Self-Timer for the Flashback Camera
about 1 year ago – Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 03:51:57 AM

First of all - thank you, thank you, thank you for all the support. To see the number of people who believe in what we're doing has been overwhelming.

I'm incredibly grateful for the amount of support we have received so far, because it means I can continue to dedicate my time to this camera. More importantly, we can create more cool stuff! Without further ado:

How will self-timer work?

I'll add a section in the Flashback app to open the self-timer. It will let you choose a duration and have a button to start the timer. Once you press it, the countdown will start and your camera will trigger wirelessly to capture a picture when it's done! When using the self-timer, the flash will be enabled like normal using the switch on the camera.

We hope that the self-timer feature can be useful for selfies or group shots where you don't want to leave someone out to hold the camera! It just might bring back some the fun of setting the timer and running to get everyone in place (often, unsuccessfully)

We're also playing with the idea of having a "candid" mode that would set a random timer duration of a few minutes. This way, you could set the camera in a corner and nobody would know exactly when it's going to take a picture! I think this could be fun for you to experiment with.

When will it be available?

We don't want any extra features to delay the delivery of your camera, which is still on-track for August. So, we're going to add the self-timer feature after the launch. It will be available to all backers before Christmas this year, with no further costs.

It's possible that I'm ready to roll out self-timer before then, but I do note we have a lot of orders to fulfil in the meantime. I'd rather promise a later time and end up delivering it early! :)

P.S.

I've just made some more Flashback Deluxe Kits available - that's the camera, lanyard and case bundled at a reduced price. We didn't expect these to run out so fast, and we have had more backers than initially expected, so we've decided it is fair to make a few more available :)

THANK YOU Flashbackers! The project is now a reality!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Jun 03, 2023 at 04:34:11 AM

Holy cow! What an incredible start to our campaign. It honestly doesn't feel real!

I want to start off by say a huge thank you to YOU! I never imagined so many amazing people would show so much support for my dream of bringing back the wonder of the small moments.

After 2 and half long years of building and testing, I am happy to say that the Flashback camera has become a reality because of this amazing community. 

It took you guys only 13 minutes to fully fund this project! 13 minutes! As of this update we have raised $281,810 from 1864 amazing backers 🤯. 

We have also hit our stretch goal of 1850 backers so I am happy to announce that we are able to make a fourth camera colour option available (white and teal). At the end of our campaign we will contact you and you can let us know which colour you want your camera to be. Officially, here are our four retro colour options:

What's going to happen during the next 30 days?

We've received thousands of messages over the last 3 days and are slowly getting through them, so bear with us as we get back to each and every one of you. We will also be making regular updates here on Kickstarter to keep you up to date on everything as we work towards shipping out your camera.

THANK YOU again for not only backing our project but telling your friends, sharing, posting and helping us bring this camera into reality! Let's find a little wonder in the everyday moments!

Stay Candid,

Kelric Mullen