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Instax Mini 12vs X100F

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 (2023) Starting from £80 new Best for Beginners, parties & gifting View Instax Mini 12
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Fujifilm X100F Fujifilm X100F (2017) Starting from £649 new Best for Street, travel & everyday photography View X100F

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Beginners, Parties & Gifting — Instax Mini 12 (2023): The perfect starter instant camera — effortless to use, great colours, and comes in beautiful pastel shades.

Street, Travel & Everyday Photography — X100F (2017): The X100F is the camera that made the X100 series legendary — 24MP X-Trans III, a hybrid viewfinder, and the best fixed 35mm compact lens available.

↓ Full specifications below

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

X100F (2017)

  • Street photographers who want a discreet, tactile camera with a fixed 35mm lens
  • Travel photographers who prefer one lens and minimal kit
  • Fujifilm fans who want the X100 experience at a lower cost than the X100V or VI
  • Photographers who value the hybrid OVF/EVF for a rangefinder-like shooting style

Quick take: The instax mini 12 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Instax Mini 12 (2023)X100F (2017)
Price £80 £649
Sensor Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) 24.3MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS III
Resolution 24.3MP
Video N/A — instant film camera 1080p/60p
Autofocus Fixed focus (0.3m–∞ standard; 0.3–0.5m in close-up mode) Intelligent Hybrid AF (phase-detect + contrast-detect), face detection
Stabilisation N/A None
Burst Rate N/A 8fps
Battery Life 2× AA alkaline batteries (~100 shots) ~390 shots (CIPA)
Weight ~293g (with batteries, without film) 469g (with battery and card)
Dimensions 107.6 × 121.7 × 67.3mm 126.5 × 74.8 × 52.4mm
Weather Sealed No No
Viewfinder Real-image optical viewfinder (0.37×) Hybrid OVF/EVF — 0.5" EVF (2.36M dots) or OVF (0.5× magnification)
Screen N/A 3.0" fixed LCD, 1.04M dots (no tilt, no touch)
Mount Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) Fixed Fujinon 23mm f/2 (35mm equiv)
Memory Cards N/A — instant film only Single SD UHS-I slot
Connectivity N/A Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Genre Instax Mini 12X100F
Parties & Events
9.0
Travel
9.0
9.0
Portrait
7.0
9.0
Everyday
7.0
Low Light
4.0
Landscape
4.0
7.0
Street
9.0
Vlogging & Video
4.0
Wildlife
4.0

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