SELPHY CP1200

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

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.

The selphy I have is a 4x6 printer. Not the best size for an A6. My pocket printer is a Kodak Retro Mini 2 (dye sublimation) and I’ve had it 2.5 years (I love it so much) after much disappointment with several zink printers. Hope this helps.

color lasers generally don't print photos (continuous color tones) well but are more for designed graphics, etc. depending on how much color prints and the size you make, I'd say: get a Brother black and white laser for general printing and a Canon Selphy 4x6 color prints printer for the occasional color print. Or you could even print 4x6's at Walgreens for a few dimes if that works better and not even buy a color printer.

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.