Fujifilm
Instax Mini 99 2024
Best for Creative instant photography & serious enthusiasts
£174
new today at Wex Photo Video
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Instax Mini 99 vs Instax Square 2
Quick take: The Instax Square 2 is the most affordable.
Where the Instax Mini 99 wins
- Weight: ~440g (with battery, without film)
Where the Instax Square 2 wins
- Cheaper new: £94 vs £174
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Size comparedbody only, no lens · drawn to one scale
- Instax Mini 99 104 × 118 × 60 mm · 340 g
- Instax Square 2 139 × 119 × 71 mm · 450 g
The Instax Mini 99 is 35 mm narrower, 11 mm slimmer and 110 g lighter than the Instax Square 2.
Drawn to scale from the makers' dimensions (W × H × D). Front shown, depth on the slanted edge.
Verdictwhich should you buy?
Instax Mini 99 — Creative Instant Photography & Serious Enthusiasts: The most serious analogue instant camera Fujifilm has ever made. Manual controls, colour effects, and USB-C charging elevate it far above the rest of the range.
Who should buy what
Instax Mini 99 (2024)
is the right camera for you if…
- Instant photographers who want real creative control over their prints
- Mini 12 or Mini Evo owners who want the most capable analogue Instax
- Photographers who treat instant film as a serious artistic medium
- Anyone who wants colour effects, vignette, and manual controls in one camera
Full specificationsthe better value in each row is highlighted
| Specification | Instax Mini 99Fujifilm · 2024 | Instax Square 2Fujifilm · 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £174 | £94Best |
| Sensor | Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) | Instant film: instax SQUARE (62 × 62 mm image) |
| Film | Instax Mini | Instax Square |
| Video | N/A — instant film camera | No video |
| Autofocus | Fixed focus with zone focus dial (0.3m / 0.5m / 1m / 2m / ∞) | Zone focus: close-up 0.3–0.5 m, standard 0.5–3 m, landscape 3 m+ |
| Exposure | Automatic with modes / compensation | Fully automatic |
| Stabilisation | No stabilisation | — |
| Burst Rate | No burst rate | — |
| Battery Life | Rechargeable internal battery (USB-C, ~100 shots) | 4 × AA (about 30 packs) |
| Weight | ~440g (with battery, without film)Best | 450g (without batteries) |
| Dimensions | 131.7 × 104.9 × 66.8mm | 139 × 119.5 × 71mm |
| Weather Sealed | Not weather sealed | Not weather sealed |
| Viewfinder | Real-image optical viewfinder | Reverse-Galilean optical finder, 0.4× |
| Screen | No screen | No screen |
| Mount | Fixed lens | Fixed lens |
| Lens | 60 mm f/12.7 | 65.75 mm f/12.6 |
| Memory Cards | N/A — instant film only | — |
| Connectivity | USB-C (charging only) | — |
Wins the row — price, resolution, burst, battery, weight and sealing are compared; text specs aren't ranked.
How they score by genreengine base scores out of 10
Genre
Instax Mini 99
Instax Square 2
Fun & simple
8.2/10
7.9/10
Scores come from the same engine as Camera Match: verified specifications weighted by what each genre needs, with documented adjustments. The product page and this table show the enthusiast base score. See how scores are calculated →
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