The Polaroid brand is synonymous with cameras that spit out a finished image after you've tripped the shutter button. In the old days this meant a unique piece of photographic film that developed in front of your eyes. The Polaroid Snap Touch ($179.99) doesn't use film. It captures images digitally and prints them on demand using heat-sensitive paper, so there's no ink to worry about. The camera can be a lot of fun—especially if you want to hand out prints to friends and family—but its performance and image quality are disappointing. There are modern instant cameras that use chemical film, including our low-cost Editors' Choice Fujifilm Instax Mini 8, that are better choices for fun, instant snapshots. Design The Snap Touch ($364.99 at Amazon) is an attractive camera. It's very pocket friendly, measuring 4.0 by 6.1 by 1.1 inches (HWD) and weighing about 8.9 ounces. Rounded corners, a fun rainbow stripe accent running across the front, and a soft red shutter button make it easy to ...

The Polaroid Snap Touch is a fun, affordable camera with a built-in printer, but it's slow and only offers smartphone-level image quality.

Inexpensive; Selfie mirror; In-camera filters and editing tools; Doesn't require ink for printing; Smartphone printing via Bluetooth; Affordable prints

Underwhelming image and print quality; Slow autofocus; Lackluster LCD; Quirky UI

The new Polaroid Snap camera attempts to recapture the fun of instant photography, but with a modern, digital twist. The Polaroid Snap prints out 2x3 inch photos straightaway using ZINK (Zero Ink) technology, and can even store a back up of the photo you've just printed on a memory card.

The Polaroid instant camera has been reborn. The original creator of the instant camera has come out with a new range last year, which I got to briefly play with at Mobile World Congress.

For kids, and many of us adults, taking pictures is all about fun and creating memories to keep and share. The Polaroid Snap, with its minimal controls, lets users do just that, with the added attraction of having both digital and instant-printing capabilities.

Simple to use; Creates digital files and instant prints; Rechargeable battery

Poor low-light performance; Weak flash

Photos weren't meant to be stuck on a screen like General Zod, trapped into the Phantom Zone. Where's the fun in that

The Snap Touch was never going to replace your proper compact camera. And let’s be honest, your phone will do a better job when it comes to photos - as long as you've got a relatively recent flagship squeezed into your pocket, anyway. Instead, it's better to think of it as a fun little extra to bring alongside your phone, or regular camera, for those spur-of-the-moment snaps you'd like a physical copy of right away. Forget your CSC or proper compact camera? No problem: the Snap Touch will do in a pinch. If Polaroid had put a bit more care into designing the atrociously basic menus, and had managed to add some polish to the smartphone companion app, this could have earned a spot in your camera bag. As it stands, it’s just a neat toy that camera fans will appreciate - but not something to trade in your existing equipment for. Buy the Polaroid Snap Touch camera here from Amazon

Prints and digital versions give best of both worlds; Bluetooth printing from your phone is very handy; Photo and print quality both decent enough for the price;

Menus are super basic; Prints are tiny and paper is expensive; Your smartphone probably takes better quality snaps already;

Prints and digital versions give best of both worlds; Bluetooth printing from your phone is very handy; Photo and print quality both decent enough for the price;

Menus are super basic; Prints are tiny and paper is expensive; Your smartphone probably takes better quality snaps already;

We ordered this for everyone to take photos of our wedding reception. People seemed to find it really easy to use and we got loads of great pictures! I also really enjoy the fact that you can print pictures from your phone using the Polaroid app too.

Too small and useless , the printer is bad quality and too small you can't see the picture properly

40 years ago, Polaroid cameras were everywhere. They were the first company to bring an instant camera to market. In the original design, Polaroid cameras required the use of a special film.