I was intrigued by the discussion about this new single use digital camera, and immediately thought about tearing one open and seeing if I could figure out how it ticked. Sure, this may be difficult or impossible due to encryption/obscurity/who knows what else, but what’s 10 bucks? :)

I ran out and picked up two. One to rip open with unrestrained glee, and the other to actually use to study the results vs. a standard single use film camera.

I can tell you this. There is no RFID tag. There is also no USB controller (as suspected.)

The camera opened up with the removal of three screws and a little pressure applied to the case. Nothing heat-sealed or molded as far as I can see.

There is a proprietary interface, and details of this are in the review.

Click here for pictures and descriptions of the camera...

http://frutsel.terrainhost.com/frutselapp/dump/dakota

Perhaps tomorrow, I'll return with part 2 containing the images captured with the camera itself.