Who should buy the Instax Mini 12?

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

How much does the Instax Mini 12 cost in the UK?

The Instax Mini 12 starts from £69 in the UK. Prices are tracked live on GearFrame.

Fujifilm

Fujifilm Instax Mini 12

Name: Instax Mini 12
Brand: Fujifilm
Availability: InStock

The Instax Mini 12 is Fujifilm's best-selling entry-level instant camera — simple, fun, and available in a range of pastel colours. A close-up mode makes it genuinely usable for selfies and table-top shots, and automatic exposure means you just point and shoot. The credit-card-sized Instax Mini prints come out immediately and are ready to stick on your wall or hand to a friend.

GearFrame's Take

The perfect starter instant camera — effortless to use, great colours, and comes in beautiful pastel shades.

Starting from

£69 new

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🎞 ≈ £0.85 per shot with the cheapest compatible film in stock.

Film & fun features

Exposure

Fully automatic

Focus

Fixed focus

Lens

60 mm f/12.7

Power

AA batteries

Print size

62 × 46 mm

Shots per pack

Features

Close-up modeSelfie mirror

Core

Released

2023

Sensor

Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area)

Mount

Fixed lens

Dimensions

107.6 × 121.7 × 67.3mm

Weight

~293g (with batteries, without film)

Weather Sealed

Performance

Autofocus

Fixed focus (0.3m–∞ standard; 0.3–0.5m in close-up mode)

Stabilisation

No stabilisation

Burst Rate

No burst rate

Battery Life

2× AA alkaline batteries (~100 shots)

Features

Video

N/A — instant film camera

Viewfinder

Real-image optical viewfinder (0.37×)

Screen

No screen

Memory Cards

N/A — instant film only

Connectivity

No wireless connectivity

Detailed Specs

Viewfinder Type

Optical (SLR)

Screen Type

No screen

Touchscreen

Card Slots

Battery Life (CIPA)

100 shots

Dimensions

104 × 122 × 67mm

Weight (Grams)

306g

Autofocus Type

Fixed or manual zone focus (no AF)

Max Video Resolution

No video

Built-in Microphone Input

Headphone Jack

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Who should buy this

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

Fun & simple — what it's for

🎉 8.4/10 for fun — a point-and-shoot for parties, weddings, holidays and nights out. Not a serious camera, and not trying to be.

Great at: parties · weddings & events · holidays · festivals · everyday snapshots. Has its own flash. Camera Match's Fun & simple mode ranks it against the other point-and-shoots. That ranking allows about £12 a roll for developing on film cameras, so film and instant compare on what you actually pay.

What it costs to shoot

About £0.85 a picture on Instax Mini Instant Film — 20 shots, the cheapest film in stock that fits.

Against other instant cameras

Ranked only against cameras of its own kind, on film facts — lens, exposure control, focusing, format and cost per shot. Never against digital cameras.

Wedding & Events

4.7 #15 of 17

Travel

6.6 #8 of 17

Casual

8.2 #5 of 17

Portrait

3.2 #15 of 17

📝 How suitability scores are calculated GearScore™ genre scores are calculated from this camera's verified specifications — autofocus, sensor, weight, weather sealing and more — weighted by what matters for each type of photography. Where a spec sheet misses something (e.g. a manual-focus rangefinder for street), we apply a documented editorial adjustment. Scores are not based on customer reviews. See our full methodology →