The Polaroid I-2 is better now! Firmware update fixes auto exposure issues!

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After a year of dodgy photos, Polaroid are finally fixing the I-2's auto exposure issues with a firmware update!
The new firmware - labelled "1.02.1" - is currently available on the Polaroid Android and iOS apps and can be wirelessly sent to your camera over Bluetooth
I covered this topic last month or so, but decided to pull the video for reasons that I discuss in this video. When I was sent the firmware update, I WAS told in a message not to leak information out, but I simply did not see that aspect of the message, since it was among several I received at once. There was no specific instructions on what I could/couldn't report on and I was never asked to sign an NDA (I have in the past with other companies). In my excitement that a major issue had been rectified, I released a video praising the new firmware. I would like to formerly apologize if this caused trouble.
The firmware update sadly doesn't add a battery door that makes the built in lithium ion battery user-replaceable without complete disassembly of the camera... but it does fix the cameras other major issue! Wonky auto exposure!
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Chapters:
00:25 - Introduction & Deja Vu
01:47 - How to update the firmware
03:39 - Why I pulled the last video
06:57 - The OTHER reason I pulled the video
08:59 - Does the new firmware update change my opinion?
11:06 - A critical discussion of Polaroid
17:57 - The battery issue remains - addressing the straw men in the room
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@theinstantcameraguy 11 дней назад

If you just want to know about the firmware, how to update the camera is explained all within the first 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The rest of the video is a discussion on why I pulled my last video, and a critical discussion about Polaroid's handling of the I-2 Chapters: 00:25 - Introduction & Deja Vu 01:47 - How to update the firmware 03:39 - Why I pulled the last video 06:57 - The OTHER reason I pulled the video 08:59 - Does the new firmware update change my opinion? 11:06 - A critical discussion of Polaroid 17:57 - The battery issue remains - addressing the straw men in the room

@BasementAdventures 11 дней назад

Please please PLEASE make that as an injection molded part. I was working on the same kind of 3D printed mod for a removable battery. You would have my money in a heartbeat

@theinstantcameraguy 10 дней назад

I'll have a chat with him and see what happens

@seanconnors9912 8 дней назад

@@theinstantcameraguy I would love to see an injection molded part from Johnny, mainly if the color, texture, and finish were near spot-on, though I imagine this might be difficult because I heard it has a rubberized feel similar to the Polaroid P3

@antonioavila7493 8 дней назад

i bought it 6 months ago. I started using it with my own "tricks". Now, I can finally use it as it was meant to be and it makes me so happy.

@Markybug-Keira-Cody 11 дней назад

After having a I-1 back when it came out i just stick to my reliable MiNT slr670s 👍🏼 If Polaroid make a i-3 that’s foldable and has a removable battery , I’m back in 😎 Great video btw.

@kennethmargulies8663 11 дней назад

Thanks. Excellent first take. And love the anger at the comments. I unique twist on these review videos. A reviewer who attacks and despises idiotic comment! Love it.

@theinstantcameraguy 11 дней назад

honestly some of the responses I've had make me question if some people have any shred of logic at all

@HoundStuff 10 дней назад

Glad it is updated and resolved!

@theinstantcameraguy 10 дней назад

me too :)

@ajpuckfly 10 дней назад

I’d love to give this camera a try the biggest issue I have is the battery not being able to be replaced easily by myself, tho if I could get a battery door installed like you did I would buy one to add to the collection. I’m glad you made this video.

@Nomaxice 4 дня назад

I got an even simpler argument for user swappable battery. This is a camera, meant to take photos, if I run out of juice mid pack, I can swap the batteries on my Pentax P30, or Canon EOS 5000, or for that matter, my mate's modern digital camera. Here you'd have to, what, carry an external battery, have an awkward cable sticking out going to your pocket or bag to be able to shoot again? On top of being able to replace it when it wears out, being able to have a couple batteries to swap out while out shooting is a *great* feature to have on a camera, and honestly, most every battery powered devices we use nowadays on the go. Also, heck yes, I'd want that mod case, since I am planning on getting an I2 sometimes, would be great! Anyway, thanks for your video, got plenty quality content on your channel! Cheers!

