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The Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo Cinema has arrived, and it’s… weird. But also pretty cool. Chris Niccolls explains why this Instax video camera (?!) exists, how it works, and if it’s fun to use.
Read the full review: https://petapixel.com/2026/01/13/fujifilm-instax-mini-evo-cinema-review-wait-this-is-awesome/
Buy the Instax Mini Evo Cinema: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1942857-REG/fujifilm_instax_mini_evo_cinema.htmlBI/19083/KBID/10687
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0:00 – Intro
2:39 – Photos
3:26 – Instax Video?4:38 – Gen Dial
5:39 – Controls
11:17 – Gen Tour
14:08 – Use Cases
15:59 – Shooting Experience
18:05 – Should You Buy It?

They should make proper home video camera I think and even invent some kind of new physical medium to store those videos.
Love it! Want it! Will get it! Thanks!🙏🏽
At first impression I was super pumped about this product but the more I learned about it.. not so much
The quality is terrible, I mean it's literally a toy, only market I could see this for is like my 9 + 13 year old cousins to play on.
The only cool feature is that it's built in printer.. but.. at what cost? Size, poor quality, poor usability
You're better off saving your money for like the DJI nano, and if you really wanted the "polaroid" look buy the 'Instax Mini Printer"
Boom better quality, and better user experience!
Nerd Notes: I have all the gismos you can think of, DJI, Action cams, Insta360s, Drones, you name it! Including a full professional cinematic camera setup, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. BUT if you're still here.. yes it's way more worth it to buy better quality image in a better user friend package, and then add on the "printing" experience vs "all in one" and all the features suck
oh my god the Loona Girl Front melody for the intro????
Ok so this was far too enthusiastic for a toy camera. Severely limited in it's use, overpriced, and frankly…clunky. Next.
I like the instax film and their stand alone instax printers, but instax specific cameras are not for me. The film is more capable than any of these cameras. I don’t get it.
Why can't they say eras?
The Kodak Charmera $50 key ring camera has more watchable video and better sound.
Just what we need, more vertical "cinema."
Are the video files in a format that can be edited in tools like Resolve or Premiere?
I dont get what was beeped out ??
Next time, Fuji, just skip the Instax printer, make it a proper 1080p camera with optical zoom, good codec and keep the body design. 'Eterna 8' sounds so good as a model name.
3:02 Good way to get shot.
Why the bleep?
I've ordered one and I'm very excited about the new camera from Fujifilm.
You are absolutely going to get shot because someone thought you were holding a gun
The product camera is pretty cool, the rest is… Lazy. The photos are tiny, sooo tiny… QR code? WTF? Oh God. The memory sharing shit is ZGen… All regular Iphone users do it? And 15 secs of video??? Cmon Fuji… Such a half baked idea…Add a sticker of 400 quid for this novelty and I really doubt people will fall for it.
I haven’t been able to detect the camera via Bluetooth… any tips? 🙁
Další krám, co navádí lidi k tomu, aby točili svislý sračky 😑
they should have place the QR code on the back
As someone who uses the 15s clip mode on my action camera, I would have liked something like this but without the printer. That would reduce the cost significantly and make it viable as a supplementary camera to have.
too much talking, not enough footage
Recording a moment with your kids that lasts longer than 15 seconds. You better HOPE you remember to click that button every…..15……seconds…..This being a hard cap and not something that can be turned off is why I wont be getting this one.
This video was shot in Calgary. I knew it looked familiar!!!
This has some amazing options for some creative writing games I play! Great review!