Polaroid Digital Camera

Product Description

Introducing the newest addition to the Polaroid instant digital camera line, the Z2300 features an integrated printer with ZINK Technology, enabling users to instantly capture, edit and in less than a minute print full color, 2" x 3" prints. Along with the ability to easily upload images to any social media platform, the Z2300 combines a compact form factor with a host of fun, easy-to-use features to create the ultimate social media machine. Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Speaker / microphone Prints with ZINK Zero ink Integrated Printer Features Snap, print, share - no computer connections needed 2x3 full-color prints Smudge-proof, water-resistant, tear-resistant, photos with better picture quality and sticky back for extra fun No Ink. No Hassles. No ink cartridges or ribbons to throw away View and crop images on camera before printing Option to print date, file number Add a fun and useful border to your photo including the Classic Polaroid Border logo format Option to print in black and white and fun shades of the Polaroid logo colors Upload custom borders Automatically save photos to camera or SD card for downloading Prints under 1 minute Works with the 2x3 premium ZINK Photo Paper

Features

• Compact size and usability with 3.0” bright color LCD for viewing images
• Prints 2x3” full color images in less than 1 minute
• Prints instantly with ZINK Zero ink printing technology
• SD compatible for expanded memory, up to 32GB
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Top Reviews

An old classic, correctly reimagined
by Carlos (4 out of 5 stars)
February 29, 2016

I have always wanted a Polaroid Camera, and given that instant cameras are a trend again I decided to do a little research about them. I spent a few months comparing different models (the whole Fuji Instax line and the few that Polaroid was selling at the time) and I finally decided to buy this model (Polaroid Z2300).

After almost a year of owning this camera, I can clearly write about the pros and cons of owning this camera:

PROS:
-First of all, the fact that you can decide which photos you print is so underrated. You can not even imagine the number of times people appear with their eyes closed on the photograph.
-The design is really nice, it is a combination of the old-school, classic design and a modern, contemporary design. It is thicker than a normal digital camera but it is slick enough to put it in your pocket.
-You can edit your photos before you print them. It is really fun to take a photo and apply a black and white filter, or to accentuate the colors, for example.
-It has a lot of different modes, some more common than others (night, fisheye, fireworks, water, kids, party, among many others).
-The film is really cheap, in comparison to the Impossible Project. It is in the same price range as the whole Fuji Instax line but the film the Z2300 uses can also be used as a sticker.
-The build quality is good, it is completely made out of plastic. There is a wide variety of colors to choose from, I bought the white one, and despite all of the use, it is as clean as the first day I got it.
-The print quality is great, despite being a little grainy at times, but it depends on the photo you took. The film is just as Polaroid promotes it: you can touch it right after you printed it and the colors will not move, it resists a little water and it is said to be almost unbreakeable (I did not try this one myself because I did not want to risk losing a photo).

CONS:
-Despite the fact that the camera's quality is 10mp, the photographs seem to be of less quality.
-I also bought the Neoprene Pouch and sometimes when I put the camera in it, the On/Off button turns on, so I have to put it in very gently.
-Since the film is also a sticker (as I mentioned earlier), after a few months the film starts to curve itself because of the glue it has, so that is one of the biggest letdowns in my opinion. The Fuji Instax does not have this problem because it is a little sturdier and more rigid.
-It does not have a counter to let you know how many papers you have left (like the old Polaroid cameras used to), so from time to time I have to open it (without letting the sun or any kind of light hit it directly so as to not ruin it) and check how many I have left.

Overall, it is a great camera and I recommend it, in spite of the film bending after a few months but it is just a minor setback. If you want to take photos and you are looking for an instant camera, it does not get much better than this.
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worst
by Tom Girl (1 out of 5 stars)
April 10, 2017

This thing sucks. Just buy a regular Polaroid camera. Tried to use this for a DIY photo booth and chose this camera because the paper/film is cheaper than the other Polaroid film. Really bummed now. The picture takes forever to print, the color sucks, the battery died after an hour, every 5 prints it overheats and you have to wait for it to cool off; it literally says: Please wait I'm cooling off. The only thing I liked was that it saved the pictures so we could look at them after the party. Too bad it was so irritating to use that there weren't many pictures. People just used their own phones. I wish I could return this but it's past the return period.
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You can save the image, print more than one or chose not to print at all!
by momandcrew (4 out of 5 stars)
January 7, 2018

My daughter wanted the Fuji instant camera for Christmas. I did not like that it 1) could not save the image digitally 2) could only print the picture once and 3) always printed the picture. I set out for a better camera with the instant ability. This is it!

Pros: It accepts an SD card so images can be saved.
You can chose not to print the picture
you can print the image more than once.

There are other options as well like making the image passport size. Since it is my daughter's I have not played with it all that much.

