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noun

a usually portable camera that produces a finished picture shortly after each exposure.Compare Polaroid (def. 2).

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Origin of instant camera

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby instant camera

Instamatic, instance, instancy, instant, instantaneous, instant camera, instanter, instantiate, instantiation, instantize, instantly

How to use instant camera in a sentence

With more instant cameras available than ever before, we tested a variety of new models to determine what works best for traveling, camping, and general adventuring.
These Are the Best Instant-Film Cameras|agintzler|July 25, 2021|Outside Online
As the century’s first decade came to a close and smartphones began to enter the scene, the market for instant cameras looked anything but promising.
These Are the Best Instant-Film Cameras|agintzler|July 25, 2021|Outside Online
The Kodak Mini Shot 3 Retro functions as an instant camera—point and shoot, and a photo prints out.
These Are the Best Instant-Film Cameras|agintzler|July 25, 2021|Outside Online
Unlike other instant cameras, this Lomography photo maker is built with glass lenses, yielding pics with comparatively sharp definition.
These Are the Best Instant-Film Cameras|agintzler|July 25, 2021|Outside Online

Throughout the 2010s, they brought new instant cameras and films to market.
These Are the Best Instant-Film Cameras|agintzler|July 25, 2021|Outside Online
Open-carry activists are known for baiting cops into on-camera arguments about the Second Amendment and state laws.
Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic|Brandy Zadrozny|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We also see her physically battling Sheriff Clark, but the camera focuses on her falling to the ground.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The camera passes to each hostage in turn to allow them to plead with the Lebanese government to let them live.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Add to that the DISH Anywhere app, and you have instant access to the program guide and the ability to record shows on the go.
Four TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Return In 2015|DISH|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He subtly gestured toward the direction of the camera pointed at their house.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
How is it that one instant of time should work those effects in the human mind which are so lasting in their results!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Wharton and Louis had withdrawn their hands at the same instant they caught his eye; and the Duke turned into the circle.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Blanche stood an instant looking into the lighted room and hesitating—flushed a little, smiling, extremely pretty.
Confidence|Henry James
She saw his back for an instant against the pale gloom of the garden, in which vapour was curling.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett