The Fujifilm SQ 1 is a perfect starting point for someone who wants a simple to use and very stylish instant camera. It might be light of features, but it does what it sets out to well and produces snaps packed with character.

Really nice design and colour options; Super easy to use; Great pictures that are a good size; Well made for selfies;

Lack of features might annoy some; Doesn’t have a rechargeable battery; Large;

The Instax SQ1 is a simple, solid, square format Instax camera that would be an absolute winner at £99/$99 - but at this price you're better off buying the older SQ6.

Chunky, colourful design; Super-simple; Bright, vivid photos;

Can't turn off flash; Questionable build quality; Poor value;

The Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 is a square-format instant camera that's easy affordable and easy to use.

Fun; square instant prints; Very easy to use; Close focus and mirror for selfies; Color and black-and-white film available

No self timer; tripod socket; or double exposure support; Smaller photos than Polaroid cameras; CR2 batteries aren't always easy to find

You aren’t going to get professional quality pictures, but that’s not the point of owning an instant camera. It’s more about capturing an intimate moment and preserving it. The Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 is easy to use and produces likable instant photographs in seconds.

The Square SQ1 might not have the best in class features of an instant camera. But, somehow it manages to offer decent output with almost every click. If it isn’t being ruined by the over-aggressive flash or accidental shutter press.

good upgrade from the original

The Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 ($119.95) is as simple—and fun—to use as any other Instax camera. It's a pure point-and-shoot, easy enough to pass off to a friend for a snapshot, and its wide-angle lens makes for solid selfies. If you're looking for a square format instant camera, and are more of a snapshooter than artiste, the SQ1 is an instant camera with loads of appeal, and our Editors' Choice.Solid Color Aesthetics The SQ1 drops the split two-tone design from the previous-generation SQ6 in favor of a mostly solid color in your choice of Chalk White, Glacier Blue, or Terracotta Orange. The camera itself is all plastic, and while there's certainly a blockiness to the overall look, edges are comfortably rounded off and the textured grip and wrist strap make it very easy to handhold. The camera itself is on the bulky side, at 5.2 by 4.7 by 2.3 inches (HWD), and it weighs a little shy of a pound with a full pack of film loaded. It's wide enough to sit upright when set on a flat s...

The Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 is a square-format instant camera that's easy affordable and easy to use.

Fun, square instant prints; Very easy to use; Close focus and mirror for selfies; Color and black-and-white film available

No self timer, tripod socket, or double exposure support; Smaller photos than Polaroid cameras; CR2 batteries aren't always easy to find

The Instax SQ1 makes Fuji's square format instant cameras even more affordable, at the expense of features. That makes it ideal for snapping away without thinking about shooting modes, but creatives may miss the versatility of the pricier SQ6,

Point-and-shoot simplicity, Square photos are a fine size, Delivers punchy, vibrant snaps

No advanced shooting modes, No tripod thread, Non-rechargeable batteries

The INSTAX SQ1 is a nice addition to the INSTAX family, bringing the fully-automatic simplicity of the Mini 11 with the larger square format. Like the Mini 11, it’s a pure point-and-shoot with no control beyond choosing whether the focusing range is near or far.

Love this camera except the shutter button is in a really inconvenient spot, I’ve taken so many by accident. Picture quality is nice