Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo review

Shoot digital and print analogue on Fujifilm’s best of both worlds Instax Mini Evo hybrid device

Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo review
(Image: © Gavin Stoker/Digital Camera World)

Digital Camera World Verdict

If we’re looking for one instant print camera that does it all – plus we’re satisfied with the credit card sized print format output from the device itself – then the Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo camera has much to recommend it. Once we’d discovered what all the unmarked buttons do, and got over our initial period of familiarization, it quickly became apparent that, unusually, this isn’t an instant print camera we’ll rapidly become bored of. And that in our book makes it well worth the asking price.

Pros

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    Best of digital and analogue photography combined

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    Risk free printing: we can view our shots before we hit print

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    3-inch LCD allows for some editing

Cons

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    Requires additional microSD card, not provided, to expand the internal memory

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    Battery life lasts a modest 100 shots

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Fuji has enjoyed major success with its Instax range of cameras these past few years, arguably doing more to bring instant print photography back to the masses than the original and resurgent Polaroid brand. It’s no surprise therefore we’re seeing more Instax cameras in differing sizes and operational configurations hitting the market. After all, being able to take a photo and get an instant print of it to share is something our smartphones as yet cannot do. Though of course there are apps available to link our phones to a standalone printer, and indeed a camera.

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Gavin Stoker

Gavin has over 30 years’ experience of writing about photography and television. He is currently the editor of British Photographic Industry News, and previously served as editor of Which Digital Camera and deputy editor of Total Digital Photography

He has also written for a wide range of publications including T3, BBC Focus, Empire, NME, Radio Times, MacWorld, Computer Active, What Digital Camera and the Rough Guide books.

With his wealth of knowledge, Gavin is well placed to recognize great camera deals and recommend the best products in Digital Camera World’s buying guides. He also writes on a number of specialist subjects including binoculars and monoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, trail cameras, action cameras, body cameras, filters and cameras straps.