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Instax Mini 12vs M11-P

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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Leica M11-P Leica M11-P (2023) Starting from £7500 new Best for Documentary & Street View M11-P

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.

Documentary & Street — M11-P (2023): The M11-P is the M11 made more discreet and verifiable — all-black with no logo, and the world's first camera with Content Credentials built in. The same 60MP rangefinder brilliance as the M11, with added significance for documentary and journalistic work where image authenticity cannot be disputed.

↓ 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

M11-P (2023)

  • Documentary photographers and photojournalists who need provable image authenticity
  • Street photographers who want the most discreet M-series camera ever produced
  • Leica collectors who want the definitive M11 variant
  • Professionals working where image integrity must be cryptographically verified

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

Full specifications

Specification Instax Mini 12 (2023)M11-P (2023)
Price £80 £7,500
Sensor Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) 60.3MP Full-Frame BSI CMOS
Resolution 60.3MP
Video N/A — instant film camera
Autofocus Fixed focus (0.3m–∞ standard; 0.3–0.5m in close-up mode) Manual focus rangefinder (no autofocus)
Stabilisation N/A
Burst Rate N/A 5fps
Battery Life 2× AA alkaline batteries (~100 shots) ~700 shots (CIPA)
Weight ~293g (with batteries, without film) 530g (body only)
Dimensions 107.6 × 121.7 × 67.3mm 138.6 × 80.0 × 38.5mm
Weather Sealed No No
Viewfinder Real-image optical viewfinder (0.37×) Optical rangefinder, 0.73× magnification
Screen N/A 2.3" touchscreen LCD, 2.33M dots
Mount Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) Leica M-mount
Memory Cards N/A — instant film only Single SD UHS-II slot + 64GB internal storage
Connectivity N/A USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Genre Instax Mini 12M11-P
Parties & Events
9.0
Travel
9.0
9.0
Portrait
7.0
9.0
Everyday
7.0
Low Light
4.0
Landscape
4.0
8.0
Street
9.5
Casual
8.5
Sports & Action
3.0
Vlogging & Video
2.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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