The original concept of the Polaroid Socialmatic was first announced over 3 years ago, now you will be excited to hear that you can now buy Polaroid’s fun, high tech vintage-esq camera come tablet as from January 1st 2015. ADR Studio paired up with Polaroid back in 2012 to modernize the nostalgic camera known as “Polaroid” that has been, and still is, enjoyed by many photographers. Polaroid made a smart business decision by improving a classic to compete in today’s technological world with the addition of Android functionality.
The Polaroid Socialmatic is an extremely innovative and thrilling new camera which has been designed to empower people from around the globe to instantaneously capture, share and print life’s moments in ways previously impossible. It offers users a very cool mixture of vintage Polaroid instantprint camera appeal, as well as modern tech conveniences and on-demand digital sharing capabilities. You can begin by capturing your best shots with the 14-megapixel forward-facing and 2-megapixel user-facing cameras, after which you can instantly print physical photos and/or share them online via the Socialmatic PhotoNetwork, Facebook, Instagram and all other major social media networks.
There’s more.
Polaroid being the innovators that they are have made sure that the Polaroid Socialmatic boasts a fully functional Android operating system that turns it into a powerful tablet as well as a camera. It features a desktop-grade browser and email client, as well as built in GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. These features enables photo geo-tagging, remote printing, and a unique QR code feature which embeds a code that can be scanned by smartphones, smart cameras, and other digital devices, providing you the ability to track and follow your photos as they make their world wide web journey around the globe.
Totally self-sufficient.
The Polaroid Socialmatic is made from top quality life ready materials, has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, built in LED flash, stereo speakers, a microphone, the very latest ARM processor, a 4.5-inch full colour touchscreen, 4GB of internal memory that can be expanded to 32GB and an onboard photo editing tools. All this along with ZINK Zero Ink printing technology on it’s ZINK premium paper, and still no requirement for connecting to your PC. Press a button and the Polaroid Socialmatic will print out vibrant, smudge-proof and, above all, water resistant photo prints measuring 2 x 3 inches. The printed photos feature a sticky back for extra fun and easy posting.
So what can you do with it?
Snap photos and selfies
Record videos
Record music or voices
Play games/use apps
Access your email
Browse the web
Read Kindle ebooks
Edit your photos using the built in software
Post your photos on social media like Socialmatic, Facebook, Instagram, twitter, etc
Enjoy its compatibility with the Google Play Store and the Amazon App Store
Play your music or watch a video
Technical Specifications
CPU: Cortex A9 1.5GHz
Screen: Full colour touch screen, 4.5 inches diagonal 480 x 854 pixels
RAM: 1GB
Built in memory: 4GB
Expandable memory: Up to 32GB Micro SD
WIFI: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 2.0 to connect to headphones, speakers or smartphone
GPS: Built in
Front camera: 14MP with front facing flash
Rear camera: 2MP rear camera
Battery: Rechargeable internal Lithium-Ion rated 1800mAh at 7.4 VDC
Printing: 2″ x 3″ colour photos using inkless ZINK paper (Zero Ink)
Ports: 1x USB port for PC connectivity
What comes in the box
The camera (5.25 inches wide, 5.25 inches high, 1.125 inches thick)
1x pack of ZINK Paper
AC wall charger
Quick start-up guide with a full user manual listed in the File Browser app on the camera
In addition to this there are many accessories that you can purchase to customize the camera to suit your taste. These can be found in the menu of this website.