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Polaroid Socialmatic Instant Digital Camera (White)

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Brand Polaroid
Special feature Compact
Film format type Instant
Item weight 0.25 Kilograms
Item dimensions L x W x H 35 x 35 x 35 millimeters
Film colour Colored
Compatible devices Camera

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  • Instant Uploading Provides a Whole New World of Social Sharing Possibilities
  • Instant Printing Provides Immediate Gratification in ‘Inkless’ Photo Format
  • Full-Fledged Android OS: Browser, Email, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Apps, Etc.
  • Camera Can Embed Unique QR Code Into Images for Online Photo Tracking
  • 4.5-Inch Full Color LCD Touchscreen; 4GB Memory, Expandable to 32GB

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Old-school fanfare. New-school fun.
The Polaroid Socialmatic is a remarkably innovative and exciting camera, designed to empower people all over the world to instantly capture, print and share life’s moments in ways never before possible. It offers users a unique blend of vintage Polaroid instantprint camera appeal, along with modern conveniences and must-have digital sharing capabilities. Start by snapping your best shots with the 14-megapixel forward-facing and 2-megapixel user-facing cameras, and then instantly print physical photos and/or share them online via the Socialmatic PhotoNetwork and all major social media networks.

Android awesomeness on board.
Closing the gap between camera and rocket launcher, the Polaroid Socialmatic boasts a full-fledged Android operating system that turns it into a powerful personal computer. It features a desktop-grade Internet browser and email client, as well as builtin GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. These enable photo geo-tagging, remote printing, and a unique QR code feature: It embeds a code that can be scanned by smartphones, smart cameras, and other digital devices, thus providing you the ability to track and follow your photos as they make their cyberspace journey around the world.

Specifications
- 14 Megapixel Forward-Facing Camera; 2 Megapixel User-Facing Camera
- Socialmatic Network Compliant
- 4GB Memory, Expandable to 32GB
- 4.5-Inch Full Color LCD Touchscreen
- Stereo Speackers and a microphone
- GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth
- Remote Printing Capabilities
- ZINK Zero Ink printing technology
- 2"x3" Zink Instant Filters feature a sticky back for easy posting on most surfaces
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Box Includes: Socialmatic, ZINK Photo Paper, Charger, USB Cable, Manual

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Polaroid Socialmatic Wi-Fi Digital Instant Print & Share Camera - White

Old-school fanfare. New-school fun.

The Polaroid Socialmatic is a remarkably innovative and exciting camera, designed to empower people all over the world to instantly capture, print and share life's moments in ways never before possible. It offers users a unique blend of vintage Polaroid instantprint camera appeal, along with modern conveniences and must-have digital sharing capabilities. Start by snapping your best shots with the 14-megapixel forward-facing and 2-megapixel user-facing cameras, and then instantly print physical photos and/or share them online via the Socialmatic PhotoNetwork and all major social media networks.

Android awesomeness on board.

Closing the gap between camera and rocket launcher, the Polaroid Socialmatic boasts a full-fledged Android operating system that turns it into a powerful personal computer. It features a desktop-grade Internet browser and email client, as well as builtin GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. These enable photo geo-tagging, remote printing, and a unique QR code feature: It embeds a code that can be scanned by smartphones, smart cameras, and other digital devices, thus providing you the ability to track and follow your photos as they make their cyberspace journey around the world.

As self-sufficient as a sumo wrestler.

Does a sumo wrestler ever ask for help? Neither does the Polaroid Socialmatic. It is made of high quality life-ready materials, and sports a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a built-in LED flash, stereo speakers, a microphone, the latest in ARM processors, a 4.5-inch full color touchscreen, 4GB of internal storage that's expandable to 32GB, and onboard photo editing powers. And with ZINK Zero Ink printing technology, no computer connections. Press a button, and it spits out vibrant, smudge-proof, and water-resistant prints measuring 2 x 3 inches. Prints feature a sticky back for extra fun and easy posting.

