Canon IVY Mobile Mini Photo Printer through Bluetooth(R), Mint Green

The image on the right is from the Canon ivy and the image on the left is the HP Sprocket. As you can see, the image quality and color are great on the Canon ivy. I did minimal editing to the brightness of the image as I wanted to compare the image quality as closely as possible. Im happy with the printer so far and it is exactly what I need for my 2x3 prints for bullet journalling.

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This is a huge disappointment. The quality of the prints is mediocre at best, with most colors not printing well and shades of contrast almost non-existent. Most blues (beyond royal) are going to look black or white, depending on the tint, and the red is as if you blew it out on the saturation scale. It takes a good quality photo and turns it into a poorly-lit drivers license photo. Not to mention there are no instructions, so you have to have an QR code reader on your phone to even get to the site where you can download the app (which doesn’t appear if you search by name in Apple). Then you have to dig around in an app with no help option and nothing written (all random icons) to find some instructions on how to charge it or use it. And they lack critical detail, like should it be plugged into a 1 or 2 amp USB outlet, or only computers? If you are lucky, it prints a ten pack of paper on that one charge, then you’re waiting another 1-2 hours for it to charge before you can use it again—but only if you notice the little LED light color and flash pattern and go digging around to figure out what that means in the app to know that it won’t print until you charge it again even though the light was fine before you sent the print job. Basically, it is not worth the convenience at all, you’ll save money and frustration to simply go to the one-hour photo shop closest to you. At least then if the quality is bad, you can get a refund.

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A creative photo printer that allows an image to be sent directly to a piece of photo paper loaded in a 3 1/4 by 4 1/2 by 3/4 inch printer. It is instantly gratifying but also produces photos for use in various craft projects and other human exchanges. An included instruction card has three easy steps--charge the unit with the included micro USB to USB cable, then load the enclosed ten pack of photo paper and scan the Q R code to download the app. To fully charge the printer took 2 hours. I am using an iPhone so I went to the Apple App Store but it also works with on Google Play for Android. Detailed instructions are part of the App including information on how to pair the printer to a Bluetooth device. At this point the printer is ready to print photos. I printed photos stored on my iPhone customizing them with a variety of options including brightening, filtering, framing, expanding and turning from portrait to landscape. The process was reasonably intuitive and easy to navigate. Actual printing of a photo takes approximately 15 seconds. The pictures look surprisingly good but colors are a bit duller than the stored image. After the first photo printed I incorporated the brightening function which helped. There are a lot of fun options for captions that would make the printer a fun addition to a graduation or birthday party along with other special events. There are other customizing features that encourage additional creative touches to the photos like printing in black and white. The paper is adhesive backed, waterproof along with tear and smudge resistant. Fun and easy to use. Specifics. The app offers options to print photos from, in this case, the iPhone camera, previously stored photos or from a variety of apps like Facebook, Instagram, iCloud, DropBox and Google Drive. There is a menu that has notifications, printer settings, print queue, settings, User Guide, About and buy paper. Printer settings have add printer, Settings has instant print on or off, receive push notifications, on-line albums stored log-ins, a Wi-Fi only switch to connect to the albums to save phone time, and language—English or Spanish. The User Guide provides detailed instructions and a FAQ.

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Fun gadget to use. People love it when I send a card...mothers, fathers day or birthday with a photo sticker attached. I will say that the color will be little different from your original. I would recommend for entertainment.

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Absolutely love I gpt the 20pack of papers should have gone for the 50! I know ill be reordering more because we love the lil sticker photos. As you can see good quality pring color. Still looking for how to refill
eplace ink.?.

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Im very easy to please--one of my strongest and weakest points. And with the convenience Canon Ivy brings in my life and my photos, it has become one of my most favorite finds in the net. Now, how to stop my printing addiction? LOL.

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Everytime me and my friends travel i always bring this portable printer with me. and i dont have to worry running out of ink because canon ivy doesnt need ink to print.

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Overall, I like this mini printer quite a lot. Its small and easy for packing and travel, even for short trips. Print quality isnt the absolute best but it is a mini printer and you get what you pay for. I love using this for pictures bc Im too lazy to carry my fujifilm instax around. As for the app, its really easy to use as well. Theres a bunch of stickers, filters, etc you can add on. Tip: save the blue smart sheet !!!!! I buy HP zinc paper refills instead of the canon ones bc theyre sooo much cheaper, just make sure that you save the sheet so it works with the printer!!

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Ive been wanting to elevate my journaling with pictures, so I started researching these ZINK photo printers since the sticker paper doesnt add bulk. After a few days of reading reviews and watching YouTube videos, I decided to pick this one since it seemed to be the one with the most realistic color of the bunch. Its very teeny and cute, and the setup was shocking simple and easy to follow. The app is probably the one thing I am unimpressed with because its incredibly clunky, but its not a big issue because I edit my photos in other apps. The pictures tend to lean cooler, but its not hard to compensate for when post-processing. It prints so quickly, and the machine is quiet. In a room with ambient noise, you can barely hear it printing! Its almost soothing. All in all, Im really impressed with this printer, and Im glad I ended up going with this one.

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This is the best of the mini photo printers I’ve tried. I did an in-depth review on YT as well. This provides the most crisp prints and truest color, and while you can use the card and cheat with Polaroid or HP papers, the Canon papers make a better picture. I find them easily at Best Buy for the same price as the other brands. I highly suggest this printer!

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