Mixed Reviews for the Polaroid Camera

I had a great time with this for about six months. I took it out about four times just out and about to take photos.
However it just stopped working one day. The gears that roll the photo out no longer work which is pretty disappointing considering how little I used it. Tried cleaning it and everything. Even when the product was working the exposure was either way to high or to low to get a decent shot.

I bought it for my wife and I to take pictures at the hospital when my son is born and we’ve tested it out some and it’s amazing and more than we could imagine.

I ordered the camera / film combo. Disappointing start - the box contains the camera and film was open and ripped and the included film box was expired. Not cool paying full price for expired film.

I was so excited to have a polaroid again but for what I paid for it, it is poor quality. All photos have lines across them and are either crazy dark or almost white. I know old school Polaroids weren't known for fantastic photos, but they were a lot better than this. Sent back 2 days ago, waiting for refund.

The original camera 📷 classic, never disappoint

It’s a really good camera beats the Fuji mini Polaroid camera (I don’t know the model but my friend has one and we compared and the Polaroid is better) because it has a self timer and flash. It came quickly but the only issue is that the film is expensive but it shouldn’t be a shock if research is done before purchasing.
The whole wait for the picture to develop in darkness is annoying and you can’t take indoor pictures without a lot of light

I wanted to own a Polaroid for the last 5 years but I couldn't afford a good Polaroid. I was under the impression that this would take good Polaroids but its not. My Polaroid had water damages and stretch marks in the Polaroid.

Product was ok. Minor scratches on the bottom an i didn't get "the bundle" i was promised a empty photo case(no pictures) and just the body. I knew it didn't come with a charger. Didn't know it didn't come with photos or i would have gotten the cheaper one. (Basically what they gave me) (not what i payed for)

It doesn’t matter if you refrigerate film, develop it in complete darkness. I have two of these cameras. One at work and one at home. Both awful. I miss the olden days one. Batteries and all.

Waste of money. Doesn't work at all. Film never processed through the camera like it should. Camera "turns on" and does nothing. Huge waste of money on the camera and film.

These were both taken up close and still blurry. The one with the ligt in it is odd because there was no ligt on to that side of the room. I do not reccomend this camera. We had one when I was a kid and it was great. These new ones not so much.

I got the camera but the film that is shown in the pic was not with it

No matter how you take the picture it's super dark. It's like there is a tinted lens on it that doesn't allow for full exposure. A bit disappointed since I looked on the polaroid website and they said this is intentional.

Can't take a photo of a dark-skinned person in any kind of light or background, the whole thing comes out dark

No es una cámara para todo el mundo, pues la resolución no es la de una cámara digital de las actuales. Además, hay varias cosas que pueden salir mal al tomar una foto, pero esto es lo que a hace este tipo de cámaras tan geniales, que debes tomarte tu tiempo para sacar fotos. Recomendadisima. Fácil de usar, la mejor combinación de tecnología actual y antigua.

There are not many options to control how your photo prints out like the newer version of the camera. Despite adequate lighting, the prints are always SO dark! The colors often fade into one another. This is an average camera as other brands that are less expensive may produce higher quality prints.

Loved that it is an instant camera. However, very disappointed with picture quality. The old Polaroid cameras take better pictures than the new ones.

So fun and easy to use. Very similar to the one I had growing up.

The pictures show up blurry, the brightness is terrible, and you have a 50/50 chance of the camera actually taking a semi-decent photo. Super disappointed. Especially for the money I spent

Great camera, brings back memories excited to use it.

Easy to set up, and takes great pictures. It even has a timer so you can get everyone in the picture!

He loved it. If only the refill film was a little more affordable.

I have a box of beautiful polaroids from the mid 1990s that are still vibrant, rich and crisp. I purchased a Polaroid Now camera for Christmas ‘22 for my daughter and the difference is night and day —literally— because the new Polaroid photos look like I took them in a dark tunnel while traveling at the speed of light. The new pix like the sad ghosts of Polaroid past- grainy, anemic, and unfocused. The picture quality was so bad I thought the camera was faulty and returned it and the second one was just as horrible.

I uploaded new and old pictures to show the drastic difference. The pictures on the left are 30 yrs old and the pix on the right are a month old. How could quality have gotten so much worse in 30 years?! It’s mind blowing. I also have Polaroids from 1970 that are better than the 2023s though not nearly as good as that 90’s camera that I wish I still had. Sigh.

My review is if you never had a Polaroid and don’t remember that they used to be like real photos and if you like blurry shades of grey —you may be ok with this.

I have taken 3 decent photos since buying it. I've gone through 40 films experimenting with different tips for better photos but it always comes out dark or blurry. Waste of money. Better off getting disposable cameras

Mu gf loved it for Valentine’s