Polaroid Mio Instant Camera

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Summary: for the excessively well-to-do & the ecologically oblivious
Review: 1.
film expensive for a blue-collar worker
at a dollar per picture you had better not make mistakes
2.
film difficult or well-nigh impossible to get
except online from you-know-who: amazon
shipping fee added to net cost of film unless you splurge
3.
the whole thing weighs almost a pound
yes, you CAN lug it around, but WILL you?
4.
not submersible
not sand-proof
not slam-dunk proof
not Janet Reno proof
not recyclable when the planned obsolescence kicks in
5.
further ammunition to
-render your functionally illiterate offspring MORE so
-implicate uniformed and secret police in untorward acts
-put your local minimum-wage photofinisher employee out of work

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Summary: won't last long
Review: A company that makes a product it is proud of and that has the courage of its convictions is going to package items intelligently rather than negligently. Any time a company markets a product that uses some form of media (film, disk, paper, ink) provides at least a sample of that media (or advertises clearly that it is 'not included')

The Poloroid Mio, which uses an extremely scarce media (i.e. the film), doesn't come with any. And there is no mention of this.

This tells me that, in the minds of Poloroid, they are marketing a gimmick that they'll drop as soon as they come up with another one. If you buy this, you better stock up on film.

No small part of my frustration is due to the fact that I purchased this as a gift. When my friend opened it, he found he couldn't use it and was forced to purchase the film (and wait for it to arrive).

Poloroid: you guys are party poopers; not party makers.

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Summary: i love instant
Review: despite all of the move towards digital and such, i am still a huge fan of polaroid cameras. i own 4 different polaroids and this little mio is as great as the rest of them. although it is a bit bulky, the pictures are such a fun size and the new and more up-to-date features are fun to play around with. and i'm sorry, but everyone loves polaroids. you take someone's picture and give it to them right away. or retake it if you have to. and remember, even playboy only excepts polaroids if you want to be in the mag!! it's all for fun.

if you do have a hard time finding the film, just buy them online from amazon in bulk!!

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Summary: Fun Camera
Review: Great camera! I would highly recommend buying one. I purchased mine by mail order (from the US). Film is a little harder to find though. Takes great wallet size pics. Easy to operate.

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Summary: it's fun and all but...
Review: i also had a difficult time finding film as well. this camera was purchased for me off of my amazon.com wishlist but at the time the film wasn't in stock. so i had to try to locate some and eventually did at a camera store. so far the photos i have taken outdoors have turned out the best and at about a dollar a photo i think i'll just stick to taking photos outside.

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Summary: Film is difficult to find
Review: I bought this item as a Christmas gift and wanted to include several packages of film with it since I've heard it's hard to find (not to mention rather expensive).
I had a really difficult time getting Mio film even after a week or two of searching online and in stores. It doesn't seem that the film is readily available, or maybe the Mio just hasn't caught on yet. In any case, although the camera itself seems pretty cool, the headache of finding film was reason enough for me to return it and gift an APS camera instead.

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Summary: Great Little Camera
Review: I bought two of the cameras, one for my sister, and one for myself. Some of the reviews are really silly. The film is available. Sammy's Camera store in LA has plenty. All ten pictures work out of the pack. The camera is exceptionally easy to use and the pictures are sharp with good color. Also the camera isn't bulky at all. It is rather small. This is a fun camera. A great novelty for school, parties, social outings, etc. The only problem I had was with the batteries not making contact initially with the inner prong (which had to be pull-out a little). Other than that this is a great little camera.

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Summary: Great Little Camera
Review: I bought two of the cameras, one for my sister, and one for myself. Some of the reviews are really silly. The film is available. Sammy's Camera store in LA has plenty. All ten pictures work out of the pack. The camera is exceptionally easy to use and the pictures are sharp with good color. Also the camera isn't bulky at all. It is rather small. This is a fun camera. A great novelty for school, parties, social outings, etc. The only problem I had was with the batteries not making contact initially with the inner prong (which had to be pull-out a little). Other than that this is a great little camera.

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Summary: great camera, a little bulky
Review: I haven't had any of the problems others had in buying film. Not only does Amazon sell the film on line, but all target stores carry the film as well. Every picture comes out really cute, and I get the full 10 exposures. The camera is a little bulky, so its not great for carrying around, but its fun for parties. The credit card size photos makes it an unique polaroid camera

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Summary: Mio is the Best
Review: I love my Polaroid Mio instant camera. My grandma gave it to me for my birthday and it rocks! I love it so much because of it's compact size and wallet sized pics! Buy this product!:)