Fujifilm's new mobile app is much better than its past efforts. I'd recommend this over the older SP-2 printer for that reason alone, since the results are otherwise similar. What makes the new app more fun? Fun Modes. Party Print creates collages from multiple phones, while Match Test takes images of two people or two images of one person and prints a combined image. It'll also tell you how "compatible" it thinks the pair is, which is gimmicky, but what party doesn't lighten up with a little gimmickry?
For those of us who value portability, Fujifilm offers the Instax Mini But if you're lucky, you can sometimes find it at a significant discount. This stylish but expensive camera is fantastic—just not for everyone. I enjoyed shooting with it but routinely questioned why it costs more than twice as much as the incredibly similar Fuji Instax Mini Here's another one like the Fujifilm Instax Mini Link. It's a portable printer, and while the app for your phone can be a little fiddly, the printer itself is simple to set up and use.
If you want to edit photos first, skip Fujifilm's app and use a dedicated photo editing app to save the results, then print. Photograph: Fujifilm. Photograph: Lomography. Photograph: Polaroid. Specifications Lens: 60mm. Focusing: Normal and macro. Flash: Built-in. Self-timer: None. Reasons to avoid - Instax Mini prints rather small - No advanced features for pros. Specifications Lens: mm. Focusing: Autofocus. Self-timer: Yes. Reasons to avoid - Pricier film than rivals - A little bulky.
Focusing: Macro, Normal and Landscape. Reasons to avoid - Can obscure flash - Limited control. Polaroid Now. Specifications Lens: mm approx. Reasons to avoid - Bulky shape - Sometimes inconsistent - Expensive film. Fujifilm Instax SQ1. Focusing: Fixed focus, normal and macro. Flash: Built-in can't be turned off. Self-timer: No. Reasons to avoid - No advanced modes - Non-rechargeable batteries.
Polaroid Go. Specifications Lens: 34mm. Focusing: Normal fixed. Reasons to avoid - Bespoke film is small and expensive - Lacks autofocus.
Specifications Lens: Focusing: Normal and Landscape. Flash: Built-in, ring flash. Self-timer: Via smartphone app. Reasons to avoid - Zink prints not 'true' instant - Sub smartphone image quality. Delightfully simple and keenly priced, with some added retro design flair.
Focusing: Normal and Macro fixed. Reasons to avoid - Price premium over Instax 11 - Auto exposure struggles in bright light. Fujifilm Instax Wide Specifications Lens: 95mm. Reasons to avoid - Bulky design - Tiny viewfinder. As yellow, magenta.
The wide angle of the Mini Shot camera also distorted our images for some unflattering results. Features such as endless multiple exposures are interesting, but controls are marked with difficult-to-decipher hieroglyphic symbols. Aimed at the advanced instant shooter, most of the cameras in this series are bundled with fish-eye, wide-angle and close-up lens attachments, which we found more cumbersome than useful. Famed luxury camera brand Leica dipped its toe into instant cameras with the Leica Sofort.
Manual focus! It has also gotten criticism from DPReview for poor build quality. Daven Mathies and Hillary K. Grigonis, The best instant cameras for , Digitaltrends. Erin Lodi is a freelance writer reporting on cameras and camera accessories at Wirecutter. She started her career as a photojournalist working in newspapers—shooting film—and was the mobile-imaging editor at DPReview.
She is also a professional photographer who has made her living photographing everything from rock stars to humpback whales. Our pick. Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 The best instant camera It is easy to use and produces the best instant prints at a better price than the competition.
Upgrade pick. Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay A high-quality hybrid This tiny instant-and-digital hybrid camera delivers instant prints and a digital review screen. Budget pick. Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 A fun camera at a great price Fun and simple to use, the Mini 9 takes smaller, lower-quality but still good for instant photos for less money. Also great. Fujifilm Instax Wide Bigger and wider photos The Wide produces larger, wider prints at a lower price than the Instax Square SQ6 and runs on AA batteries, but the camera is quite a bit larger than most modern instant cameras and gives you fewer options.
Everything we recommend. Why you should trust us What is an instant camera? Why you should trust us. What is an instant camera? Who this is for. It also comes with a double exposure mode and self-timer. This well-designed model sports a retro-inspired look, throwback red and brown colours and intuitive automatic as well as manual controls. This model is bigger than the square ones and needs wide Instax film, which is priced similarly to other Instax cartridges.
The feature-packed SQ6 is a chunkier model that comes with three colour lenses — orange, purple and green — to put a filter over your shot, as well as landscape and macro modes, and an artsy double exposure mode to overlay one shot over another. Type keyword s to search. Is an instant camera worth it? How the Esquire team trials instant cameras We tried out the top contenders by using them just as you would in your own home, snapping away shots in low light and bright daylight to see how they perform, particularly checking out how well they took photos of people.
Battery life Most instant cameras will last for at least shots, and some can print up to before they run out of battery. Best all-round instant camera. Longer battery life than mini counterparts Useful built-in selfie mirror.
Lacks any fancy creative modes The flash fires no matter the lighting conditions. Best affordable instant camera.
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