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Instax Mini 99vs A6300

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 (2024) Starting from £160 new Best for Creative instant photography & serious enthusiasts View Instax Mini 99
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Sony A6300 Sony A6300 (2016) Starting from £449 new Best for Travel, street, wildlife & 4K video View A6300

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Creative Instant Photography & Serious Enthusiasts — Instax Mini 99 (2024): 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.

Travel, Street, Wildlife & 4k Video — A6300 (2016): The camera that proved Sony APS-C was serious — world's fastest AF at launch, uncropped 4K, and 11fps in a compact weather-sealed body.

↓ Full specifications below

Instax Mini 99 (2024)

  • 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

A6300 (2016)

  • Travel and street photographers who want compact weather-sealed performance
  • Wildlife photographers who need fast phase-detect AF in a lightweight body
  • Content creators who want uncropped 4K in a compact E-mount body
  • Sony E-mount users looking for an affordable used body with excellent image quality

Quick take: The instax mini 99 is the most affordable; only the a6300 is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Instax Mini 99 (2024)A6300 (2016)
Price £160 £449
Sensor Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS
Resolution 24.2MP
Video N/A — instant film camera 4K/30p (full pixel readout, no crop), 1080p/120p
Autofocus Fixed focus with zone focus dial (0.3m / 0.5m / 1m / 2m / ∞) 425 phase-detect + 169 contrast-detect AF points — world's fastest at launch (0.05s)
Stabilisation N/A None
Burst Rate N/A 11fps
Battery Life Rechargeable internal battery (USB-C, ~100 shots) ~400 shots (CIPA)
Weight ~440g (with battery, without film) 361g (with battery and card)
Dimensions 131.7 × 104.9 × 66.8mm 120.0 × 66.9 × 48.8mm
Weather Sealed No Yes
Viewfinder Real-image optical viewfinder EVF, OLED 2.36M dots, 0.70× magnification
Screen N/A 3.0" tilting LCD, 921k dots (no touch)
Mount Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) Sony E-mount
Memory Cards N/A — instant film only Single SD UHS-I slot
Connectivity USB-C (charging only) USB, Wi-Fi, NFC
Genre Instax Mini 99A6300
Portrait
9.0
7.0
Creative
9.0
Parties & Events
9.0
Street
7.0
9.0
Low Light
7.0
Travel
7.0
9.0
Wildlife
9.0
Vlogging & Video
7.0
Sports & Action
7.0

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