#KODAK PHOTO PRINTER MINI SHOT 3 RETRO INSTALL#
#KODAK PHOTO PRINTER MINI SHOT 3 RETRO MANUAL#

#KODAK PHOTO PRINTER MINI SHOT 3 RETRO MANUAL#

It’s not possible to change any manual settings, such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO and so on - it’s otherwise a completely automatic operation.Įach shot takes just under a minute to print out. You can use the top left hand button to toggle through various printing options, including adding a border, or adding a filter to your shot. You can also go back to shooting by half pressing the shutter button - again your shot will not be saved. There’s no way to save any shot you’ve taken with the camera once you’ve cancelled - but so long as you don’t take another shot, you can reprint the last shot you took. Alternatively, if you’re not happy with the shot you’ve taken, you can press cancel and start again. Once you’ve taken a shot, you’ll be able to use a print button to print your shot, using the directional keys to choose how many copies of your image to print - you can print up to 5 at a time. Just below the screen is a set of buttons, which have a variety of controls. When you’re ready, press the shutter button and you’ll hear a beeping noise - there’s a delay of 1-2 seconds before the shot is actually taken, so be careful not to move the camera away before it has taken your shot. The screen is fairly low in quality, but it’s good enough to frame your image as you want it to appear. Moving to the back of the camera and there’s a small (1.7-inch) screen which you can use to compose your image. When you switch on the camera, it takes 5-6 seconds for it to be ready to shoot, during which time you’ll see a boot-up screen, and hear a noise from the printer cartridge. Just next to the power button is a larger shutter release button - for the model we’ve been sent, it’s a yellow button on a black body. You’ll also need to hold the button down to switch off the camera, lightly tapping it will put the Mini Shot to sleep. There’s a power on/off button, which you need to hold down for a couple of seconds to boot up the camera. On the top of the camera, there’s just two buttons. The left hand side of the camera is where the prints will come out.

#KODAK PHOTO PRINTER MINI SHOT 3 RETRO INSTALL#

To install the cartridges, simply flip open the door on the side of the camera, and insert a new cartridge - it should be reasonably obvious which way round it needs to be, since it’s only possible to fit the cartridge in one way.īefore you can use the camera, it needs to be charged up, with a micro USB port found on the right hand side of the camera. This uses heat to activate colours which are embedded in the paper (dye sublimation), and requires no additional ink to work. Some instant cameras use Instax, some use Polaroid, some use ZINK, and now the Kodak Mini Shot uses cartridges. It’s unlikely you’ll be able to fit in this in a trouser pocket, but a jacket pocket might be more forgiving. Needing to be reasonably large to accommodate the cartridges which contain the paper, the Kodak Mini Shot, despite it’s name, isn’t that mini at all. Its simple design is indicative of the fact that it’s a very easy camera to use, with no extensive controls to get to grips with. The Kodak Mini Shot uses quite a boxy design, but it features rounded edges which give it quite a fun, and perhaps even child-friendly appearance. The cartridges to use in the printer are around £22 for a pack of 30. The prints which are produced are credit card sized (2.1-inches x 3.4-inches).Īt the time of writing, the Kodak Mini Shot retails for around £100, making it one of the cheapest instant cameras on the market. Prints from the inbuilt printer are created using an all-in-one cartridge which contains both the ink and the paper. Key features of the camera include a 10-megapixel sensor, a 1.7-inch LCD screen, and fully automatic operation.

With it, you can print photos taken with the camera, or, by connecting it up to your phone via Bluetooth, print photos you have stored on your phone (whether that be taken with your phone’s camera or otherwise).

The Kodak Mini Shot Instant camera is, in essence, a digital camera with an inbuilt printer.

Kodak photo printer mini shot 3 retro