Canon IVY Mobile Mini Photo Printer through Bluetooth(R), Rose Gold

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TLDR Ivy vs Sprocket: Comes down to personal preference . . . everything from instructions, ease of use, to Android app are nearly identical. Canon Ivys portraits look better (less sharp is good here), but prints lose detail in dark areas. HP Sprocket prints are a teensy bit higher res, better gradations of color, but slightly sepia-ish. See photos. BOTTOM LINE Theyre both fun, easy to set up and use, and produce prints which any "normal" person would find perfectly acceptable, if not just plain awesome. ZINK photo paper packets are inter-changeable: I tried several kinds in both printers & found no difference in the quality, so buy whatevers on sale! Prints end up being about 50 cents each. (NOTE- the blue card in each pack is NOT interchangeable, so save the Canon blue card and reuse it when you use other brands of paper in the Ivy, etcetera. Also, I dont know if its true for all mini-printers, but HP doesnt require the card inserted with every re-load.) DISCLAIMER: Both the Canon Ivy and HP Sprocket produced nice clear photos. Im an artist and a photographer. A lot of my criticisms are for pixel-peepers and other weirdos like me. REVIEW I went into this with an open mind, looking for something that gave me "good enough" quality to paste snapshots into a casual travel journal at a reasonable cost. Having said that, I AM a serious photographer, so I did a lot of PREsearch, and I wouldnt have been surprised if Id felt the need to return whatever printer I purchased. I bought both the Canon Ivy & HP Sprocket in order to compare the two, figuring Id return one of them. HAH! I like both of them so much Im not returning either, though I am giving one to my midle son, to justify the purchase. Just FYI-- hes a late-20s tech nerd, and, after test printing with me, he doesnt care which one he gets-- they are VERY, very similar. PRINT QUALITY I was happily surprised by the print quality of both the Sprocket and Ivy! Theres a teeny bit of fringing Id complain about in a larger/more expensive printer, but its not troublesome in these small, just-for-fun prints. Id also nit-pick about the sepia-ish tone of the HP prints. I tried a filter in the HP app and another in Snapseed, neither successful in offsetting the tone, and the HP filter noticeably reduced print quality, as did filters in the Canon app. Any nit-picking of the Canon prints would be due to loss of subtle gradations, especially in darker areas. For selfies, I preferred the slightly-glam looking prints produced by the Ivy-- my laugh lines were less noticeable! But for "art" prints, I generally like the HP better (resolution, no loss of detail in dark areas.) The HP also cost 2/3 of what I paid for the Canon. SET-UP The set-up process couldnt possibly have been any faster or simpler. Slide the top open, drop in a stack of paper, and go. Connected immediately via Bluetooth, no problem finding chosen folder or photo on device. SIZE Smaller than expected, very light, shiny, and slippery if you arent careful. The rose gold isnt super-sparkly, but more metallic/pearly. PS- Buy the case.

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The Good: - Very portable because of its light weight and small footprint (pic of my iPhone 8 Plus and the IVY printer) - No ink necessary, just needs the photo paper refills! - Super easy set up and installation, simply connect via Bluetooth and then add the printer in the Canon Mini Print app - Fast printing from the app to the printer (prints 1 photo in about 25 seconds) - Fully charges in 75 minutes - Mini Print iOS app is awesome and basically a full photo editor, you can do all kinds of effects and manipulations on photos taken all for free (this is my new go to app for photo effects) - Just all around fun to be able to share physical memories with family and friends on the spot The Bad: - I wish the printer could hold more than 10 sheets as you go through them pretty quick - If possible faster printing time but for this small of a printer, it’s hard to beat The Bottom Line: Wow, rarely do I see a new product that is as well thought out as this printer and associated app. I have an Instax camera and while that’s fun, this printer and associated app blows it out of the water. The big difference between the Instax and this Canon printer+app is the ability to take a photo and add after effects on my own phone and then print the photo instantly on the printer. The 2 problems I have with the Instax camera was I couldn’t center the subject easily and also had trouble with the lighting exposure. I ended up wasting a lot of photo sheets trying to get it right with the Instax camera. However, with the Canon Mini Print app, I can see the photo and add text or other effects and then print the photo. This saves a lot of wasted photo sheets. The set up of the Canon IVY printer is super easy in that it just connects via Bluetooth and installing the photo paper just involves popping off the top and dropping in the photo packet (pics attached to review). The speed of the printer for this size is quite good at 25 seconds (video attached). Being rechargeable, light weight and small, it’s great to take anywhere and just throw in your backpack or purse and have the ability to print photos for people as instant mementos. Overall this is a fully baked out device and app and a ton of fun to use and share memories, highly recommended! *Disclosure: I received a sample product from the Amazon Vine program for an honest and unbiased review. If you found my review helpful, please let Amazon know by clicking the helpful button below!

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I shopped around for a while deciding on what portable printer to get. I like to journal when I travel, and have always wanted to be able to add photos to my journal while I am in the process of writing, rather than adding after the fact. This does a great job, the quality of the print is quite good, and its very easy to use. I am very happy with this purchase.

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For my sisters wedding, I decided to gift this cannon IVY to let her print memories on her honeymoon. But I realized that I have to make my gift even more personalized. I bought an album with it, took secret snaps on her bridal shower, the cake tasting journey she shared with me, endless wedding gown fitting until she found the perfect gown, and the tiring but rewarding journey of finding her groom a good wedding gift. After the wedding, she called me during her honeymoon as soon as she opened my gift. We both cried over the phone. What a printer and an album can do to sisters.

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We purchased this for our daughter for Christmas and I really wasnt sure if it was worth the hype but figured wed give it a try. Our daughter loves her poloroid and putting the instant on her board in her room so this fell right into her love of immediate printed photos. I was skeptical it would be something she could do at 12 years old by herself, but after reading the easy directions once she loaded the paper and was printing her first picture! We marveled at how it was printing without actual ink ;) and how cool it was that her pictures were actually clear. She immediately went through all 20 sheets and put the pics on her wall. Downside is that the paper isnt cheap and we have ordered several packs at this point. BUT she is loving this little printer. Aside from it actually working, its super fun to watch! Highly Recommend!

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Portable, nice prints right from my iphone8.

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I made travel notebooks with pictures, and ivy printer worked so well!!

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I don’t understand how many people gave all this good reviews. The resolution is really bad and the pictures come with some lines too. I think is a expensive printer for this bad resolution. $100 is not a cheap price. Pd: i download the application too change or adjusted colors and still not very good. So disappointed.

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Saw another make (HP) on QVC and was tempted to purchase it. Instead purchased this Canon mini photo printer. Price was higher but "quality" much better. Printer came with pack of 10 photo sheets and choice of color for printer. QVC was out of Rose Gold. Its easy to download mini printer app to my Samsung smart phone. Instructions simple to follow for loading photo paper; and to print photos. Follow instructions and paire your device with mini printer. Photo color great. Like choice of borders, text, and stickers you may apply. I have some great ideas for use of these photos.

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I love this. I started bullet journaling and wanted small easy photo printing capabilities from my phone to stick straight into my journal that are small enough sized. This does the trick. Easy use. Ive used it a few times so far. Very happy, for the most part. The one thing I have to say is I vant tell if the printer is still calibrating colors/print or if thats ohw it is. Some of the color profiles have odd streaks in them. Not sure if itll go away or if thats what it does. Overall very satisfied though.

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