Canon - SELPHY CP1500

Seconding the Selphy. It’s sick.

I’ve got both the cp1500 and the qx20. The latter went to Canada with me from the uk and worked really well. The cp1500 prints are better but it’s a bulky beast to be lugging around on airports etc. mine came in my hand luggage, on the Canadian and was great to write and capture photographs as the trip happened.

Canon Selphy 1500 photoprinter, print about 10 a month. A couple of larger prints a year for the office or at home. And every trip I make ends up in a photoalbum

I have the Canon Zoemini, the ZINK paper is super convenient for traveling plus the printer is tiny! Canon CP 1500 offers the pest print quality but it’s size make it better suited for desk use Canon QX20 is the good middle ground.

I would buy a canon Selphy printer (CP1500) and print out like 2 or 3 of his favorites as an appetizer for what he can print with it. And on top of that, get one larger print from a company to hang up on the wall.

Canon Selphy CP1500 works really well. Love it!

I love the Canon Selphy CP1500 for printing some favorites every few weeks or two.

No way. I love printing. I have the Canon Selphy CP1500

You're asking about price per print, *including* the amortized cost of the printer. In the long run, ink and paper costs always dominate. Short term however, the price of the printer dominates. A more expensive printer, such as the Epson ET8550, will have very good long term cost, but the initial investment is steep. A less expensive printer, such as a Canon SELPHY, will have a modest initial price, but price per picture adds up much faster. The least expensive printer is Walgreen's, with no up-front cost, but high ongoing cost. A second consideration is quality. The more expensive the printer, the higher the print quality. The ET8550 will outperform Walgreens, producing richer colors and more detail. A professional printer such as the Canon Pro 1200, will be even better. The SELPHY does not match Walgreens. And then there's effort. Walgreens takes your JPEGs and prints them. SELPHY does, too. But a dedicated printer will require some fiddling with a computer to get good results. On the flip side, you get to play with various paper types and sizes. But make no mistake, this is extra effort. Personally, I went with a Canon Pro 200, which is roughly equivalent to the Epson ET8550, but cheaper to buy and more expensive to operate. It's all a matter of how much do you intend to print. I also have a much cheaper Epson XP8500, which prints better photos than the SELPHY, for less money, but can't match the Pro 200. I also have a SELPHY, which is nice for what it is, but can't match Walgreen. And I have an INSTAX printer, which fits in my pocket and prints adorable little polaroids. But quality can't match even the SELPHY. Depending on your needs, all of the mentioned printers are a good purchase. In your case, I'd probably recommend the Epson XP8800 as a cheap, good quality photo printer. You'll be able to buy six full ink replacements before you'll reach the cost of the ET8550, which should take several years. If you'd like to splurge, the ET8550 is definitely the better printer, with lower ink costs. And keep in mind that ink is only one part of the running costs. It's easy to get swept up in the marketing that an ecotank printer makes printing "free". But that's ignoring paper costs, which in my experience dominate printing costs in the long run. First party paper is reliable and good, but offers only limited variations. Third party paper requires matching printer profiles, which can be hard to come by for non-professional printers such as the XP8800 (but some paper manufacturers (Photospeed) profile for free, and there are cheap services for creating bespoke profiles).

Essentially, there are 4x6 dye-sub printers like the SELPHY CP1500, the mini dye-subs like the QX10, Zink printers, and INSTAX printers. Stay away from the mini dye-subs. My QX10 broke twice in two weeks, and and each time wasted an entire ink cartridge. They are trash. The other options work well. The big SELPHY is decent quality and large, but slow and loud and not really all that portable. Zink is faster and portable and prints on paper. INSTAX is much faster, least good quality, but with analog charm.

Only 4x6? Canon has you covered, my friend, with the Canon CP1500. It's a dye sublimation printer, not an inkjet, but it'll do the job. It's also the same technology as many photo labs use for 4x6 prints, just in a smaller housing. A proper inkjet photo printer with archival ink would be something like the Canon Pro-200s that's at like $550.

Just got one and really liking it. The aftermarket ink cartridges also seem pretty affordable, so I don’t feel bad being a bit loose with trying prints out.

I use Canon Selphy CP1500 and am very happy with it. Best purchase!

Canon Selphy. It’s bigger than the pocket printers but still very small. It prints onto 6x4” paper so you can fit four 2x3” pictures on it, making it more cost effective than the pocket printers. I have both and much prefer the Selphy because the colours are amazing and have a longer life.

OP, I use the G550 megatank A4 printer and it's decent for the price and very cheap to run. And take a look at the CP1500 for a small portable printer that can do 10x15cm.

I got a Canon SELPHY CP1500 for Christmas last year and really liked the quality of the prints. Mind you my husband is a photographer so most of the time I print photos he has taken with his fancy cameras, so I can’t really attest to iPhone photo quality when they print… but I’m sure if you have one of the later iPhone models, it’s good enough!

Hmmm the sizes are kind of fixed, but maybe you can use another app to put all 3 images on one page and then print it on the app? There is a collage option though, where you can select 3 or 4 images that will print in the Photo Booth format so it’s a strip of images like a bookmark. [Here’s part of the manual explaining how to get to the that function if you want to see what I mean.](https://cam.start.canon/en/P001/manual/html/UG-02_Print_Card_0040.html)

I have the Canon 1500 and the Canon Ivy. They’re both great for their intended uses. I take the Canon Ivy with me just about every time I travel. I’ve owned it 3.5 years at this point and the battery needs charged more often, but it still works great!

I have not. I see people saying that in reviews a lot though. Im in the opinion these pictures are just in my planners or journals that other people don’t see. If I want the higher picture quality I use my Canon 1500 or our inkjet bigger office printer.

I’ve had the Canon Ivy 2 for 2.5 years now. The color is very inconsistent, I assume it has to do with the paper refills you get. I mostly use my Canon SELPHY 1500 and LOVE it. I understand that it isn’t portable, though. Just had to put the shout out for it. It’s great.

Exactly as mentioned above; - CP1500 is perfect for 10x15 prints and it is cheap to run. approx 0.33€/print - G550 or G650 are a great option if you don’t want to deal with any cartridge printers as they both work work bottled ink - PRO-1100 seems overkill in this scenario, it prints up to A2 - PRO-200S or PRO-310 are better option as they give you more control over your prints with more colors to work with. Or if you find a PRO-300 on the cheap. Go for that. They are both cartridge printers. The cost of running is higher the a G650 but you do get better color reproduction. I hope this helps!

