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The Onestep 2 Viewfinder is an excellent Polaroid camera for beginners to more experienced shooters. The key difference between this model and the previous Onestep 2 is the viewfinder. On the older model, you would frame up your shots looking through a window on the back of the camera. The old model suffered from complaints from users that were struggling to accurately frame up subjects since they would look through the view window at odd angles. This model has a more traditional viewfinder extension on back that makes framing up photos far more accurate. Since the camera can only focus down to about 2 feet, the parallax issues are greatly reduced. Aside from that upgrade, this the same Onestep 2 as before. Exposure control, self-timer, tripod socket, flash disable are all here. Pretty much everything you need in a Polaroid, really. It does not have a "bulb" mode like some of the instax cameras, which is the one feature I think I can't really find a work around for. And you can do multiple exposure shots by keeping the shutter button held down after you take a shot, turning the camera off, releasing the shutter button and turning the camera back on. If you've used any Polaroid camera before, this camera will be very familiar. The Lithim-ion battery is very good, lasting between 15-20 packs of film which is far more than most people go through in a few months. (you should probably charge it before any big events, of course, but it will keep up with you.) I kind of wish the camera could draw power from the built-in batteries in 600 type film, but I get that adds complexity. There is some strong competition in the instant photography market right now with Fuji Instax and especially their new square format. I will say, however, that Polaroid photos are still larger and their color rendition is more pleasing (though perhaps less "true to to life" - depending on how you shoot). I also greatly prefer their black and white films over Instax. Yes, the film is more expensive per shot (even i-type), but you can take advantage of Polaroid Originals' loyalty program to save some money. They also do some amazing limited edition frames and emulsions like duochromes.