Instax

Instax
Instax logo
MakerFujifilm
Speed800/30°
TypeColor instant
BalanceDaylight
FormatMini, Wide, Square
IntroducedNovember 10, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-11-10)
Instax Monochrome
MakerFujifilm
TypeB&W instant
FormatMini and Wide
Introduced2016 (Mini) and 2017 (Wide)
Fujifilm instax Wide 300
Overview
MakerFujifilm, Lomography, Polaroid Corporation
Lens
Lens mountIntegral
Sensor/medium
Film formatInstax
Film sizeMini or Wide
Recording mediumInstant film
Footnotes
Various cameras from various manufacturers

Instax (stylized as instax) is a brand of instant still cameras and instant films marketed by Fujifilm.

Fujifilm Instax 210 with Instax Wide format photograph

The first camera and accompanying film, the Instax Mini 10 and Instax Mini[1] film, were released on November 10, 1998.[2][3][4] The "Wide" film and first accompanying camera were released the following year.[4] The Instax Square film and accompanying camera were released in 2017.

The formats of Instax film give an image size of 46 mm × 62 mm (1.8 in × 2.4 in) for the Mini, 99 mm × 62 mm (3.9 in × 2.4 in) for the Wide and 62 mm × 62 mm (2.4 in × 2.4 in) for the Square. The Instax colour film is available in Mini, Wide, and Square formats and the black and white Instax Monochrome is available in Mini and Wide formats.

Other manufacturers also make compatible cameras and camera backs.

  1. ^ Kennedy, Ingrid (5 September 1999). "Is it worth it... The Fujimax Instax Mini". The Independent. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Fujifilm Instax Mini 10 camera, c2000". National Media Museum. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Fuji may enter U.S. instant film market". The New York Times. EUROPE. 1998-10-31. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. ^ a b "23 "Japanese Historical Cameras" of 1999 Named". JCII Camera Museum. Japan Camera Industry Institute. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2017.