@theinstantcameraguy 3 дня назад

100% My PolaVolt battery solution will have new batteries installed in the same time one would change them in their TV remote control The ability to use spares in the field is very under-appreciated

@ajpuckfly 10 дней назад

Also yes you should do a run of the 3d print to show what it would look like, that might show polaroid even more that it’s possible

@Jsoberon 11 дней назад

I bought an I-2 early on after trying one out at an event. I had been begging for a polaroid camera that was just consistent with its exposures. Even my refurbished SX-70 wasn't always a surefire bet, and when you're spending dollars per frame, you want it to be. Initially, I thought the exposure issues were a film problem and just adjusted my exp. comp to make up for it. Given time, though, I realized that if the camera was consistent in overexposure, it must be a meter problem. I got rid of the camera, and am till this day still upset about it. I love the polaroid format so much more than instax. For me, there is no excuse not to have the best meter they can in these cameras, considering the narrow dynamic range of the film. Maybe I'll get an I-2 again, I have a project coming up, and it would be really nice to have an I-2 working as it should.

@theinstantcameraguy 11 дней назад

In terms of SX-70 cameras, getting the camera to expose correctly on the old 1970's PCBs can be a very dark art - especially if the electric eye shows signs of corrosion You should look into the SX-70R PCB upgrade for your SX-70. I have videos about it on my channel that you can search for. Basically it replaces the 'brains' of the camera and gives it a super accurate auto mode, as well as many other features

@Jsoberon 11 дней назад

@theinstantcameraguy I think you replied to my Reddit post about this not so long ago. I was asking which cameras have the best meters. I no longer have that SX-70, and I'll probably wait for a good deal on a decent condition SX-70 to send your way for refurbishment and an upgrade. I-2 battery is still an issue for me. I'm disappointed how desensitized we have become to the worsening quality and standards of products.

@maxwildcard2403 11 дней назад

I only got v 1.01.1 firmware in Europe.

@piwikvideoz 11 дней назад

You have to update the app first, then you’ll have access to the update firmware.

@maxwildcard2403 10 дней назад

@@piwikvideoz Thanks. That did it.

@nikolavonfulton5195 9 дней назад

I'm a firm believer that is a company makes a product that cannot have a swappable battery. they should be required to fix it

@doublenegative4real 11 дней назад

Great info in this video! update still hasn't appeared on my app. You showed a screenshot of my video actually, which surprised me! I'm a big fan of the I-2. I use it everyday and I've gotten used to its quirks, but I'm excited that the light meter will be trustworthy soon.

@theinstantcameraguy 10 дней назад

@@doublenegative4real try delete the app and reinstall it

@doublenegative4real 10 дней назад

@@theinstantcameraguy Awesome thanks. Update appeared. Took 3 attempts to successfully download. It kept getting hung up at 90%.

@christopherrenouf4582 11 дней назад

This hurts as a Polaroid Now+ user.

@johnleebold8894 8 дней назад

Yep i probably got the first camera at launch and shelved it till now .. lets see how it goes thanks … ill test and let you know

@gabvideo 11 дней назад

Totally agree with the sentiments expressed in this video.

@XaqFixx 10 дней назад

Now if they can do the same for Now+ Gen 2

@seanconnors9912 8 дней назад

Does anyone know if it should be possible for the Now+ Gen 2 to be able to receive updates via it's BlueTooth? Has it received any in the past?

@PSRTelevision 9 дней назад

the reddit copium was pure insanity, defending the exposure issues! As for the 12months timeframe to fix the firmware it sounds super harsh, but it clearly seems that polaroid should've delayed the I-2's launch. It was marketed as the second coming of Edwin Land when it was just the emperors new clothes. a lotta of communication from the company is stiff too, for such along fixtime a nice "yes we hear you all, were working on it" would've been better than radio silence expecting the community/press to think its user error

@Autodelta85 8 дней назад

I can confirm that Polaroid fixed the issue........almoat 1yr later but better than never. I tried only using i-Type,somebody has tested 600 and Sx-70? Bye the way: I got Fairphone 5 too!

@GonzoTheRosarian 11 дней назад

The slew of negative reviews kept me from buying it. I am also enamored with my SX-70 😬

@CircuitCatWT 7 дней назад

I don't own one myself, but I have heard the exact same issues coming up with the NOW+ and it would be great to know if they fixed the issues with that one too. Granted it does have a "Manual" mode but its by no means the same as the I-2, and the fact the NOW+ is advertised as more of a point and shoot.

@theinstantcameraguy 7 дней назад

Only time will tell I guess.

@Surag1057 11 дней назад

Great to hear that! I’ll definitly give my I-2 a bit more love now :). Bay the way, what tool/app do you personally use to calculate manual settings for I-2 or SX-70R?

