Polaroid Style Prints App

I am using this camera as an image label maker, and for 30 of them is a great deal compares to the old Polaroid style.

I love it. I used the polaroid zink previously and had so many problems with the app from day one this hp sprocket gave me no problems setting it up; at all .

My previous Zink printer was the Polaroid ZIP printer.  It was a fine printer that was involved in many fun memories and moments.  However, the connection to a smartphone could be finicky at times and it kind of killed the spontaneity of wanting to get printouts fast while in the moment.  Plus, the app made it quite difficult to predict the color output of the photos.  This Canon camera printer solved all that.  It too can be paired with a smartphone to act as a printer.  However, the app is much better than the Polaroid one.  The other benefit is this can act as a standalone camera/printer.  It has a framing box (both in the front of the camera for selfies and in the viewfinder) so its easier to frame what you want to take a picture of.  It does have LEDs to light up subjects.  I do find the shutter button to be a little too easy to take photos.  A couple times, I accidentally took a photo even when I was just grabbing the camera or giving it to someone.  Battery life is much better than my Polaroid was.  However, I did notice at a party when I wanted to print a bunch of printers, the Canon did require a cooling period sooner than the Polaroid when I was printing a lot of pics (though this may be because the Canon app makes it more convenient to print photos faster while I had to prep photos in the Polaroid app).  White balance can be an issue with using the Canon as a standalone camera with pictures leaning toward being very cool (though to be fair, some of my testing was in an office with bad fluorescent lighting).  So if you want more precise colors, use it as a printer with a smartphone.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I grew up with my family having a Polaroid camera. This printer makes me feel so nostalgic. I love that I can instantly print pictures from my phone. My 4 and 5 year old also love it. This printer is really easy to set up. All you have to do is download the app. The app is really user friendly and helps to set everything up. I also love that the printer is rechargeable and doesn’t require batteries. When the picture initially prints out, it takes up to 1 minute for the photo to start developing. Once it starts developing it takes about 10 minutes for it to fully develop. I love this printer. It’s the modern version of a Polaroid camera.

I love the look of instant prints but don't like the results from the Instax/Polaroid cameras. This nifty little printer is the perfect solution. It is easy to operate, portable and decent quality. I bought two more for my kids for Christmas. They wanted to steal mine! The only downside is the cost of film.

I take a lot of photos of people and always try to give my subjects prints, and with the impossibility of polaroid and typical expense of printing, this set is a very good solution. Prints are made swiftly and with near perfect quality. The colors are sometimes a bit off from what is seen on the screen, but there's always some finagling to be done in printing photos.

These holders were meant for Polaroid prints or negatives which tended to be a bit larger than standard 4x5 negatives.  They have plenty of room for 4x5 negatives and easily store you 4x5 contact proofs if you happen to cut the sheet a little off (the varied size is not a problem.

I use this as an event photographer (fancy way of saying I'm like the old Polaroid Man at the club). Prints are sharp with great color and print out in approximately 40 seconds (4 X 6 inch prints) when I send them to the printer from my laptop.

I use these card size prints as a modern-day Polaroid for my clients. They are the perfect size for clients to pastedown on layouts and on my tech sheets. Color are vibrant and make good small snap shot prints as well.

This prints labels directly from my phone with simple to use app options. Love it so far!