Shooting a 2012 Point & Shoot Camera in 2026 — Nepal Streets & Mountains | Udhab Khatri

Himalayan trail in Nepal, photographed on a 2012 point and shoot camera

Photo Story · Nepal

In the Mountains with
2012 made Point & Shoot Camera

Udhab Khatri · 23 September 2024 · Nepal

I found a 2012 made Samsung point and shoot camera and decided to take it with me for a trek as a main shooter. Since it has a very old CCD sensor, I didn't have high expectations — but the results came out pretty good, I guess!

After the trek, I kept shooting with it back in Kathmandu — on the streets, in the chaos, in the quiet. Turns out an old 2012 compact still has something worth pointing at in 2026.

The Journey Begins

Trailhead at the start of the trek — shot on a 2012 point and shoot camera

Himalayan footpath leading into the mountains — vintage CCD compact

Mountain Views

Snow peaks rising above a valley — 2012 Samsung point and shoot

Himalayan ridgeline under soft light — vintage CCD sensor

Cloud layer over a deep mountain valley — old digital compact

Mountain trail wrapping around a hillside — 2012 point and shoot test

Morning light on distant Himalayan peaks — vintage digital look

High alpine meadow framed against the sky — CCD compact

Sherpa village perched on a mountain slope — 2012 Samsung compact

Prayer flags against a Himalayan backdrop — vintage point and shoot

Along the Trail

Stone steps climbing through a mountain village — 2012 point and shoot camera

Trekkers on a winding Himalayan trail — vintage CCD look

Details & Moments

Weathered stone wall detail on a mountain trail — 2012 compact

Local life along a Himalayan trail — vintage point and shoot camera

Mountain flowers against a stone path — CCD sensor compact

Quiet detail on the trek — 2012 Samsung point and shoot

The Return

Descending through the hills toward home — 2012 point and shoot camera

Last mountain view before the road back — vintage CCD compact

Back in the City — Kathmandu

Street scene in Kathmandu shot on a 2012 point and shoot camera

Street vendor in Kathmandu — vintage digital compact look

Passerby in a Kathmandu alley — shot on an old digital camera

Rickshaw and pedestrian in Kathmandu — CCD sensor photograph

Daily life on a Kathmandu street — 2012 Samsung point and shoot

Shopfront in Kathmandu — vintage compact camera frame

Kathmandu backstreet — shot on a 2012 point and shoot

Candid Kathmandu street moment — vintage digital look

Kathmandu street corner — 2012 compact camera

Street portrait in Kathmandu — old CCD sensor

Layered street scene in Kathmandu — vintage point and shoot

Late afternoon in Kathmandu — 2012 point and shoot frame

City Corners

Wide street view in Kathmandu — vintage CCD camera

Kathmandu street in motion — 2012 point and shoot photograph

Street scene with layered shadows — old digital compact

Kathmandu market area — vintage point and shoot

Kathmandu skyline at dusk — 2012 compact camera

Street corner with pedestrians — vintage digital look

Kathmandu intersection — CCD sensor photograph

Quiet Kathmandu moment — 2012 Samsung point and shoot

Late light on a Kathmandu street — vintage compact

Final Kathmandu street frame — 2012 point and shoot

A 2012 camera with a CCD sensor —
mountains, streets, and the quiet joy of shooting with an old compact in 2026.

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