US EditionFujifilm’s New Super 8-Style Video Camera Is the Weirdest Instax Ever – but It Could Also Be the Most Fun
The Instax mini Evo Cinema prints stills from video using QR codes and offers 10 adjustable era-inspired filters to blend retro and instant-print styles.
- Fujifilm Japan announced the Instax Mini Evo Cinema, a new hybrid Instax model available in Japan starting January 30, 2026, with no wider release date disclosed.
- Styled after a 1965 FUJICA Single-8, Fujifilm positions the Instax Mini Evo Cinema as a retro-inflected evolution drawing on more than 25 years in the Instax product line.
- The Eras Dial on the side offers ten eras from 1930 to 2020, with a lens-mounted control wheel adjusting effects in ten increments for 100 total expressions, altering visuals and audio.
- The Instax Mini Evo Cinema prints stills with QR codes linked to videos, and the companion app can combine clips into up to 30 seconds, stored on Fujifilm servers for two years, while Derek Morley highlighted pricing as key.
- As the first Instax with video, Fujifilm aims to keep the Instax family relevant to the TikTok-savvy generation, while the TechRadar team awaits hands-on tests to assess quality and sensor details.
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Fujifilm’s new instant camera captures video with vintage effects
You hold Fujifilm’s new instant camera sideways like a camcorder. | Image: Fujifilm Fujifilm is expanding its hybrid instant camera line with the new Instax Mini Evo Cinema that adds the ability to capture video clips up to 15 seconds long. The Mini Evo Cinema also features a unique design inspired by the vintage Fujica Single-8 8mm film camera that Fujifilm introduced in 1965. It will be released in Japan on January 30th, 2026, but pricing, an…
Fujifilm introduces a new instax camera in retro film camera design. It records short clips and connects them with instant images including QR code.
Japanese Fujifilm proves once again that instant photography doesn't have to be boring or predictable. The Instax mini Evo Cinema is a device that combines the world of short films with physical prints, transporting you back in time to different eras. The new Evo series camera goes a step further than classic Instax cameras, or even the Instax mini LiPlay, which records sound. It allows you to record video, which can be viewed by scanning a QR c…
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