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The Insta 2 is just the right size for smaller hands to hang on to it. The surface of the heavy-duty plastic frame is soft and slip-resistant. The rubber loop ears are either for attaching the included strap or just looking cute, particularly when a tongue-like print pops out the front. The camera looks like it will stand up to some banging around, but shouldn’t be left out in the rain. Once you have the paper loaded and the camera charged, you’re ready to go. That will give you time to familiarize yourself with the seven, rubberized buttons on the back of the camera that control its various functions. The light-gray icons printed on the light blue buttons didn’t quite provide the level of contrast these adult eyes needed to read in anything other than the brightest light. The button shapes and positions do provide a hint at their functions, however, and this is the kinds of thing that kids tend to pick up better than their elders. The 2.5” color IPS LCD viewfinder offers a reasonable level of brightness and a viewing angle that right up there with some of the best we’ve seen and is somewhat anti-reflective. Shooting photos and videos is about an easy at it can be. A short press on the oval shutter button takes a photo. The camera can be set to shoot anywhere from 3 to 12 megapixels. Hold it down a little longer and you’re shooting a video at full HD (1920x1080, a 30 fps Motion-JPEG AVI files). A separate button under the screen will shoot and print with one press. It does provide a three-second countdown to make sure you’re set. Unfortunately, if you change your mind or had hit the button accidentally (not difficult because it’s directly beside the button that switches between camera and playback modes), there appears to be no way to cancel.