Methods and systems for cameras with a disposable housing

A digital camera, comprising:

• a plurality of technical components including an optical system, an actuator device, an image sensor, a memory for storing image data, a monitor for displaying images, and an energy source, wherein all the technical components are connected together as one module via a carrier construction;
• and
• a housing having inner walls that form an inside area for receiving said technical components, the housing being detachable from said technical components, the inner walls having one or more slats protruding from the respective inner wall into the inside area such that the one or more slats hold the technical components in place within the inner walls without the technical components being affixed to the housing, inner walls or slats when the housing is in a closed position;
• wherein said camera does not include an accessible interface for transferring data from said camera to an external device,
• further wherein the camera comprises a carrier construction and the technical components are fixed to the carrier construction such that the technical components are insertable into and removable from the housing as a single module.

A system for processing digital camera exposures, comprising:

• a digital camera including a plurality of technical components including an optical system, an actuator device, an image sensor, a memory for storing image data, a monitor for displaying images, and an energy source, wherein all the technical components are connected together as one module via a carrier construction;
• and
• a housing having inner walls that form an inside area for receiving said technical components, the inner walls having one or more protrusions protruding from the respective inner wall into the inside area such that the one or more protrusions hold the technical components detachably coupled to the housing by form closure or positive fit and without being affixed to the housing or the protrusions when the housing is in a closed position, and
• wherein said camera includes a lock for preventing access to any interface of the digital camera in order to prevent data transfer from said camera to an external device unless an access key is applied for unlocking said lock.

A camera, comprising:

• a plurality of technical components including an optical system, an actuator device, an image sensor, a memory for storing image data, a monitor for displaying images, and an energy source;
• and
• a housing having inner walls that form an inside area for receiving said technical components, the housing being detachable from the technical components without damaging the technical components, the technical components being secured in the housing by at least one of a form closure and positive fit, the technical components being held in place by one or more protrusions each protruding from the respective inner wall into areas between the technical components, and without the technical components being affixed directly to the housing or the protrusions, when the housing is in a closed position;
• wherein the camera comprises a carrier construction and all the technical components are fixed to the carrier construction such that the technical components are insertable into and removable from the housing together as one module when the housing is in an open position.