Casual shooting means the camera rides in a bag on the off chance: a coffee, a dog asleep on a stoop. What matters is automatic exposure, a low cost per frame, a body small enough to bring, and review before printing. Each pick below earns its place through at least one of these strengths.

A child with a film camera burns through a pack in an afternoon and will drop it at least once. Simple one-button shooting, a light body for small hands, affordable film, a strap that stays attached, and an easy viewfinder matter. The picks below each deliver on one or more of these fronts.

At a wedding the camera gets passed around, fired in a dim room, and asked for a second copy of one shot. The rubric: quick print turnaround, reprints, a self-timer for group photos, flash across a table, and easy reloads. The picks below each deliver on one or more of these fronts.

Scrapbooking works backward from the page: a print has to fit a planned layout, take glue, and sit beside others the same size. That favors a consistent print format, a border you can write on, printing from phone images, and in-camera effects. Products here qualify by meeting at least one of these criteria.

Film on the road brings problems digital does not: packs that crush in a daypack, a battery with no outlet in sight, tropical damp, and no shop stocking your format. Packability, common-cable charging, wide framing, and a widely sold film size count. Products here qualify by meeting at least one of these criteria.