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Polaroid Snap Touch vs Polaroid Z2300 10MP vs Fujifilm Instax Mini 70

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Specs

Weight

544g

Dimensions

147 x 46 x 160mm

Viewfinder

3.5" LCD Rear Touch Screen

Flash

Yes

Cost per photo

$0.8

Film used

ZINK film

Film size

3x2 inches

Developing time

15s

Battery type

Rechargeable battery

Lens/aperture

3.4mm (35mm equivalent: 25.8mm) f/2.8

Shooting modes

Black&White, Color, Vintage Sepia

Shutter speed

-

Exposure compensation

-

Focusing

-

Picture size

-

Tripod mount

-

Weight

0.58 pounds

Dimensions

1.38 x 2.99 x 4.65 inches

Viewfinder

3-inch LCD screen

Flash

Yes

Cost per photo

$0.8

Film used

Polaroid ZINK film

Film size

3x2 inches

Developing time

15s

Battery type

-

Lens/aperture

-

Shooting modes

-

Shutter speed

-

Exposure compensation

-

Focusing

-

Picture size

-

Tripod mount

-

Weight

281g (without battery, strap and film pack)

Dimensions

99.2 x 113.7 x 53.2mm

Viewfinder

Real image finder, 0.37x, with target spot

Flash

Yes ( always on auto )

Cost per photo

Approx. $0.80

Film used

Fujifilm Instax mini

Film size

86 x 54mm

Developing time

Approx. 90s

Battery type

2 x CR2/DL batteries

Lens/aperture

Fujinon 60mm f / 12.7

Shooting modes

Auto, Selfie, Hi-key (brightens up image)

Shutter speed

1/2s - 1/400s

Exposure compensation

+/- 2/3 EV

Focusing

0.3m - 0.6m / 0.6m - 3m / 3m - infinite

Picture size

62 x 46mm

Tripod mount

Yes

Weight

307g

Dimensions

116 x 118 x 68mm

Viewfinder

0.37x real image finder with target spot

Flash

Yes

Cost per photo

Approx. $0.80

Film used

Fujifilm Instax Mini

Film size

86 x 54mm

Developing time

Approx. 90s

Battery type

2 x AA batteries

Lens/aperture

60mm f/12.7

Shooting modes

Indoors & Night, Cloudy & Shade, Sunny & Slightly cloudy, Sunny & Bright, High Key

Shutter speed

1/60s

Exposure compensation

Manual switching system (LED indicator in exposure meter)

Focusing

61cm - infinite

Picture size

62 x 46mm

Tripod mount

No

Pros + Cons

Pro
 Photos can be used as stickers

The back of the photo paper can be peeled off, revealing an adhesive surface, so these photos can be used as stickers.
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Pro
 Affordable film that develops quickly

This Polaroid uses a 3x2 inches photo paper called ZINK. The picture develops in about 15 seconds and the cost per photo is approximately $0.80.
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Pro
 Allows you to preview and save the image before you print it

Typically, analog instant cameras will print photos immediately after taking a shot, but this Polaroid has a 3.5” touchscreen on the back for image preview, making it easy to take well-composed shots. Even if there isn't any film loaded into the camera, you can still use the camera and save the shots into a memory card.
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Pro
 You can apply digital filters and effects to photos in camera

Unlike classic instant cameras, the Snap Touch has picture editing features. You can apply filters, change the color temperatures or add borders to the photo before you print them out. These can be used as an overlay before taking the picture, or add them in after the picture has been taken.
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Pro
 Can be used to print your smartphone's photos

This camera can be used to print your smartphone's photos. Just download the Polaroid app and pair the camera with the phone using Bluetooth. The app can also be used to add effects or edit pictures before sending them out to be printed with the camera.
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Pro
 Great picture quality on small prints

Unlike traditional instant cameras, this camera uses a small digital image sensor. This means that the quality will look great on small 3x2 prints, outperforming a lot of analog instant cameras.
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Pro
 Lens cap is lose-proof

The lens cap is magnetic, making it harder to lose it.
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Con
 Image quality problems are noticeable on large prints or computer screens

