Five star

It comes with a plastic lense it takes 120 film there's no flash no light metering no focusing. If you're not familiar with 120 film (not every pharmacy develops 120 film) then you should do a little research before you buy this camera ([...]). Most folks buy this as secondary camera or just as a fun camera. The picture quality is different from camera to camera and is not par with digitals. It does take unique shots it is a cheaply priced camera it feels cheap in your hands. I give it five stars because for the price it captures my surroundings in a way that no digital can replicate.More detail ...

For the artist in you

Let's be honest... this film isn't great. Reviewers who are praising its "GREAT COLOR!" and clarity may be confused with Polacolor peel-apart film which yields extremely high quality. This stuff on the other hand is consumer-grade and is worse than 35mm film in these respects.

That's why I love it. While it isn't accurate this film's color reproduction says "Polaroid" all over it. That really adds a certain dimension to your photos. Especially if you are photographing more "serious" subjects (i.e. not just family/friends) the polaroid has a way of lightening it up and making your photography look more nonchalant. It also "ages" your film for you giving the photographs an old faded feel right from the start.

If you've got an old polaroid camera lying around the house take it out by a pack of this stuff and experiment. It's a lot of fun.More detail ...

You can't turn off the flash.

The 210 seems to be the same as the instax 200 but is a different color (black) and the 210 comes with a close up lens (which I have not been able to get anything in focus to come out of). I just received it and have put one pack of film through it. I have experience with all sorts of Polaroid cameras. The photo quality is similar to the 600 film with a little better color saturation. The main problem is you can't turn off the flash. I am trying to decide if I should return it or not. It seems capable of taking pretty good photos but the flash is washing things out. I'm experimenting with covering the flash with three fingers of my right hand while pressing the shutter button with my little finger... If it was $19.95 I would be happy with it but I am not sure the annoyance is worth almost $100. Hopefully the Impossible Project people will get that Polaroid film factory running again and Instax will become unnecessary.More detail ...

Great little camera!

On a recent trip to Tahiti I believe I have tried about every kind of one-time use underwater camera on the market (i.e. Kodak Max Sport; Kodak Max Wet and Konica Waterproof Camera and the Fuji). All of the cameras worked fine snorkeling although I found the Konica and the Kodak Max Wet to be more difficult to use. [The Konica was a little difficult to see through the view finder with a mask on and the Kodak Max Wet most annoyingly had the strap and the photo button on opposite sides of the camera! A real disadvantage to a right handed person. As a result you essentially had to use two hands to take a photo one to hold the camera and the other to depress the button. Any of these cameras will work fine for snorkeling however the best were the Fuji and Kodak Sport. Keep in mind that all underwater photos will look a bit blue however snorkeling in the lagoon in Tahiti the blue was not really noticeable.

Here's the part I really like now I admit contrary to manufacturer recommendations I did take both the Fuji camera and the Kodak Max Wet camera with me Scuba Diving. According to manufacturer directions the Fuji camera's recommended depth is 17 feet [which is the deepest of any one-time use camera on the market]. On my dives we never went deeper than about 22 feet. The problem with diving with these cameras is the pressure - you can take a photo just fine but due to the pressure you will be unable to wind the film. However I used the Fuji camera without any problems -- I was always able to wind the film and the photos came out wonderfully -- although they were blue. The Kodak Max Wet camera continually would freeze up thus in order to take a photo you would have to snap the picture go up several feet wind the film then go back down -- not very convenient and as a result I took very few photos. Although the photos I did take with this camera came out well although they too were blue. The other benefit to the Fuji camera is that it is easier to use in the water the button to take a photo is much easier to handle and there is a very large knob for winding the film which is especially handy if you are wearing gloves.
The knob is a real drawback for both the Kodak Max Wet and the Konica cameras -- I found those two cameras to be much more difficult to wind and may be near impossible if you are wearing dive gloves. Also with the Fuji and the Kodak Max Sport the strap the button and winder are all on the right side which makes this camera very easy to use for a right-handed person.

In summary if you go snorkeling I would recommend the Fuji camera or the Kodak Max Sport. ... And if you do plan to go Scuba diving give the Fuji a try.More detail ...