ハリネズミ

HARINEZUMI

The Digital Harinezumi 2++ camera
ハリネズミ means “hedgehog” in Japanese.

Superheadz · Japan

The Digital Harinezumi 2++

A pocket digital lomo: it mimics 110 film photos and Super 8 movies.

38mm4 mm f/3.0 lens, like a 38 mm in 35 mm format
3MP3-megapixel sensor
3cmMacro mode for close-ups
110· S8The look of 110 film and Super 8

The digital lomo

A small, strange camera, always in my pocket.

“We did not want the Digital Harinezumi to take sharp, crisp images – we prefer its slightly blurred focus and inaccurate colours, thrilling our lives with a dreamlike view.”The camera’s makers

I found it while looking for a digital way to take lomographic pictures. For a couple of years it was in my pocket every day. Hidden in the palm of my hand, no one realised I was taking photos.

I turned off the preview and used it as an extension of my hand: picture the composition, then shoot. Sometimes a big surprise, sometimes a disappointment, when I moved the images from the card to my computer. But among the ordinary pictures there was always a jewel.

Forget high resolution and perfection: this camera brings back the fascination of old, imperfect photos and films.

  • No cropping
  • No filters
  • No colour correction

考えないで、ただ撮る

Don’t think,
just shoot

どこにでもカメラを持っていこう

Take your camera
everywhere you go

Harinezumi is not about perfection – it’s about surprise and imperfection.

Books

Cover of the book Harinezumi

01

Harinezumi

The first book. Two years with the camera in my pocket, from Catalonia to Paris: streets, friends, flowers and trips, just as they came off the card.

Place
Catalonia and Paris
Years
2010–2011

Open48 MB

Cover of the book Harinezumi China

02

Harinezumi China

Three years in China with the Harinezumi in the palm of my hand: markets, temples, children, pandas and neon, in the strange colours of a digital lomo.

Place
China
Years
2011–2013

Open51 MB

Cover of the book Harinezumi Covid

03

Harinezumi Covid

The days of the pandemic, seen through the same little camera.

Status
In progress

Coming soon

Cover of the book Harinezumi Fujian

04

Harinezumi Fujian

Fujian province, in south-east China, with the Harinezumi in hand.

Status
In progress

Coming soon