Canon - SELPHY CP1200

I have a weird obsession with buying Canon Selphys when I find them in thrift stores. I now have six in total, ranging from a CP400 (which honestly holds up really well. Prints good, is really solidly made with decent materials, and isn't bloated with too many features), to a pair of semi-working CP760s, two CP1200s (one of which was the first one I bought, brand new, full price, and another bought for $30 with a hardcase and extra paper/cassettes), to my best find which was a CP900 (which has all the features of the 1200s, just without a battery slot) for *three dollars*. Still reeling from that last one. And it works perfectly. I don't think they're perfect machines; the cassettes seem kinda wasteful, and the picture quality isn't the absolute best. But they're incredibly useful and fun, especially the portable ones. I take one to conventions with me to make digital art badges, and sometimes print off physical photos for people at as keepsakes.

This is indeed a point to keep in mind, OP! I have a Selphy CP1200 that has been printing great quality pictures for years, but I only use it if I need to print a couple. After trips or other big events that have a lot of pictures to be printed of, it's usually cheaper to order a bunch!

I've looked at Canon Selphy myself to print while traveling, the 1200 or 1500 model. Not sure about the measurements (would have to convert inches). Like others said, consumables last were written in the box and it's simple. Quality is good enough for what it is. However, you mentioned being on a budget. Printers are only worth it if you sell prints. For personal use on a budget, it's a waste of money. You pay more and get worse prints than with a decent lab.

I remember my selphy(cp1200/1300 not sure) you could just insert the sd card and print from there. If you save raw+jpg it should work. In fact I usually use the sd card since the wireless is so unreliable and im too lazy to find the cable since my selphy isnt usb c. I crop on my mac before transferring since its smoother but the selphy I had is able to crop in device before printing. fyi it is postcard aspect ration so its very close to fuji's 2:3 with a tiny bit of cropping

Canon Selphy for 4x6. Bigger than that, they become not really portable. You can get a battery for it, but I didn't, just plug it in wherever I am.

Como outros já comentaram, depende um pouco da proposta. Concordo com sua visão geral de que a câmera é mais “presente”, mais divertida e parece se encaixar melhor na pretensão de ambos, considerando que está vinculada mais ao “guardar momentos” do que a qualidade das fotos/impressões. O filme é caro de fato e vejo que geralmente as pessoas “tem dó de usar”. A facilidade de tirar 500 fotos no telefone e escolher a perfeita certamente contribui com isso, é uma outra abordagem de fotografia e não me parece fazer sentido “queimar” filme com fotos similares simplesmente almejando perfeição. Por outro lado, vejo valor na impressora quando falamos em maior número de fotos (se for um volume de fato enorme, compensa comprar impressão em lote igual outro comentário sugeriu). Mas não iria de instax não, as Canon SELPHY que fazem 10x15 me agradam mais e o refil custa menos.

I have the sprocket and the selphy portable printer and they are great for printing on the go.

Some of the old point and shoots did that, but you might need old cables, old printers, etc. Could be even more of a technical nightmare than use current tech. Some fairly recent Canons can still connect via USB to a Selphy printer I think via PictBridge. Instead, i'd look for a current printer that can work from an SD card. Not sure why that's any different than using USB, and you'll have to have some sort of storage IN the camera anyway. The Selphy printers can print from inserted SD cards, maybe others. If you want fast, that might be it. Or maybe try Instax if you can live with their small prints and low resolution.

Selphy It is dye-sub, which prints thermal from ribbon dye cartridges. It's doesn't have the best gamut or color accuracy, but inkjet 'casually' is a recipe for a nightmare of dealing with clogged nozzles every time you go to print until you just want to chuck it in a dumpster.

I'm a clueless German; we have no Walgreens here. Please specify your current workflow and needs. Printing at home is usually far(!) from cost efficient. If I need prints, just in general, I usually wire them to CEWE, for picking them up at my local drug store, after a promised week, to which I can walk, while the rented washing machine in my attic is running. I can also buy some groceries on that trip, so I really have zero extra cost for shipping or commuting. For SRA3 laser prints I'd rely on work. They have two Minolta lasers. I do *own* a Canon Selphy. I haven't unboxed it yet. Imagined use case: To need a postcard (-x) sized color print *NOW(!)*. Dyesubs are great at sitting around unused, while inkjets reguire power and regular flushing routines, that might break my neck over time. - Speed aside the printer offers no benefits and is at least 3x as expensive to operate.

I own one but I haven't even unboxed it. A Selphy is a wonderful machine to once in a blue moon or like every week? print an entire postcard. Dye sub tech is excellent for sitting around and doing nothing; i.e you 'll go through some hassle to revive a fountain pen, you used a year ago, but your Selphy will just fire up. Print quality seems decent and the results aren't overly sensitive / quite abusable. But: Prints *are* expensive. If you are a penny pincher, with all the time in the world: Order from DM. If you are an artist: Print bigger! IMHO Selpys are intended to serve as a Polaroid substitute; bring yours somewhere, give people pictures, right in the spot. (You need to buy an extra battery, to print in the field). A wealthy friend of mine uses his Selphy at home. Mine is intended to serve in a pinch.

How portable do you mean or want? - 30 years ago i jobbed for a company that hauled roll fed inkjet plotters to architects. We were two on the van and the plotters quite light (compared to a 4c Heidelberg of at least 2.8t). An apparently capable A4 desktop color laser weighs just 35kg; i.e. I could move it on my own (but have no clue how results compare to the bigger ones, doing photo books and calendars at work). Just stressing: A big inkjet can deliver awesome quality these days and color lasers are cost efficient. Myself I bought a Canon Selphy dyesub, doing postcards (sadly in 3/0) or smaller. - I'd rather have a 3/1, since my handwriting sucks, but... Operating cost will be comparably horrible, but it can sit around free of cost, unlike inkjets, that need regular flushing routines and aren't cheap to operate either Other niggles: Postcards are too tiny Some users reported issues with dust inside their machines. Its more or less "a Polaroid substitute toy" but a way to produce photos at home or elsewhere.