How mini do you want it? I had an hp sprocket plus which had a great form factor and sticker paper, but I absolutely hated the quality of the prints. And apparently that kind of “zink” technology isn’t great for longevity (but IME, the prints I put in my bujo 7 years ago still look the same).  I posted a sample of the hp sprocket print to the hp support forum to see if this was normal; I got a replacement printer and it had the same issue. https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Sprocket/Is-this-normal-print-quality/td-p/6819181 I just recently got a Canon SELPHY cp1500 which is much larger and not for portable use, but I’m quite happy with it in terms of print quality (and the price per print is a lot lower than the Canon SELPHY qx20 which was the other model I was considering). The regular paper is 4x6” large and the cost is about 30c per print.  I saw online people will peel off the backing of the regular paper for the cp1500 and glue or use adhesive runner tape to stick to journal pages.  From my research, the cp1500 can print on sticker paper with a $15 add on tray, but only 2x3” size or 2x2” (or some really mini ones that are 8 per page and seem to be postage stamp sized), but those papers cost about 50c per print and the papers are often out of stock.  The qx20 has sticker paper either 2x3” or 3x3” but they are around 80c per print. 

I’m not sure where you heard that the printer is zinc. Canon SELPHY (of all types) use dye sublimation.

Same same! It’s my favorite too. And since learning how to remove the backing paper, gluing in pics doesn’t add to chonk

This is a tough one. I have the QX10, CP1500, and the Polaroid Hi Print. All are dye sublimation. I reach the most for the Hi Print because it’s convenient, love print quality, and it’s all sticky paper. I use the Qx10 the least—not thrilled with print quality. The CP1500 has the best print quality of all of them and I love that can print in many configurations. I’m lazy tho so I don’t use it all the time. I enjoy playing with the photos on the latter too when I get into it. If you do get the qx20, come back and tell us what you think!

I use a Canon Selphy CP1500 fo casual printing. It's good enough for me but has it's limitations. Colour accuracy and dynamic range is a bit limited. But again, good enough for most applications like photoalbums and to pin them on the wall or share them. It can be used as a portable printer, but the original battery for it is ridiculously expensive (iirc about 1-2 time the price of the printer). So get a thirdparty one for a few bucks or just use it with it's poweradapter. And print from the SD Card (you can find a colour profile somewhere for it) IIRC, increases colour accuracy.

PS: basically your only decent option unless you want to invest _way_ more

I have a sprocket and the Canon SELPHY CP1500. I use the SELPHY a lot more, I like how it prints better and that there are different size options. It doesn’t have sticky back paper but that doesn’t bother me I always have one of those sticky roll-ons or sticky tabs on me. For quick jobs I use the sprocket.

I can second what other people are saying about the canon selphy cp1500. I love it so much! It's handy that it can sun off of a battery and be used away from a wall.

Canon selphy cp1500 printer, prints postcard size, also can work off a battery pack…….. small costs around £130

Echoing those who are recommending a Canon Selphy. I have a CP1500 that I've been using for 4x6 prints on the go. Works well enough after spending some time working finding the right colour profile for it.

Would be hard sub $200 for pigment (maybe some older models) but not knowledgeable enough about them Sometimes you can find pigment Canon pro-300 sub $400 (or dye Canon pro-200) But i don't know if it's worth for you or should you be just ordering prints I order bigger prints (or smaller in bulk) and if I want to print few 4x6 I use Canon selphy cp1500

Go with the CP1500 – it’s easier to find ink and paper for it and it’s far more reliable. My QX20 went through two ink cartridges and I had to send it to Canon for repairs because I didn’t want to risk fixing it myself. They did send me a replacement unit, but I’m trying to sell it and will either switch to a CP or move to Polaroid altogether, since their portable printer works much better and the result is much more pleasing imo.

I have a 4x6 inch Canon Selphy and really like it. I use it mostly for printing stuff I want to put in my photo albums, not my journal. For my journal, I have 2x3 inch Kodak Step zink printer. There is definitely a learning curve to it, to get the best quality images, but Kodak guarantees that their zink prints DO NOT fade, so it was worth it to me to learn how to make the printer work for me. I color correct as much as possible, but it will never be perfect. I embrace the artsy, lo-fi aesthetic.

Canon has had this market almost to itself for years with the Selphy. It uses a dye sublimation process to produce bright a good looking photos. However you have to use their special paper to make the process work, and it can get expensive. They sell you the ink cartridge with a box of 4x6 paper for 100 photos for about $30. The main printer is the Selphy 1500 which weighs about 3.5 lbs without the battery. (You can get an optional rechargeable battery for it.) The printer is about $180. It has a good wireless setup and sending pictures from your phone or camera is easy. If you want something even more portable (easily fits in a backpack or large purse) there is the Canon SELPHY QX20. It weighs just 1.5 lbs and is battery powered. It is about $170.

about 35 cents for a Selphy CP-15000 and its high capacity ink and paper pack (RP-108). Although output quality is below that of a photo oriented inkjet printer (e.g g620/ET8550)so if you already have an excellent photo printing services you may be disappointed by its output. There are more higher-end units(E,GDNP 820A) that have the ability to use color profiles etc but they seemed to aimed at commercial use(photobooths) so dont know how well they compare to inkjet printers in terms of costs and output quality. One key limitation even with the professional units is that you are limited to what paper stock you can use with them.

Second this. Really nice print quality

I’d go with Canon Selphy CP1500, it prints the typical 4x6 not like these ones

I use a canon Selphy CP1500 Lovely compact printer, I actually have it mounted in my car and I print shots at Automotive events. It's served me well, having to replace the cartridge after approx 50 pics sounds like very little, but you be surprised how many pics 50 actually is. I really enjoy the quality they print too and the colors it's prints are nice and vivid. I'd highly recommend it

I have this printer. It’s great!

I print some of my work to be put in photo albums. I have a Canon SELPHY, it’s a small printer that I use to print my photos.

I just bought the Canon Selphy CP1500 and I do like it. I really wanted the HP Sprocket or Canon Ivy but the Zink films last less than 10 years so it was a deal breaker for me. The Kodak 4pass uses ink, I believe, making it similar to the Canon CP 1500. Also a tip for anyone who has the Canon Selphy - I like to bring up the brightness up 2 notches and the contrast up 1 and that helps with the picture quality when you print since they come out darker.

I have the 1500 and it prints beautiful black and white prints.

A big thing to know about the Canon Selphy printer is that it has to be plugged in, i.e. mains powered. There is a Canon NB-CP2LH Battery Pack, but I think it's been discontinued. You can buy third-party clone batteries, though. Another way to make the Selphy portable is to buy a USB-C to DC 5.5 x 2.5mm barrel jack cable and connect it to a power bank (like for your phone): [How I Print Photos on The Go... \(with the Canon Selphy\)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STCSwmp9hTY) by The Secret Life of Nicholas Schraml However, the power bank needs to output enough power to drive the printer. The video has more details. Some other instant printers to consider: Fujifilm Instax Link Wide - I love this for the ability to add a QR code to a picture. The QR code could be a link to an Instagram page, a Google album for all the pictures from the birthday, an audio message (I think it gets deleted automatically after a year though) or a map location. Kodak Mini 3 ERA Hope this helps.

