Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Instant Camera

The Instax Mini 12 is the gift that rarely misfires. It is genuinely easy to use: a twist of the lens turns it on, a second twist engages close-up mode for selfies, and automatic exposure handles the settings so there is nothing to fiddle with. It prints credit-card-sized photos (about 86 x 54mm) in seconds, and teenagers actually stick these on walls, mirrors and lockers, so the novelty of a photo you can hold has real staying power in an age of bottomless camera rolls. The main catch is running cost: film works out at roughly 50p to 90p a print depending on pack size, so a value twin-pack of Instax Mini film makes an ideal add-on to save them buying their own. It runs on two AA batteries.