Polaroid's 2021 pocket instant camera — smallest modern Polaroid, shooting 8-shot Go film cassettes.
The Polaroid Go, introduced in 2021, is the smallest instant camera in Polaroid's modern line-up, launched by the revived Polaroid company alongside a new miniature film format of the same name. At roughly 105 x 84 x 62mm it shrank the classic white-frame Polaroid print experience to jacket-pocket size, and a second-generation version followed later.
It uses a fixed 51.1mm lens and exposes Polaroid Go film, an ISO 640 colour instant material sold in twin packs of two 8-shot cassettes, producing prints of about 66.6 x 53.9mm with a 47 x 46mm image area that develops in 10-15 minutes. Features include a self-timer, a double-exposure mode and a small selfie mirror beside the lens, with power from a built-in rechargeable battery topped up over USB.
The Go suits parties, travel and gift-giving: it is deliberately simple, with automatic exposure and flash doing the work. The small prints have Polaroid's soft, warm instant-film character, and the tiny image area rewards close, bold compositions; it is a fun social camera rather than a precision instrument.
Because the Go remains in production, used prices track new discounts closely, so compare before buying. Check the internal battery still holds charge since it is not user-replaceable, that the film door and rollers are clean of chemistry residue, and which generation is offered, as the later version differs. Go film packs remain readily available new.