If you're on a budget, you could go with a Canon Selphy 1500 (battery sold separately otherwise it's plug-in) or Epson PictureMate PM-400. Note that you can buy Canon Refurbished or Epson Certified ReNew to save some money in the U.S.A. I've bought products from both in the past and their refurbished gear is in like-new condition with all the necessary accessories. DNP Photo printers are specially made for on-site photo printing at events. They can be expensive, so maybe search around if you can rent a printer on a per-day basis. I wouldn't buy one for one-time use or occasional events. You'll probably want to "tether" your camera to a laptop via a tether cable. So images get passed to the computer quickly. You don't want to be constantly pulling out a memory card and sliding it into a memory card reader. Tether Tools is the standard for tethering cables. I've heard good things about Area51 Tether Co. cables too. Also make sure to buy a "jerk stopper" or tether guard that keeps the cable from getting accidentally ripped out of the HDMI port on your camera. Repairing a broken port can be expensive. A tripod can make the photos more consistent. Also save your body from the strain of handholding a camera in the same spot for hours at an event. Videos: [I went PRINT Crazy! These [DNP] Printers Can Make You Money!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-4Zgjtip7o) by PhotoRec TV [The best printer for your Photo Booth business: DNP DS-RX1HS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-uBAiZ_Xhw) by Natalie Daniels [Best Photo Booth App to Start a Photo Booth Business: Simple Booth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA44NR2QCeQ) by Natalie Daniels Then pair a printer with photo booth software like [dslrBooth / LumaBooth](https://dslrbooth.com). [Simple Booth](https://www.simplebooth.com/) is another one. [The Booth Series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqt3v-7OJAnq58yJ7dfoS_s0zBQh_6VI2) by Equine Photo School - These were some of the best photo booth training videos I could find. Most of the rest were over 10 years old lol. Even if you're not photographing horses, there's some good tips. Hope this helps.

I have a portable printer called the Canon Selphy 1500, it’s a 4x6 inch printer that I use to print all my photos for friends and personal, it’s amazing to have physical photos on ur wall for reference and inspiration. I wouldn’t call it the best for colour accuracy, and there’s a common banding issue with it, but so far it’s an amazing investment. If I need professional larger ones (19x16 inch) for competitions, I will always head down to a store to get them done.

Canon Selphy 1500! very good fun printer

You are correct! Cannon does use dye sublimation. I just bought a Canon SELPHY 1500 because it uses dye sublimation. I’m very happy with it. It’s bigger than the portable ones, but that’s ok since I don’t plan to travel with it.

Get the proper Selphy, the CP1500. You can print on USB or Wifi like a regular printer. Unless you genuinely need to carry it in your pocket, it's a billion times better investment than the Square or other app-only printers.

The paper refills you buy come with the ink.

I got the selphy cp1500 because most other options are were either zink or only usable through an app, which I think is utterly stupid. The cp1500 can be used thru a portable device (USB etc) or through a cable and also has the app, but it means I'm not locked into it. Just ideologically I hate app-locked devices so I refuse to get one.

Also its not crappy Zink which will decay after a few years which is tbh the biggest bonus. (Same reason I chose the CP1500 over competitors when I was picking out a mini printer.)

I use a CP1500 and assign a day each week/fortnight to print photos to catch up on past days. I use an Original and I either write on the daily page, or print 4 photos and glue them in, so going back and printing/glueing at a later date isn't a problem for me based on my usage. I haven't tried sticky paper though! I switched to this from a Sprocket and don't regret the decision :)

I have the CP1500. I really like it. The pictures turn out really good. I will say, make sure to get the refill package asap because the ink cartridge that comes with the printer is only good for 5 prints. The refills have 2 54-print cartridges and 108 4x6 sheets of paper.

Canon Selphy prints with unbelievable quality. Check if you can find cheaper cardridges, you can do the math. I think it's affordable. Canon G550/G650 is a 6-ink photo printer with large tanks. You can print for ages before refilling. The refills are per tank and they are not expensive. It's hard to express how long these large tanks last.

Een canon selphy 1500 is echt serieus fotokwaliteit. De techniek erachter (in de printer) is echt het beste. Je kunt dat ding koppelen met je smartphone en als je geen zin hebt in een 220V stekker kunt je op Alie een accu kopen zodat hij helemaal draadloos is. Er zijn 3 technieken: Inktjet (echt goed, hoe meer inkten hij heeft hoe beter de kwaliteit, 4 is echt het minumum) Z-inkt of thermisch - omg koop dit niet. Er wordt een bepaalde kleur gemaakt door het papier op een specifieke temperatuur te verhitten. Papier is duur, kleuren zijn lelijk en de foto's zijn mini-klein. Wax of dye-deposition - er wordt was in de juiste kleur gemengd op het papier. Pixels vloeien in elkaar over waardoor je geen puntjes ziet. Kleuren zijn kleurecht. Dit is die Canon.

The Canon Selphy is real photo quality. Does 4x6 and nothing else. The quality is truely amazing. You buy a cardridge with paper for it. These run together and last about the same so you replace them toghether. Off-market options exist but it's one type of paper and this specific cardridge. It can connect directly to your phone (scan QR code) but also to your wifi network (for printing from your computer). There is an optional battery so you can take it anywhere. Do check the prices of the paper+cardridge packs to see if you like those.

I will never not recommend Canon Selphy. I use the 1500 and I love it to bits. Photo quality is chef's kiss, unlike my Lifeprint printer which uses ZINK.

I bought the HP sprocket recently and was really disappointed with the quality of the image in comparison to my Canon Selphy CP1500! The images were dark and not very sharp. I ended up selling it! I do recommend the Canon Selphy but I would be open to trying the Ivy 2 if I wanted something more portable, just based on the Selphy quality.

I have the Canon Selphy 1500 and I peel the back part for it to be a lot thinner https://preview.redd.it/7v6bngttp8tf1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b28a331c44fab151363f77a8dc4c50ed2d250f26

Yup, feels like a fine glossy photopaper, just thinner 😄 the edges do curl initially after removing the backing but I just stretch them outward and put some glue and washi on the sides anyways

I love this printer but I also keep a can of compressed air handy. If dust or a hair is on the sheet the printing will have an error in that spot. So, when the paper feeds out the back I'll hit it with some air and then once more when it feeds to the front for the first time. Fantastic quality. Just don't assume printing errors are the machine.

