As a family, we take a lot of photos. I love it! My girls have come to really love Fujifilm Instax cameras ever since we brought our first one with us to Disneyland to help make an instant photo book. I really love that we capture all of the memories with the Instax® SQ6 or print out photos later with the Instax SHARE™ SP-3.
There is something very special about being able to take a photo with a camera and instantly have that photo in your hand. It’s not stuck in a cell phone and you are not having to wait for it to be printed at the store. It’s right there! The photos develope immediately in front of you and you can create unique ways to display them or put them in a book to flip through.
A PHOTOGRAPH IS THE PAUSE BUTTON OF LIFE
CAPTURE THE MEMORIES WITH INSTAX SQ6
There are multiple features we love about the Fujifilm Instax® SQ6:
- SQUARE instant film format that is 88 x 72 mm making it 1.5 times larger than the Instax mini film
- It comes in Blush Gold, Graphite Gray, Pearl White and most recently Aqua Blue and Ruby Red metallic exterior
- Selfie Mode/Selfie Mirror to help with adjusting the focal length and brightness while you check the capture area of your image in the mirror
- 3 strobe colour filters that go over the flash to provide a pop of colour in the photo
- Macro, landscape and double exposure settings to give the opportunity for more creativity in photos
- Light/Darkness mode for controlling the brightness of your photos
I am a sucker for the square images that print from the Instax SQ6, perhaps it’s because I love the look of square images from Instagram or maybe it’s because I appreciate that these images are larger than my previous Instax Mini. I’ve been able to pop this camera into my bag and take it with us when we go out. It hardly adds any weight to my bag.
PRINT MEMORIES FROM YOUR PHONE
What about all of those photos you have on your camera roll of your camera? With the Instax SHARE™ SP-3 you can print the images you want quickly at home. Some of the features we really like about the Instax SHARE™ SP-3 are:
- It has high-speed printing with images printing in 13 seconds
- the printing noise is very low
- It has a high image quality that you’ll notice immediately, especially in portraits
- My Template allows you to add text to photos through the app you use on your phone to print
With this little printer, you have no need to turn on your computer, turn on your printer and load it with photo paper. Instead, you use your smartphone and the SHARE app to print them with this small, funky angular in design instant printer. My girls both often ask for photos to keep. Now, whenever I take a photo with my phone that they would like to have I can print it right away for them. Their photo collection has definitely grown, but it’s amazing to see the memories they cherish and want to keep in a photo.
The Instax SHARE™ SP-3 has a built-in battery and comes with the cable you need for charing it. You know when the batter is getting low thanks to lights that are on it. According to Fujifilm, it has an approximate printing capacity of 160 images per charge. Which means you’ll run out of the film in the printer before you run out of a charge. You do need to buy the Instax SQUARE film which is sold separately, I really wish a box of film was included when you initially buy the printer.
With the holiday season officially started and the New Year right around the corner, I am planning to bring this camera and put the printer to a lot of use. I will be capturing all sorts of our holiday memories. In some ways, when using the Instax® SQ6 it has helped me to slow down and enjoy the moment. There’s no clicking away at the camera on my cell phone, instead, I want to be focused on what I capture and strategic in when I take a photo. Then, when I have the moment I put the camera down and I am living in what is going on and capturing more of a permanent memory in my mind to go with the picture I just took.
Disclosure: This post has been kindly brought to you in collaboration with Fujifilm. As always, all opinions shared are solely my own. I’m sharing this with you because I have a love for Instax cameras and instant photos.
This is a must have for me. Maybe I will treat myself with a camera like this for the holiday. Thanks for sharing.
Instant cameras are the best! I feel like I need this exact one since it looks like you are pretty happy with it!
I love the nostalgia and instant fun of these cameras! We so often neglect to print the photos we take on our phones—this is a great antidote.
I would LOVE to get my boys an Instant camera, but I would be afraid that since they are so used to taking cell phone pictures that they would fly through a roll in minutes!
You gotta love instant cameras – instant fun! Love the rose gold
I LOVE my Instax camera! I think Polaroids are so beautiful, and I love that you get to see the result instantly.
I love this! It is great to get a piccy in an instant and have it right there for you to look at and hold – no risk of losing the moment xx
oh your family is lovely! i read that less than one in every 100.000 photos are ever printed out. i love displaying mine all over my house.
Well, now I know what I want for Christmas! I like that the pics are larger, because I currently own an Instax mini film and I wish the size of the polaroids was bigger.
xoxo
Sabina
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This is an awesome camera! How neat! This would be so much fun to have, a great item for the Christmas wish list for sure.
I really want to get one of these cameras! Maybe boxing day….