I went travelling with my friend serval months ago. We took many photos with our phones. However my phone fell down and broken down after the day I was back. I asked my friend to share the phones he took. After I got the photos from him, I was shocked. So ugly!
Since then, I began to search some products to avoid things like that. The portable photo printer caught my eyes. It is convenient to take it everywhere for its light weight. And it prints photos in a quick speed meanwhile the quality is not bad. What’s more, with some mobile applications, I can edit them while back to hotel with no other things to do. On this condition, I guess every moment won’t be lost again, especially mine. I’m just joking.
Actually, the moment with your family, friends and even passer-by is valuable. The portable photo printer makes it possible to print the moment whenever you want. Then you can keep them as collection, and you can give them out as a gift. In the process of picking up a portable photo printer, I found something useful and convenient. Hope it is also helpful to you.
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Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 2.9 x 4.7 inches | Weight: 6.6 ounces |
Print Size: 2×3 Inches | Print Speed: 55 seconds |
Battery: Rechargeable 500 mAh Lithium Polymer | Prints per Charge: 25 |
Connection: Bluetooth, NFC | OS: iOS/Android |
App: Polaroid ZIP App |
Polaroid sells premium ZINK paper. You can buy according to your needs that they sell 20/30/50 pieces of paper per pack. The paper is waterproof, crease-resistant, and dry kept. You can never see dirty marks after you get a picture from the printer. Meanwhile, it has sticky peel back paper. You can peel if off and stick it to the place you prefer. It is so convenient to be used as decoration for home, school and office.
You can connect it with smartphone and pad via Bluetooth and NFC. So that you save a space should be for data cable when go outside.
Edition is significant if you need a perfect image. Polaroid app supports it. It is very interesting to make creatives for the photo and you will get a picture with not only real, but also funny.
2. Polaroid Mint Pocket Printer
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Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 3.0 x 0.7 inches | Weight: 5.7 ounces |
Print Size: 2×3 Inches | Print Speed: 55 seconds |
Battery: Rechargeable 900 mAh Lithium Polymer | Prints per Charge: 50 |
Connection: Bluetooth | OS: iOS/Android |
It is a most attractive item in the article. The color options include red, blue, yellow, black and white.
The same environmentally friendly and economical as Polaroid Zip Mobile Printer, it also has the Zink technology. It provides amazing high quality and convenient printing results.
Please note that the battery life will decrease even you don’t use it. Therefore if you don’t use if frequently, please charge it first.
3. Fujifilm INSTAX Share SP-2 Photo Printer
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Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 3 inches | Weight: 8.6 ounces |
Print Size: 2.1×3.4 Inches | Print Speed: 30 seconds |
Battery: Rechargeable NP-45S 700 mAh Lithium Metal | App: Fujifilm SHARE App |
Connection: Wifi | OS: iOS/Android |
10 seconds, that’s all time you should wait for after you select the image on your phone and be holding a new print. How does it make it? The Instax Share SP-2 uses a new laser exposure system. What’s more, the Instax system produces colors by delivering the light to pigments and makes chemical reactions. In this way, it keeps the loss of sharpness and color fading because of age.
4. Kodak Mini 2 HD Wireless Instant Printer
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Product Dimensions: 1 x 3 x 5.2 inches | Weight: 8.4 ounces |
Print Size: 2.1 x 3.4 Inches | Print Speed: 50 seconds |
Connection: NFC | OS: iOS/Android |
The Kodak Mini 2 is a upgraded version of Mini. Mini 2 is 6 ounce lighter than Mini but with better quality and performance. And it demonstrates a new technology. It doesn’t use film and Zink, but works with a single cartridge mechanism which houses both the paper and the ink. So it is portable as well.
Besides the new technology mentioned above, Kodak enjoys another technology called 4-pass. It is an interesting way to work in real life. The paper pops in and out of four times. The printer adds one layer for the first third times and puts a transparent layer finally. This behavior increases the storage life of the photos.
5. Lifeprint 2×3 Portable Photo and Video Printer
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Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 3 x 4.6 inches | Weight: 6.4 ounces |
Print Size: 2×3 Inches | Print Speed: 30 seconds |
Connection: Bluetooth, NFC | OS: iOS/Android |
Lifeprint app brings another feature that you can share the image directly with the ones who also use the same app. You don’t need to send it to another app and after that you only can share them.
6. Canon IVY Mobile Mini Photo Printer
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Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 3.2 x 0.7 inches | Weight: 5.6 ounces |
Print Size: 2×3 Inches | Print Speed: 44 seconds |
App: Canon Mini Print | Prints per Charge: 20 |
Connection: Bluetooth | OS: iOS/Android |
Canon IVY offers three color options which are mint green, rose gold and slate gray. All of them looks great and relaxing.
It only supports Bluetooth connection, but allows you to connect to several cloud and social media including OneDrive,Google Cloud Print,Facebook and Instagram. Don’t hesitate share them with you family, friends and fans.
There is a unique feature of its Mini Print app. It helps create larger images or collages by tiling or connecting multiple photos at their edges. In order to compose the larger images, you can just cut it into four pieces and stick them back after you get it from printer. It is really a competitive feature that makes it outstanding from other products.
Conclusion:
Canon and Polaroid are the best choice for environmentalists and also for who prefer small size and light printers. Lifeprint is great for impatient people as it prints in a fast speed. Fujifilm is suitable for those focus much on details.