I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not entirely sure how TikTok Shop works, but apparently, like Amazon, it’s also now home to some of the worst digital cameras in the world.
UK based photographer and videographer Tom Calton tested the “Super HAD CCD 48MP Digital Camera” available for $14.79 on TikTok Shopand, surprisingly, it was actually a fun experience.
He goes into the menus and body, noting that most of it is molded plastic rather than buttons or dials like they appear to be at first glance. It’s also worth noting that the camera is advertised as a 48MP camera, but the body says 64, while the actual files are 44.2 when tested. This is a little crazy because if you look at the store listing, the difference is right there for anyone to see:
A bold claim on the front of the camera that is completely false. The warning page is hilariously twisted in English, and I guarantee none of the photos or videos described in the listing were taken with that camera. This is pretty clear when Calton takes the camera apart and it appears to be a cheap webcam disguised as a real camera, with the image simply zoomed in from a lower resolution, by his estimation. This doesn’t even take into account the second camera on the back that appears to be a viewfinder but is actually a selfie camera, for some strange reason.
There’s a lot more to explore here with this camera, but the bottom line is that you shouldn’t expect any quality photos from this camera. It’s pretty much the same experience I had when I reviewed Amazon’s cheapest camera. This low quality junk is flooding so many internet retailers, it’s mind boggling. Selling this as a way to capture family memories is just criminal.
How can companies get away with this and what kind of ignorant consumers are buying it?
If nothing else, it can at least play Pac-Man.
