I was going to buy the SQ10, when I saw that the SQ20 was just released. I figured that the SQ20 would be just like the 10 but with more features, which is mostly true. Apparently the big difference is the SQ20 can shoot short video and extract a frame for a photo. That's cool, though I probably won't make use of that feature.
I've always wanted an instant film camera, and this is better than that. It's pretty much the same experience except the ability to edit and apply filters and change the exposure compensation after you take a picture saves you a lot of film that would otherwise be wasted. You don't have to print your mistakes. And, you can make as many prints as you want, so if you take a picture with your friend, you can both keep a copy.
If I could only use one camera for the rest of my life, this would be it.
The one problem. There is no tripod mount. I assumed there would be a tripod socket because the SQ10 has one, the SQ20 does not. That was disappointing. Any instance where a tripod would be helpful so far I've been able to find something about the right height to rest it on, but it's less ideal.
That was enough for me to doc a star. A tripod mount would have made this a 5 star camera in my book. It's a basic thing and should have been a given. I hope Fujifilm comes out with some kind of solution, An adapter or something so that we can use a tripod with this camera.
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FRAME GRAB
Shoot a video up to 15 seconds long, use the dial on the back of the camera to select the frame that captures the best moment and print your photo. Capturing a moving subject has never been so easy.
Fujifilm Instax Square SQ20 Instant Film Camera
SHOOT, REWIND, PRINT
The instax SQUARE SQ20 allows you to creatively showcase the beauty of moving subjects. Whether you're capturing that exciting moment or a thrilling adventure the instax SQ20 allows you to enjoy photography and instant prints like never before.
- Shoot images while looking at the monitor, and re-shoot if necessary.
- Enjoy editing photos with a variety of filters.
- Create and print new image compositions with the built in crop tool.
Features:
- Timeshift Collage: Four images can be taken with a time difference at one time. Press the shutter button to shoot when four images appear on the monitor. The time difference between frames can be adjusted within 0.2 to 2.0 seconds.
- Double Exposure: Two shutters go off and the two pictures are combined into one image.
- Blue Mode: The shutter remains open while the shutter button is being pressed.
- Split: Multiple images can be captured on one images. Select four segmentation options: vertically halved, horizontally divided in three, divided in quarters and divided in nine.
- Collage: You can create a collage style image where one image is divided up at random or you can take photos for each segment.
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Kevin12
Awesome camera. One glaring flaw.
19 November 2018 -
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Markeysha
I want to love it
23 March 2019 -
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I want to love it
Reviewed in the United States on 23 March 2019
I want to love this camera! It’s great really, as a hybrid instant camera. It has unique modes like collage, double exposure, time lapse collage, and color isolation (among at least a dozen other filters) that you can apply before printing. You can even pick images from short video recordings on the camera! The SQ20 is innovative and it *could* rock so hard if it was better at catching light. You can adjust brightness and darkness manually, but the images, if too bright, appear overexposed, and if too dark are barely visible. Outdoors, it’d be nice if there was greater contrast between shadows and natural light, too. . I’ll be trying images with a LED ring light soon to compare. This is a GREAT camera for folks who just want control over their instant photos and don’t nitpick about quality.
Reviewed in the United States on 23 March 2019
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scott stachurski
I love but its definitely not for everyone.
25 June 2019 -
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Ezra Gordon
Wonderful for memory keeping!!
18 February 2020 -
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Wonderful for memory keeping!!
Reviewed in the United States on 18 February 2020
I got this FujiFilm Instax SQ20 off of Amazon. It was in the condition of “Used- Like New” with only the packaging damaged, and I made sure that the seller was an Amazon Warehouse. I went through all of the reviews prior to purchasing and decided to take the risk even if someone got a damaged SQ20 when they ordered a “Used- Like New” product as well. I’ll have to say I got lucky cause mine came in perfect. Really, only the box was damaged so the description was spot on. I just wished they provided photos all of the time so that people wouldn’t feel so nervous about used purchases. Anyway, when I first used the camera, there was something wrong. I got scared cause a film was stuck. I searched for help videos but none were on the SQ20 and none were stuck the way mine was. Again I was lucky because I was able to get it out; I squeezed the Polaroid just a little (like how you squeeze the camera closed after loading new film in it) and that did the trick. I guess the mechanism/ rollers (or whatever it is) couldn’t grab the film to make it go up and out of the camera because the film that was stuck was a bit sideways. It couldn’t go straight up because it was slightly unaligned and had a bent corner (imagine trying to put a star in a star shaped hole but you can’t cause the shape you’re holding is slightly turned so it can’t align and go through). I had to open the camera, pull out the film cartridge and put it back in multiple times until I finally tried giving the camera a slight squeeze and it came out. That wasted just one film and of course it was the slightly bent one that was exposed. Of course I hoped that it was just the film and not the camera. I’m on my third pack and I think it’s safe to say that it was just that one pack of 10. So the camera is 100% in fantastic and working condition.Reviewed in the United States on 18 February 2020
As for photo quality it could definitely be better, but on a scale of 1-10 I would say it’s a 7.5/10. It doesn’t do as well in darker lighting (even if it’s at night and any light is on), but it just makes the photos look more vintage. I took photos at SeaWorld under natural lighting and the shots were great so it’s even better during the daytime. Either way it’s worth it cause you can always adjust the lighting of the shots you take before AND after you take the photos anyway! And you can print as much of the same thing as you want! Worth the $120 I spent on it! The photo samples are scanned polaroids from my SQ20 camera, the colors are better in person, my scanner just sucks!
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kylie
Multiple issues with defects
27 December 2018 -
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