Cons: It is more bulky than the average point and shoot digital (but WAY smaller than the one she said she wanted)

the film is kinda pricey and I wonder how long the film will be available (think old polaroid - can't find that film anywhere)

Overall we are very happy and as a preschool teacher that sometimes needs images of the students quickly, I think there will be opportunities for me to borrow her camera. ;)
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big but fun
by Cristian (4 out of 5 stars)
June 27, 2016

It is a little to big for a point and shoot camera. In the same way, 10 MP might be not enough for today standards and I am not completely sure that this camera produce better pictures than my 8MP iPhone (thats why I dropped 1 star). BUT! been able to print the pictures makes this camera really fun, specially on social events / family reunions. My main camera is a mirrorless with some expensive lens, but I use this one to let someone else make "snapshots" and then print some of those.

The camera can store 1 picture on the internal memory, so you can still use it w/o memory card if you plan to print immediately. On the other hand, the camera can hold 10 sheets of Zink paper, so you might want to carry some extra packages. Each package contains 10 sheets which makes it easy to reload the camera.

Note. I read somewhere that you should keep the blue sheet with bar codes that came with the Zink papers that are included with your camera. This is in case the new packages are not working properly.
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great for those who are just getting started with photography or are interested in reliving the good
by Steven (4 out of 5 stars)
August 24, 2015

even though i have only had this camera for a short amount of time, i would have to say it is a great camera. it is more of a "fun time" or "casual" type of digital cameras that is great for those who are just getting started with photography or are interested in reliving the good old Polaroid camera days.

i didn't give it the full 5 stars because i have some dislikes towards it that should be fixed.
1) the camera seems to have a very low ISO range
2) the auto-focus function needs to be improved
3) battery drains too fast, but will last a lot longer if you do not use the Polaroid feature or even load film in the camera to begin with.
4) very weak flash that is not synchronized with the cameras shutter for when the picture is taken
5) user interface is a bit confusing even though it has some nice features

however, the camera does have some great features:
1) the Polaroid printer feature which works great
2) built-in memory that will hold up to about 10 pictures (for its built-in printer)
3) SD card support
4) tri-pod support

because i am a fan of the good old Polaroid days and due to the fact this camera works as it should, it was almost worth the money that i spent on it. its short battery life (and poor ISO range) is somewhat of a deal breaker in terms of how often i would like to use this camera. but the camera is worth keeping.
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Returned due to poor picture quality
by Jingerale (2 out of 5 stars)
March 23, 2016

We ended up returning it. Camera size is fine, picture size is also fine. Picture quality however was just not good enough for us to keep. My girlfriend wanted an Insta camera and we ended up trying this polaroid, Mini 90 and the Instax Wide 300. We mainly compared the Mini 90 to the Polaroid. Yes, the Polaroid is more like a digital camera capable of printing on the spot. If you find the storage and 10MP useful, then this might be a good option for you. We didn't, we only wanted something that can print instantly.

The polaroid wasn't hard to use, typical digital camera controls and settings. The photo paper was a bit cheaper compared to the Mini 90.But the quality of the prints is just not there. We did play around with the settings, took sample pictures indoor as well as out. It just did not compare to the Mini 90. I know, I know, different technology.
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My favorite Polaroid to use
by John Reyna (5 out of 5 stars)
April 21, 2017

Camera may not be the most megapixels, and the pictures may not be the clearest pictures out there, but I am seriously grateful for having bought this camera, my grandfather is dying right now and with this camera I have been able to capture so many moments and print them all out so easily for everyone, putting pictures all over the place for him, capturing his final days with this camera is all I could ever ask for in a camera and this thing does it flawlessly, I'd recommend to anyone who is just wanting to make memories with a camera, this is the one to use
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CAN NOT re-order original Sticky Paper :-(
by Candice (3 out of 5 stars)
June 27, 2015

I love the camera and the concept of it. I love that it advertized that it comes with Sticky paper which it does. I use it to add photos to journaling I do during my travels.

HOWEVER... When I re ordered the "sticky paper" that goes with it I did not receive the same paper that came with the original camera. The biggest feature that I was looking for in a journaling camera was sticker photos. And I'm having a hell of a time trying to find the ORIGINAL paper that came with this camera. The one that is sold by Polaroid here on amazon (50 pack) IS NOT BY POLAROID! You will know this from opening the package and not finding the Zink logo on the back of the paper. Instead it will have a blue tint to it AND IT IS NOT STICKY!

So while I absolutely love the camera and the 10 sheets of paper it originally came with, I am ABSOLUTELY NOT IMPRESSED that It's impossible to re order the ORIGINAL sticky paper that came with the camera.

Even going to the polaroid website and clicking on the 30 pack brings you to the Amazon listing for the 50 pack of fake Non-sticky stuff that I am not stuck with. I am heart broken over this.

