Meet the Polaroid I-2: A high-end instant camera with full manual control

The all-new Polaroid I-2 instant camera works to combine the timeless charm of instant film with cutting-edge technology. The company wanted to make a "high-end Polaroid camera," and the I-2 is a result of four years of hard work and innovation.

What makes the I-2 stand out is its continuous autofocus three-lens system, which features the sharpest lens ever seen in a Polaroid instant camera. This lens was developed in collaboration with Japanese optical engineers. The goal was to produce stunning image quality and depth of field thanks to its wide aperture. But the real magic happens with its LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensor, which accurately measures the distance to the subject and auto-adjusts the lens for perfect focus, even in low-light situations.

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Polaroid Now+ launches with clip-on filters

Polaroid's Now+ analog camera gets a bit of smarts with Bluetooth and app support, along with five new lens filters you can clip on the camera. The filters include Starburst, Orange, Red Vignette, Blue, and Yellow colours, allowing you to play around with the saturation, contrast, and different effects of your shots. This upgrade to last year's Polaroid Now also comes with autofocus, dynamic flash, and self-timer functionality. If you want to take self-portraits, you can mount this on a tripod now, too.

On the software side, the Polaroid app gets a new streamlined design with features like aperture priority and tripod mode, light painting, double exposure, and manual. The Polaroid Now+ is available in a new Blue Gray colour along with the Black and White options. It retails for USD 149.99, and it's available exclusively on Polaroid's site.

Source: Engadget

The Polaroid Go is the company's most compact analog instant camera

Polaroid shrinks its analog instant-film camera further with the launch of the new Polaroid Go. At only 4.1 inches long by 3.3 inches wide by 2.4 inches tall, it's designed to be, well, ready to go with you. You'll need to stock up on a new Polaroid i-Type colour film with the Go as its compact size means the usual Polaroid film won't work. 

The Polaroid Go promises a longer-lasting battery life. It also has Polaroid Now's dynamic flash and introduces double-exposure and self-timer options. Polaroid adds a selfie mirror to this camera, and it plans to offer travel accessories to go with it, too. The Polaroid Go is available for pre-order now at US$100 (around CA$125), with the film pack costing US$20 (CA$25) for a double pack with eight prints per pack.

Source: CNET

CES 2015: Polaroid introduces companion camera for smartphones

Polaroid introduced a new square-shaped compact camera at CES that is supposed to be a companion device for your smartphone. This point-and-shoot camera works with both Android and iOS devices. Your mobile devices work as both a remote viewfinder and storage for the images taken with the iZone. The idea behind this is to give you supposedly better quality images while still being able to share easily.

The iZone has an 18-megaixel image sensor with 8x optical zoom and just 32MB internal storage. It’ll connect to your smartphone or tablet over Wi-Fi. Once you are connected, it’ll send the images to your mobile device. The iZone can be used without an accompanying device but we don’t think that’ll last too long with the small internal storage.

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