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I have both. I stopped using Instax because of the cost of the film; CP1500 costs $33 for 108 postcard-sized sheets. What I usually do, if I want smaller photos, is print 2 or 4 per sheet, and they end up being a similar size to Instax Mini or Wide for 10% of the price. There's a Canon Selphy QX20 that prints Instax-sized photos, but the paper costs much more. I don't recommend Kodak ZINK or 3-step film; I've tried them, and they're terrible.

Canon Selphy 1500 prints 4x6 and can either print from the phone app, USB connection, or print directly from an SD card. I think it also allows for some Canon cameras to directly connect to it as well. You can either plug in or buy a battery separately for use anywhere. It's quite small, but not exactly pocketable. Still easy enough to bring around to parties though. For pocketable I think your only options are ones that require a phone app like the Fuji Instax "printer". I put that in quotes because it's really just a polaroid style film unit. price per print is higher than the selphy, for quite small images. You can also get the Instax Wide printer for larger images, closer to regular polaroid size. But these will only print with a phone app. There's no other connection method.

Polaroid only makes one “printer” that makes “Polaroid looking” pictures, and that’s the Lab. To use this, you have to buy this product and their Polaroid film. The upside is it will print you little Polaroid pictures on their classic format, the negative is that Polaroid film is a little more expensive. Personally, I’d rather shoot the real deal than just print stuff. https://www.polaroid.com/en_us/printers/lab-printer Instax by Fujifilm is another option, and they have three size formats, Wide, Square, and Mini. They also make two camera-printer hybrids that snap a pic and then print on demand. I own one of these, and it goes both ways. Snap a pic, hit print, send that pic to your phone, or take a pic with your phone, send it to the camera, hit print. I own the Wide Evo. https://instax.com/wide_evo/en/ But they also make the Mini Evo. https://instax.com/mini_evo/en/ Finally, Instax also makes just printers in all three of their formats. https://instax.com/printer/ Instax is usually cheaper. I always prefer shooting with a Polaroid camera though. I own three, so far. Occasionally, I’ll switch it up and use Instax. I own an Instax Wide 210 for analog shooting, and the Instax Evo Wide for parties and printing out funny Internet memes to mail to people. Finally, there are a plethora of 4 x 6 printers that are incredibly economical, Canon Selphy, the Polaroid Hi-Print, the Liene Amber. They’re cost-effective, the prints come in boxes like envelopes, however, these do not have the little borders. These are just photo print makers. Best of luck. Let me know if you have any questions.

When I was researching this a year or so ago the Canon Selphy was the cheaper option and I believe it comes as a package of dye and paper that you replace together, but don’t take my word for it. I myself would prefer Instax Wide if I wanted to hand out prints, it’s more than twice the size of the Mini for the same cost if not cheaper sometimes (for whatever reason).

Canon ivy 2 is the simplest, but it depends on the look youre going for. Instax also makes just photo printers, kodak, the slephy by canon ect. Take a look at each one and decide what you think looks best. I prefer no boarders so I went with an ivy also the sheets are sticker paper, but I do love the quality of prints form my old instax wide printer:)

I have the instax wide and the older CP1300 and the CP1300 is way better quality. The instax is better when traveling and printing out random pics for friends on trips. The quality of the pics is lower but still fun to have around.

I like the Instax Wide Link. Recharchable battery (though unfortunately does use microUSB to charge) and prints on Fuji Instax wide which I think look great.