Fujifilm Instax Wide 400 Expands Analog Photography With Wider 62 × 99 mm Prints

Fujifilm’s $175 Instax Wide 400 is presented as a wide-format instant camera that keeps analog photography’s “simplicity” while expanding it with a wider format.

“President Zelensky sent a congratulatory message at the inauguration, hinting Kyiv’s readiness to deepen neighbourly cooperation with Hungary”

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The camera produces 62 × 99 mm photos, described as about twice the size of Instax Mini photos, and it is designed as a simple point-and-shoot with flash and focus controlled automatically.

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TechCrunch says the Instax Wide 400 uses a one-button design with “no manual exposure controls,” so users “simply frame the image and take the shot.”

To power on, the lens is rotated counterclockwise, and the first click activates close-up mode for subjects about 0.9 to three meters away while turning it once more switches to landscape mode for distant subjects beyond three meters.

The review also describes a trade-off in complex lighting, including scenes with strong contrast like “dark trees against a bright sky,” where details “tended to blur together.”

TechCrunch describes the Instax Wide 400 as easy and intuitive to use, emphasizing that it requires “no prior photography experience” and is designed to be “easy and intuitive.”

The camera’s operation is framed around a straightforward lens rotation, with rotating the lens counterclockwise powering it on and rotating it clockwise powering it off.

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For close-up work, the camera includes a close-up lens attachment that “snaps onto the front,” and the review says it helped with “avoiding focus and blur issues when taking close-ups.”

Loading the cartridge is described as simple, with guide lines to help align it correctly, and the door closes using a twist lock that latches shut.

The review adds that the camera has a self-timer that works by pushing a lever on the side and choosing one of four durations, ranging from two to 10 seconds, with a ticking sound and red lights for countdown.

In a separate technology-and-science adjacent report, mezha.net says President Zelensky sent a congratulatory message at the inauguration of Hungary’s prime minister, with the inauguration taking place on “Europe Day.”

“In an era dominated by digital technology and artificial intelligence, analog photography and retro-style cameras are gaining popularity for their charm and sense of nostalgia”

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The same article quotes Zelensky saying, “Ukraine is ready to develop cooperation with Hungary and build strong relations between our countries on the basis of good-neighborliness and respect for our peoples.”

It also states that, according to official data from the Hungarian Parliament, Peter Madar arrived at the Parliament building on May 9 and took the oath, beginning his tenure.

Zamin.uz, meanwhile, frames the Instax Wide 400 within an “era dominated by digital technology and artificial intelligence,” saying analog photography and retro-style cameras are gaining popularity for their “charm and sense of nostalgia.”

Zamin.uz adds that the Instax Wide 400’s simple design includes no complex settings, with processes including flash and focus controlled automatically, and it says the user only needs to frame the shot and press the button.