Defective Cameras

Shop our rotating collection of defective and partially working vintage film and digital cameras from Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Olympus, Pentax, Fujifilm, Sony, Kodak, and more. Not every vintage camera has to be perfect to deserve another life. Rather than letting an otherwise usable camera end up in a landfill, we test it thoroughly, disclose known issues, and price it accordingly so someone else can put it to use.

Defective Camera Disclaimer: All cameras in this collection are sold AS-IS and are not covered by our 30-Day Film Camera Mechanical Guarantee. Please read each listing carefully for tested functions and known defects. Due to the age of vintage cameras, future performance cannot be guaranteed.

A vintage Minolta Hi-Matic 7SII SLR camera with a silver top and bottom and a black textured grip, shown against a plain white background.
Vintage 1977 Minolta Hi-Matic 7SII 🔴 BAD APERTURE 🔴 35mm Film Camera
$49.95
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A vintage Canon SLR camera with a silver and black textured body, featuring a 60mm 1:1.7 lens and a black strap, photographed against a plain light background.
Vintage 1972 Canon Canonet QL17 G-III f/1.7 🟡 METER ISSUE? 🟡 35mm Film Camera
$114.95
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A Canon PowerShot SD250 camera in silver, shown with its black battery and charger on a light gray background.
Vintage 2007 Canon PowerShot SD550 🟡 BAD FLASH 🟡 7.1MP Digital Camera
$74.95
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An Olympus Stylus AF compact film camera in black, showing the front lens, flash, and controls on a light gray textured background.
Vintage 1991 Olympus Stylus Infinity 🟡 BAD FLASH 🟡 35mm Film Camera
$149.95
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A black Fujifilm compact digital camera with a silver lens ring, featuring an 8x optical zoom lens and a 16 megapixel sensor, shown on a light gray background.
Modern 2012 Fujifilm FinePix JZ250 🔴 BAD CCD 🔴 16MP Digital Camera
$19.95
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A Sony Cyber-shot digital camera in black, showing the front face with the lens and flash, and the back with feature stickers, on a light gray background.
Modern 2008 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 🔴 BAD CCD 🔴 Digital Camera
$39.95
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A Canon PowerShot SD1000 digital camera in silver and black, photographed at an angle on a light gray textured surface.
Modern 2007 Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH 7.1MP 🔴 EXPOSURE ISSUE 🔴 Digital Camera
$24.95
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Vintage 2003 Minolta Zoom 160c 🟡 ZOOM QUIRK 🟡 35mm Film Camera
Vintage 2003 Minolta Zoom 160c 🟡 ZOOM QUIRK 🟡 35mm Film Camera
$89.95
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Vintage 1991 Canon Sure Shot Telemax 🟡 BAD COUNTER 🟡 35mm Film Camera
Vintage 1991 Canon Sure Shot Telemax 🟡 BAD COUNTER 🟡 35mm Film Camera
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Vintage 1994 Fujifilm Smart Shot Deluxe 🟡 BAD FLASH 🟡 35mm Film Camera
Vintage 1994 Fujifilm Smart Shot Deluxe 🟡 BAD FLASH 🟡 35mm Film Camera
$19.95
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Vintage 1990s Pentax IQZoom EZY 35mm Film Camera
Vintage 90's Pentax IQZoom EZY 🔴 BROKEN FILM DOOR 🔴 35mm Film Camera
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Canon S90 digital camera on a white background
Modern 2009 Canon PowerShot S90 🔴 BROKEN LCD 🔴 10MP Digital Camera
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Silver Sony Cyber-shot camera on a white background
Modern 2006 Sony Cyber-shot 🔴 BROKEN LCD 🔴 DSC-W70 7.2MP Digital Camera
$59.95
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Canon PowerShot A80 digital camera on a white background
Modern 2003 Canon PowerShot A80 🔴 BAD CCD 🔴 Digital Camera
$39.95
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Samsung digital camera on a white background
Vintage 1994 Samsung ECX1 🔴 BROKEN 🔴 Porsche 35mm Film Camera
$19.95
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