Polaroid’s new MOD instant camera hands exposure control back to the photographer. An on-camera dial sets exposure directly, with brightness adjustment, instead of leaving it to auto-exposure. The same dial switches between four creative modes: double exposure, split shot, motion freeze, and light painting. It takes i-Type and 600 film, charges over USB-C instead of disposable batteries, and ships with a split-shot filter and neck strap. A companion app, Scan & Share, pulls digital copies of the prints straight off the camera, though it works fully standalone without it. At $170, it lands a dollar above Fujifilm’s Instax Pal 2, aimed at the opposite instinct: the MOD is for people who want the dial, not the algorithm.
Polaroid MOD Instant Camera Puts Exposure Back in Your Hands
Polaroid's new MOD instant camera brings back manual exposure control with a creative-mode dial, i-Type and 600 film support, and USB-C charging for $170.
