InstaX mini 8 won't take pictures and all orange lights are on

All i did was remove the pack of film that was in which was a little bit hard and then replaced the batteries with fresh batteries that have never been used and it printed out the picture that was stuck and it has been working great sence ALSO If you do n8t understand anyof these look up it up on youtube and go to Almondjoy Alica. I watched her and fixed it right away. I hope you can fix your camera. Good Luck

I had the same problem!! But i took outthe film it jad its was hard bc it was stuck but i pulled it out with some ✂️ the i changed the batteries and it still wouldn't work. I checked and checked and at the top of it , it had some film stuck so i pulled that out careful with some tweezers and tried to turned it on again and it worked the lights still kept flashing but i put an rmpty film in it and moved the settings and pressed the flash button and the numbers statted going down from 10-S it took a while but it worked!!!

I found this on another website: the red light on the view finder is telling you that the flash on your camera is charging. You’ll have to wait a little while until you can take pictures.

Remove the film pack and use a new one. There is a good chance somethings wrong with that film pack you have in camera.

Hi, we had the same issue with the Instax mini 8 andblinking lights and we could get this out by using a sisser and knife.the problem is that the last picture was hanging and this was caused by the small silver item in the right corner when you open it. After we removed the last casette to put a new one in this silver item did not get back to the right corner but was about 1cm above.We solved this by putting the old empty casette in it, pushed the button to make a picture and then removed the old casette again, now it was solved , the silver item was back in the right corner again and after installing a new casette it was working perfectly again. Good luck

Hey I also have this problem about a month ago, All the orange lights were on plus the red light beside the viewer. I just did’nt use it for a couple of days, I basically forgot about it then after 4 weeks when I came to check on it, it came back to life and was working great! I guess Maybe it needed a little rest

For me it did not help to replace the battery only after I opened the camera and unscrewed the motor. He couldn't turn the mechanism. I changed the motor mount from short screws to longer ones from the housing and the camera started. The conclusion is that in most cases it is the fault of the mechanism. Sorry for my english translator.

Hi, i’m new to this but I just fixed this issue on my own. The camera turned on fine, I was able to see how the orange lights switched according to where I was shooting (daylight, inside, cloudy, etc) but whenever I tried to press the shutter button, the four lights blinked and the red light on the back on the camera turned on.

I opened the camera and found lots of dust/sand INSIDE the camera, precisely blocking the gears that linked the motor to the mechanism that pulls out the film after each shot. Using compressed air I removed the sand, move the gears by hand and made sure that everything run smoothly.

Then, I assembled everything up and the camera is working fine again.

Hope it helps!

This happened to me, thrice already. I bought it from this thrift online website called Carousel.

The first time it happens, I think I almost $@$* my pants. But now that it happened thrice - here's my intake for it;

1. No nothing will &&^&^$^ happen even when you change the battery. You can try your luck but I think 9/10 it won't work
2. You won't get to safe ANY your current film cartridge. It happens again and again to me. I didn't get to safe any of it. But if you still want your camera and don't mind about buying new film cartridge; this is what I do
3. Open the back and cut open the cartridge film be careful to not damage the upper part as the stuck film is still holding it tight and it might damage the projector (I just use normal scissors for this. JUST be careful pls)
4. Once you've cut it open take all of the unused film out and you'll find the stuck film at the very back of the cartridge. Pull it by swigglin and do zigzaggin motion on it slowly
5. Another thing I realized is DO NOT PUT ON YOUR CARTRIDGE OF FILM when the BATTERY HAS ALREADY BEEN INSERTED. For some reason it jacked off the projector. Always put the cartridge of film first. Then your batteries

I guess that's it. This might not be the most sophisticated way. Truth be told its a lambo way to get $@$* done. But I still can use my Mini 8 after 3 years I bought it. God knows how many years has the previous owner used it. Aite that's it. Hope it helps. Or not lmao ciaoooo

if all the lights are blinking and the red light its on, and you changed the batteries, and didnt work, i found your solution, open the front cover and clean de photometers, as soon you clean it, it the motor will start working and the camera will return to the normal, if you want to thank me, my @its rogerclots.fotografia, have fun!

i tried almost everything were mentioned her and obviously my problem was never about the battery type or age ( i used fresh alkaline battery with many different good quality brand) the orange light didn't turn of at all until

i saw someone here talked about pushing the battery in and i did it, i put the battery on ( the right side) and press on them kinda hard and it's worked finally

my advice is to keep trying until something work

ofc the first page was white i guess because i took the film out few time but im glad the second pic were fine

this problem started when one pic got stuck and i took it of with my hands