@theinstantcameraguy 11 дней назад

I either use the light meterin the dedicated dongle, or I use my Sekonic L-208 TwinMate light meter

@JessicaFEREM 11 дней назад

I buy my vacuums from shark, not because they're a good vacuum (they are good enough for the price) but because the battery is easily and cheaply available. They added a flap on the bottom on nearly all their battery powered vacs to replace the battery, and it has a nice easy click on connector. you could buy a second battery if you had a house that needed more than 30 minutes to clean. also many of their vacs have a removable brush and belt, if the belt snaps or degrades or you want to clean the hair out of the brush, it's just a coin/screwdriver and a pair of scissors later you got it fixed. it's simply better to make devices that are meant to last with the most basic amount or repairability. I have many radios that take a nokia BL-5c battery. it would've costed them nothing to have a door to slot in a battery like an actual camera. Two things that will kill the world, either there's either a war that kills everyone, or pollution (which pollution is more likely to kill us all faster)

@JessicaFEREM 11 дней назад

I always look at it from this perspective, there will be a time when the old Polaroids are completely gone. will this camera live on when it's repaired in 20 years when people dust them off and start shooting with them again? if it's at least on par with their old ones more or less, then I'd consider that a win. does it vibe the same as a vintage polaroid, y'know. I think that minus the app (which was a good idea in retrospect) this is a pretty good camera it seems. polaroids are not cameras you buy for objectively good photos, you buy it for the vibes of printing out your photo right then and there and handing it to someone or scanning, or putting on the wall.

@ninlat9273 8 дней назад

I updated my i-2. But I see no change. I tolk two pics, one in auto mode. The result still very over exposed. Then I shot one in aperture mode. Still overexposed. Then I uninstalled the app, reinstalled, and updated the camera again. Still no improvement, so I went back to underexposing -2/3. am I doing something wrong

@theinstantcameraguy 7 дней назад

@@ninlat9273 are you using black and white film by chance?

@vp_musik 11 дней назад

Polaroid originals exists thanks to the old cameras without batteries that made polaroid years before. They have now 0 respect to edwin land camera-building vision. If he was still alive to see a thousand steps to change a simple battery from a camera, he will be back to the tumb.

@johnholloway4539 9 дней назад

so when is it available to the public? kidding. give me batteries.

@nikko2434 11 дней назад

The only thing that holds me from buying I-2. it’s the BATTERY.

@Zetaphotography 11 дней назад

You can’t use 600 battery?

@nikko2434 11 дней назад

@@Zetaphotography Technically I can use all the film that it eats that include battery. I just don't like that I don't have the WAY. MY WAY. THE EASY WAY. To replace the battery - for all we know all batteries should be replaced once it has run its course.

@lmlolxl 11 дней назад

Me brain smooth 😢

@theinstantcameraguy 11 дней назад

it's a condition that affects many

@DaarkCloud 11 дней назад

I'm early : )

@theinstantcameraguy 11 дней назад

Hi early! Nice to meet you!

@DaarkCloud 11 дней назад

@@theinstantcameraguy That reminds me, have you gotten any cameras that have been referbs/modified by Retrospekt? I saved up to buy one from them and it arrived defective. I was planning on sending them my Alpha to service, but now I don't know lol

@rolando_j_ 11 дней назад

You weren't "sort of in the wrong." You were wrong. Learn to admit your mistakes and be more apologetic about it. You got an early copy of firmware. It wasn't fully tested and you reported on it. You don't need an NDA. You're an influencer who relies on establishing a working relationship with all the companies that sell "instant cameras" of which there are few. If they chose to blackball you, what happens to this channel? The entire "my bad" thing doesn't work. The entire, "well they buried the request down in the e-mail," so I shouldn't be at fault is stuff children say to their parents.

@Duplikk 11 дней назад

bro relax

@theinstantcameraguy 10 дней назад

@@rolando_j_ but I did apologize? For the record, "Polaroid" never contacted me. There was no email. It was all done by one rogue engineer over messenger who sent me several messages. I genuinely missed one of their messages - and in my excitement - released a video too soon, which I later pulled. Much of what I reported on in that first video was also written publicly in a forum by the same engineer - and was not private knowledge. In terms of me being an "influencer" - I've been repairing Polaroid cameras for 12+ years, had a RU-vid channel since January, and Polaroid has never reached out to me in an official capacity, yet I've still released 79+ videos. I don't have a "working relationship". I've always been independent. I'm not sure you can burn a bridge when I never had a bridge to burn