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photo-printing camera with a decidedly focused orientation and design
The camera is traditionally oriented in a portrait position, which is aimed at leveling with the Instagram generation of amateur
The thing even has a tiny mirror to frame your selfies with.Secondly, the design of the product, with its optical viewfinder and very simple
settings toggles, seems specifically pointed toward older millennials and those of Generation X
Perhaps these people have joined the rank and file of Instagrammers, but they miss the old days of needlessly waving around instant photo
16-megapixel (MP) digital sensor that can be set with a self-timer
The sensor supports six picture modes: vibrant color, black and white, vintage, vibrant color with Polaroid border, black and white with
The camera then artificially imposes the border effect, but it looks all the same.Of course, you can choose to just print a full photo, but
you won't be missing much of your shot with such a small print.The Mint produces prints in less than a minute, about 45 seconds, and can
move photos straight to a microSD card or a computer via microUSB (this port is also used for charging the built-in lithium-ion battery)
Speaking of which, the battery lasts for up to 40 prints.Having taken a photo of ourselves and seen its printing in action, we were
immediately taken back to our childhood, watching mom furiously wag freshly printed photos of the birthday party before the cake is
The required film will come in 20, 30 and 50-sheet packages for unknown prices at the time of writing.Shoot or just print with Polaroid
MintNow, Polaroid is also releasing a straight printer version of the product that features local Wi-Fi connectivity
This version of the Mint features no camera, but rather connects to your smartphone to print photos.This has the unique advantage of
advanced image sensing that smartphones have, like HDR.Polaroid even developed its own camera app for use with this product, which allows
for several filter and custom frame options
Of course, you can just send photos to the Mint (get it) taken with any camera app.Otherwise, the product looks identical to the