Some paper type in the cp1500 are stickers too, you just need to buy the right paper

I have the canon selphy cp1500 and love it. Its semi fast. Easy to use. Paper and ink is decently cheap. However its not perfect. It cant print good blacks. They look greyish. And on high contrast images it struggels. There is a loss of details and you will notice it if you look for it. However, a proper exposed image will look good. So i wluld recomend looking that printer up 😁

I got the Canon Selphy C1500. It prints up to postcard sized photos. You can also print multiple smaller ones on the one paper.

I have just purchased the Canon Selphy CP1500. It’s excellent. It’s small so the biggest photo you will be able to print is 6x4 but you can also do collages and smaller prints in the app. Very user friendly and the quality is great. It’s also got an ink cartridge that comes when you buy paper. Can’t recommend enough.

I have a canon selphy 1500. I do print 4*6.

The quality is decent for what it is. It's great because it's a family album size. Paper and ink are relatively inexpensive and you have full control. Less overhead than owning a big printer but not lab quality.

I have the Canon Selphy and it's great! It's easy to use and the photos come out really well. It's better than I expected.

CP1500. Had it for almost a year. No complaints

I've found its hard to get the colours right in the print vs what I have on my monitor. I dont think this printer supports ICC profiles or I havent found a way around it.

i have CP1500 and it's very cost-effective. they have a 108 sheets pack (4x6 size) with 3 cartridges. and that 4x6 is big. you can print 4–8 pictures on just one paper!! i bought mine 2 years ago, and guess what, i still have papers til now 😂 though i don't print so many pictures, but still! that would never be possible with the small portable ones that cost a lot per paper. also, i like the quality.. they say it can last up to 100 years, which is not possible with thermal inks. also, i still prefer using CP1500 over an inkjet printer because it's more, idk, professional looking? since it really looks like a photo with photo finish/texture (like the ones you got in kodak back in the days when printing photos was rare and done with limited-shot films). i know you can print using photo papers on normal printers, but i'm not techy enough to know how to set that up all the time and achieve good photo quality, nor can i be bothered 😅 plus, i'm not sure how long inkjet-printed photos can last, but i think it's just a few decades.

canon selphy cp1500 - awesome printer.

I have the CP1500 and I’m quite happy with it for scrap booking!

Most recommendations on YouTube are for the Canon selphy cp1500. With an additional battery it’s portable but not as small as the Kodak, instax and Polaroid printers. Print quality seem to be very good and it’s the cheapest for running costs (about 20-30 cents per print compared to 50+ cents for the other printers (in Euro)).

I have both the CP1500 and the QX20 and highly recommend both! I got the 1500 first since it was more cost effective and I could print almost 4 times as much as I could in the QX20 but I got the QX20 last month since I wanted something I could take on holiday plus if I want to just print out like a few (small) photos or a Polaroid style photo then I can (compared to waiting for a bulk of photos to print on the CP1500). The QX20 has sticker paper which is handy! I’ve never tried the sticker paper for the CP1500 since it scales the paper down a lot. Happy to answer any questions you have!

You're right... I spent all day contemplating and even cutting out the print size to compare and the fact the paper is almost 50% cheaper for double the size makes it 4x cheaper to just get the CP1500 if the main use is for printing out journal photos. My next trip isn't until June so realistically I can spend some time with the printer and see if I would want a portable one for trips and purchase a portable for later!! Thanks for your insight!

The cp1500 doesn’t have adhesive backing no! But that’s no problem to me since I have glue sticks and glue tape readily available. I’ve been loving my cp1500, have yet to go through all 100 photos I bought to start off with (£40) I find that if I’m going to only get one printer then best to start off with something that can do ALL (smaller prints for cheap, larger prints if needed). The only downside is I end up waiting until I need 6/8 mini photos before I CAN print, but it’s also never been much of an issue. My June trip is only 3 days so I haven’t bothered to pick up the QX20 yet but if I were going away for 2 weeks ish and didn’t want to be too behind on my journaling and wanted to print photos out for friends then I would probably get the QX20!

Hi!! I ended up with the cp1500 and haven’t found the need yet for the Qx20! The price for the paper was just cheaper considering I can get 4 photos for almost the size of what QX20 prints and I don’t travel enough to justify a portable printer! if I am travelling I just leave space to add photos in my journal and print when I’m home :)

Also adding that for me it’s £30-35 for 100 sheets for cp1500 and £46 for 60 QX20 sheets!

The canon SELPHY, at least the 1500 I have does do smaller photos. It uses 4x6 photo paper but you can make it as small as 2x3, using the collage feature

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.

Canon selphy cp1500. Lots of options for sizes. Excellent app interface for borders, filters and adjustments. It’s not very small, so not as portable as some of the other options.

canon selphy cp1500 is great, also has a battery. I have seen people carrying it around and do photo edits on their tablet with the sd card attachment

I've been using a Canon Selphy CP1500 for a few months and I like it! I often print a 4x2 grid (or less often a 2x2 grid) of photos on a single 4x6" sheet and then cut them out. I prefer the proportion of the smaller photos on the page and it's saves a lot on ink and photo paper. I'm happy with the color accuracy for a printer in the $200 range. I also really like that it uses dye sublimation so I don't have to deal with ink cartridges drying out and all of that, which would be an issue for me as a low volume and somewhat infrequent/inconsistent user.

Canon selphy 1500 its AMAZING

i got rid of mine lol it pissed me off one too many times… I switched to a canon SELPHY CP1500, such an upgrade!! Not as portable but worth it 10/10

I got my sister a Polaroid Hi Print and it jammed and broke after 1 month. No matter what we do, it keeps jamming every new cartridge. Such a waste of money. Seems to be a common problem too. Although they did release a newer version. Maybe that works better. I got a Canon Selphy CP1500 but the paper is kind of thick, so I use an HP Sprocket instead for journaling nowadays in my HON. However I backed a kickstarter project for the Liene Pixcut S1 which is a dye sub photo and sticker printer AND cutter! It comes with photo paper and sticker paper as well. It was supposed to come this month but got pushed to January :( I think this would be the perfect option, but it just won’t be available in time for your needs.

I did a lot of this research a few years back too and the one I bought was a Canon Selphy cp1500. So, my review after having it for like 2 years 4/5 stars. The paper and ink cartridges run out almost at the same time. The app for Selphy is really good for me because I can do collages in the app utilizing paper usage and creating multiple sizes for visual interest. I cut those down and use them in a journal, or keep them whole and the paper is standard photo size so you can just do regular picture prints if that's our thing. Colors are great, and while paper and ink aren't cheap I think they're about standard for the small printers like this. You can also frequently find a bigger bundle of ink and paper for cheaper if you expect to use more (that's what I bought and I'm still working through). Plus it's really cool to see it print in each color progressively.

Canon Selphy CP1500 it's the best bang for the buck.

