How to get the Y2K digicam look
- Drop a photo. Night-out, party and travel snaps work especially well.
- Pick a look: Y2K cool (blue-ish compact camera), Warm 2005, Party flash or Faded.
- Adjust the on-camera flash (bright centre, dark corners), film-like grain and glow.
- Keep the orange date stamp in the corner; it uses the photo's file date, and you can edit it. Then download.
Why digicam photos are trending
Cheap digital cameras from the early 2000s, such as old Canon PowerShots, Sony Cyber-shots and Nikon Coolpixes, are popular again for their imperfect look: harsh direct flash that blows out faces and darkens the background, slightly soft low-resolution sensors, cool or warm color casts, noisy shadows and the famous orange date stamp. The effect feels candid and nostalgic compared with smartphone processing.
This filter recreates those traits: it lowers the effective resolution to about two megapixels, adds a radial flash falloff, shifts the color balance, lifts the blacks, adds sensor noise and a soft highlight glow, then prints a date in a glowing LCD-style font. The date format "MM DD 'YY" matches most cameras of the era.
Everything runs in your browser, so even personal photos stay private, and there is no watermark.
Can I change the date on the photo?
Yes. Edit the text next to Date stamp. Untick it to remove the stamp.
What resolution is the download?
Up to 2400 pixels on the long side, with the softness of an old 2 MP sensor if that option is on.
Does it work on phone photos?
Yes. HEIC photos need to be shared as JPEG first; most phones do this automatically when you pick a file in the browser.