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The Best Cameras and Gear To Buy (and Gift) This Holiday Season


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    PRYNT Pocket Mini Printer

    Super easy to use, PRYNT pocket attaches to your phone and quickly prints out all of your best photos to share with friends. It comes in super cute colors and folds down into a small box for easy storage. Print outs made with Zink (zero ink) technology and are 2×3 inches. Stay tuned for a new version of the sticky paper with quad printing capability.
    PRYNT Pocket, $149.99, atPrynt.co)

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    LomoInstant Automat Glass Kilimanjaro

    Lomograhphy has been stepping up it’s instant camera game year after year thanks to kickstarter campaigns. The Automat Glass is the newest and best of the bunch. They swapped the usual plastic lens for glass and added in a wide lens, a first for instant cameras. This version of the camera also helps capture images in low light situations, without a flash! It comes with fun lenses and gels to play with AND photo clips, magnet stickers and stands too, holiday gifts for everyone! (Automat Glass Kilimanjaro, $189, Lomo)

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    Polaroid OneStep 2 i-Type

    Behold the OG polaroid is back! The OneStep 2 is the first analog instant camera under the Polaroid brand since 2003. It’s a cool $100 and the nostalgia comes for free. (One Step 2, $99.99, Polaroid)

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    Nikon Coolpix w300

    For the adventurer (or someone who’s potentially clumsy with dainty cameras) this rugged camera is waterproof for up to 100ft (hello underwater photography!), freezeproof, shockproof and dustproof. It produces 16 megapixel images with 4K ultra capability. It can easily sync to your computer or phone with internal Bluetooth and Wifi. Wait did I mention it has internal GPS, ecompass, altimeter and depth gauge? It also has 5x optical zoom! (Nikon Coolpix w300, $389.99, Nikon)

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    Leica Sofort ‘LimoLand by Jean Pigozzi’ Instant Camera

    Leica’s version of the Instant camera has been updated for holiday by Jean Pigozzi. The super chic brand brought it with this special edition instant cam. From the colorful design and handy strap to the on-point settings to help you take your best instant photos. It’s an art piece and camera in one. (Leica Sofort, $395.00, Leica.com)

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    Podo Mini Camera

    The Podo is a tiny camera with micro-adhesive backing that can stick to any surface and be controlled by your phone via Bluetooth. It’s wide angle lens helps capture your surroundings and its base is adjustable to help you get awesome shots at any angle. It Weighs 1.5 oz and produces 5 Megapixel images and 720P video. This takes the selfie to a whole new level, hands free & no sticks needed. Holiday card selfie anyone?? (Podo, $79.00, Podo Labs)

    D.Choi

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    Polaroid Pop

    Could this camera be any cuter??? The POP is the newest Polariod instant camera. It comes in a variety of cute colors and prints images on Zink (zero ink) paper. Note- this isn’t the typical Polaroid (shake it) film. The cute touch screen allows users to draw on the images and edit with filters and stickers. It easily makes GIFs and shoots video in 1080p. A huge plus is that it’s easy to use hands free and has a photo booth mode. Sounds great for your next holiday party! (Polaroid Pop, $199, Amazon)

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    Canon Printers

    The Pixma TS9120 & Selphy CP1300 are my favorite personal printers on the market. The Selphy is desk friendly and prints out images that are 4×6”. Canon touts that the prints made with their paper will last for 100 years and that the paper is water resistant. The Selphy can be completely wireless and connects to your phone, computer or ipad using bluetooth and also takes USB drives and memory cards. Holiday card printing can now be done in a flash! The Pixma is a slightly larger and more versatile printer that prints up to 8×10 photos, letter and legal sized documents and envelopes on a variety of papers. It also can use bluetooth to upload pictures or wifi so you can print from anywhere in your house. (Pixma TS9120, $149.99, Canon.com) (Selphy CP1300, $119.99, Canon.com)

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    Moment Camera Phone Lenses

    Moment made awesome lenses to enhance any iphone, pixel or galaxy phone. Options for lenses include wideangle, Telephoto (2x optical zoom), super fisheye and wideangle. They also have a cute leather wrist band for the phone case (required to use the lens if you don’t want to hand hold them), which they note is the top searched item by women on their site. (Moment Lenses, $89-99 lens only, Shopmoment.com)

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    Nikon D5600

    If you are looking for a great DSLR the 5600 is the best. The price is awesome for the 24.2 megapixel, 1080 (60p) video it produces. It has a large LCD touch screen to easily navigate through all the cameras settings. It’s super easy to use for a beginner but also great for a professional who needs a smaller camera on the go. The best part is the Bluetooth and Wifi connections so you can immediately transfer images from your camera to your phone. (Nikon D5600, $649.95, Nikon)

