over my first iteration, which now adds a second glitch effect, with both glitch buttons built in flush to the camera body. This later-2000’s slimline Canon is simple to use and a great all-rounder. The effects are a low and a high intensity version of a pastel posterized color palette with a chance for long saturated streaks to appear over dark portions of the image.
After weeks of research and many failed attempts, I’ve finally landed on a DSLR glitch cam that produces some worthwhile effects. Embedded in the side of the camera is an 18-port mini patch bay, which does all kinds of weird things, ranging from grainy color wash dithering, to posterized effects, to a really cool chroma-smear. Obfuscator imbues you with raw system-level control in a professional form factor. This is also one of the last Sony DSLR’s to use a CCD sensor.
Note: Lens not included. If you need one, message me and I’ll see what I can do. Most all of the patches do something cool, though some are less reactive than others, and a few specific combos can cause a crash.
A capable 2003 Olympus camera that produces an extremely wide variety of glitch effects. The 12-pin mini-patch bay affects both the image processor, and sensor, allowing you to cross signals and for 100’s of possible combinations! Mounting for a flash module, a/v out, and mains power make this a good option in a studio setting, or as a live visual source.
My most popular glitch cam! Three 3-position switches, and 3 buttons to mix and match make for a dizzying array of possible effects!
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To fit all these buttons and switches I must remove the flash module. The camera still works fine without it, just know there is no flash on this camera. If you like this model, but prefer having a flash, see Emboss, which contains all the same effects which are instead activated via patch bay.
Updated version of my previous multi-glitch Mack cam. This camera is capable of all varying degrees of melty goodness. Updated effects include increased chromatic aberration. Controls via two 3-position switches, 5 magnetic contact points, and one button.
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A couple effects are more likely to cause crashes than others, specifically when the battery is partially drained. To recover from a crash simply remove and reinsert the batteries.
Spectre is a powerful, experimental multi-glitch cam with a button and a magnetic contact switch. Effect 1 corrupts the colorspace and effect 2 corrupts the write process, superimposing a warped thumbnail over the main image.
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This camera likes to crash. Video mode is more stable than picture mode. To reset the error, simply put it in playback mode, then back to shooting mode.
