Fujfilm Ships Instax Mini Instant Print Camera

By Greg Tarr On Dec 19 2011 - 6:01am

VALHALLA, N.Y. – Fujifilm North America recently began shipping its Instax Mini 50S instant print camera for photo buffs and party revelers who want a tactile photo instead of an image made of electronic digital bits.

The compact instant camera, which carries a $130 suggested retail, is available in a piano black finish and spits out a 2.4-inch by 1.8-inch color print to show friends, making it a potential hit at parties and gatherings. Photographers can even write a personal message directly below the image.

The camera uses Fujifilm’s Instax Mini instant film and adjusts the shutter speed automatically between 1/3 and 1/400 second, even in low light.

A built-in flash balances automatically with the background light, and the self-timer enables shooting two shots with a single touch of the shutter button.

A close-up function focuses to as close as 11.8-inches from the lens, for a 2:1 magnification ratio.

Three shooting modes (Auto, Fill-in Flash and Landscape) are available.

A light/dark function enables +/- 2/3 f-stop compensation. The camera is powered by two CR2 batteries. The Instax Mini 50S is equipped with a Fujinon 60mm lens, with a focus range from 1.9-feet to infinity, and an ISO setting of 800. The programmed electronic shutter release offers 1/3 to 1/400 second settings.