I remember back when I had a polaroid camera, I used to always shake the picture to developed it faster, now I would enjoy to see this video again using that method cause it always seemed faster for me.

How would you change the ink in the digital polaroid camera?

The question is, how much does one print cost? Last time I checked, Polaroid photos were $1 a piece.

TS, likely a cartridge like in a printer dock.

If I remember correctly, Polaroid developed a paper that reacted like the thermal stickers in a label maker. There is no ink, the paper itself produces the colors.

No need for ink, but the paper will cost you.

I found the reference article on Dvice (imagine that) It's called z-ink

http://dvice.com/archives/2008/01/forget-the-eink.php

you have to shake it that makes it go faster

Technology Slice: The ink is self contained within the paper. There's no cartridges, just paper packs that are easily replaced.

Ptricky: PoGo media runs about $.50 per image. Polaroid 600 film is climbing in price due to diminishing stocks. I've seen it as low as $16 for a 10 photo pack at WalMart. Substantially more pricey.

Shaking a Polaroid is fun, but useless. It doesn't speed the chemical reaction going on inside at all. It just makes the wait less boring. Temperature has an effect though, so sometimes, it's handy to put the developing picture under your arm to incubate it.

But is it really faster what if you take 100 photos in quick succession then which camera is faster the one that take almost 1 minute to print or the one that takes 2 seconds to print and 2 min to develop, Winner OLD SKOOL

I remember all of the Polaroid cameras, starting with the big black photographer's model that took my picture at a studio in 1959. Then I had varios of the personal Polaroid cameras (including the white monochrome Swinger model of the 1960's). And I remember when Kodak came out with their version, but Polaroid sued them and Kodak lost. Did you know that the picture packs of the last Polaroid models had a very flat 12V battery inside? You never thought about where were the batteries, or how to change them? That was a great design! I still keep one as a relic (it's dead now).

The old models can take pictures and spit them out in a few seconds, but digital cameras could have a memory buffer that can store pictures as fast as you can take them, then print them out later. In a race, one picture is faster in the older model, but for multiple pictures, the digital can win. If Polaroid returns with a much inproved , P&S (point and shoot) version, I will buy it.

There is still a need to print pictures within a few minutes of taking them. My present solution is my Olympus P-10 digital photo printer which I take along with my Olympus camera on special family gatherings, I print local copies for everyone in an hour, and they all leave happy with their copies (most don't have computers to see digital pictures anyway). Costly, but their happy faces are worth it. That is one reason why we still need instant picture printing.

Regarding the music playing in this video, what is the name of the artist or song?

the old one has more style, the images has that polaroid charm , and the new one is a cheap color printer in a mediocre digital cam...

but nice idea..

I thought the first "Devloping" was a typo - but then the second one says Devloping too.

The timer started 6 seconds before he pressed the shutter button on the second camera, so it really only took 55 seconds, not 1:01.

Love the "Man From UNCLE" gun!

What model is the old school Polaroid in this?
Thanks!

Yeah, this test is bull. The old polaroid images developed in 30-40 seconds when shook, etc. Not to mention if you're going to be actually fair about this, you'd only look at print time-----which the old model beats the new hands-down! The old model is clearly the better in terms of straight-forward developing.

I love polaroid for lots of reasons especially for getting my after concert photos autographed when meeting the band. Think I'll just stick with regular polaroids till the newer ones advance some more. If only I could find my old one!

Lucky People,

Some old polaroid employees are busy restarting the old Polaroid factory in the Netherlands. Called The Impossible Project.
So maybe next year a nice "polaroid product is available on the market. http://www.the-impossible-project.com/

Everyone saying they should have shook the poloroid: Shaking the poloroid does nothing!! Its like blowing the dust out of your NES cartridge. The original poloroids from like the 60's you would have to shake to help them dry, but that didn't speed up the development process at all. More recent poloroids like the one on the video have plastic over the image so shaking it would not help at all.

is the author a retard? "small ink-based printer". it is called a zink printer. that stands for zero-ink.

Interesting. Did not know this camera was out. I have had a few Polaroid cameras; one model that used B/W film and you used the 'swipe tool' & swiped the fixer across the picture [look the same today except light areas the 'swipe' missed.], my keeper is a fancy flat one that uses bellows to allow the flat profile & extend the lens to proper position for shooting. Film has been OutofStock for 10 times x years. The pull strip may be the battery switch. Don't know -- boxed & stored. I like this digital concept but have to study it. Has a place in the bag just like the 'old school' camera had.

I am amazed at how many people actually believe shaking a developing 'roid frame will speed up the development!! Nonsense.
I worked there for over 20 years so i know what i'm talking about.

I need to aquire one of those new polaroid cameras i do alot of photography it would be nice to see instant picture instead of going to walmart to get my picture off my camera

which old fashioned polaroid is that?
someone please answer & with the correct polaroid.