Sometimes having a disposable, single use digital camera can open up opportunities that a $2000 dSRL cannot. Maybe you live in an urban area and you need to take some pictures in a neighborhood that you' feel uncomfortable in with an expensive camera. Or maybe the weather is bad you but have a unique opportunity for photos.

One of my favorite photography trips included giving a near stranger my camera for the day to get some pictures of his every day life. This was in India and the results were absolutely amazing. Pictures that I would never have an opportunity to take myself.

A single use digital camera can be a great photography tool just as a backup camera can be. Give one a try someday and you might be surprised what happens.

There are a of cameras like this available. Generally you purchase them and part of the cost included getting the results transfered to a CD or printed.

If you are handy with a soldering iron and feeling adventurous, you can try a hardware hack and install a USB port so you can download the images yourself. Here is some more info on a project like this.