Fujifilm has returned to its hybrid instant camera with a second-generation model, the Instax Mini Evo 2, which keeps the familiar bargain of the original: a digital copy of every frame is kept, and only the photographs worth keeping are printed on film. Arriving at the end of November for $290, it trades some of its former character for ambition, gaining a larger sensor, a screen that covers nearly the whole back of the body, and video for the first time. Its arrival marks a quiet moment in the long human effort to make photography more deliberate, asking whether a little more technology can
Fujifilm's Instax Mini Evo 2 Adds Larger Sensor, 4.5-Inch Touchscreen and Face-Detection Autofocus
Fujifilm has returned to its hybrid instant camera with a second-generation model, the Instax Mini Evo 2, which keeps the familiar bargain of the original: a digital copy of every frame is kept, and only the photographs worth keeping are printed on film. Arriving at the end of November for $290, it trades some of its former character for ambition, gaining a larger sensor, a screen that covers nearly the whole back of the body, and video for the first time. Its arrival marks a quiet moment in the long human effort to make photography more deliberate, asking whether a little more technology can make a camera more thoughtful rather than simply more capable.
Fujifilm has announced the Instax Mini Evo 2, the second generation of its hybrid camera that pairs a digital sensor with an instant film printer. It arrives at the end of November for $290, carrying a bigger sensor, a much larger rear screen, face-detection autofocus, and video for the first time.
The core idea remains the same. You review what you shot, print only the frames you want, and keep a digital copy of everything, so film is never wasted on every press of the shutter. The sensor has been the biggest change, growing from a Type 1/5 chip to a Type 1/2.77 panel of much greater area. A new wide-angle mode widens the view, though resolution depends on where the picture is saved.
The back has changed the most. A 4.5-inch touchscreen now fills the rear panel, and the physical buttons are gone. Video arrives as short Immersive Movie clips, and an Expanded View mode shows the scene beyond the final frame. Creative control remains the heart of the camera, with its lens and film effects, but the lineup has shifted and the color choices have narrowed to black alone. Until reviewers put it through real use, its promise remains to be proven.
Fujifilm has announced the Instax Mini Evo 2, the second generation of its hybrid camera that pairs a digital sensor with an instant film printer. It is due at the end of November for $290, and it arrives with a bigger sensor, a much larger rear screen, face-detection autofocus and, for the first time, video.
The basic idea is unchanged from the original. The Mini Evo 2 lets you review what you shot and print only the frames you want, while a digital copy of every picture is kept. It uses Instax Mini film, which produces a 62 × 46mm (2.4 × 1.8 inch) print, so the film is not spent on every press of the shutter.
The sensor is the most significant hardware change. Fujifilm moved from a Type 1/5 sensor of 6.3mm² in the original to a Type 1/2.77 sensor of 20.6mm². There is also a new wide-angle mode, found in the Lens Effects menu. The standard field of view is 33mm equivalent, and the wide mode widens it to 23mm equivalent.
Resolution is more complicated than the sensor's spec. It has roughly 16.3 million effective pixels, but Fujifilm says standard photos are saved at about 6.1MP. Wide-angle shots are saved at 12.8MP when written to a memory card, but are capped at 6.1MP when saved to internal storage. Autofocus still works from 10cm (3.9 inches) to infinity, and the new model adds face detection.
The back of the camera has changed the most. The original's 3-inch LCD gives way to a 4.5-inch touchscreen that fills the entire rear panel, and Fujifilm dropped the physical buttons to make room. The rest of the design and controls stay close to the first version. A dial on top adjusts film effects that alter color, a dial around the lens changes lens effects, and the film-advance-style print lever remains.
New software features accompany the hardware. An Expanded View mode shows the scene beyond the edges of the final image, with a framing guide marking what will end up in the photo. Video arrives as Immersive Movie, which records clips of about 5 seconds as MP4 files at 560 × 992 pixels and 24 fps. A memory card must be inserted to use it.
Creative control is still the main difference from Fujifilm's non-Evo Instax cameras. As with the first generation, there are 10 lens effects and 10 film effects, which combine into 100 looks. The lineup has shifted slightly: Fujifilm removed the Fisheye and Mirror lens effects and added wide-angle and After Image. The camera also offers auto, forced-on and off flash settings, exposure compensation, white balance control and a macro mode.
The color range has narrowed. The first version came in three colors, but the Mini Evo 2 will be sold only in black. With the camera not yet on shelves, how the larger sensor, the new touchscreen and the short video clips perform in real use is still to be tested by reviewers.
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