DIY Instant Camera Uses E-Paper Displays as Reusable Digital Film

So, there's this Dutch engineer named Jens who just kicked off the Strange Inventions Lab, and he’s come up with a cool DIY digital instant camera. It uses reusable e-paper cartridges instead of the usual instant film, which is pretty neat. The camera is built around a Raspberry Pi 3 A+, has a 5-megapixel camera, and features a 1.54-inch e-paper display, all packed into a 3D-printed body. The e-paper cartridges, which look like old Game Boy cartridges, don’t need batteries and come in black, white, red, and yellow. The whole setup, which costs about €127 for the camera and six cartridges, has an intermediate difficulty level. If you're interested, you can grab full instructions for €24 on their site. This was featured on PetaPixel on September 7, 2026.