Polaroid Zip Instant Printer App

It takes instant photographs just as the "Polaroid" used to.

works very well with polaroid instant 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.

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.

Great product that I use with my Polaroid ZIP. Shipping only took 2 days to Canada. Will be buying again.

The photos turn out very nice. The Polaroid cameras are funner to play with but the Fujifilm instant photos look much better.

Great Instax film instant color Polaroid. Having a blast with this form of retrospective style of photography. B&H service was timely.

A new Polaroid camera takes this film. Great to share instant pictures with my family. The old ways are still current.

As you probably already know, Polaroid has stopped making their 600 instant color prints film. This is sad news for all. But what made it more sad is that shortly after this misfortune, I wasn't able to find the film for cheaper than double its normal price. But then I found B&H. They kept their prices incredibly fair .... I'm happy with the film, as always, and especially happy with B&H as a company.