Fujifilm INSTAX Share SP-2 Smart Phone Printer (Silver) w/Monochrome Film & Shiny Star Film - 20 Exposures Total

If you already have the SP-1, no need to buy SP-2. If you dont have one, and are deciding if you want one, yes, I recommend this little printer for sure. Instead of buying the fujifilm instax camera, I bought the printer for several reasons: 1) I am a perfectionist. That being said, with a negative note, if I use the camera and not being satisfied with the real time films, which happens quite often (imagine you take photos from your phone multiple times), that is such a waste of the films and I know I am not going to keep them or put them on display. The films come with a pack of 10 and they are not so cheap. I understand the excitement of having the instant camera and seeing the photos developed instantly but the disappointment of seeing the not-so-good pictures is greater to me than the excitement. 2) You pick what you want to print out from your phone, reprint them if necessary. With the instant camera, you have no way to save the pictures and reprint them. Having this printer gives me an ease of mind to take photos and pick the best. I purchased the gold one and the color is beautiful. I use this printer with caution because I dont want to accidentally hit the opening button of the films (the films will be ruined) or hit the "reprint" bottom on the side. Unlike the instant camera, this printer is definitely not for kids to operate. I have been using this printer and here are my tips for you what pictures might be printed with better quality. Keep this in mind that, and you might have known, the color of the pictures is vintage-like. That being said, the pictures will come out color-enhanced and a bit over-exposed. Therefore, you better pick the RAW pictures from your phone. For example, if you use iPhone, there are different filters (tonal, mono, fade, noir etc) for you to choose when you take pictures. Normally I choose "none" for the true color and this is the RAW pictures I am talking about. Dont get me wrong, if you choose the filters (special colors), they look really nice on your phone. But when you print out from this printer, they either look TOO DARK or TOO BRIGHT because the color was already enhanced from your phone. (See the attached 2 photos, one with filter from my phone and the other the printout came out too dark.) This also applies to the pictures you take from any photo apps or from Instagram in which you already edited or changed the color in some way. Another example is if your face is already over-exposed from the raw picture (like a hot sunny day at the beach and with no shade), that would not be a good picture to pick to print since your face will come out over-exposed. I also tried one of my wedding photos. It came out a bit blurring because the original one has a "soften" effect. That being said, any previous edited photos will come out too dark, too bright or a bit blurring. Some were not terribly bad but just not as good as I hoped from the original pictures. (Again, I am VERY picky with pictures.) Obviously, if your original raw pictures are not clear or in low resolution (depending what phone you are taking from), that will also affect the quality of printouts from this printer. Another reminder is after the film is developed, you will see the border lines not being fully developed (with some white lines if you look closely). I suggest do not use any clips on the pictures and do not put them in the album right away. Let them sit a bit longer (usually I let them sit overnight, just to be sure), the white border lines in the picture will disappear eventually. So far Im having fun with this little printer. I have not experienced any difficulties when operating this little machine except for the wifi connection is on and off due to for the time being that I am picking up which photos to print which may take a while. I suggest you know which photo to pick first, connect to the printers wifi, and open the app and choose exact photo you need in case the wifi is disconnected while youre still choosing your photo. Some people are complaining about the official app. Unfortunately this is the only app that allows you to connect and print from your phone. I do not like any templates from the app but fortunately I only like to print the simple white ones with white borders. The app definitely has a lot to improve upon. The only disappointment for me is actually the black-and-white option. I was excited about this new feature but now not so much. I have not found the black and white pictures come out appealing so far. I give 4 star instead of 5 for this reason. I might need to do more experiment to jump into the conclusion though. Will update later if I find something new.

