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General Goods

By the mid 1980s Fujifilm introduced the higher ISO System 800 series, followed by the ACE series in the mid 1990s. Instant ACE is nearly identical to System 800, the only difference is the design of the plastic cartridge in the ACE do not contain the spring mechanism, the spring is in the camera. Most of these products were available only in the Japanese market, that is until the Instax series. In 1999 the Instax series of cameras was released. Fujifilm originally wanted to release the Instax series worldwide including North America and Europe simultaneously,[5] but decided to work with Polaroid on the mio camera based on the Instax mini 10 for the US market; while Canada did get the Instax Wide 100. Another product was Fujifilm's Digital Instax Pivi film for their battery powered portable printer was made available for those who wanted to print from their mobile phone via IR and later models with USB and Bluetooth.

With the discontinuation of Polaroid instant film in 2008, Fuji started to export more of their instant film product to overseas markets. They started with having more variety of pack film available. In November 2008 the Instax Wide format was available in the US with the Instax 200 camera.[6] Instax mini series of cameras and films became available in the US during the second half of 2009, with the mini 7s,[7] also an updated Instax 210 replaced the Instax 200. Fujifilm's FP-100b45 was announced in Sept of 2009 for the US market.[8] FP-3000b45 arrived in the North American market in Jan 2011, after Fujifilm Japan stopped manufacturing FP-100b.

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S (White) is the compact, ultra-hip, instant film camera that you'll want to take everywhere. Rounded lines, retro styling, and simple operation make this point-and-click great for parties, art projects, and anywhere you'd like to take instant photos. Like larger Instax cameras, the Mini 7S produces near-instant, vivid, high-quality prints. Unlike other models however, the Mini 7S uses Instax Mini film cartridges for pocket-friendly, credit card-sized images. Bring back the fun of instant photos! Give prints away or trade with friends. The Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S lets you shoot and share amazing pictures with ease.

Polaroid recently announced the end of their instant film line, and I lamented the death of instant photography until Peter Kirn let me know that Fujifilm is still very much in the instant snapshot business. They offer four different instant film cameras and a small range of color and black & white film. In fact, it looks like Fuji licensed their Instax Mini design to Polaroid, who marketed it as the Polaroid Mio until 2005.