Fujifilm Instax Cameras: Difference between revisions
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}} | }}Instax camera's use proprietary film developed by Fujifilm. This is fine as it is in their instant print, non-digital lines, as users are purchasing these devices to print instantly after taking a picture, this is typical for the class of product. | ||
However, in the digital print cameras, the Fujifilm Instax Evo line of products, the device is anti-consumer in the following aspects: | |||
* Lower quality print when printing via phone app: | |||
** '''Direct Camera Print:''' 1600x600 dots (25 dots per millimeter) | |||
** '''App Print:''' 800x600 dots (12.5 dots per millimeter) | |||
* Cannot print pictures user puts in the SD card, they must be converted to 'little endian' and have their exif data changed to a specific form, as well as specific resolution. | |||
* Cannot save photos from the camera to mobile phone unless the picture was printed (or use of SD card), this locks saving pictures behind a paywall of 1 printed photo (~1$ per print). | |||
This Evo line of cameras has these issues that could be remedied with little effort from the manufacturer, though they refuse despite this issue being raised repeatedly by consumers. | |||
==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 16 August 2025
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | |
| Product Type | Hardware, Software |
| In Production | Yes |
| Official Website | https://instax.com/ |
Instax camera's use proprietary film developed by Fujifilm. This is fine as it is in their instant print, non-digital lines, as users are purchasing these devices to print instantly after taking a picture, this is typical for the class of product.
However, in the digital print cameras, the Fujifilm Instax Evo line of products, the device is anti-consumer in the following aspects:
- Lower quality print when printing via phone app:
- Direct Camera Print: 1600x600 dots (25 dots per millimeter)
- App Print: 800x600 dots (12.5 dots per millimeter)
- Cannot print pictures user puts in the SD card, they must be converted to 'little endian' and have their exif data changed to a specific form, as well as specific resolution.
- Cannot save photos from the camera to mobile phone unless the picture was printed (or use of SD card), this locks saving pictures behind a paywall of 1 printed photo (~1$ per print).
This Evo line of cameras has these issues that could be remedied with little effort from the manufacturer, though they refuse despite this issue being raised repeatedly by consumers.
Consumer impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Fujifilm Instax Cameras category.
Example incident one (date)
- Main article: link to the main article
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
Example incident two (date)
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Products
See also