Instax Mini 12vs X100V
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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 — X100V (2020): The camera that made fixed-lens popular again. Still one of the best walking-around cameras ever made.
Who should buy what
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
X100V (2020)
- Street and documentary photographers
- Anyone who wants one great lens and no decision paralysis
Quick take: The instax mini 12 is the most affordable; only the x100v is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | Instax Mini 12 (2023) | X100V (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £80 | £1,099 |
| Sensor | Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) | APS-C X-Trans CMOS 4 BSI |
| Resolution | — | 26.1MP |
| Video | N/A — instant film camera | 4K 30fps 10-bit (with Atomos) |
| Autofocus | Fixed focus (0.3m–∞ standard; 0.3–0.5m in close-up mode) | 425-point phase-detect intelligent hybrid AF |
| Stabilisation | N/A | Optical IS |
| Burst Rate | N/A | 11fps mechanical, 20fps electronic |
| Battery Life | 2× AA alkaline batteries (~100 shots) | 350 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | ~293g (with batteries, without film) | 478g |
| Dimensions | 107.6 × 121.7 × 67.3mm | 128.0 × 74.8 × 53.3mm |
| Weather Sealed | No | Yes |
| Viewfinder | Real-image optical viewfinder (0.37×) | Hybrid optical/EVF 0.52× |
| Screen | N/A | 3.0" tilting touchscreen, 1.62M-dot |
| Mount | Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) | Fixed 23mm f/2 (35mm equivalent) Fujinon |
| Memory Cards | N/A — instant film only | Single SD UHS-I |
| Connectivity | N/A | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C, Micro HDMI |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | Instax Mini 12 | X100V |
|---|---|---|
| Parties & Events | — | |
| Travel | — | |
| Portrait | — | |
| Everyday | — | |
| Low Light | — | |
| Landscape | — |
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