Fujifilm's new Instax Mini 12 cameras

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 is the type of gift a lot of people secretly wish to receive (I know I do). It’s useful, lighthearted, and brings playfulness back into photography. This Mother’s Day, celebrate your mom with a gift that will keep on giving and will allow her to make memories for years to come. Read on to learn more about Fujifilm’s new instant camera and how to enter for a chance to win one.

Give your mom the gift of memories

Big or small, there are many moments worth immortalizing with a photo. From overseas trips to graduations and walks in the park, moms tend to be the ones behind the camera—capturing those unique experiences to share with the whole family. If your mom likes taking photos or scrapbooking, show her how much she means to you this Mother’s Day with a gift, like the Instax Mini 12, that will give her more tools to play with. This Mother’s Day gift guide will give you many ideas for presents that will not only make it easier for her to capture events, but also more fun to share them with family and friends.

Bring playfulness into her life

Instant cameras provide an experience no other cameras can give you: the instant joy of seeing the photo develop before your eyes—just moments after it was taken. In a world where most of our photos live on a screen, the experience is even more special. Their simplicity and ease of use is also part of their charm. Just press the shutter button and wait to see how the photo will turn out! No previewing images or editing required. Instant cameras keep you in the moment. And, unlike with their digital counterparts, you only have a limited number of photos available, which makes every click more valuable. Luckily, the Instax Mini 12 is packed with features that will ensure you capture every instant perfectly.

Twist the lens and smile!

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 produces credit card-sized prints. It boasts an automatic flash control to optimize image quality in both bright and low light conditions, so you get great results with every click. You can take photos in auto mode by twisting the lens once to turn the camera on, or in close-up mode by twisting the lens again. One of the main new features in the Mini 12 is parallax compensation, which aligns the camera’s viewfinder with the lens in close-up mode to help you center objects. Rae Chen recently reviewed the Instax Mini 12, so make sure to read her review to learn more about the camera’s features and what it’s like to take photos with it.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three different ways.

  1. Read the Mother’s Day gift guide for making memories on the blog, and in a comment below that article, let us know which device you would like to get for your mom and why.
  2. In a comment below, let us know what type of photos your mom enjoys taking the most and why you think she would like using an instant camera.
  3. In a comment on Rae’s review of the Fujifilm Instax Mini 12, tell us which of the Mini 12’s features is your favourite.Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 in Pastel Blue

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly select two winners. Each winner will get a Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 (in Pastel Blue or in Clay White) that we had sent to reviewers and now will give away as prizes, and an extra pack of film.

 

This contest runs from Apr 28th to May 12th.

Remember, you can enter in three ways as described above. We’re giving two Instax Mini 12 cameras away so make sure to share this contest with your friends so they can enter for a chance to win this fun instant camera for their moms too!

Win a Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 rules and regulations

Good Luck!

Céline Günther
Céline is the lead editor at Best Buy Canada, where she writes about tech for the blog. When she isn't behind a keyboard, she's usually reading or exploring the great outdoors.

418 COMMENTS

  1. Easy to Operate & With a No Tech Mom She Would enjoy Taking Pictures of Her Precious Family & Grand Daughters.

  2. I would like to get my mom a printer photo scanner. So that she can print family photos.

  3. I would like the Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 to give to my mom to take selfies. loves taking selfies

  4. my mom love taking photos of her family and showing off her family, so this camera would allow her to show off her family instantly. also the size of prints would make it easy to carry them around

  5. My mom enjoys taking photos of the grandkids. This would add an element of fun to our get together a for sure

  6. I would get my mom an Instax camera because my mom loves doing crafts with the grand kids and they would love this

  7. The Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 would be great for my Mom to take pictures of her Crown Jewel parties.

  8. Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 would be fun for her with it compact size to fit in purse or pocket.

  9. My Mom would love the The Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 camera to take pictures of family at my wedding.

  10. She likes taking pictures of the grandchildren so she could add these instant photos to her collection on the fridge.

  11. She enjoys taking pictures of her dog and her grandchildren . She likes doing spur of the moment photos that one doesn’t have to pose for at all.

  12. She loves taking photos on vacations for memories and this will serve as the perfect gift for taking instant photos

  13. My mom would love the printer photo scanner – there can never be enough pic of the grandkids for mom! lol

  14. I would love the Fujifilm Instax mini Camera for myself because I am a gramma and mom who drives my family crazy with taking pictures. I’d love to post them not on social media, but on my walls, on my fridge and all over. Just like when my babies were little.

  15. My mom loves gardening a lot. She’s very good with it. Even if we’re thousand miles (Canada – Philippines) apart she’ll always sends me and my sister pictures of her plants and flowers or any additions she got in her mini garden at home. She also mentioned to us one time that she’d love to have this instaxs Mini as it reminds her of the polaroids which she wishes she had when she’s still younger. The Mini 12 has a selfie mirror, twist control, parallax compensation, and a five minute auto-off function. It runs on two AA batteries as well which will definitely be a good thing for my mom. Hoping we could get mommy this one and she’ll be very thrilled of it specially the color blue ones.

  16. My mother likes taking family pictures the most and she would love this camera because she would have the pictures instantly plus there would be a hard copy

  17. She likes taking photos of the kids at sporting events so then the whole family could view the photos later.

  18. My Mom would love the The Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 camera to take pictures of her family at our family reunion this July.

  19. My mom loves taking pictures of nature out at the lake. She would like an instant camera for the nostalgic feeling

  20. My mom likes to take candid photo’s of family. She would love this camera as it gives a hard copy of the moment and not be digital. old school is best

  21. My mom would love to be able to take photos of her garden and an instant camera would let her print them at home.

  22. I’ll be straightforward with my intentions…I personally want to use this for taking pictures of both nature and my mom. I love the vintage, retro quality of a instant camera. And my mother loves her shots taken from the backgrounds of nature, suburban, and historical places. She appreciates the simple yet fleeting time of each passing moment of the day… and this instant camera will capture the ethereal quality of a beautiful image.

  23. My mom would take photos of the entire family when we are all together since it doesn’t happen very often.

  24. My mom would take the most photos of her cats! She also loves taking family photos and the Indy’s camera would be a great opportunity to have those instant prints to put into her photo albums.

  25. My mom figure enjoys taking nature photos or candid photos of people. She would enjoy an instant camera because the printout could be easily gifted or posted in her home.

  26. My mom enjoys taking photos of the food she cooks (she does catering) and of her happy clients! Including her family! I know she would love using an instant camera because she has used mine before and thinks it is so fun.

  27. My mom loves to take pictures of her garden. She would love to be able to use the instant camera to have an instant memory of her garden and flowers, she could put the pictures in a box for some good memories

    • My mom enjoys taking pictures of day to day life the most. She would LOVE this camera to make it more of an instant memory and gift to those around. L

  28. My mom loves to explore nature and to capture her amazing experiences, she loves to take pictures and then she put them in albums to make memories. She will surely love and enjoy instant camera as it’ll help in printing those photos instantly and will keep her away from the hassle of printing in store

  29. She loves taking candid people photos, especially funny ones, so she would love an instant camera as they are perfect for that purpose.

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