Polaroid JoyCam 500 Instant Camera

I bought this for my sister, who is obsessed with 90's paraphernalia, and it was a great gift. Very easy to use and inexpensive for the great condition it came in. I was really happy when I received it in the mail. These cameras were really awesome, and the only downside is the cost of film. But a great idea for a 90's kid.

Still fun. Film is tough to find.

Piece was broken. Loaded film and camera would not spit out picture after pushing the button and following instructions on how to advance the film. Thankfully didn't pay very much for this camera!

The concept is cool, and the camera is fun for kids/teens or parties. It is particularly suited to close-ups for the best picture quality.However, I want to warn people that (unless they have changed the chemical makeup of the film over the years) the polaroid pictures do NOT age well. We have some pictures taken when we were kids 20 years ago with polaroid film. The pictures are ruined b/c the "paste" or whatever the picture is composed of turns brittle, and if you bend the picture even slightly, the image cracks all throughout the surface like a mini jigsaw puzzle. It's heartbreaking to lose irreplacable photos like these because the integrity of the film deteriorates over the years. Whether or not the film Polaroid uses today will do the same two decades from now, I guess remains to be seen. But **JUST IN CASE** I would NOT recommend using a Polaroid camera for photos that will be precious to you in the future!In summary, if you want quick photo enjoyment, this will do fine but be sure to bring a "regular" 35 mm camera to that wedding, birthday, or family reunion in addition to this!!

The JoyCam by Polaroid is one of the easiest cameras I have ever seen to use. All you have to do is drop the film in the bottom, choose whether you want the flash or not, point, push the button, and pull the tab to receive the photo. The tab can't be pulled unless a picture has been taken either, so you don't have to worry about having a picture popping out when you haven't taken one. One drawback is you have to be sure to pull the tab straight and quick or your picture will have splotches. Another drawback is the odd size of the picture itself. If you want to frame it, you have to trim the sides, which Polaroid doesn't recommend anybody doing. It also is not a very good camera for taking scenery pictures. The pictures do have great color quality though, and the close-ups are clear and sharp. If you think the film for the camera is kind of expensive, just remember, you don't have to pay for batteries and you don't have to pay for the cost of developing the film. All in all, it doesn't cost any more for the film for this camera than it does for film for a regular camera. So, if you want a camera to take fun pictures of friends, pets, etc., this is the camera for you.

Great love my new polaroid joy cam 500 instant camera, it is perfect size, fun, great, nice, great service, thank you so much.

At least, the film for this camera is cheaper than the others. This is a great little camera when you have a budget and films cause you problems. I have to remind you that fun things... are most of the time at cheaper quality than the others. That's why 5 stars is too much for this thing, it just screams "cheap" for me.This is the best camera in today's market... if you don't want to waste a lot of money buying expensive stuff at good quality. And you don't have to buy batteries for it! All instant cameras are simple and easy to use, but beware of taking bad pictures. Film can get expensive when you take half of the time awful pictures, so just think before shooting...Buy a film camera if you will take a lot of pictures, like going on a vacation with ten rolls of film, instead of hundreds of dollars wasted on instant film over lazyness of not going to develop film.Overall, when quality matters you, buy more expensive cameras, but this little toy will make many, many children happy.Oh, I just remembered that if you plan on buying one of these and Canada is on your vacation plans(for non-canadians of course), it's the same price over here($24,99 Canadian)!

THIS CAMERA DID NOT WORK. 0 STARS FOR THIS SELLER. IT WAS A SCAM. I PAID $30 FOR SOMETHING THAT DID NOT WORK.