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27 January 2021
Style: Printer OnlyColour: Rose goldVerified Purchase
Print quality not as good as I expected
By Amazon Customer on 27 January 2021
I have been reading and watching reviews about this then decided to buy it. Print quality is not as I expected. There’s a blue hue on the first pic that I print (panda pic). Then there were streaks of uneven colour on my second try. I am a little disappointed because I have heard so much good things about this printer.
By Amazon Customer on 27 January 2021
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BetsyB
Canon Ivy VS HP Sprocket
25 September 2018 -
Published on Amazon.comStyle: Printer OnlyColour: Rose gold
Canon Ivy VS HP Sprocket
Reviewed in the United States on 25 September 2018
TLDRReviewed in the United States on 25 September 2018
Ivy vs Sprocket: Comes down to personal preference . . . everything from instructions, ease of use, to Android app are nearly identical. Canon Ivy's 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
They're 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 whatever's 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 don't know if it's true for all mini-printers, but HP doesn't require the card inserted with every re-load.)
DISCLAIMER: Both the Canon Ivy and HP Sprocket produced nice clear photos. I'm 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 wouldn't have been surprised if I'd felt the need to return whatever printer I purchased. I bought both the Canon Ivy & HP Sprocket in order to compare the two, figuring I'd return one of them. HAH! I like both of them so much I'm not returning either, though I am giving one to my midle son, to justify the purchase. Just FYI-- he's a late-20s tech nerd, and, after test printing with me, he doesn't 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! There's a teeny bit of fringing I'd complain about in a larger/more expensive printer, but it's not troublesome in these small, just-for-fun prints. I'd 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 couldn't 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 aren't careful. The rose gold isn't super-sparkly, but more metallic/pearly. PS- Buy the case.
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Hoppaguy
Why the Canon IVY printer is better than the Instax camera for instant printing
3 May 2018 -
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Why the Canon IVY printer is better than the Instax camera for instant printing
Reviewed in the United States on 3 May 2018
The Good:Reviewed in the United States on 3 May 2018
- 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!
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Kathleen A. Oliver
Really nice quality prints and easy to use
8 August 2018 -
Published on Amazon.comStyle: Printer OnlyColour: Rose goldVerified Purchase
Christa
Paired it with an album
22 June 2018 -
Published on Amazon.comStyle: Printer OnlyColour: Rose goldVerified Purchase
Lilliana
Not good
30 December 2018 -
Published on Amazon.comStyle: Printer OnlyColour: Rose goldVerified Purchase