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    Leica TL2

    The photo department totally geeked out over this camera. It’s a total splurge item for anyone looking for a super chic point and shoot. The touch screen technology is fantastic and you can set the camera to auto or control everything yourself. The photos are insanely sharp (clocking in at 24 Megapixels with 4K video and goes up to ISO 50,000– whattttt) and uses wifi to send pics direct to your phone or computer. It’s small size makes it easy to store in your handbag. *note that the lenses are sold separately (Leica TL2, $1950.00, B&H

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    Insta360 Nano

    Insta360 Nano attaches to your phone and takes 360 degree images. Currently you can post the 360 images to facebook and let your friends navigate around your photos. It also takes “tiny world” and “tiny planet” photos like this to frame on your wall. Turn the everyday into art! (Insta360 Nano, $199, Insta360)

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    Fuji Instax Square Camera & Printer

    The SQ-10 (camera) & SP-3 (printer) are the first two products in Fuji’s line of square format products. The SQ-10 is a hybrid camera so it not only prints instant images (and allows your to filter/edit in camera) but also has a memory card. The files from your memory card have that same insta-look but can be print way larger to put on your walls. The SP-3 is a great little printer that hooks up to your phone via Wi-Fi to print out square instax-prints any of your photos instantly. (SQ-10 Camera, $279.99, Fuji. SP-3 Printer, $199.95,
    Fuji)

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    Olympus PEN E-PL8

    This is one pretty little camera! We love the polished nod to the original 35mm point-and-shoot cameras. It’s packed with great features for photographers of all levels. The swivel touch screen can help with your selfie game. With easy to use automatic settings the camera will help you take a gorgeous shot every time (PEN E-PL8, $549-$649, GetOlympus.com)

    Bruce Kite

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    Sony RX100 V

    Sony’s RX100 V is great for those of us in constant motion, this camera can take up to 24 frames per second in total silence. Sony notes that the camera has the world’s fastest autofocus to help you take photos of kids, pets and super fast moving people. With 20 Megapixels up to 12,800 ISO and clocking in at only 10.5 oz it’s a lightweight option on the go. (Sony RX100 V, $998.00, Amazon)

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    Popsocket

    Want to take a group photo but don’t want to use a selfie stick? Prop your phone up on a surface with a pop socket to get a great hands free shot! Pop sockets are handy button-like things that stick to the back of your cell phone and can extend and retract. It will also help stabilize your phone while you are typing on it. No more cracked screens! Win Win. (Popsocket, $10-15, Popsockets.com)

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    Lume Cube

    The Lume Cube is the first off-camera flash made for mobile photography! The small portable flash can be attached to a phone or DSLR Camera and used as a continuous light source or synched to a DSLR via Bluetooth. Great for taking photos and videos in low light or at night, there’s lots of fun accessories like colored gels and diffusers to experiment with. (Lume Cube, $79.99, Lumecube.com)

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    Canon Powershot G 1X Mark III

    The amount of new technology packed into this small camera is astounding! It has 24.3 Megapixels, 3x Zoom lens and goes up to 25,600 ISO (which is insane!) totally ideal for low light/evening photos. A few other cool features to geek out over are the touch and drag function which allows you to choose your point of focus on the camera’s touch screen. You can also link the camera to your phone and remotely take photos and focus the camera. Everything is fully customizable on the interface and you can set the camera to shoot at a square crop and post direct from the camera to Instagram! Pre order now, product starts shipping just after Thanksgiving (Canon G 1X Mark III, $1299.00, Canon.com)

    CANON INC.

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    Diana Instant Camera

    The OG plastic camera, known for it’s 35mm film version (the OG light leak filter) now has a instant version. It comes with a long strap so you can wear it like a cross body bag and take photos at all of your holiday parties! (Diana Instant, $139.00, uncommongoods)

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    The Light L16 Camera

    This buzzy new camera is now available for reservation and is due to ship out at the beginning of 2018. The Light L16 is made up of 16 lenses that take multiple photos at varying perspectives per shot. The camera then compiles the photos into one mega (52 mega pixel!) image. Weighing less than one pound, it can fit in your pocket and not weigh you down. It has 5x optical zoom and allows the photographer to adjust the depth-of-field (pretty blurred background). Print out an IOU for this one on your new Canon Selphy printer! (The Light L16, $1950.00, Light.co)

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    Mini Tech Kit

    This easy to carry 4×3 pouch can help with tech emergencies. Perfect to carry in your bag or gift to a friend, it includes a wall plug, cord wrapper, fisheye camera lens, phone stand, USB flash drive, earbuds & wrapper, micro fiber cloth & password hint list. (Pinch Provisions Tech Kit, $28, MoMA Design Store)

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    Pro Cam App

    This app turns your phone camera into a DSLR (or as close as it gets). Like a DSLR, you can control ISO/Shutter speed/Aperture export and export RAW/TIFF files in addition to JPEG. Their exposure bracketing software is key to taking properly exposed photos. Our Photo Director swears by it! (Pro Cam 5, $4.99, iTunes)





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