- Kodak Charmera returns in a new “Millennial Edition” inspired by the year 2000
- It comes in six new colors, with additional filters and photo frames, but it’s otherwise the same mini digital camera.
- Like before, a single Charmera costs $35 / £35 / AU$55 and you don’t know which version is in the box
In a somewhat predictable but very welcome product launch, the ever-popular Kodak Charmera returns in a new “Millennium Edition”. This is the 30g/$35 digital toy camera as we know it, but this time it’s from a different era inspired by Y2K and the original 1987 look.
Charmera Millienium Edition is available in six new colorways inspired by the year 2000, and features additional photo filters and frames that mimic the technological interface of that era, including camcorders and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.
Otherwise, it’s the exact same digital camera with a 35mm f/2.4 lens and a tiny 1/4-inch CMOS sensor, which takes some of the worst quality 1.6 MP JPEG photos and 30p 1440 x 1080 pixel videos you’ll see, which strangely is part of the charm.
The price is also the same: a single Kodak Charmera costs $34.99 / £34.99 / $54.99 and comes in a “blind box”, meaning you don’t know which colorway you’re going to get. The “Complete Set” box, which includes all six varieties, costs $209.94. That’s not a penny off compared to buying a Charmera individually, but it ensures that collectors will get each version.
As before, there is a limited edition seventh look, which in this case is a shiny silver version (see the topmost camera in the image below), but you have a 1 in 49 chance of getting one.
It’s another ticked off era
Tech nostalgia is big business in 2026 – and the renewed interest in film photography, vintage compact cameras and even the Charmera itself prove it.
The Charmera was a marketing masterstroke and sold out in a single day when it was released in November 2025. It inspired a wave of low-cost miniature alternatives, including the even cheaper Photo Creator Series 3 mini digital cameras, so the time was right for Kodak to return with a new offering.
Building on the 1987 original, Kodak brought Y2K nostalgia to the fore with Charmera 2.0, the Milliennium Edition, doubling the available varieties from 6 to 12 in one fell swoop (plus the two limited edition versions, one for each model).
I wonder what the next era might be. Kodak might well take inspiration from the quirky Fujifilm Instax Evo Cinema, a 3-in-1 instant camera with a unique Eras dial, with a unique setting for each decade spanning the last 100 years, including the 2000s.
Kodak really doesn’t need to improve the specs and features of future editions – people don’t buy the Charmera keychain for its capabilities as a camera, but for its vibe. Charmera seems to be a cash cow, its retro style, unique size and low cost are a winning combo.
That said, Kodak may eventually need to change the form factor to mimic other types of cameras, like the Chuzhao Mini TLR, depending on how far back in time it goes. Something tells me that the Millennium Edition isn’t the last we’ve seen of new Charmeras.
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