If this camera's shots are printed on formats larger than 3x2 inches or seen on computer screens, quality problems become very noticeable.
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Con
 USB charger port is inconveniently located

The USB charger port is situated on the bottom of the camera, making it hard to access.
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Con
 Film quality could be better

This camera's film quality is more than enough for quick, amateur shots, but may leave some people feeling that color accuracy and detail quality is lacking.
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Pro
 Photos can be used as stickers

The back of the photo paper can be peeled off, revealing an adhesive surface, so these photos can be used as stickers.
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Pro
 As easy to use as a point-and-shoot camera

Despite having multiple settings options, this camera has modes that are as simple to use as a point-and-shoot camera.
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Pro
 Save pictures rather than printing them straight away

In case you don't want to print your picture straight away or have no more film, you can save it to the camera's removable SD card (supporting memory up to 32GB).
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Con
 Feels flimsy and fragile

This camera has poor build quality, feeling rather vulnerable to damage.
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Pro
 No selfie film wasting

The built-in selfie mirror makes taking self-portraits much easier, eliminating the risk of wasting film on wrongly framed guesses.
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Pro
 Easy to focus selfies

The selfie mode automatically sets the lens to a close focusing distance.
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Pro
 Very affordable film

This camera uses the Fuji Instax Mini, which is a notably affordable instant film. A pack of Instax Mini film costs around $8 for 10 photographs, or $0.80 per shot.
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Pro
 Can be mounted on a tripod

The camera is mountable on a tripod.
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Pro
 It's very unlikely that film will disappear from the market soon

Since approximately 5 million Instax cameras were sold just in 2016, it's pretty much guaranteed that its film will be widely available for years to come.
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Pro
 Camera status info via LCD screen

A basic LCD screen provides information regarding shots remaining and the current mode.
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Pro
 Many styling accessories available

As one of the most popular instant cameras on the market, it has plenty of low-cost, third party accessories available, beside the official ones offered by the manufacturer. However, most of the accessories are not directly related to photography, but are instead "styling" items such as bags, stickers, or straps.
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Pro
 Stylish signature Fuji Instax design

The camera boasts the signature Fuji Instax design – rectangular with very rounded corners and a big, bulky retractable lens in the middle. Its size is relatively small (4.5" x 2.25" x 4.25") and it's available in five different colors, ranging from bright and fun colors to more low-key ones.
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Pro
 Beginner-friendly shooting and focus modes

It offers 3 shooting modes – an auto mode (landscape and macro focusing modes), dedicated selfie mode and a hi-key mode for extreme brightness. These 3 modes offer everything a beginner might need. The focus modes can be changed to landscape, normal or macro modes with just the touch of a button.
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Con
 Toyish design

Due to it's design, this camera is frequently compared to a toy camera.
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Con
 Small margin for exposure compensation

Exposure compensation can only be done between -⅔ and +⅔ EV, which is a small margin.
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Con
 Limited manual control

Manual control is quite limited. You just have the choice of changing between preset modes and some basic EV adjustments.
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Con
 Hard to use the shutter button when in landscape mode

The shutter button is placed a bit awkwardly and can be hard to reach when shooting in landscape mode.
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Con
 Hard to find battery

The camera uses a CR2 battery standard which is less common than AA batteries and not as widely available.
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Con
 Small image size

This camera's film actual photos are tiny: the actual image size is 1.8” × 2.4" on a 2.1” × 3.4" card.
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Con
 Flash can't be turned off

There is no option to manually turn off the flash.
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Pro
 Selfie-friendly

This camera has a mirror on the front, to help with selfies.
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Pro
 Suitabe both for indoors and outdoors pictures

The Mini 8 has both indoors and outdoors settings.
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Pro
 Prepared for close-up pictures

This camera comes with a clip-on lens, for close-up pictures.
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Pro
 Landscape and portrait shutter buttons

This camera has two shutter buttons, for landscape and portrait pictures.
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Con
 Photos the size of the credit card

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Con
 Difficult to adjust the settings properly for outside pictures

Requires a bit of tweaking to figure out the right settings to use this camera outdoors. With incorrect settings, the photos appear washed out.
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