Credit: Canon Canon has just released its smallest and lightest printer yet. The IVY Mini Photo Printer is a rechargeable battery-powered portable printer that uses ZINK Zero-Ink technology to create 2x3 prints and stickers of your smartphone photos from anywhere.
The printer launches today, and offers some stiff competition to similar instant printers from Polaroid and Fujifilm.
Like all the other portable printers on the market, the IVY uses an app to sync with your smartphone. In this case it's the Canon Mini Print App, which has been tricked out with a lot more than just a "print this photo" button. The app allows you to apply filters, frames, AR face distortion, and other photo-editing tools "including added text [. . . ] and the option to draw. "
If 2x3 is too small for you, the app also allows you to "tile print" images using either four or nine frames to create one larger collage. Alternatively, there are "over ten unique collage templates" you can print onto a single 2x3 sheet.
Here's a closer look at the printer:
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The IVY Mini Photo Printer is available starting today in Rose Gold, Mint Green and Slate Gray for $130. The printer comes with a 10-photo starter pack of ZINK paper, with refills costing $10 and $25 for the twenty- and fifty-sheet packs, respectively.
The Canon Mini Print App is available for free for both iOS and Android.
Press Release
#LiveIRL With Canon U. S. A. ’s New IVY Mini Photo Printer
With the Push of a Smartphone Button through the Canon Mini Print App, Print Creative 2x3 Photos and Stickers in Seconds
MELVILLE, N. Y. , April 19, 2018 – Today’s consumers are increasingly looking for unique ways to seamlessly blend their personal online brand and real life persona. With internet users having an average of seven social media accounts, products that support connections between people and technology have become ever more important. In that spirit,Canon U. S. A. , Inc. , a leader in digital imaging solutions, is excited to announce the IVY Mini Photo Printer. Available in Rose Gold, Mint Green and Slate Gray, the IVY Mini Photo Printer empowers the next generation of creators to tell and share their story in real life (IRL) through the power of print in the digital age.
“The proverb ‘good things come in small packages’ couldn’t be more true for the first 2x3 photo printer from Canon U. S. A. ” said Kazuto Ogawa, president and chief operating officer, Canon U. S. A. , Inc. “It’s our smallest and lightest printer yet, and the company is excited about giving customers more access to creatively connect and instantly share memories than ever before from the palm of their hand. ”
BE CREATIVE IRL
For smartphone photographers seeking to stay portable and on the go with their devices, this sleek and compact portable printer has an extensive list of standout, user-friendly features through the Canon Mini Print app. The app includes creative filters, such as photo frames and stickers, augmented reality (AR) face distortion, as well as additional photo-editing tools including added text, fun frames and the option to draw. These features encourage users to creatively add fun enhancements and share those distinctive memories in real time in either a 2x3 print or sticker output option.
BE UNIQUE IRL
With customization at the foundation, this printer, through the Canon Mini Printer App, offers the option to print not only individual smudge-free and water-resistant 2x3 prints or stickers, but also a tile print that is made up of four or nine prints, as well as over ten unique collage templates that print on one 2x3 photo. From selfies to sunsets, this output option offers the freedom of expression for a wide variety of consumers.
BE TECH-SAVVY IRL
The IVY printer utilizes ZINK Zero Ink™ Technology from ZINK™, an amazing way to print in full color without the need of ink cartridges. Additionally, each pack of paper comes with one blue ZINK SMART SHEET™; calibrating your IVY printer to the photo paper in that pack to produce an image that meets Canon’s high-quality image standards.
The Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer is currently available for an estimated retail price of $129. 99, which includes the printer body and a starter pack of ten sheets of photo paper. Twenty-sheet and fifty-sheet packs of photo paper will also be available for an estimated retail price of $9. 99 and $24. 99, respectively.
For more information, please visit shop. usa. canon. com.
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