The Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green is Fujifilm’s newest instax mini in a fresh, cool mint green, and it belongs outdoors: on a picnic blanket in the park, at a winter camp in the desert, on a family trip to the mountains. It runs on ordinary AA batteries you can buy at any petrol station, prints without a phone or Wi-Fi, and the new self-timer with a tilt wedge on the strap means the whole group, including whoever brought the camera, ends up in the picture.
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The Lagoon Green Colour
Lagoon Green is a soft mint with a hint of blue, like shallow water over sand. Body and lens barrel share the same colour, and the silver instax mini 13 lettering adds a little shine. Outdoors it looks at home against grass, palm trees and the sea, and indoors it brings a bit of colour to a shelf without being as loud as pink.
Mid-tone greens are forgiving on the move. A little dust from a camp site or a smudge from a picnic table shows less on the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green than on Clay White, and a quick wipe with a dry cloth brings it back.
Picnics and Park Days
A winter afternoon in the park is the easiest light an instant camera will ever see. Automatic exposure handles daylight on its own and still fires the flash to fill in faces under a tree or a parasol. For the group photo, put the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green on a cool box or the corner of the picnic table, slide the strap’s wedge underneath so it tilts up, set the timer to 10 seconds and sit down with everyone else.
Keep people within about two metres of the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green, where the flash is still effective, and have the group sit rather than stand if the camera is low on a blanket. Hand the prints around as they come out; they need about 90 seconds to finish developing.
Camping and Evenings Outdoors
Desert camps and beach barbecues move into low light quickly. In dim scenes the camera uses slow synchro, keeping the shutter open longer while the flash lights the people in front, so faces come out lit and some of the lantern or fire glow stays in the background. The 2-second timer is useful here: resting the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green on a table and letting the timer fire it avoids the shake that longer exposures pick up from a hand.
Pack spares. A new pair of AA alkaline batteries lasts about 10 film packs, and there is no charging to worry about away from power. Film is the thing to count: plan one pack of 10 prints per evening at least.
Heat, Sand and Sun
Fujifilm’s instax guides advise keeping cameras and film away from high temperatures, and a UAE summer tests that fast. Keep the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green and spare film in a shaded bag or a cool box rather than a closed car, and let hot prints develop in the shade. Close the camera when you are not shooting to keep sand out of the lens area, and blow dust off rather than wiping grit across the lens.
The Rest, in Brief
The lens twists to switch on and twists further for Close-Up Mode between 0.3 and 0.5 m, with a selfie mirror and parallax correction. Exposure runs automatically from LV 5.0 to 14.5, the flash recharges in 7 seconds or less, and the camera shuts off after 5 idle minutes. Fujifilm lists it at 327 g with film loaded and strap attached, without batteries.
Who This Is Not For
Anyone who needs weather protection. The Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green has no published water or dust resistance, so keep it away from spray at the beach and rain.
Anyone photographing landscapes. The small mini print and the 2.2 m flash range suit people and close scenes, not wide desert views or distant mountains.
Anyone wanting to control the flash. It fires on every shot, which can bounce back from shiny surfaces and car windows.
Buying the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green in the UAE
We sell the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green with a 1-year warranty from Totot. The camera comes without film, so add instax mini film before your trip. Orders reach every emirate within 3 business days, with free delivery on orders from AED 300. Defective or non-matching items can be returned within 14 days, and damage from shipping should be reported to us within 48 hours. The same camera also comes in Candy Pink, Clay White, Dreamy Purple and Frost Blue.
Technical Specifications
- Product: Fujifilm instax mini 13 instant camera
- Colour: Lagoon Green
- Film: instax mini instant film (sold separately)
- Picture size: 62 × 46 mm
- Lens: 2 components, 2 elements, f = 60 mm, 1:12.7
- Viewfinder: Real-image finder, 0.37×, with target spot; parallax correction in Close-Up Mode
- Focusing range: 0.3 m and beyond (Close-Up Mode for 0.3–0.5 m)
- Shutter: Programmed electronic shutter, 1/2 to 1/250 sec, slow synchro in low light
- Exposure control: Automatic, LV 5.0 to 14.5 (ISO 800)
- Flash: Fires on every shot with automatic light adjustment; recycle time 7 seconds or less; effective range 0.3–2.2 m
- Self-timer: Approx. 2 seconds or 10 seconds
- Power: Two AA alkaline batteries (LR6), approx. 10 instax mini film packs per set
- Development time: Approx. 90 seconds (varies with ambient temperature)
- Auto power off: 5 minutes
- Dimensions: 105.5 × 124.7 × 67.6 mm
- Weight: 327 g (without batteries, with film loaded and strap attached)
- Included accessory: Hand strap with built-in camera angle adjustment wedge
- Warranty: 1-year warranty from Totot
Specifications come from Fujifilm’s instax mini 13 specifications page and product announcement. Full details are published on the Fujifilm instax mini 13 specifications page.
FAQ
Is the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green waterproof?
No. Fujifilm publishes no water or dust resistance rating for the mini 13, so protect it from rain, spray and sand.
Does the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green work at night?
Yes. The flash fires on every shot and slow synchro keeps some background light; keep people within 2.2 m.
Does it need charging?
No. It runs on two AA alkaline batteries, about 10 film packs per set, so spares are easy to carry.
Can the whole group be in the photo?
Yes. Use the 10-second timer and rest the Instax Mini 13 Lagoon Green on the wedge built into its strap.
Is Lagoon Green the same as the Mint Green of older models?
No. Lagoon Green is the mini 13 colour, a fresh mint with a slight blue tint.
Can I leave film in a hot car?
No. Fujifilm’s instax guides advise keeping cameras and film away from high temperatures; store them in the shade.
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