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Recently, there has been an increase in the number of photos of real-time cameras. There are various kinds of cameras, such as the Checkie and the resurrected Polaroid, which are easy to use, shoot well and are happy, which are compared by Adam Clark Estes reporters from Gizmodo in the United States. Next, please!
With the popularity of digital cameras, we ushered in the era of smartphones, real-time cameras that seemed to be dying in the 2000s. But real-time cameras have evolved, high-tech models of Bluetooth have emerged, and prices are more affordable than before. It's hard to take the perfect picture, but it's also one of the joys.
Polaroid has long been synonymous with real-time cameras, and Polaroid was revived from another company about two years ago after it was forced to stop production in 2008. On the other hand, during this period, the sense of presence was enhanced by Fuji Film's real-time cameras, film formats such as instax mini and instax SQUARE, and a new group of real-time cameras using this format.
Therefore, in this article, we will choose the popular camera in each film format for comparison. There are five of them online.
Polaroid Originals OneStep+ ($160,22,680 yen including tax in Japan)
Leica SOFORT (US $280,36,180 yen including tax)
Tomography Instant Automat Glass ($190USD, Japanese price including tax 19,900 yen)
Tomography Lomo'Instant Square Glass (200USD, Japanese price 20,1980 yen)
Fuji Film instax SQUARE SQ6 (US $130, Japanese price around 13,000 yen)
Although their film formats and prices are subtly different, each camera is similar in function. Therefore, in this article, we will compare each camera in three categories, including maneuverability, indoor photos and outdoor photos, and finally consider which is better.
Unlike ordinary digital cameras, real-time cameras sometimes become fashion accessories. It's just that no matter how cute the camera is, if you can't take the corresponding picture, it's like hanging Wenzhen from your neck. Therefore, the term "design" here does not mean the color of the shell, but focuses on whether it is easy to use or not. In other words, can you open it all at once when you want to shoot? the shutter is easy to press. Is it easy to set and adjust the image you want to shoot? Then again, whether such an adjustment can be made is also the key.
Some of the instant cameras can be bought in the grocery section of the boutique for a few thousand yen, and I chose something slightly more expensive than that in this report. This is because there are many parts to play with. For example, Polaroid Originals's OneStep+ allows mobile apps to shoot and select filters via Bluetooth settings. Leica's SOFORT offers a convenient LCD screen with a choice of shooting mode, timer and flash options. The instax SQUARE SQ6 of Fuji Film also has the same mode, but the lamp that shows which mode to choose is easy to understand, which is better. Instax SQUARE SQ6 is also the easiest to open, and you can start shooting quickly from the off state.
On the contrary, what is difficult to start is the Lomo'Instant series of tomography. It does seem interesting, but the operability is not intuitive. For example, first of all, I need to open the folded lens and bring it to the front, but I don't know how it works. It is also difficult for Lomo'Instant Automat Glass to understand the operation of the switch, feeling that all kinds of operations are hidden in the ring around the lens. In fact, I think the tomography camera sacrifices ease of use in exchange for appearance. Polaroid Originals's OneStep+ is equally difficult to understand, without the feeling of being happy or simple.
As a result, the design department eventually became a confrontation between Leica and Fuji Film. But Leica is really handsome, but the ease of use of Fuji film is hard to give up, and the function is the same as the high-priced Leica. That is to say.
Design department: Fuji Film instax SQUARE SQ6 wins!
After the design, we will compare the actual photos. First of all, outdoor photos, the use of real-time cameras to indoor parties, the impression of outdoor use may not be big. But if the photography conditions are good, this kind of camera such as street scenery and nature can also take more interesting pictures.
But in this comment, "cold" is a problem. We took pictures while sightseeing in downtown Manhattan in the winter (which is interesting), and once we noticed the limitation of real-time cameras. Polaroid Originals's film is sensitive to temperature, so almost none of the photos taken outside are taken in the film. So Polaroid quickly fell out of the battle. On the other hand, instax's films mini and SQUARE, to some extent, have a tendency to ooze if they are not put into their pockets after they are developed. It would be nice to look at it as an effect.
