Polaroid Originals OneStep 2 £120 / $120

Most adults – and certainly those with an interest in photography – will recall the once-ubiquitous Polaroid brand. With the name now under the ownership of a group of instant film enthusiasts, who stepped in to continue producing Polaroid film after the original brand collapsed, the OneStep 2 should be a relatively easy sell to nostalgia buffs.

Embracing a retro design inspired by the original OneStep from 1977, the new camera embraces the modern era in, being charged via a USB port. Producing large 10.7 x 8.8cm prints (it uses Polaroid i-Type and 600 category film), it does mean you’ll be paying a bit more – £15 for eight shots – compared with its Instax rivals.

Like others here, we get a lighten/darken switch and a self-timer button, but this is pretty much a frill-free operation. We’d have liked the opportunity to use AAs alongside recharging the internal battery if power runs dry, and a numeric indicator counting down shots taken or remaining.

PROS Charmingly familiar retro design and layout; simple to use, with big buttons for small fingers; larger prints than most instant print rivals (‘wide’ cameras excepted)

CONS: Prints take much longer to fully develop than Instax film-based rivals; price of film

Verdict