Fujifilm’s Instax Pal 2 Shrinks a Film Camera Until It Fits in a Closed Hand

Fujifilm spent two years listening to owners of the first Instax Pal, then rebuilt almost every part of it. Instax Pal 2 keeps the palm-sized brief and discards the round pebble body that split buyers when the original arrived in 2024. In its place is a squat rectangular shell that reads like a 110 film camera scaled for a coat pocket, with an optical viewfinder, a proper shutter button, a command dial, and a wind-style lever on top.

A 1/3-inch CMOS sensor can now shoot 10.7 megapixel stills at 3776 by 2832 pixels, which is slightly more than double the original Pal, thanks to a fixed 28mm equivalent f/2.2 lens that can get as close as 8 cm. The launch coverage also includes autofocus with optional face detection, exposure correction from minus two to plus two EV, automatic ISO from 100 to 1600, and shutter speeds ranging from a quarter of a second to 1/8000.

Fujifilm Instax Mini EVO Instant Camera – Brown

• Hybrid instant film camera. Prints high-quality, 2” x 3” INSTAX MINI instant photos (INSTAX MINI instant film sold separately)
• 10 Lens x 10 Film Effect Options = 100 Ways of Expression
• Built-in selfie mirror so you’re perfectly framed for a selfie, Dual shutter buttons – portrait and landscape

A 1.0-inch LCD screen sits on top of the camera, allowing you to preview your photo and apply effects before anything comes out of it. Built-in memory contains approximately 100 photographs, and a microSD card can hold many more.

There are five filter themes to choose from: Modern, Y2K, Vintage, Chromatic, and Fantasy. Each theme has six looks to try out, for a total of 30 effects, with six loaded at any given moment. You can select Mini, Square, Wide, or frameless framing before taking the photo, ensuring that your eventual Instax print follows the crop exactly. A dedicated switch allows you to flip the body into instax Animation mode, which captures ten frames and converts them into a flipbook clip that you can subsequently transfer to a print via a QR code. The flash will cover an area ranging from 60 centimeters to 1.5 meters, and it includes two and ten second timers.

The Instax Pal 2 still does not make any paper of its own, but you have two options for moving files elsewhere: Bluetooth 5.1 or a slide out USB-C port, both of which will transfer your files to the free Instax Pal app in less than a second via cable, and from there your shot can be sent to any current Instax Link printer, a mini LiPlay, or an Evo hybrid. You may even use your phone to trigger the shutter remotely. The packaging includes a USB-C cable, a hand strap, a small angle-adjusting stand, and a one-year warranty. At launch, the Pal 2 will be available in both black and white.

Fujifilm is selling the Instax Pal 2 at $169.95 in the United States and $219.99 in Canada, with stock expected to arrive in late September 2026 and a Japan launch on October 9. That’s a bit more than the price of a Kodak Charmera, the keychain camera to which this announcement is frequently compared, but the Pal 2 does bring a larger sensor, wireless printing within the Instax family, and controls that feel like a camera rather than just a charm on a keychain. In fact, Bing Liem, who manages Fujifilm’s North American imaging group, stated that the first Pal left some consumers perplexed while suiting others wonderfully. This new Pal 2 is the solution to that split opinion, with the same go-anywhere size, more ways to frame your photo, and a smooth transition from digital file to Instax print.