Specifications

  • 14 megapixel forward-facing camera; 2 megapixel user-facing camera
  • Socialmatic network compliant
  • 4GB memory, expandable to 32GB
  • 4.5-inch full color LCD touchscreen
  • Stereo speackers and a microphone
  • GPS, WiFi and bluetooth
  • Remote printing capabilities
  • ZINK Zero Ink printing technology
  • 2"x3" Zink Instant Filters feature a sticky back for easy posting on most surfaces
  • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Box includes: Socialmatic, ZINK photo paper, charger, manual

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5" / 12 cm

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quite slow！！！but it is fun anyway！
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Bookworm50
5.0 out of 5 stars Socialmatic
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2015
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I for one love my socialmatic, I pre-ordered in in November and I take it everywhere. If you know your way around a smart phone you'll have no trouble picking up on how to use it (it has an android based system). I find that the front camera works best espically with the flash on and the selfie camera doesn't work as well. The printer on the camera won't live up to the quality of a real printer but it still blows the insta mini Polaroid style camera out of the water. Really good camera if you mainly want it for printing photos and not for just taking pictures.
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Leah Wilson
1.0 out of 5 stars worst item I bought online!!!
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2015
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I was really excited for the release of this item and pre-ordered it. It was just arrived today. I unwrapped the shipping box, found out there wasn't any plastic wrap for the camera packaging. I still continued to un-box it, thought I wouldn't mind if it's open box, as long as it functions well.
The quality of the camera is horrible, although it does have a nice design.
1) the camera is made of plastic, and it felt very cheap. the cover for the printing sheets/screen part, does not clip well - it moves!
2) the screen is very very unresponsive! i cant even scroll up and down properly.
3) the screen resolution is awful!!! it feels like I was looking at some camera screen from 10 years ago...
4) it doesn't come with USB data transfer cable, if that matters to you.
5) the lens quality is.... last decade... and it's the worst selfie camera I have ever seen!!!
6) it has bad printing quality. I used Zink printer by Polaroid before, and knew that it prints darker than on screen. so I specifically made my testing photo brighter, it was still too dark to see!!! Zink photo in general does not look as clear as insta films, if you have never used Zink.
7) the camera turns off as soon as I opened google play store... and it refused to turn back on... I'm certain I had 15% battery left. I was going to use up the battery and then charge it.
8) any other things I didn't cover, other users please fill us in!!! I can't turn it back on!!!!!!!

this is the first item I'm returning in my life ever EVER!!! like I was saying even though I thought it might be open box, I would still keep it if it functions well - I really don't like to go through troubles.
But, no... I cant stand this camera >o<

sorry about my bad grammar!
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Winnie Weng
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 5, 2015
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quite slow！！！but it is fun anyway！
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Winnie Weng
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 5, 2015
quite slow！！！but it is fun anyway！
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Leon
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2015
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Touch screen is garbage, so slow. I paid for creative design.
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Felix
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 18, 2015
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Hamazon
1.0 out of 5 stars ZERO STARS
Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2017
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I would give zero stars but that's not an option... I loved the concept of this product: a modern polaroid camera with the ability to connect to Wifi to use social networks and more. But it definitely was one huge disappointment. I've only had it for 2 days and it already has battery problems, the printer didn't print (and when it decides to print pictures it would only print part of the photo and leave the rest of the film white?????) AND the touch screen was laggging. I can go on and on but just resist the urge to buy this product!! It's not even worth $40 let alone $300...
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Francis
2.0 out of 5 stars Quality is very bad. color turned out all wrong
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2015
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Got it for a few days. shipping was quick.

