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Flashback One75 retro compact camera forgoes a display

The Flashback One75 does without a display but offers a smartphone app instead.
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The Flashback One75 does without a display but offers a smartphone app instead.
The brand-new Flashback One75 aims to bring the charm of an analog half-frame photography into the digital age. The camera forgoes a display, but instead offers a portrait-format viewfinder in a high-quality metal body. The camera takes 27 photos per "roll of film".

At first glance, the Flashback One75 looks almost like an analog camera, as it lacks a display on the back, while the combination of a silver aluminum body and black faux leather was clearly inspired by cameras from the 1950s and 1960s. Only the small OLED display on top, used to select filters and adjust settings, reveals that the Flashback One75 is digital.

The camera promises a tactile user experience with a brass control dial and shutter button. Taking inspiration from half-frame cameras, both the sensor and the optical viewfinder are oriented vertically – just like on the Fujifilm X-half ($449 on Amazon). However, image quality is likely to be significantly worse than on the more expensive Fuji camera, as Flashback uses a 13-megapixel sensor but provides no details about either the sensor size or the lens used. At least a xenon flash is included.
 


Rather than relying on sheer image quality, the Flashback One75 aims to impress with an unusual user experience. The camera only ever takes 27 photos at a time. Once this "roll of film" is full, the photos must be transferred to a smartphone via the companion app. The app only supports JPEG files, if DNG RAW files are captured, they must instead be transferred to a PC or Mac via a USB-C cable.

Pricing and availability

The Flashback One75 compact camera is now available to preorder for $179 from the manufacturer's online store with delivery expected before Christmas.
 

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> Expert reviews and news on laptops, smartphones and tech innovations > News > News Archive > Newsarchive 2026 10 > Flashback One75 retro compact camera forgoes a display
Hannes Brecher, 2026-10-20 (Update: 2026-10-20)