I second the canon selphy. It’s compact and the pint quality is good. The app lets you do collage prints which is nice.

I have the canon ivy and the canon SELPHY 1500. The Ivy is very convenient, but the print quality is not great. The SELPHY is bigger, but you can print collages on 4x6 sheet and the quality is pretty nice.

IMO the only small printers like this that are worth a damn are the dye-sub ones. All of the z-ink and others are pretty bad, and they don't even cost less to make up for it. I love my canon cp1500. Looking to get the smaller qx20 soon.

I have the canon selphy 1500 and that is 6x4 photos and the quality is excellent. I recently bought the Polaroid hi print gen2 for portability and I really like it so far. Quality is not as good as the selphy but it's more good enough for my little travel/personal journal. I didn't buy the selphy qx20 as the hi print was on sale near me and about $100 cheaper. Otherwise I'd probably would have went with the qx20. I plan on taking the hi print with me to Korea in 2 weeks time so I can journal during my down time.

On the QX-20 the paper is sticker paper and the backing is meant to be removed. On the 1500, it’s not.

If you want your photos to stand the test of time, then opt for dye sublimation prints, not zinc tech prints. The zinc will fade quite quickly. Though you may struggle to find a dye sub that does sticky back prints. Just something to consider on what is more important to you. I use a Canon selphy 1500 because it's dye sub, much cheaper per print, I can get multiple sizes, etc. I believe they do have a sticker sheet print that fits, but I'm fine just using double sided tape to stick it in.

I second canon selphy. I’ve had mine for two years and no issues. It’s about $0.25 per print. I got a zip case off amazon that holds all the stuff together. Instax has higher quality prints, at a much higher cost and smaller size. Instax mini is nice for giveaway photos. Canon selphy is excellent for 4x6

I have the cp1500 and quality looks like what you’d get from Walgreens or cvs. It has a clear coat on top and looks much nicer than a standard home print. . They use dye sublimation, not liquid ink. No ink to dry out or become a mess. The “ink” is in a roll cartridge. I’m super happy with mine.

I’ve just bought a SELPHY CP1500 and I love it.

I recently got the Canon SELPHY CP1500. So far I love it! I’m using it to print photos and make stickers. It comes with an app to use with the canon printer, in the app you have the option to make a collage of multiple photos on one sheet of photo paper. This saves money, and lets you save space on scrapbook pages. For those who are wondering how I make stickers, I just make a collage of images that I want to print on 4 x 6 paper on procreate, then I save it to my Photos Gallery, and then I print it out. Lastly I cut them out and add double-sided tape to the back of it. It’s cheaper than using my old HP Envy printer. Also you can buy a battery for the canon printer so that it’s portable and you can take it on the go. Edit: spacing

I have the Canon SELPHY CP1500 and the only other thing I’ve tried is my old HP printer. Saves me so much more money to use the Canon. I like using the Canon SELPHY to print pictures and make stickers using double sided tape.

I just got and epson et8550. Et stands for ecotank, meaning no cartridges but ink tanks and cheap refills (cheap by the ml/cost ratio compared to cartridges). The paper size is up to a3+. I am filled with joy. The fact to be able to homeprint decent quality photos is beyond valuable for me. I waited almost ten years before deciding to get a proper printer (budget, hectic life, moving city and country often were in the way). I spent less than 1k euro on this et8550 brand new and enough paper for some months. Yes it is not a pigment printer but I can't care less if I get to play around and experiment. And having my best pictures hanging on my house's walls is insane. I even made my first zine. I think that if you have the space and time for it, you will enjoy to homeprint. If you have a huge budget for your photography and can afford just to send the tiff file to a professional print shop and get the framed photo in the mail, probably is the best for quality. But quality is secondary to joy, imo. I also have a canon selphy 1500 and I like it very much. I wish the battery was not so expensive tho.

Yes thats why my fridge is still in the livingroom. Got a selphy cp1500 and a shitload of nice small magnets. After a year it’s almost full.

Photo Technology plays a big roll in portability and quality. 4 pass technology (with the ribbon cartridges) is the best you can get, imo, for consumer printers. However the smaller you make the printer, the more likely you’ll have issues with the cartridges. Zink Technology, while easy to fit into small devices, the photos are known for subpar print quality and they tend to fade. The Canon Selphy uses 4-pass, a 4x6 sheet is cheap and you can collage multiple photos onto it making it cheaper for journaling/scrapbooking. It’s portable, but not throw in your pocket portable, you need a plug in. The Kodak Mini 2 Retro also uses 4Pass tech and its battery operated portable. However you’ll only get 2.1”x3.4” photos, the per print price is more expensive (vs. Printing 4-6 on a page). What really prevented me from getting this one was the number of reviews I saw of the cartridge ribbon getting eaten or misaligned which ruins the whole lot of paper/prints - which is an expensive quality issue.

I like my canon selphy cp1500! You print from an app and can make collages, photo strips, 4x6, etc. I think my only complaints are that they recently updated the app and I’m not a fan of that. But, unfortunately, you cannot print on sticker paper with it. Otherwise, love and have had for a year! The papers and ink I got with the printer have lasted me this long too! Edit, also I think refills for it are pretty reasonable priced!

I use a canon selphy cp1500! I peel the back of the pictures off so that they aren't as thick but i'm very satisfied with it, i bought it at the start of 2024 and for me the refill/ink to photo price ratio was the most convenient one. It's not the most portable one however so it's not really a printer you'd wanna pack in your suitcase

https://preview.redd.it/ulra2ujhk8wf1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96d7d11ffeb6549dd30b60d63f9a80a395f34712 I love this printer but personally would never bring it with me on a trip, it's quite heavy and chunky and besides that you need to carry the cable or buy a specific battery to use it outdoors

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 if you want 4x6. Hp Sprocket for smaller pics. I will warn that the Sprocket isn't recommended for longevity, it uses thermal paper that will fade over time. Highly recommend the Canon Selphy though.

I have the selphy cp 1300 (or 1500)? I don’t have it in front of me so I can’t confirm which, and I don’t know if there are any major differences. I kinda assume the print quality between the two is similar, if they use the same paper/cartridge. Thoughts: I’m not a huge fan of the colors. There’s desaturation and a washed out vibe with certain colors. Yellows and reds don’t pop like they should. If the colors were true, I’d use it way way more, but it’s not something that I can feel really proud of, so it’s relegated to more of the novelty position. I would never describe it as accurate, and I was never able to get what I was seeing on the screen to transfer to the paper. Detail is good. I like that the photos are shiny. And the right size, and a close to instant delivery. I had intended for it to be a bit of a party favor thing, but I haven’t actually ended up using it in a few years. I never set it up with a battery solution. I don’t love the print app. Fine, but nothing to write home about. I wasn’t able to get print easily my Mac. Caveats: I haven’t used it with the x100. I’ve found it most useful for labeling the contents of my massive collection of external hard drives. I’d take a screenshot of the folders on the drive>share to my phone>print>tape to the side of the drive.