Took two pics with it. Quality is very bad. color turned out all wrong. returned it the next day. Very disappointed with the camera. I had issue charging the camera. It doesn't charge up to 100%. always stuck at 70%.
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JJCEO
5.0 out of 5 stars This is an amazing Polaroid camera with a built in full blown Android tablet!
Reviewed in Canada on February 9, 2015
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 Update Christmas 12-25-2014:

I took this to a Christmas party and shot a lot of photos. I printed out handfuls of pictures and I got to take none of them home. Everyone fell in love with the camera and they all took the photos of themselves and I got to keep none of them. Make sure that your order more Zink (Zero Ink paper) for your use as your friends and family will love the photographs and want to keep them! Especially the ones that you have modified with the special features of the camera to enhance the photos before your print them!

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The product is amazing in that it can do so many things. Imagine a 14 Mega pixel camera with a rear facing camera that includes the capabilities of an Android tablet using KitKat 4.4.2 operating system. I tried to cover all of the details in the video and I hope it is helpful for you. I will try to answer any questions that you might have so just write me a comment.

With all of this power you can:

* Take photos
* Take selfies
* Take videos
* Record music or voices
* Play your game apps
* Read your email
* Browse the internet
* Read your Kindle books
* Edit your photos using the built in software
* Post your photos on social media like Socialmatic, PhotoNet, Facebook, Instagram and twitter.
* It is compatible with the Google Play Store and the Amazon App Store apps.
* Play your music or watch a video.

Here are some of the technical specs you may be looking for:

* It uses a CPU called a Cortex A9 running at 1.5 GHz
* It has a full color touch screen on the back that is 4.5 inches diagonal with 480 by 854 pixels.
* It has 1 GB of RAM
* It has 4 GB of ROM
* You can add in a 32 GIG Micro SD memory card of Class 8 or better and I recommend a Class 10 rated card
* It has WIFI connection capabilities
* It has Bluetooth 2.0 to connect to headphones or speakers or to your smart phone.
* It has a built in GPS
* A 14 MP front camera with a front facing flash
* A 2 MP rear camera
* A rechargeable internal Lithium-Ion battery rated at 1800 mAh at 7.4 VDC capacity that takes 3 hours to charge
* It prints out 2" x 3" color photos using inkless paper called Zink (Zero Ink) and it comes in packs of 10. The photos have a sticky back on them and you can post them on a wall or poster board or any surface.
* A USB port that allows you to connect to your computer to move photos, videos and music back and forth for your use and enjoyment.
* The web stated that there is a USB cable included with the unit but I did not get one but one that I had worked fine to connect to the camera. It is a Micro USB to a USB cable.

Inside of the box you can find:

* The camera which is 5.25 wide by 5.25 high by 1.125 inches thick
* A pack of Zink Paper
* The AC wall charger rated at 100 to 240 VAC and 50/60 HZ. It has an output of 12 VDC at 3 Amps and it is UL approved.
* A one sheet of start-up instructions that are very weak but once you get the camera working there is a full 25 page user manual listed in the File Browser app for your use.
* The web stated that there is a USB cable included with the unit but I did not get one but one that I had worked fine to connect to the camera. It is a Micro USB to a USB cable.

There are also a lot of accessories that you can purchase to customize the camera to suit your personality and I will also review them and try to post a link to the products as I post them. I briefly show them in my video. This is an excellent product and I rated it at 5 stars.

I was supplied a sample for test and evaluation. A review was not promised to the supplier in exchange for the sample but I stated that if I provided a review that it would be fair and honest.
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Mireille Alonso
3.0 out of 5 stars Buena y bonita pero.....
Reviewed in Mexico on January 5, 2017
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Es muy buena pero no me gusto que pesa mucho y ademas no puedes imprimir tus fotos a menos que estés conectado en wifi
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Connor M
1.0 out of 5 stars COMMON ISSUE: POWER FAILURE. DO NOT BUY
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015
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Ive had this product since December and have only used it a couple of times, when the product worked it was cool. The image quality is terrible, touch responsiveness is super slow, the wifi on the device is super slow, its almost impossible to type on the keyboard on the device, images are really grainy, and images printed are really blue and not high quality. I tried to use the device yesterday and noticed that the battery died so i plugged it in to charge and left if be. I picked it up today and it said the battery was 100% charged so i turned it on and unplugged it and the device cut off and would not turn back on. I plugged it back in and it said 0% charged. The battery will not charge, and the device will not turn on now. I will be filing a claim with the manufacturer. Extremely disappointed and would not purchase this product again. I called polaroid support and they instructed me to email them and then they need me to pay to ship the defective device back to them. They said this is a common issue with this camera. DO NOT PURCHASE
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SMC
1.0 out of 5 stars A litany of problems and very little success.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2016
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I am not usually one for reviewing products, but given the price of this item I felt it was only right to describe my experience.

