Who should buy the Instax Mini 99?

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

How much does the Instax Mini 99 cost in the UK?

The Instax Mini 99 starts from £174 in the UK. Prices are tracked live on GearFrame.

Fujifilm

Fujifilm Instax Mini 99

Name: Instax Mini 99
Brand: Fujifilm
Availability: InStock

The Instax Mini 99 is Fujifilm's most capable analogue instant camera — a fully manual controls machine with five colour effect modes, a vignette dial, and shutter speeds up to 1/2000s. It produces the most distinctive and creative Instax Mini prints of any camera in the range. If you want to treat instant photography as a serious creative medium rather than a party trick, the Mini 99 is the one to buy.

GearFrame's Take

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.

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£174 new

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

Film & fun features

Exposure

Automatic with modes / compensation

Focus

Manual zone focus

Lens

60 mm f/12.7

Power

Removable rechargeable pack

Print size

62 × 46 mm

Shots per pack

Features

Close-up modeDouble exposureLong exposure / bulbSelf-timerTripod socket

Core

Released

2024

Sensor

Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area)

Mount

Fixed lens

Dimensions

131.7 × 104.9 × 66.8mm

Weight

~440g (with battery, without film)

Weather Sealed

Performance

Autofocus

Fixed focus with zone focus dial (0.3m / 0.5m / 1m / 2m / ∞)

Stabilisation

No stabilisation

Burst Rate

No burst rate

Battery Life

Rechargeable internal battery (USB-C, ~100 shots)

Features

Video

N/A — instant film camera

Viewfinder

Real-image optical viewfinder

Screen

No screen

Memory Cards

N/A — instant film only

Connectivity

USB-C (charging only)

Detailed Specs

Viewfinder Type

Optical (SLR)

Screen Type

No screen

Touchscreen

Card Slots

Battery Life (CIPA)

100 shots

Dimensions

104 × 118 × 60mm

Weight (Grams)

340g

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

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

Fun & simple — what it's for

🎉 8.2/10 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

5.3 #9 of 17

Travel

6.6 #7 of 17

Casual

7.7 #12 of 17

Portrait

3.9 #9 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 →