The Escura InstaSnap toy camera

Thursday 6 March 2025, 19:19 by Nando Harmsen | 2,247 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

Escura showed the InstaSnap camera at the 2025 CP+ show. This unusually designed camera is essentially a large viewfinder with a white frame. It looks like an instant photo.

Escura is known for the Instant 60s instant camera and the Hasselback, which brings instant photography to an old Hasselblad camera. The InstantSnap is something completely different, however.

Credits: Escura and DC.Watch

The Escura InstantSnap is the size of a credit card, but thicker. It weighs about 30 grams and contains a large optical viewfinder. There is no digital display.
You use the InstantSnap camera by holding it up, composing your shot and pressing a hidden shutter button. A video option is available. The viewfinder can display effects and its view can be adjusted.

The photo is only 1.3 megapixels in size and the shutter speed is fixed at 1/125s. The photos are stored on a microSD card.

The Escura InstantSnap should be seen as a toy camera. So you should not expect much quality. It is a very fun concept, though. It is due to go on sale in May for around 50 dollars. It is not certain whether it will appear on the European market.

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Nando Harmsen has been photographing for more than 40 years. He specialises in wedding photography and landscape photography. Nando also gives talks, workshops, masterclasses and photo trips, and regularly reviews new and interesting equipment.

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