The Instax Wide 300 has a 95 mm[a]prime lens with plastic optics and a fixed aperture of ƒ/14. A focal length of 95 mm in this format translates to "a moderate wide angle field of view that's fine for snapshots and landscapes alike."[6] The lens is retractable and motor driven.[7]
The lens ring is twisted to switch between two focus zones: near focus (0.9 to 3 m) and far focus (3 m to infinity).[7] A separate plastic snap-on close-up lens that enables focus as close as 0.4 m is included.[7] The close-up lens attachment has a plastic convex mirror to assist in taking selfies[7] and "a plastic arm that sits in front of the fixed optical viewfinder to show you where the center of the frame is when focusing close; because the lens is offset from the viewfinder, parallax comes into play in the close focus range."[6]
It has a built-in electronic flash.[8] The camera automatically decides if flash is required or not.[9] The automatic flash optimizes the lighting according to subject distance.[10]
A rear liquid-crystal display indicates how many prints are left and the setting of the only rear controls: a lighten-darken (exposure compensation) toggle and a button that forces the flash to fire.[7]
Reviewers have commented on the camera being large (given it has to accommodate a large film pack),[11][12][13] significantly larger than most DSLRs.[7] The viewfinder is small[13] and "offers a narrower view than what the lens is actually seeing."[9] The camera automatically controls the use of the flash, and you cannot control the switch of the flash by yourself. [9] The camera does not offer multiple or long exposures[9] or other manual exposure controls[6] apart from the lighten-darken toggle. It has no self timer.[13] The weight of this camera makes it unsuitable for taking selfies, even if a selfie mirror can be installed.
Comparison with other Fujifilm Instax Wide models
The 300 is the successor to the Fujifilm Instax Wide 210,[14] which was released in 2009. In comparison, the 300 is smaller but less ergonomically designed, and the viewfinder smaller.[14] The 300 has the addition of a tripod mount.
The discontinued Fujifilm Instax 500AF, released in 1999, had autofocus, a self timer, focusing distance from 0.6 m to infinity, shutter speeds of 1/8 to 1/125 s, a fixed aperture of ƒ/12.8, and was powered by two lithium CR123A batteries.
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