Instax Square cameras and printers [ edit ] Instax Square hybrid analog/digital camera / printer [ edit ] Model Flash can't be turned off; it's set to auto by default, what the flash button does is ensure it's used, instead of disabling it. The camera overall is pretty cheap and running it isn't too expensive either, making it a good option if you want to shoot instant on a budget. It also produces 10MP digital photos that you can save via Bluetooth on the app (and you do have to do it this way; there's no internal storage). A cheap option that's good fun for anyone, especially those who aren't too confident with using a camera. Best instant cameras: How we test Hybrid analog/digital camera that prints onto Instax paper; includes video recording; has smaller image sensor than SQ10. Fujifilm made its first ever square format analog Instax camera". The Verge . Retrieved 2018-05-20.

Michael Zhang, " Lomo’Instant Square: The First Analog Instant Cam for Instax Square Film". PetaPixel, 29 August 2017. Accessed 27 February 2018. Fuji's first foray into instant was a little later in the 1980s with cameras like the Instax 100, but only after it managed to avoid a potential lawsuit for infringing Polaroid's film patents. Those patents would expire in 1998, at which point Fuji introduced its first Instax camera. The Fujifilm Instax SQ1 and Fujifilm Instax SQ6 shoot with square format film, and are more advanced than the Mini range, with multiple shooting modes and more premium construction. They are also physically larger, and more expensive. There's also the SQ20 hybrid instant camera, which takes digital photos as well as instant ones, but its digital shots are only on par with early 2010s smartphones.Instax Mini 25 EN manual" (PDF). June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2014. I fell in love with this palm-sized camera faster than it took a photo to develop –and so does everyone I show it to. It's the world's smallest analog instant camera, and it produces fittingly tiny instant photos, too. In terms of quality, the Polaroid Now cameras balance exposures better while rival Instax Mini cameras deliver slightly better image quality indoors. The Polaroid OneStep 2 (left) vs the Fujifilm Instax Wide 300 (right). (Image credit: Polaroid / Instax)

a b c "If You Love Square Instant Photos, This Camera Delivers 'Em". Wired. 4 February 2018 . Retrieved 2018-06-21. Fujifilm's SQ10 Instax Square camera is an instant/digital hybrid". DPReview . Retrieved 2018-05-20. Neither are as joyous to use, though, nor will they make you as many friends as the Go – which still takes very pleasing pics. Instax Mini film does work out cheaper than Polaroid Go film, but then you'll also need to replace AA batteries on a Mini whereas the Go just needs a USB connection to top up the power. And the Go boasts double exposures, which you won't get unless you opt for pricier options like the Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic (below). Polaroid Mio manual" (PDF). December 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04 . Retrieved 2017-01-20. Okay, so now it's time to answer the big question –which is the best instant camera brand, Polaroid or Instax?In short, very. You don't need to worry about complicated autofocus modes, setting the right white balance, or balancing the exposure triangle – simply load your film (this can be a little fiddly first time, but should soon become a cinch) and press the shutter button. Cameras don't get much simpler than this! Some instant cameras do offer more advanced creative features, but you don't have to use them – and most instant cameras are intentionally basic to be in-keeping with the retro, no-nonsense instant camera ethos. What's the print quality like?