Hands-on with the Polaroid Now instant film camera

Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 04:20 in Physics & Chemistry

Meet the newest Polaroid instant camera, Polaroid Now. (Polaroid/)Polaroid Originals reverting back to its classic name: Polaroid. To celebrate, the company has announced its new Polaroid Now instant film camera. It’s an autofocus body that shoots both i-Type and 600 film. For a limited time the new camera will be available in red, orange, yellow, green, and blue alongside the classic black and white bodies. The camera is available starting today for $100.Orange cat and a yellow guitar. (Jeanette D Moses/)Compared to the Polaroid OneStep and the OneStep+ the Polaroid Now is slightly smaller, has a less boxy shape and fewer buttons. The lens on the camera automatically switches between portrait and distance modes and there is only one flash mode.Shooting with the Polaroid Now involves a simple, familiar process: Load it with film, turn it on, and fire away. During our time with the camera we found that the...

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