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.

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.

No, not with that budget and if you don’t expect to pay even more ongoing for consumables (ink, paper). I love printing with my Canon Pixma Pro-100, but it’s 40lbs., needs its own table, and a full inkset is >$100. Even if you just get a dyesub Selphy for 4x6 prints, you can only use Canon Selphy-specific paper/ink cartridges and this is [an Amazon listing](https://a.co/d/gSEILsD) of $33.58 for 108 sheets. $50 won’t go very far.

I have the canon Selphy and it works great. Obviously quite larger than the Kodak however you can change the size of the prints. I recommend printing on the normal photo paper and stick them in for best results in quality. My friend bought the Kodak a few months before me and is now on her third unit after having warranty issues with them. That being said this third one seems to be working well for her albeit with slightly worse quality compared to the canon Selphy.

I glue mine in with a glue stick, that seems to hold up fine too. And agree on the sprocket vs selphy, I used to use a sprocket but the quality is so much better on the selphy.

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.

The SRA3 business color lasers, I encountered, print 200-300g/sqm quite well. @OP: I don't know your home country. In mine I can order prints exposed on RA4 color paper (like negs, back in the days) online and get them shipped for free, to a drugstore in walking distance, that also offers print here & now for a little bit extra. If I wanted somewhat quantity, like a bike load of 500 SRA3 laser prints, I'd ask the boss at work. And for real quantity, like same image(s) on beyond 2k sheets 50x70cm, I'd try to borrow the offset press, since I am trained to operate it. The printer I 'd want at home doesn't exist: An A4 laser for slow *quality* BW picture output. Last year I bought a Canon Selphy, that I'll unbox in a pinch. I surely won't buy no photo inkjet, that demands an insane amount of overpriced ink, just to (hopefully) stay functional for a year and also requires special coated paper, in the RA4 color print ballpark, to produce a result that withstands close to nothing (i.e. gets ruined by water droplets, touch, you name it). The only serious photo related printing, I might do again, at home, would be in a wet BW darkroom. Everything else seems just like Polaroid: A damn expensive way to get a not overly great picture quickly.

Canon Selphy forever. I spent years researching mini-printers. If you want your photos to last and be of the best quality for home prints, get a Selphy.

the Canon Selphy has smaller sized sticker paper but I usually just print a collage and then cut out photos. I have one of those rounded corner punches which I think looks cute

The Canon SELPHY is amazing quality! It’s not as easy as some of the smaller printers to whip out but that’s OK because the quality. I’m a wedding photographer and I also use it to print out little photo albums for my clients, it’s that good!

Canon SELPHY prints aren't completely light-fast so while they're fine for journaling, they'll fade eventually if on display

I have both an HP Sprocket and a Canon SELPHY. The Sprocket is definitely easier and more convenient to use however the photos look like ass and the paper is super expensive. The Canon SELPHY is overall cheaper and the pictures actually look really good however it is annoying to cut/tape all of the photos.  Overall I prefer the Canon. 

I tried and returned the HP Sprocket. I then tried and returned the Kodak photo printer. I tried and kept the Canon Selphy. Taking the HP Sprocket out of the discussion, because it’s not really comparable to the other two. I had a photo that was taken by a very good photographer (not a professional, but “advanced hobbyist.”) I printed each of them and put them side by side. The color and quality of the photo printed on the Selphy was far superior. While the price of the printer itself is higher than the others, the paper and ink for the Canon are cheaper than the Kodak. I had some trouble connecting to the Selphy printer. Honestly, it was kind of a pain. This is probably a “user issue,” in that I have a very low patience level for “tech stuff.” If you have a teenager or college student handy, they would probably have no problem. I would recommend the Selphy. One thing to note, you can’t put the Selphy against the wall. It needs about 4 inches of extra space in the back and 8 inches in the front. It takes up a little more space sitting on a desk than I expected.

I have an HP Sprocket that prints 2” x 3” and a Canon Selphy that prints 4” x 6” The quality of photo printing on the Canon is far superior to the Sprocket, and if you’re looking for a 2” x 3” sized photo, you can use the “collage” feature to print 2 on one sheet.

You're welcome! I am very happy with it. You do have to buy ink cartridges for it, but I did the math. The price is pretty comparable to the Sprocket, especially if you're printing 2 images on one 4x6" sheet, but the quality is far superior.

I second the Canon Selphy! I’ve used mine for years and I love the flexibility to print 4x6, 3x4, 2x3, and 2x2 photos so easily. I use the app PicFrame to make the photo collages to print. The ink/paper packs are affordable and you get 108 4x6 photos per box.

Yes, I know. I said I have a thermal printer too…in addition to my Canon Selphy.

The Canon selphy is good and can print bigger photos but I find the paper refill hard to find and usually ships from Japan from amazon and a lil too big and non portable for me I'm currently using polarioid hi-print and loving it for my planner, its a 4 pass system and paper is sticky, and thinner than the zinc ones which I really like, quality is not gonna be as clear as the canon selphy but great for the purpose that I'm using it for (planner photos)

If you only want the occasional small print, check out the Canon Selphy line. Laser printers don’t do a great job with photos and ink has the known issues of liquid ink.

No there’s a load of known problems with the Polaroid range. I went for the cannon Selphy instead as it uses sublimation ink to print not zinc which will fade and I don’t like

I enjoy shooting and then tweaking in Lightroom/Photoshop and then I print out the best from the session to show my wife and family. The real good ones I frame but not too often. And pictures of family and friends I hand out. Sometimes I do a few prints just to check out my post processing. So as your efforts progress you may be printing regularly. Canon has the SELPHY which is about $130. I have the Canon Pixma Pro 200 which cost about $600.

yes i do, and oh boy printing is in another level of GAS. unless you wont make money out of it, just stick to canon selphy.

I’ll add to the chorus of people suggesting the Canon SELPHY printer. It’s small, fast and affordable. I’ve used it not just to make prints for myself, but taken it to family gatherings and other events where I have set it up on site to make prints for people on the spot. If you shoot on your phone, you can print straight from there.

My Canon SELPHY printer has made thousands of prints often within minutes of the photo being taken. For the kind of printing OP is asking about, it’s perfect.

