Long before we all had cell phone cameras in our pockets and could inspect each selfie and digital snapshot in real-time, there was one device that reigned supreme: The Polaroid camera.

Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: If you’re taking photographs with a Polaroid camera in the 21st century, it’s not because pristine image quality is your overarching priority.

Polaroid cameras made a splash upon their debut by offering the convenience of an instant photograph without the need for off-site film developing. The first instant camera (invented by Polaroid ...

Generation 3 is a stylish instant camera that wins nostalgia points for its classic square I-Type film format, but its basic ...

Polaroid cameras have been fumbling around attics, garages, and storage closets for decades. And if you found one or just bought a cheap used one, there's good news: You just need some film.

The fully automatic Polaroid Now+ Gen 2 uses the same format film as the $600 I-2 camera but costs a quarter of the price. That makes it a solid choice for casual Polaroid lovers everywhere ...

Polaroid also updated the placement of the light meter on its latest cameras. The light meter used to be under the viewfinder ...

[Nicholas Morganti] has just such a camera, a Polaroid Big Shot, a 1970s instant camera designed for portrait work, for which the Polaroid 100 film packs are sadly a distant memory. Leave it on ...

Fujifilm and Polaroid pretty much dominate the instant camera market, which isn’t surprising considering their storied pasts producing film and analog cameras. With so many instant camera ...

Which Polaroid instant cameras are best? In 1948, photography and instant gratification converged when Edwin H. Land invented the first Polaroid camera. Since then, a plethora of new technologies ...