Meet the instax mini Evo 2™ hybrid camera

Big news for anyone who loves picking their favourite pics before they print. The Fujifilm instax mini Evo 2™ hybrid camera is on its way, and it comes with the first 4.5-inch touch screen on an instax™ camera. That means more room to frame your shot, flick back through your pics and choose the ones you want to hold.

It keeps everything people love about the instax mini Evo™ family, from the tactile dials to the lens and film effects. Then it adds a few upgrades to help you show how you see the world. Ready to meet it?

Print only the pics you love

With an analogue instant camera, every press of the shutter gives you a print. Part of the charm is one shot, one print, no take-backs. The instax™ hybrid range works a little differently.

An instax™ hybrid camera is a digital camera and an instant printer in one body, and the instax mini Evo 2™ is a 2-in-1, so it can also print photos straight from your phone. Every shot saves digitally first. You look back through them, decide which ones deserve a print, and print only those on instax™ mini film. Nothing comes out unless you choose it. So the blurry first attempt stays on the camera, and the shot where everyone finally looked up at the same time becomes a print.

You can try a wild lens effect without worrying about using up film. Or take five versions of your brunch order and keep the best one.

The original instax mini Evo™ built its fanbase on that idea, pairing a lens dial and a film dial for 100 different looks. Then the instax mini Evo Cinema™ brought video into the family. Now it's the turn of the instax mini Evo 2™.

What's new on the instax mini Evo 2™

The instax mini Evo 2™ hybrid camera keeps what people love about the original: the tactile dials and the camera-inspired styling. Then it adds a set of upgrades with one goal, helping you nail the shot and pick the prints you'll keep. When you've picked a favourite, flick the analogue-style print lever and out it comes. Each print still develops in 90 seconds, so you get that moment of watching your picture appear.

A hybrid instant camera with screen space to spare

The Fujifilm instax mini Evo 2™ has a 4.5-inch touch panel LCD, the first ever on an instax™ camera. The original instax mini Evo™ has a 3-inch screen, so this is a big jump.

You'll notice it before you even take the shot. A larger display gives you a clearer view of the whole scene. You can catch a tilted horizon, a stray elbow at the edge of the frame or a background that's busier than you thought, and fix it there and then. It's easier to see where everyone's looking, too, so you can hold off until everyone's eyes are open.

It helps afterwards, too. The bigger screen helps most when it's time to choose. Browse your pics at a size where you can see the difference, so it's easier to spot the best one. Handy when you've got one pack of film and twenty shots you like. Touch controls also make changing settings quicker, so you're back to shooting faster.

The dials haven't gone anywhere, for anyone who loves a satisfying click. Twist a dial or tap the screen, and use whichever feels right in the moment.

The specs, kept simple

The upgrades you'll notice most:

• 16MP: more detail packed into every shot.
• Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi: save the photos you print to the instax mini Evo™ app, print photos from your phone or use your phone as a remote shutter.
• 10 lens effects and 10 film effects: mix them on the dials for 100 different looks.
• Macro mode, self-timer and manual tweaks: get close to the details, step into the frame yourself, or adjust exposure, white balance and flash.
• instax-Rich Mode™ and instax-Natural Mode™: go for vivid colour or a more classic finish on your prints.
• USB-C charging and a microSD slot: top up between stops and keep plenty of shots stored.
• Selfie mirror and dual shutter buttons: frame yourself easily, and shoot upright or sideways without fumbling.

Two new modes to explore

The instax mini Evo 2™ also brings two new modes to play with.

instax Expanded View™ widens your field of view and adds an on-screen framing guide. It's made for those moments when you want more of the scene in shot, like a whole row of colourful beach huts or every friend at the table. It helps you compose with a bit more intention, too.

instax Immersive Movie™ records the four seconds leading up to each shot. So as well as the photo, you get the moment that came before it: the wave about to break, your friend turning round to smile, the candles just before they're blown out. Watch it back and you're right there again. You'll need a microSD card in the camera to use it.

Made for travelling light

Pack one good camera, a couple of film packs and a loose plan, then see where the day goes. The instax mini Evo 2™ hybrid camera is made for that kind of trip.

You wander and spot the views worth keeping: a harbour full of colourful boats, mist rolling off the hills or a street of pastel houses. Frame each one on the big screen, pick an effect that fits the mood and keep going. Later, scroll back through the day and choose which moments become prints. Your pics wait on the camera until you're ready, so there's no rush.

Every print you bring home is one you picked on purpose.

Those prints can go straight into a travel album or a magnetic frame once you're home. Write a date or a place name at the bottom of each one, and you've got a travel diary you can flick through. A few could go to the people who were there with you, which is what instax™ is all about: don't just take, give.™

Which film does the instax mini Evo 2™ use?

The instax mini Evo 2™ hybrid camera uses instax™ mini film, the same credit card-sized film as the rest of the mini family. Film's sold separately, as the camera doesn't come with any. There's no special instax mini Evo™ film to hunt down, either. Any pack of instax™ mini film fits.

There's plenty of choice. Keep it classic with a white border or set the tone with Monochrome. Heading somewhere bright and colourful? A border like Rainbow suits it. Try pairing your film pack with your film effect. A Retro film effect on a classic white border looks right at home in a travel album.  Browse the full instax™ mini film range and pick up a few packs before your next trip.

When can you get it?

The instax mini Evo 2™ has an RRP of £219.99 and is on sale from 27th November.

Until then, head to the instax mini Evo 2™ page to get to know the camera, then start planning where it's going first.

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