Essentially I paid a bunch of money for something that only works as advertised 10 times.
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Fun to play around with but very disappointing in quality
by Leah H (2 out of 5 stars)
December 15, 2017

I should have listened to the other reviews. I thought people sounded overly negative and must be exaggerating. But I was wrong. The concept of the camera is pretty cool, and I didn't mind the small size of the prints. The idea that I could take pictures, edit, AND print them with the camera, ans take videos as well seemed too good to be true. I thought it would be nice for scrapbooking without the wait to order prints from my phone. But the pictures come out very grainy no matter how I play around with the settings. There are also only 2 focusing options which really limits what you can even take a picture of. I've had the best luck with pictures indoors at night with flash. For some reason the pictures I've taken in natural light come out worse. The border options that come with it are tacky and also print out extremely low quality. I would return it if I hadn't already thrown out the packaging. This camera is not worth the money and it's such a disappointment because it was a lot of money for me to spend and I can't affors to just buy another camera. If you want instant pictures, just buy the classic style Polaroid that prints actual useable, quality pictures. This one seems to have taken technology back in time in the worst ways.
**For those who said their screen arrived scratched, it is the screen protector that peels off, not the actual screen.**
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Perfect for Old School Memories
by E. Flores (4 out of 5 stars)
August 20, 2013

This camera was an early Christmas gift last year and I find it perfect for what I need. I wanted a camera that took digital pictures, had expandable memory, was easy to use, and printed out pictures directly from the unit. The Polaroid Z340 Polaroid Z340 3x4 Instant Digital Camera with ZINK (Zero Ink) Printing Technology was too much money and bigger in size than I wanted and the Polaroid 300 Polaroid PIC-300P Instant Film Analog Camera (Purple) didn't have the memory ability I was looking for.

After some research of this and the Fuji Instax instant camera line, I settled on this one because of a couple of things.

PROS:
1) The Polaroid Z2300 has the throwback design that ultimately made it more portable than the Fuji Instax cameras. Yes, it is bigger than many purely digital cameras but you have to take into consideration that it has the printer inside. I have no issue with their being actual buttons, at times it is easier for me than having a touchscreen.
2)User friendly memory. I got a 16gb sd card as a promotion and it serves me to be able to selectively print pictures than to just have them print immediately after taking them. I am not the world's best photographer and I wasted many an instant camera in high school due to my lack of skills. Nothing sucked more than finally getting everyone together in the perfect pose at the dance than to press the shutter and find my last picture was already taken :( I have been able to successfully transfer photos from my computer to the sd card to print from Facebook and other cameras, and have also used my phone's micro sd with an adapter to make prints directly using this camera.

Some photos do not show up because they are too high resolution (12MP is where I maxed out.) The Polaroid Z2300 only likes landscape, otherwise you get an error message and cannot print. I set my Polaroid Z2300 at 8MP and the pictures come out nice, very little gets cropped in the printing process. My new phone (HTC ONE 32GB)takes true landscape pics and I found that it will fit the entire picture in the print, but the pictures come out "letter boxed" at the top and bottom with white bars (see customer pics for mine.)

The ability to take video was another selling point as I do not always have enough battery or memory available on my phone to take HD videos. The format is .avi and to my amateur pov looks good, definitely HD quality. Be warned that the video takes up A LOT of memory and the camera only takes up to 32GB SD cards.
3) INSTANT MEMORIES! I love that I can just print out a picture and touch it, use it, rub it and none of those things will mess it up after it's done. The fact that it is also a sticker makes making albums and Smashbooks easier. I have given them out as gifts to friends, use it to make going away presents for coworkers and it has been handy to use as "wallets" like back in the day. My little cousins personalized backpacks and for an avid Disneyland visitor like me, having prints of those memories is priceless.

CONS:
1) Picture quality is not always the best, you have to learn what setting works for what scene. This may be a hassle for some people but since I choose what pictures to print and save, not so much of a dealbreaker, just wanted to point it out to others. Colors are either brilliant and spot on, or slightly orangey. They look better on the computer than the camera's LCD screen. Printouts also can come out washed out but it depends on the picture taken in my pov.
2) Battery life not so good when printing multiples. It tends to run out faster when I am just in a printing session and unfortunately taking out the camera battery deletes the date/time setting, which you have to set before being able to take pictures. The battery is removable though but it does charge through ac adapter only. I have yet tried to charge it through usb. Mine came with all these plug adapters for different countries, which may be useful for those that travel, but I just stored them in the junk drawer. I do plan on getting a new battery for just in case.
3)You will not find ZINK Premium photo papers Polaroid 2x3" Premium ZINK Photo paper - 50-Pack in stores. I have been able to order some off Amazon but if I run out, I cannot just go to the store and get more. Keep that in mind if you are wanting this camera for crafting purposes or events. The paper itself is cheap and I haven't wasted more than a handful in the past year. I believe around $0.50 a print.

If you want a fun camera that helps you shares memories in a unique way, I recommend this camera. This is a gadget in all the sense of the word, not something professional photographers or nitpickers should get, because you will be disappointed. Figure out if your needs are what this camera can give you, because I am thoroughly happy with mine and will be giving one to my cousin now that the price has gone down.

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