Instant photos (Joycam) (Polaroid JoyCam)

Member Name: ette

Product:	Polaroid JoyCam
Date:	12/08/00 (248 review reads)
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Advantages: Instant photos, reasonable quality &easy to use.

Disadvantages: small photos, no negatives, pricey film.

Since my daughter was born, we have (as I guess many families do!) taken loads of pictures of our pride and joy, and continue to do so at the rate of at least one a week.

I found that in the first few months, we'd take pictures, but found having to wait until the film was finished was much too long to wait, and by the time we got the pictures back, she'd be a lot older.

Then we discovered the Joycam. Smaller (though not as small as an APS camera) and cheaper than a full sized polaroid camera, it take wallet sized photos. It's cheap and requires no batteries as the film cartridge provides power for the flash. The quality's not bad either.

It was ideal. Instead of taking a big wallet full of photos round to friends and family (not forgetting work!), we'd take the latest pictures with us in our wallets. We also didn't have to worry too much if the camera was knocked about a bit.

Although it doesn't provide negatives, with today's technology (scanning etc), it is not impossible to have reprints.

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