With most cameras giving you an 8-10 second interval, all you need to do is point the camera towards yourself and click away. And it gets even better if the camera has a selfie mirror. If you are looking for instant cameras with a decent self-timer in 2020, here are the best ones. But before that,
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1. Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6
And if that was not enough, it also comes with a cool exposure compensation feature to let you lighten or darken photos. As for selfies, the Square SQ6 packs a selfie mirror at the front. Like phone selfies, you will need to press on the self-timer button at the back and hold the camera at arm’s length. The timer gives you ten-seconds to frame your shot, and the good thing is that it works on the other modes as well. The fact that the camera is easier to hold makes capturing selfies a walk in the park. When it comes to quality, it’s safe to say it is great. The exposure and saturation levels are nearly accurate. Quite obviously, you will need to invest some time (and films) before you land up with the perfect shot. Like most Fujifilm instant cameras, the Square SQ6 lacks a built-in rechargeable battery, meaning you’ll have to carry a charger and a pair of rechargeable batteries while on your vacations outdoor trips.
2. Fujifilm Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic
It lets you switch between the macro and landscape modes swiftly. More importantly, there’s a dedicated button for the selfie timer. So next time you are ready for a selfie, press it and point the camera towards you and say cheese. Of course, you won’t get quality like digital cameras, and that’s the compromise you have to make while buying an instant camera. Should you buy it, you have to keep in mind to keep the flash on when you click once the small f/12.7 fixed aperture results in darker images otherwise.
3. Lomography Lomo’Instant Automat Glass
Interestingly, here the shutter button acts as a selfie mirror, and there’s no dedicated power switch. To switch it on, you’ll need to twist the lens. Another interesting aspect is that you can manually adjust the focus. So yeah, you will need some time in gauging the focusing distance to get it right. Thankfully, the results of this instant camera are impressive. The photos are crisp, bright, and vivid. Typical of most cameras, here too, you will have to play with the exposure modes to get fruitful results. The Lomo’Instant Automat is powered by two CR2 batteries, which can prove to be a bit difficult to find.
4. Polaroid OneStep 2
It also bundles quite a few traits of modern digital cameras, and one of them is the selfie timer. The timer gives you a buffer time of 8 seconds before it captures the frame in front of it. Like most of the cameras in this list, it uses instant film to generate photos. Naturally, you won’t find the crisp and vivid details that your smartphone camera or DSLR spits out. Instead, they will have the raw look of good old polaroids with a vignette theme. However, the bulky body can be a bit of an issue, especially if you think of gifting it to a kid, as it’s too big for their little hands.
5. Canon Ivy Cliq+
The biggest extra that the Cliq+ brings to the table is its external storage. It lets you store your prints in an external memory card. So once you are done with your shoot, you can transfer the photos to your laptop. It also comes with a nifty reprint button. Plus, the ability to connect to the companion app via Bluetooth sweetens the deal, since you can select photos from your phone to be printed. Unlike traditional films, ZINK photo paper is generally considered inferior to instant films since the photos tend to appear dark and grainy. Thankfully, the Canon Cliq+ delivers great results, with the photos being punchy and vivid. It’s not without its share of flaws. For one, the slim and sleek body means that there’s no display on the camera body to view your shots.
6. Polaroid Now
Unlike its predecessors, there’s no Bluetooth. That means you don’t get any option to pair the camera with your smartphone. On the upside, you can experiment with different modes. For instance, you can capture dramatic double-exposure shots by pressing on the selfie-timer twice. The Now bundles the selfie timer at the front. It gives you approximately 9 seconds to frame the shot and smile. Strangely, there’s no selfie mirror. So, you will have to rely on your instincts. Given that you will be playing with films, that’s a tad heavy gamble to play. You will see less of overexposed pictures coming to the photo quality, thanks to the better flash in place. It’s designed to match the frame’s exposure, meaning you will end up with clear photos with nearly accurate colors. The Now has a rechargeable battery. Did You Know; the Polaroid Now is the first instant camera to come out after Polaroid shut down its instant film production in 2008
Click Awesome Selfies
Selfies are part and parcel of almost all social gatherings, and with smartphones coming up with features like wide-angle shots and adorable face filters, one doesn’t just stop with one. Instant cameras, with their expensive films and film packets, urge you to slow down your game and take matters more seriously. The Mini Instax 11 is one of the newest instant cameras from Fujifilm. Though it has a dedicated selfie mode, it doesn’t have a selfie timer. Do you think it’s too hard a bargain? Let us know in the comments below.
