Polaroid camera – what is it, what does it do and much more!

Who doesn’t like to take photos to make memories? And how many of you would love to take photos and have one all ready in your hand? We are very senimental people and we like to take photos which we can come back to in many many years. Here we will speak of Polaroid camera that is going to give you a photo in only few seconds.

What a Polaroid camera is?

If you never heard before of a polaroid camera you should for sure start with the basics. In simple words such polaroid camera is in fact an instant camera that is using self-developing film that is creating a chemically developed print in a very short period of time after taking the picture. However you should know that the „polaroid” in fact is just the name of the brand that is creating such cameras.

Such a type of cameras was very popular in the 90’s, and now they are coming back in a popularity.

Are Polaroids better than digitals?

A very good qustion to ask is this if polaroids are in fact better than our digital cameras. You should know that both of them are giving us quick results. There is only one differance between instant cameras and digital ones which is this that instant camera produce a hard copy of the photo you have taken and you can for exmple hang it directly on your phone.

How to keep polaroids?

If you are the owner of polaroid photos you should be aware of this how to store them in the right way. Here we are going to tell you what are the best ways to keep your polaroids that are going to slower the aging process. Here goes the ideas we have prepared for you:

• store them in a in cold area, however do not freeze them,
• keep them away from sunlights,
• store them upright,
• store them in an album.

How does it work?

Now as you know what these cameras are and how to storage the photos they make you shoul also know how does this camera really works. Here you are going to find it out, we are going to tell you all step by step:

1. when you have set up camera you have to take photo, when you are going to do this, one of the photos are going to be rolled out of the camera,
2. these cameras works like all of the analog cameras, it is simply the same process,
3. then when the process is over the rollers are ejecting the photo,
4. when this happens it will take some time for the photo to get coloured, that is why you should be a bit patient.

List of best polaroids

Now as you know so much about polaroids, you should also be informed about some of the best ones possible. We have done some reaserach to now give you TOP 3 of these cameras. Here goes the TOP 3 list:

• Polaroid Now,
• Polaroid Go,
• Canon Ivy Cliq +1.

Polaroid Now

This is probably the best overall polaroid camera and can be bought with a starter pack. Let us tell you something more about these cameras. Let’s start this with its film type which is polaroid i-Type and its print size is 3.1 x 3 inches. This camera is the best when it comes to bringing some vinage vibe into your house. Pros of this camera are:

• this camera is able to be paired with wireless with a smartphone by bluetooth,
• if you buy it with starter pack it comes with three boxes of film and five special effect camera filters.

In our opinion it has only one con which is this that its additional film is expensive.

Polaroid Go

It is in our opinion the best mini instant camera. Its film type is Polaroid Go Film and its print size is 2.1 x 2.6 inches. It is probably a wonderful camera to use when you are on the go. Pros of this camera are:

• it is way compact than the Polaroid Now,
• its film is way less expensive than Polaroid Now.

Its only con is probably the size of print which is quite smaller than Polaroid Now.

Canon Ivy Cliq +1

This is probably the best hybrid digital and instant camera in our opinion. You should know that its film type is zink photo paper and its print size is 2 x 3 inches. This camera is going to let you take digital photo and print it out on a sticker paper. You should also be aware of its pros which are:

• it is using low clost paper,
• it is a hybrid camera,
• it is creating great size of photos.

It also has couple of cons, which are:

• it has low resolution sensor,
• it has very limited capabilities as a digital camera,
• it requires a microSD memory card which is going to allow you storing images.