Well, I went and did, I bought a brand new camera in 2026. Not content with having great photography equipment, I decided I needed a super small, super low resolution, super popular, crap camera.
As you can see from the above image, and the below product images that I have taken, the G6 Thumb Camera is a super small, super sexy little camera that can literally be kept on a keychain. It promises nostalgic and classic looking images that will take you back to a time and a place that you had wish you had forgotten.
Specifications
Let us look at the incredible specifications of this tiny beast in a bit of detail.
- A fully fledged digital camera with a huge 0.96″ screen (that is 2.43cm for our European friends).
- A wide-angle, 16:9 (ish) aspect ration lens that gives 130 degrees view.
- A huge 1080p resolution in video mode (yes, it can take videos!).
- A huge selection of photograph modes from 1mp through to 12mp (see notes below).
- A large 300 mAh battery for hours of fun (well, 50-180 minutes).
- An optical viewfinder (should you not want to use the back screen).
- A built in flash.
- Video, Stills and Voice modes.
- Built in filters.
An endless list, that brings joy to your photography! As mentioned above, the camera allows you to choose a stills resolution of between 1mp and 12mp, however, in reality, it is a 1mp, sold as a 2mp interpolated. No matter what mode you choose (I shot in 12mp and 1mp in my brief testing), the images are basically 1mp, upscaled. Weirdly, the 12mp image also change the aspect ratio and are a bit distorted.
Image Quality
I had high expectations for this best of a camera… Oh wait, sorry, I was thinking of something else. The image quality is shit. Nostalgic and classic image quality are words that should have been replaced with shit and a f**king mess.
You are not getting good image quality with this camera. It has terrible resolution, terrible dynamic range, it flares at the slightest sign of light and the in-built flash could not light up an object it was next to in the darkest of rooms.
Here are a few examples, all resized to make them look much better than they are. Actually, when I viewed them on the phone, they did not look too bad (ok, they were bad, but not big-screen bad).
Conclusion
All joking aside, this camera is a piece of shit. Thankfully I only paid £8 for it on Temu (watch out for my upcoming Temu series, this camera sets the standard well!), and I bought it to make a YouTube video when the weather allows. Ok, ok, it is fun to use, and the boys enjoyed playing with it. I am sure that on a summers day, with good light, the shutter speed might be fast enough to blur the images and the images will not be riddled with noise and artifacts (who am I kidding?).
As a novelty, or a bit of fun for kids, it is cheap and it will brings seconds, or even minutes of joy. I highly recommend that you buy one of these (at your own peril).
One Camera One Lens Photography 
Hey Mark, Nice review of a ridiculously cheap camera. I can see the appeal, honestly. A tiny camera on a keyring, always with you, no fuss, no ceremony. Sure, the resolution isn’t exactly something to write home about, but the results are perfectly fine when you don’t have another camera with you and just want to record a moment without making a production of it, or without reaching for your phone. I can even see this working at a wedding or party — hand a few of these out to guests for candid shots, or use them as a kind of ultra-low-key photo booth. For £8, what do you expect anyway — a lens cap costs more than that. So yes, I actually think this is a fun and fair review. I see plenty of potential here, as long as expectations stay grounded in reality. Candid moments, throwaway images, memories rather than perfection. Top stuff.
Have a great Tuesday.
Marc
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Thank you Marc, I had a lot of fun writing the review. I was laughing too myself. Usually reviews are so serious!
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