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Great for teen!

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024

The Polaroid PIC-300 Instant Film Camera is a delightful addition to any nostalgic photography enthusiast's collection. The vibrant purple color adds a playful touch to this user-friendly camera. Its simplicity makes it perfect for capturing spontaneous moments, and the instant film provides tangible memories in a digital age. The compact design makes it easy to carry, ensuring you never miss a memorable shot. While the photo quality might not match professional-grade cameras, the charm lies in the instant gratification of holding a physical photo in your hands. Overall, the PIC-300 in Purple is a fun and reliable choice for those who appreciate the joy of instant photography.

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James Wilson

I don't get it

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2011

While I understand the tug on ones heart for nostalgia, I don't get this camera. I purchased this for one of my daughters, because she "loved it". I held out for the better part of year -- to be absolutely certain she really wanted it -- but she never wavered, so I picked it up for Christmas. This is a late-teen girl who already has a DSLR too, which makes it all the more confusing to be honest.

The camera seems expensive for what you get - small, non-standard sized, pictures; proprietary film, that's rather costly; no zoom to speak of; goofy appearance. I suppose for some this camera has merit, but it's lost on me. It's not that there's anything necessarily wrong with it, I'm just not certain there's anything necessarily right with it.

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Brett Sellers

Great for teen!

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024

Color: Ice BlueVerified Purchase

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Laura Henri

The New Classic.

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2011

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

I purchased this Camera for my boyfriend James. We both are quite nostalgic for the 70's and 80's and both of us love photography. He himself has quite the eye for framing a picture perfectly, and finding subjects to shoot that are quirky, and beautiful and unconventional. Polaroid's are in essence, exactly that as well.

The new Polaroid PIC-300B is the answer to anyone's prayers who missed the look and feel and fun of those instant photos. We all know how a Polaroid picture looks, it's not crystal clear in the slightest, and it has such a harshness of reality woven into it. By nature it's more contemporary than the newer digital cameras, because you have instant gratification. You cannot zoom, or look at the picture first and then delete or save; you cannot download it onto your PC and fix it. You point and click and there is NO turning back you must accept that picture! It's half the fun of it to see it develop, the other half is having something in your hand. A tangible memento of the moment before.

It's a good looking camera, I loved how the old ones looked, but I like this one as well. It also comes in different colors now; I went for good old black. It's not too heavy, comes with batteries and a strap for the side. The Polaroid PIC-300B is easy to use. Just load the film, then you pop open the lens and that turns on the camera and the first photo that comes out will not be a picture but rather the films protective layer coming off. Then you point and click and the photo comes out the top now! It still makes the same noises as it spits out, and that made me smile. The photos are now business card size , which I didn't know if I would love or not but I DO!!

This camera isn't for someone who wants an everyday camera, this is for special use. Yes, because the film isn't cheap for it, but also because the pictures themselves are meant to be slices of life, not all of life.

I am so happy with this camera, now go and get yourself one!

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Deb S.

Easy to use

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018

Color: Ice BlueVerified Purchase

This camera was a lot of fun. I bought it for a local 'Film Gala' photo shoot to offer people something a little different. I'm not a professional photographer and only asked for donations. The people who got their photo taken with this just loved it, it was cool to have a photo in your hand right after it was taken. The only problem was, that when I ordered I thought I had gotten more film (upon checking saw that I didn't) and only had enough for 20 pictures. The photo quality was pretty good considering what it is. Overall, very happy with this. Note: A few days later I went to a large baby shower and they had the same camera to use for their scrapbook!

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Casual Use Camera - Fun

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

I knew what I was buying wasn't expecting a high quality photo. Bought for a Christmas present for 13 year old girl and she is having a blast with the camera. Yes the film is expensive but I remember the days of taking film into the local drug store and having to pay for the prints so comparable along those lines Buying film and instant developing worth the money for us. Business card size prints with decent quality. It is a fun camera and would recommend for casual use. Because I can't get it out of the 13 year old's hands I am thinking of buying one for myself to play around with. I only gave 4 stars because I wished they would make it like the old ones with bigger prints.

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Didi

Poloraid

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023

Color: Ice BlueVerified Purchase

My Granddaughter wanted a purple one couldn’t find in store at the time years ago when popular. She ordered to her pictures. Loved it, but film was getting pricey for her.

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Princess

Fun camera

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2014

Color: Ice BlueVerified Purchase

I'm not deducting stars but probably the worst thing about this revamped Polaroid is the price of the film.

It's a delightful camera which of course brings lots of memories for those of us of a certain age. Imagine once again loading film into a camera?
It's a very simple camera to use, setting it up is easy --insert batteries, insert film, set your setting (indoor, outdoor, ) take your shot.

This is not your everyday camera. We've used this on Girls Nites, (loads of fun that), family gatherings and vacations for fun moments. It always generates a buzz.
My teens think it's a blast.

I love the instant photos for craft projects, bulletin boards, messages.....CLEAN YOUR ROOM!
I just have to keep enough film around....film bundles are the best options.

This would be a great graduation gift.

Welcome back Polaroid!

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Mariam

CUTE FOR WEDDINGS! BUT DO NOT BUY THE POLAROID FILM!

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

sooo cute! We used this at our engagement and let guests take pictures of themselves and pin it on a board that we had set up. There was even a little space on the bottom of the picture for our guests to write a cute short message before pinning up their picture. This is not the Polaroid from back in the day that cranked out a huge square picture. These pictures are small. Think business card size. But still adorable and great for events and vintage-themed weddings. The guests LOVED it and my cousin took the idea and bought one for her wedding as well.

Note: Buying the fujifilm film is cheaper than the Polaroid film for this camera and works the same!

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brian peticolas

Great product

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

Bought this for my son for Christmas. Easy to use. Takes great pictures. Shares the photos with his friends all the time.

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Karen Moreno

Had alot of fun with this!

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2013

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

I ordered this camera for my grandson's 2 year birthday party. We had a photo booth and all of the guests got to dress up in crazy outfits and we took pictures and they got to take the pictures home with them. It was fun because they also decorated their own frames as well and the pictures were instantly ready to pop right in. I will say I wasn't prepared for the pictures to be so small (they are probably half the size of the original instant kind) but all in all it was still a hit and I am very happy I purchased this camera. It also came in very handy for a project another grandson was doing for school. He mailed me a character named Flat Stan who I had to keep for a week and journal "his" stay with us. So I took Flat Stan with me everywhere and took instant pictures of him and put them in the journal as well (the small size photo came in very handy for this). My grandson was thrilled with his journal and got a very good grade. I anticipate doing lots of creative and fun things with this little camera and it was fairly inexpensive, the film is pricey works out to about a dollar a picture. I recommend this product as long as you are not looking for high quality photos. It is more for the fun. I will also add we backed up all of the photos we took with the instant camera with our digital as well.

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Shepherd_

Film difficult to find

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023

Color: Ice BlueVerified Purchase

I had a hard time finding film that worked with the camera.
Fujifilm Instax Mini Instant Film is compatiable with this camera.

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