Rolling Square's Await Camera Brings Film-Style Delayed Gratification to Digital Photography
Rolling Square, a Swiss electronics firm, has introduced Await, a compact digital camera designed to replicate the anticipation of film photography. First revealed at CES in Las Vegas in January and featured by PetaPixel, Await is currently available on Kickstarter. The device restricts image viewing until a complete set of 24 photos is taken, showing only a small OLED display indicating remaining shots. Users can sync their images to the Await app for vintage-style editing and print them as 24 6×4 photos for $9.99 per roll. Equipped with an eight-megapixel Sony IMX179 sensor and a fixed f/2.0 lens, it offers basic controls. Priced at 89 Euros ($101) for early supporters and 129 Euros ($146) for the standard version, it targets students and digital minimalists.
Key facts
- Await is made by Swiss-based electronics company Rolling Square
- The camera was first unveiled at CES in Las Vegas in January and reported by PetaPixel
- Photographers cannot view images until a full roll of 24 shots is captured
- Photos sync to the Await app and use "retro-inspired processing"
- Each printed roll of 24 6×4 photographs costs $9.99
- The camera uses an eight-megapixel Sony IMX179 CMOS sensor with a fixed f/2.0 lens
- Faceplates are magnetically swappable in cobalt blue, teal, green, pink, and yellow
- Super early bird Kickstarter price is 89 Euros ($101); normal price is 129 Euros ($146)
Entities
Institutions
- Rolling Square
- PetaPixel
- Kickstarter
- Sony
- CES
Locations
- Las Vegas
- United States
- Switzerland