I have a thermal printer, if you're okay with them fading over time and you're fine with black and white photos with less detail, it's an affordable option. It's also fun to print out little line drawings and then cut them out to use as stickers. I used to use it for photos but now I mostly just use it for random lists and little drawings, I rarely use it though, it pretty much collects dust. I got the Canon Ivy2 for photos in December though and really love it, I also have the Canon Selphy for 4*6 prints I got before the Ivy and I still use it as well. I find I enjoy the color prints more vs the thermal and I like that I don't have to worry about them fading. I also like that I can print multiple photos on one sheet and can cut them out. If you are on a budget and just want to print photos and don't care about portability you could just use an inkjet printer?

do you want to print at home, right away? then yes the Canon Selphy is a dye sublimation printer which means that it avoids a lot of the pitfalls of a traditional inkjet. Canon sells you a complete kit with paper and dye/ribbon and it works out to like $.35 per image In the US, I can usually print 4x6s at $0.12 per print, but that requires ordering prints and picking them up from a shop or having it mailed if its batched enough. if you print ocasionally, but still often enough and want the control to print at home and dont need larger than 4x6 they are a good choice. I would own one but I prefer 5x7s

I have a Canon Selphy. The quality is really really good and I can print from my phone with AirPrint.

I like my selphy but they’re not as nice as these.

You'd be surprised at the overall quality (depending of course on what quality you *need*) of an $80 canon selphy. $30($40?) for 108 4x6 prints-(ink comes with the paper) and you can print 4 wallets to a page. And it's portable.

hell yeah-going on a long roadtrip soon and taking it along with stamps and their postcard paper!

I also love the thinness of the SELPHY compared to the sprocket. I also imagine the washi prints thinner photos too so I am interested in information about how that compares

For 4x6 prints i bought a canon selphy printer, cost about $150 CAD and I’m happy with the results

this is what i use :') i got it as a gift from my gf and it's perfect. i love it! i have a selphy that prints 4x6 prints that i used to print four pics on a grid and cut them out but it really adds to the thickness faster than the ivy

canon selphy is the only hand held photo printer that actually prints quality pictures

A impressora você pode imprimir qualquer foto, mas não vai ter o mesmo visual de uma foto tirada diretamente com a instax. Parte do visual da instax se dá pela lente de plástico da câmera. Alternativamente, existe também a Canon Selphy que deve ser bem mais de boa o custo de impressão porque não depende do filme instax

I fucking love my selphy. Incredible quality prints

Canon selphy and a smallrig battery. 4x6's via bluetooth or memory card, works a treat. Color can be off a bit but it's sufficient for most people.

Yes, it's my understanding that the sink technology can fade over time. The Canon Selphy and Kodak use dye-sublimation, which can last a hundred years or something like that.

I use the Cannon also. Great photo printer! Highly recommend

I really love my Canon Selphy. Great print quality and their app isn’t a PITA to use.

I did a massive amount of research on this and for OP too I recommend just getting the Canon Selphy if the Sprocket isn’t portable anyways. Sure it’s bulky, but as this comment says Zink colours aren’t great (I had a Polaroid Zip some 10 years ago and I remember lol) but the Selphy prints beautifully, and for the price of the carts+paper I think it’s well worth it. TLDR: -Zink printers aren’t worth it if you care about colours -Sticky backs aren’t worth for the price per print, especially when you can glue/washi down the photos -Selphy: cons—isn’t portable if you journal on the go (there is a way/version I believe that’s portable but it’s still bulkier and not a ‘pocket printer’), pros—great colours, affordable paper, can split the images so you can print 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 images per page making it even more economical

I got a Canon SELPHY second hand. I’m satisfied with it.

Canon selphy and it's fab!

I have two reviews: I like my HP bracket printer, because it has sticky on the back, but it’s definitely the lowest quality for most quick print photos. But the photos stick for years without worry. I like the convenience of the sprocket, I take it out in international trips with me and journal in my hostel or hotel room at the end of the day. I also have the Canon selphy printer, that has much higher quality, but you just have to create your own adhesive on the back, I like having more control of the sizes through this method. I’ve only had this printer about 2-3 months. It’s not as portable as the sprocket, but it’s pretty tidy and convenient, minimal on a desk. When journaling I do a mix of both but, if I had to have one, I would do the canon selfie because I can pick to print a 4 x 6 photo by itself , or make a series of collages to print various sizes. The quality is also much higher than the sprocket. Both use basic Bluetooth and an app, quick setup.

Sure, but as a creative, I think running to CVS would not offer such efficiency. I just want pictures on the wall. I ordered the selphy

Well, the Selphy is kind of a category of its own. If you want portable, then it's probably good, and the initial cost isn't high. You can just stop using it if you don't like the results or don't want to pay for more consumables. I'd consider the print services in your area. From hypermarkets to online service, and also local sign making and print shops. Make a small folder of test images and have them printed, the same images, at all of them. Compare them and decides who gives best quality for acceptable price. Label them so you can go back and compare the prints again in the future. The other really budget option is an office color laser. You may have access to one for free already. There will be issues with uneven color (banding) and you can only use thin paper. The gamut is small. But once calibrated, it gets you something for almost nothing. OTOH if you want quality that beats most or all of the above, then you need to do it yourself, or find the one unicorn shop that really knows what it does. And pay for it.

A flagship phone paired with a printer should produce vastly superior pictures. The Wide Evo is a 5-15MP camera depending on the settings. A Samsung Galaxy S25 has a 50MP front camera. There's more to a camera than MP but it's a relevant example of the difference. What makes instant photography appealing is not digital quality. I'd say that that's close to the worst reason to get into instant photography. In the specific example that you're asking about, the difference between the Wide Evo and the Wide printer is the experience of holding the camera in your hands and getting your photo instantly. That's different from printing a photo later. Nothing wrong with printing a photo later though --- I have a Canon Selphy printer that I use to print my digital photographs. It's just a different experience.

I'd recommend the Canon Selphy any day. Get the latest model for durability/support. It prints on 4x6 photo paper and card size (3.4x2.1 in) labels. You buy the paper with ink in sets, so the ink lasts for the exact amount of paper you bought. The reason I recommend it is because it's very simple and intuitive to use, connects fairly easy to your phone or computer, and the quality of the prints is good for personal use. I've had my share of dealing with full size printers and I hate the nightmare that is dealing with them. I also print professionally on wide format printers (it's my full time job) and I still always go to my Selphy for anything 4x6 or smaller. If I want custom size, I just print smaller on the paper, and cut it to taste.

I use the selphy for scrapbooking by putting collages on one piece of paper, then cut them out by hand. Works like a charm!

Unless you’re desperate to make big prints, I highly recommending getting a Canon SELPHY. They have models that do 4x6 and the quality it excellent. Inkjet printers need to be used regularly or you just end up wasting ink as a cartridges get clogged. I also find it much easier to get great colors out of the SELPHY vs an inkjet.

Another vote for the Canon SELPHY.