Opening the box and on a first look, this is an exciting and beautiful little gadget. However, unfortunately, the problems start to emerge as soon as you lift it out. The body, which is bulky but light, feels cheap to the touch. While I gather that entry-level Polaroids have traditionally been made with plastic bodies, you might not expect it of such an expensive item.

Undeterred, I plugged the camera in and let it charge up. Once you've turned it on, you're prompted to go through a set-up wizard and connect to wi-fi. You're then prompted to sign up to Polaroid's social network, Socialmatic. Could I get signed up to Socialmatic? No - problem 2. The fields did all recognise that they had been completed and I was faced with repeated error messages. Unable to proceed further through the set-up, I cancelled out of it. I later managed to sign up to Socialmatic using my laptop.

I went into the Google Play app and downloaded Facebook and Instagram - my two main photo-sharing platforms. Problem 3 - Facebook repeatedly failed. Wondering now if there was a software issue, I (eventually) found the option within Settings to search for upgrades. Fully upgraded, I re-downloaded Facebook. Unfortunately it continued to crash - and now Socialmatic was too. I never actually managed to sign in fully to check out the app, so I'm afraid I can't comment on how well it works.

Setting all of the tablet's failings aside, a comment on the photo capability itself. I only ended up taking two photos - 1 with the front camera and 1 with the "selfie" camera. The front-facing camera produced a photo of reasonably good quality, though there was a significant delay between pressing the trigger and the image actually being taken. The photo taken with the selfie camera was of extremely poor quality: pixelated and grainy, even in good lighting.

As a lover of vintage Polaroid products I was really rooting for this camera to be great. Unfortunately, it was anything but, and didn't really do anything it claims to do. (I will admit that I didn't test the print function - I wouldn't have wanted to waste the paper.) I wasn't even able to complete a factory reset to delete my photos and information as you are required to sign in to Socialmatic to authorise this...my (correct) details weren't recognised.

I would not recommend this camera to anyone - don't waste your money.
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ERnesto BLanco
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Spain on May 14, 2015
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Excelente en todos los aspectos, y muy facil de manejar. Mi nieto con tres años la manejó sin dificultad en un par de minutos.
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lukas324
1.0 out of 5 stars Stürzt ab, völlig unausgereift
Reviewed in Germany on May 11, 2015
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Grundsätzlich ist die Kamera ein echter Hingucker und, sofern sie gerade Mal funktioniert, auch ein tolles Spielzeug für Feste. Leider hat der Drucker aber oft einen Papierstau oder das Socialmatic-Programm stürzt aber, oder das Bild wird nur zur Hälfte ausgedruckt etc. etc. Auch hält der Akku nicht sehr lange und braucht wiederum lange, bis er aufgeladen ist.
Unhandlich ist die Kamera obendrein, Selfies sind auch eher sinnlos, da die Rückkamera niedrig auflösend ist und für die Vorderkamera hat man zu kurze Arme um mehr zu sehen als nur das Gesicht. Ein Selfie-Stick würde aufgrund der Hebelwirkung wohl abbrechen.
Ich rate von diesem Produkt ab, vor allem weil das Android-System sehr buggy wirkt. Auch ist es vermutlich besser, wenn man die Fotos auf einem Gerät extra ausdruckt.
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