Watch Kids React to Camera From 1998
If you ever wonder how your children would have survived the horrors of your childhood — landline phones, VHS tapes and your beloved Sony Walkman — look no further than”React,” a series of videos from brothers Benny and Rafi Fine. In the latest episode, the brothers present a group of kids, ages 7 to 13, with point-and-shoot cameras, and the reactions are hilarious.
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The Canon Sure Shot camera that the kids attempt to use was made in 1998, before any of them were born, and it’s pretty clear they think it’s from the Dark Ages. “Why did things have to be so hard back then?” Sydney, 7, asks when she learns that to take a picture, she needs to load the camera with film.
Even with the old-school point-and-shoot in hand, Krischelle, 10, immediately shows that she’s a child of the Instagram era. “Old time selfie!” she yells, pointing the camera at herself.
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As the kids are taught how to use the camera, they’re all in disbelief over the various steps involved — loading the film, taking the picture, bringing the film to a store, and waiting at least an hour to see the picture. “Who knew taking a picture could be such hard work?” asks 11-year-old Morgan.
Tyler, 11, knows just the trick to figuring out the complicated contraption. “I hope there’s, like, a YouTube tutorial video for this,” he says.
But while most of the kids agree that today’s technology is faster, easier, and better, Tyler isn’t so sure. “Usually if you take a picture on your phone you want it to be there forever, but it’s not going to stay there,” he says.
See? Things weren’t all bad in ancient times, after all.
