Instant cameras and photo printers, compared
We compare instant cameras and photo printers side by side, from a database of 105 models with their specs, film costs and street prices. Prices last checked October 5, 2026.
Buying guides
All buying guides
Best Instant Camera
Top pick: Instax Mini 13, $79.95
Best Instax Camera
Top pick: Instax Mini 13, $79.95
Best Polaroid Camera
Top pick: Polaroid Flip, $210.00
Best Cheap Instant Camera
Top pick: Instax Mini 13, $79.95
Best Instant Camera for Teens
Top pick: Instax Mini 13, $79.95
Best Instant Print Camera
Top pick: Instax Mini Evo, $199.00
Best Portable Photo Printer
Top pick: Instax Mini Link 3, $99.95
Best 4x6 Photo Printer
Top pick: Liene Amber M100 4x6 Photo Printer, $159.99
Comparisons by topic
All 30 comparisonsInstax
- Instax Mini 99 vs Mini Evo
- Instax Mini 12 vs Mini 41
- Instax Mini vs Square vs Wide
- Instax vs Polaroid
- Instax Mini 12 vs Mini 13
- Instax Mini 9 vs Mini 12 (and Mini 8)
- Instax Square SQ1 vs SQ40 vs SQ6
- Instax Wide 300 vs Wide 400
Polaroid
- Instax vs Polaroid
- Polaroid i-Type vs 600 Film
- Kodak vs Polaroid Instant Cameras
- Polaroid Flip vs Polaroid Now and Now+
- Polaroid Now Gen 2 vs Gen 3
- Polaroid Now vs Now+
- Polaroid Go vs Instax Mini 12
- Polaroid Go vs Polaroid Now
Printers
- Canon Ivy 2 vs Instax Mini Link 3
- Canon Ivy 2 vs Polaroid Hi-Print
- HP Sprocket vs Kodak Step
- HP Sprocket vs Polaroid Hi-Print
- Instax Printer vs Camera
- Instax vs Zink
- Kodak Mini 2 Retro vs Polaroid Hi-Print
- Polaroid Hi-Print Gen 1 vs Gen 2
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How we test
I'm Simon, and every page here is built from a research record for each camera and printer: the maker's spec sheet, a dated street price, and at least three published reviews for anything still on sale. Hands-on photos are being added camera by camera, and a page without my own prints does not pretend to have them.