Kodak Printomatic Instant Camera (Black) Bundle W/Zink Paper 100-Pack & Case

The Kodak Printomatic is a fun little camera. The pictures have a tint to them, and they are usually blurred. I grew up using Polaroids, so I knew what kind of pictures I'd get. Don't expect great picture quality. Do expect your children to love taking a photo and the picture popping out. The flash is very powerful, so don't stand too close to subjects. Anything light in color will definitely get washed out. Stand back about 5ft. Hold the camera very still and instruct the subject to remain still. It'll help get a less blurred photo.

Use is easy, but needing to load a blue calibration sheet for EACH pack of papers is cumbersome and takes almost a full minute. Flimsy. Power and shutter buttons are less than 1 inch away and the shutter button is very sensitive so you end up taking accidental pictures. Colors of pictures are washed-up, the focusing is difficult and erratic, and the images are blurry and not well defined. As soon as you take a picture, the camera begins to print it, so it is impossible to take several pictures in succession. Fully charging after about 10 pictures may take up to 2 hours, during which you cannot use the camera. A good feature, which I did not test, is the capability of storing your pictures in a mini-SD card for later transfer to a computer. The bundle price is very good, but if the product is not even an adequate children's toy, the money you save is immaterial. I am disappointed that Kodak can make such a mediocre product.