GFX 100RFvs Instax Mini 12
Fujifilm
GFX 100RF (2025)
Starting from £5199 new
Best for Landscape, travel & street photography at medium format quality
View GFX 100RF
VS
Fujifilm
Instax Mini 12 (2023)
Starting from £80 new
Best for Beginners, parties & gifting
View Instax Mini 12
GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Landscape, Travel & Street Photography At Medium Format Quality — GFX 100RF (2025): The world's first medium format compact — 102MP, 28mm, and all 20 Fujifilm film simulations in a fixed-lens body.
Beginners, Parties & Gifting — Instax Mini 12 (2023): The perfect starter instant camera — effortless to use, great colours, and comes in beautiful pastel shades.
Who should buy what
GFX 100RF (2025)
- Landscape photographers who want medium format resolution without a system of interchangeable lenses
- Leica Q3 owners who want a step up in resolution to 102MP medium format
- Fujifilm GFX users who want a compact fixed-lens body for travel alongside their system lenses
- Photographers who want the ultimate image quality in a jacket-pocketable form factor
Instax Mini 12 (2023)
- Complete beginners wanting their first instant camera
- Anyone buying an instant camera as a gift
- Party hosts who want to hand out physical prints on the night
- Kids and teenagers who want a fun, colourful camera
Quick take: The instax mini 12 is the most affordable; only the gfx 100rf is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | GFX 100RF (2025) | Instax Mini 12 (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,199 | £80 |
| Sensor | 102MP medium format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) | Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) |
| Resolution | 102.0MP | — |
| Video | 4K/30p (crop), 4K/60p (crop) — F-Log2 | N/A — instant film camera |
| Autofocus | Phase-detect AF with face and eye detection | Fixed focus (0.3m–∞ standard; 0.3–0.5m in close-up mode) |
| Stabilisation | 8-stop IBIS | N/A |
| Burst Rate | 8fps electronic | N/A |
| Battery Life | ~490 shots (CIPA) | 2× AA alkaline batteries (~100 shots) |
| Weight | 735g body only | ~293g (with batteries, without film) |
| Dimensions | 159.0 × 90.4 × 59.0mm | 107.6 × 121.7 × 67.3mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | No |
| Viewfinder | EVF 0.86× 5.76M-dot — outstanding GFX viewfinder | Real-image optical viewfinder (0.37×) |
| Screen | 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots | N/A |
| Mount | Fixed GF 35mm f/4 (28mm equivalent in 35mm terms) | Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) |
| Memory Cards | Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II slot | N/A — instant film only |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, 3.5mm mic jack | N/A |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | GFX 100RF | Instax Mini 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape | ||
| Travel | ||
| Street | — | |
| Portrait | ||
| Sports | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Parties & Events | — | |
| Everyday | — | |
| Low Light | — |
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