With regard to the correct photos, there is a big difference between the tomographic camera and Leica and Fuji film. Photos that can be taken with tomographic photos, the color palette is a bit strange, often with a Binette effect (darkened at the foot), giving a slightly unique impression. It gives people the feeling that there is an Instagram filter hanging on the real photo, which may be very good to the person you like, and there will be a "bad shot" comment on those who are not.
Here, Leica and Fuji film also have a sense of stability, which is highly rated between us. Even if the lights are bright and dim, there is little need to rely on intuition to complete the photo. And the setting is simple, so it's easy to adjust the focus.
However, compared with cheap Fuji film, Leica stands out. The film used by SOFORT is instax mini size, so it is smaller than instax SQUARE SQ6, but it is sharper and has a good exposure. Small instax mini and large square instax SQUARE, depending on the format will also be decided, purely outdoor photos of the best meaning, I want to improve the military distribution to Leica.
Outdoor photography department: Leica SOFORT wins!
The final comparison is indoor. I know very well which camera can take a good picture in a light-friendly environment. After all, if the conditions are good, it is the camera or the photographer who can't take a picture. This time there are two situations.
First of all, here, Polaroid Originals also let me down. I can hardly control the focus. I can't understand how the film reacts. I took a lot of bad pictures. The rest of Polaroid Originals's i-Type film costs US $2 (about 300 yen in Japan), which is the most expensive of all this time. And it takes 10 to 15 minutes from taking a picture to being developed, and it takes the longest time after taking a picture. The instax mini film of Fuji Film costs 60 cents (Japanese price is about 60 yen) and instax SQUARE is about 1 dollar (Japanese price is about 100 yen). So if you fail to shoot in Polaroid Originals, not only the failure itself, but also the wasted cost of film is also shocking.
Although there is no change in the color and Venette effect of the sectional camera in the outdoor photos, the indoor shooting feels better. It is only because the design, operability, focus and composition methods described above become very difficult. The quality of the photos is also different, which makes people feel sad, and the camera of the tomography has fallen off.
As a result, the last remaining departments, like the first two departments, are Leica's SOFORT and Fuji Film's instax SQUARE SQ6. In this indoor photo department, you don't shoot for no reason as you usually do when you watch it outdoors, so it's very important to focus on simplicity. Leica is more refined, turning the ring on the lens to switch standards, close-ups, and visions. The choice of focus is to choose one of the two, but there are six picture modes, which can be combined to have more shooting methods. There are many options, it is difficult to understand at first glance, it is convenient to get used to it, and the completion of the photo is also very good.
Fuji film is as easy to use as ever, and it has always made good exposure photos for me. There are also six optional shooting modes and an automatic mode that allows the camera to run at will as long as it is pressed. Having said that, it is not always perfect. In short, Fuji film is not disappointing. Not only the photos are beautiful, but also they are well taken and highly rated. So.
Indoor photography department: Fuji Film instax SQUARE SQ6 wins!
This article is aimed at those who won't put it in a real-time camera. If you are a real-time camera enthusiast, you should be more interested in the $400 MiNT Instant Flex, or retro goods buried in the auction. As this article, I want to find the best real-time cameras for more people than such people. That could be, for example, someone who wants to upgrade from a portable camera bought at a boutique, or someone who used to have Polaroid but hasn't bought a real-time camera for a long time. Moreover, the most expensive is not necessarily the best.
In this sense, in the sense of the results of the above three departments, the first comprehensive place is the instax SQUARE SQ6 of Fuji Film. It is also the cheapest in this comparison in terms of price, but two of the three departments in this article are the winners. Although the movie it uses is slightly smaller than Polaroid's, the aspect ratio of the photo is the same as the square instax SQUARE. People who like instax mini film and want to cheer up a bit can consider Leica SOFORT. Here is only 280 US dollars (the Japanese price is 36180 yen including tax), which is very happy to use.
But really, the affordable Fuji film instax SQUARE SQ6 is worth considering. No matter which camera you buy, you have to pay extra for the film.
Comprehensive headlines: instax SQUARE SQ6 of Fuji Film!