With the best instant cameras and printers, you can capture a little analogue magic with your photography. There’s a reason that Polaroid instant film cameras have been popular for decades – they’re terrific knockabout fun, with a lo-fi charm that just can’t be replicated with pixels and screens. Making instant prints is a fantastic way to give your image-making a little physical presence – all the rarer in the digital age.
We love instant photography at AP, and our team regularly test and review the best instant cameras – one of our writers recently reviewed the new Instax Mini 99. As such, we’ve had a few debates among staff in putting this list of the best instant cameras and printers together, but as a result, there should be options for all stripes of instant shooter.
For more knockabout analogue fun, you can also check out our guide online to the best disposable film cameras. Or for something more high-end, we have a guide to the best fixed-lens 35mm film cameras. But for now, let’s get into what you’re looking for when you buy the best instant cameras and printers.
How to choose the best instant camera or printer
First up, in this article we’re dealing with both instant cameras and printers. Both do much the same thing in terms of quickly spitting out a physical print of an image – however, as you’d imagine,