I do have a Canon Selphy and do like it. The only downside is the cost of individual prints which is about 42 cents a copy and 15 cents at a professional printing place (Australian prices). The only time I use my Selphy is when I am at a crop / retreat and need a photo then and there or when I'm at home and would like to print a couple of photos for family members and don't have time to go and have them printed professionally.

Generally, if you are on a budget, stay away from printing. The up front costs for a printer is negligible compared to the running costs of consumables, like paper and ink. You’ll spend more time, effort and money constantly calibrating and optimizing prints. Only consider printing if you want to do it as a hobby or if you are actively selling prints. For your budget, and printing for small sizes, the canon selphe are easy and fast prints that are plenty trouble free. It won’t print larger prints though. With the canon selphie, it gets quite simple, the number of prints is written on the box. Prints, ink substitute is all one package. Plug it in and go. It is as easy as it gets

I used to have a PM but because I used it sparingly the prints wouldn’t always come out well. I’ve recently got a Selphy and I love it.

Canon Selphy uses sublimation type printing, so you can use it for passport photos. It's not exactly portable, but after spending days researching this topic, it's the best value for money. Many different types of photo paper, including stickers.

I got one of those canon selphy printers that print postcard sized photos. Being able to print photos whenever I want is such a cool thing for saving memories.

The Selphy is not a thermal printer. It's dye sublimation rated to last up to 100 years.

Came here to say this. The selphy line has been around for a LOOOOONG time and the latest models are very refined and well made in my experience. Images are nice too. Ink/paper can get expensive (they do go on sale sometimes) and you’re limited to 4x6 and under but still worth it imo

I have a Canon Selphy and she’s been a champ

I also use Paint Shop Pro. I am a Canon printer fan. I have a Canon Megatank. I don't print a lot of personal photos with it. I do print a lot of digitals using glossy photo paper. The results are really nice. I use a Canon Selphy for my photo printing.

A Selphy também tem um custo por foto alto. Por outro lado, as fotos são 10x15, no estilo das antigas fotos de laboratório (que eram 10x15 ou 13x18) e impressas por sublimação, gerando fotos bem resistentes. A Selphy também é portátil (cabe numa bolsa grande ou mochila), mas precisa ser ligada à tomada. Por outro lado, existe uma bateria à parte para ela. Detalhe, recentemente foi lançada uma nova Selphy, a Selphy Square, que imprime fotos menores (68,6x68,6 nice), mais ainda usando o processo de sublimação. Essa nova Selphy é o equivalente mais próximo das Fuji.

So there's inkjet printers and there are dyesub printers and zink printers. 3 different technologies. Canon Selphy is dyesub which I recommend.

The Canon SELPHY is very popular. I have one. The print quality is excellent. It can connect to your phone via Bluetooth. I can only print up to 4x6. But you can print any custom size you need that’s smaller than 4x6. Epson makes a printer that several of my friends have and love that will print up to 5x7. I think it’s called PictureMate.

Seconded. I got the canon ivy first and was horribly disappointed , switched to SELPHY and it’s way better. Pricier for sure but better quality

I have used them all LOL here’s a quick rundown: Ivy & Sprocket are the same thing, different brand. My Ivy after a couple of yrs won’t charge past 76% and the light flashes red/blue. Canon can’t fix it. The Sprocket only gives me like 6 prints before it needs to be charged. Best for 2 small pics or one medium size print. You can totally use the cheaper HP paper with the Ivy. Selphy- I’ve gone through 3 of them in 10 yrs. The software crashes and Canon can’t fix it. Starts with paper errors so you have to keep putting the tray in & out, eventually it doesn’t move past error code. Best for multiple prints or one big one. Has better color payout than Ivy/Sprocket. I don’t know how common my issue is with the Selphy though. Thermal printers & instance/Fuji are meh. One is B&W only and you need duck tape over it so the print doesn’t fade and the other creates a lot of bulk. If you have a lot of pictures, use a home printer & photo paper and laminate one side so the ink won’t transfer.

Check out the Liene M200. It's mostly the same as the Selphy, but way better in my experience. The Liene has a built in battery, has magnetic storage for the paper holder, and has a more stable connection than the Canon. I always found the Selphy to be a bit janky and cumbersome to use on the road, but this Liene solved all of my annoyances. I've used mine for about two years now, after several years with the Selphy, and I couldn't be happier. https://www.liene-life.com/products/amber-instant-photo-printer-white-battery-version

I have the Canon Selphy and I can sign its praises enough.

I bought myself the Canon SELPHY in November bc I wanted to do the December Daily album/journal but that was a little ambitious. I love this idea though! Super cute

I own these two and agree. Best solution on a budget, 120,- for the Selphy, 240,- for the G650. Next step would be the Epson tank printer ET-8550 that is very well reviewed and can print up to Din A 3+ for 500,-.

Small, postcard size: Canon Selphy, about 100-130,-. Good quality, up to Din A 4, low ink costs: Canon G620 / 550, about 220-250,-. Best bang for the buck, up to Din A 3, very good quality relative to price, low ink costs: Epson ET-8550, about 550,-. Professional photo printers, exhibition quality are much more expensive and use expensive cartridges, like the Canon Pro Series, not tanks.

Never heard of the Liene before, looks good. Besides the Canon seems to be the best small printer. Own a Selphie since 4 years, but only use it at home.

Canon Selphy. I am on my third one now. The first two were second hand, but they were good to the end. Dye sublimation printer and the "ink" cartridge comes with the paper so you will never run out of ink in the middle of a print, and the print won't smudge or run.

For once every couple months use inkjet is a terrible choice. Since you're looking for a photo printer the cannon selphy would make a good choice in your price range. If you're willing to spend more a DNP qw410

A Zip Drive case? I keep my Selphy in an old padded vinyl Zip drive case! Perfect size.

Selphy is dye-sublimation Not liquid dye inks Also has 100 year archival guarantee on the packaging Have used the Selphy printers at work for over 10 years, we create outdoor full sun wind rain images to label tanks and they last as long as the piece of string that holds them to the pipe/tank We lost a few in that last cyclone, but the prints looks great up until they blew away

And what of your device comparison I have a Ute in the gas field labeling, Selphy cost $200 and each prints like 45 cents Tell em how a chromogenic device is going to suit a home user who wants a couple of prints in under a minute without going to a shop? You said dye based consumer print don’t hold up. I’m here telling you that they do exactly what people like me want them to do. The box also says 100 year archival guarantee. Forgive me for trusting a global blue chip brand over some guy on redit who’s comparing a $200 device to something that can be upwards of a quarter of a million dollars and feels I’ve missed the mark Jebus

Canon Selphy. Uses dye sublimation. Fairly cost effective for this kind of thing. 

How portable does it need to be? The canon selphy gives very good quality 6x4s.