Fujifilm Instax Mini 13 Review: Instant Mini Analog

7 / 10 Score Cnet Score CNET provides expert, unbiased reviews of products and services. When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Fujifilm Instax Mini 13 $94 at Bhphotovideo Pros Fun, pillowy design Instant physical photos Self-timer and flash Cons Easy to accidentally select Close-Up mode No wireless connectivity Bulky Fujifilm's Instax Mini 13 might be new for 2026, but it looks like it could have come out 10 years ago or more. The fundamentals of the successful instant camera line stay the same in that it's a basic, inexpensive instant camera that lets you take fun, physical photos that develop in about 90 seconds. These prints are great as keepsakes to give to friends, decorate a wall or fridge with memories and more. In this era of digital everything, it's delightfully analog. That low price and simplicity mean the Mini 13 doesn't have the features some might want or expect in a camera like this. It's a pure instant film camera, which means there's no digital images. It also doesn't have Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, so it can't be used as a printer to send photos you took elsewhere to the Mini for printing like you can with the Mini LiPlay Plus . It doesn't have a screen, either, so you're stuck with an offset viewfinder for most photos and a small mirror on the front for selfies. That said, as long as you're not looking for more, the Mini 13 is a fun little camera for a great price. Specs and hardware Photo resolution: Analog! Roughly credit-card size prints Lens: 60mm, f/12.7 Storage: Instax Mini-size film packs (10 photos each) Battery life: Roughly 100 photos (10 packs of 10) Weight: 327 grams (11.5 ounces) without two AA-size batteries App: Instax Up (for scanning/sharing but not camera control) Being a simple, essentially analog instant camera, there's not much to explain specs-wise. The Mini, as its name suggests, uses Instax Mini film cartridges, which are roughly the size of a credit card. These offer different designs for the frame around the photo beyond simple white, including the new Pastel Galaxy, which you can see in some of the images below. Geoffrey Morrison/CNET The body of the Mini 13 has a fun, curvy vaguely pillowed design. The included wrist strap has a plastic Instax logo charm that doubles as a wedge to lean the Mini back slightly on a flat surface. This is necessary because the camera doesn't have a tripod mount. That's a bit of a miss in my book since plenty of selfie sticks come with tripod screws and lots of selfie sticks have extendable feet, so you'd be able to place a camera just about anywhere. I can't imagine this would have added much to the cost, and it would have made the Mini more usable in a wider variety of situations. Geoffrey Morrison/CNET Unlike some Instax models, like the dual-camera Mini LiPlay Plus , it has no screen. Instead, there's a cu