Instant Cameras > Polaroid Instant Cameras

Novel, retro and surprisingly easy to use

Advantages: Fun, quirky and instant results.
Disadvantages: Expensive film pack refills, limited functionality.

I purchased a Polaroid One Classic 600 last summer as a novel touch to our wedding guest book. Our Best Man circulated the room during coffee after the wedding breakfast meal, snapping guests with the Polaroid and then sticking the images on separate pages of our guest book for people to write their messages alongside. The results were hilarious and still have us in stitches when we look back through the pictures and comments. The camera was easy ...
...fully; the instant result is unbeatable really. The major dawback, in my opinion however, is the somewhat extortionately priced Polaroid One (600 in this case) film packs. These are relatively easy to obtain online but cost, in our case at least, approximately £50 for just 20. ...

RachS79 08.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Polaroid ONE

A Good Buy

Advantages: good quality photos, simple use, bright flash
Disadvantages: bulky shape

...I decided to buy a polaroid camera I found that wasnt a huge ammount of choice and that really the only option i had was to buy the Polaroid one 600. I was hesitant as it was quite expensive but i am pleased with my purchase. The camera is large and this often proves difficult when taking photos or when carrying it in your bag as you cant just slip it in your pocket or hang it from your wrist. However the quality of the photos is good. They always ...
...the photo from where the polaroid is ejected from the camera. Yet this is confined to the bottom of the photo and doesnt interefere with the image too much. Once youve read the instructions its easy to load the film and remove empty cartridges. All in all the polaroid one 600 was a good buy and provides me with good quality polaroids. ...

beaualways 30.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Polaroid ONE 600 Ultra

Old Camera, Instant High Quality Print-Outs

Advantages: Instant high-quality print-outs, No charging of camera
Disadvantages: Will get blurry results with slight movements, out-of-date/fashion

Polaroid cameras are nowadays mainly used by people who own travel shops, where customers visit in order to get passport sized photos, either for passports or for other purposes such as for driving licenses and bus passes. The Polaroid camera technology is also used in Photo Booths, which you will see in shopping centers, mainly located in the busiest parts of the shopping centers. Also people who take family photos for a living use Polaroid cameras ...
...satisfaction is guaranteed. The Polaroid 1200I has an auto focus function, which focuses on the point of target to get the best possible picture. The thing you have to take into account with this Polaroid camera is that even though auto focus is provided as a feature on the camera, it is not very effective in the sense that the person taking the photograph as well as the target person or people have to remain consistently still to allow an effective ...

yassarikhan786 19.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Polaroid 1200 I

Instant Photos WOW

Advantages: Quick photos,fun to use
Disadvantages: Expensive,bulky, heavy

I received this as a present a number of years ago as digital cameras were not available yet. At the time they seemed like a good idea and the thought of having an instant picture taken and seeing how it turned out was very exciting indeeed. Ok the size was an issue and replacement films cost like £5 but the overall concept was straightfoward and fun. For each roll of film, you only get 10 pictures and each one that is developed is quite small and ...
...was certainly a good bit of fun at the time. Portability was certainly an issue as this is heavy and can't be easily stored or carried around-especially since it is an awkward shape and bulky. In terms of features,there were virtually none. To take a photo,you simply opened it up and then point and take the picture. After that the photo pops out and you wait for about 5 minutes until the picture becomes clearer. Overall this was a good idea in ...

matty168 12.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Polaroid 600

Compact but not Cheap!

Advantages: Compact, Fun to use, Instant photo's
Disadvantages: Expensive films, Not very good for outside use

I recently received one of these dinky little cameras for my birthday, upon first inspsction I was a little dubious as to whether the camera would be upto the job. I am please to say that I was pleasantly supprised, I found the camera easy to use with clear and concise instructions from how to load the media to taking the little stockers off of their backing. I found that the camera struggled to focus on object outside if they were more than a ...
...this may be in part down to me and my poor eye sight. The film supplied with the camera was quickly consumed so I spent the next couple of hours trawling the internet for cheap film pack suppliers, I found Ebay to be a very good source of cheap film. All in all a clever little camera ideal for Kid's with disposable pocket money for the expensive film! ...

Dannok 18.04.2007 · Read full review
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