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Ok- it does have issues- BUT I FIGURED A WAY AROUND IT:) it’s a emotional printer. !! It prints and it doesn’t print!! Before I got this product- I saw the reviews and it got really bad reviews specially the one big issue which is -cannot print this picture.. As I had the camera which I love I wanted the same printer that uses the same film, (sometimes I forget my camera and I need photos for my artwork reason why I got this printer ) so I ignored the reviews and got it knowing it was risky. ( after i checked it worked with iPhone 8s.) So when I started printing what happened:- 1 it printed first photo, when I wanted to print another one, it said it couldn’t print it! ( eventhou it was next to the first picture!!) I checked everything and still no luck, and it kept saying can’t print can’t print on and on I got pretty angry as I saved photos that I really needed for my art. (They were from 3 weeks ago to this weekend). 2 the printer does keep turning off so you have to make sure it’s on and connected to the internet all the time!. SO HOW I FIXED IT 1 make sure all photos are downloaded properly from you iCloud ( specially the older photos) I noticed it wouldn’t print photos not download properly with a ! Eventhou it’s still in my library. 2If that doesn’t work try to edit the photo and that helps download the photo. 3 which I found EASIEST is just screenshot the photo you want turn it landscape so you don’t have the black areas zoom in and screenshot it and that should work. Might not work for everybody.. I figured out that the newer the photo better chance it works. This is how it works for me. I was able to print all the photos I wanted, by doing these things! Which is very frustrating!!! The prints are amazing and great quality. As this is just a back-up Incase I forget my camera it should be fine.. Hopefully it will continue working.. Battery life half way through battery after printing 40 photos. But I think that’s because I was trying fix it!! So only 3 stars for me!!:( Hope this as helped! I don’t know how I feel about his printer.

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I returned the printer that was defective and decided to try one more time in hopes I would be sent a functional one. It worked! I love, love, love this little printer. Its really easy to use and the photos come out great. The only thing I dont like is the app that you need to use to print the photos. It glitches constantly and you have to re-download multiple times. Still, I think its worth it for such cool quality photos. Review from receiving defective product... I was really looking forward to this but unfortunately it arrived with issues. As soon as it was plugged in I could tell it wasnt charging based on the red blinking light. I tried to adjust the battery, charge the thing overnight, but nothing worked. I was sent a faulty/returned item Im sure. After reading some of the glowing reviews I decided to spend the money and go for it but I was not so lucky. This may have been a one off but I would make sure you keep all the return packaging for this just in case.

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I have galaxy 8+ with android 8.0 version. Following only the instructions in the package did not allow my printer to work. Follow the instructions but make sure your location setting is on! You will have trouble finding the printer without it.

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My reason for 4 stars was only due to the fact that I purchased this item on 11/24/18 and just began using it this week so the longevity of the device has not been proven yet. I feel a star if not more should go to how something holds up. As for the item I love it so far. The photos come out much clearer and crisp than they do from the actual camera which I also own. I believe this is attributed to both the fact that you can do some minor editing with the printers app and that your phone is taking better pictures than the Polaroid camera. Though they are nicer the photos still have that great old school quality as the camera photos do. I love that look and purchased this as a means to achieve it on some of my older photos stored in my phone and various clouds. In regards to the app it was super easy to install on my Galaxy S9 and works seamlessly. There is a few seconds between sending and printing but nothing inconvenient. I was able to print 20 pictures in what seemed like 5 minutes or less. The phone and printer found each other quickly and there was little to do in set up. I have used it now on 3 separate occasions with no technical issues at all. As I said some editing can be done via the app such as filter, contrast adjustment, frames and typing which is nice (I fee there are a few more things but this is what I actually tried out when editing). It seems to hold a charge well as I have only charged it once and used it 3 times without having to recharge. Not sure about charge under conditions outside of what I did which was printing of several pics at a time. The size and look of the printer are exellent. The printer is about the size of a small tablet maybe. It should travel easily as it weighs little. There are indicator lights along the front to show battery info, photos left in film role and charging info. The app itself also tells you how many photos are left on your role. Overall I am really happy with my purchase as it allowed me to access older photos and print them in that cute "throwback" manor the photos come out of the camera. I was able to create a more complete display using pics from 2006 AND 2018. Outside of longevity at this point I would and have recommended this item to others as I find it fun and useful. It is not a NEED item but it definitely fills my WANT category. If you can afford a little splurge and like the look of those instant camera photos like I do buy this printer. You will not be disappointed.

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