Kodak - Mini Shot 3 Retro (C300R)

I have this as well, and im a huge fan. I like that the film is pretty cheap. you have to use an app on your phone to do the printing. no ragrats here!

yeah sometimes I do wish there was an option for sticker paper. ive only had mine for like one month, but I've gone through like two boxes of film. I'm going back and doing a journal for my summer travels and printing out hella pics. sometimes charging can be annoying, and overheating. it is an inconvenience, but its small compared to how much enjoyment and value im getting from the printer. I found the best deal to be on amazon. you can get it for cheaper during prime deal time but I think that just passed

I have Kodak Minishot 3. When it works, the photos are of stunning quality. The drawback is that my machine decided to start chewing cartridges like an old boombox that eats tape. It's mechanically more complex than other types of printing. The paper has to go in and out of the printer 4 times (CMY+lamination), the print process takes a good minute, and you can't really do it on the go (you should at least stop walking). Much less on the "fun" aspect, **much** more on the quality/wow factor. All that said, it's really worth it when it works (and it doubles as a mobile photo printer), but I'd at least buy their **next** iteration of the technology, [Kodak Minishot Era](https://kodakphotoprinter.com/collections/all-era-except-0-5-and-1/products/kodak-mini-shot-4-era-4pass-2-in-1-instant-camera-and-photo-printer-4x4-camera-68-sheets-gift-accessories-black). Hopefully, they have ironed out the kinks in the technology.

I'm not sure what your budget is, but I highly recommend the [Liene PixCut](https://www.liene-life.com/products/pixcut-s1-photo-sticker-printer-and-cutter). You can print on photo paper, as well as sticker paper. The print quality is outstanding - much better than my Kodak Mini Retro 3. Also, the printer will cut the stickers for you, so you don't need to mess around with any other cutting tools. The downside is that it's much larger than a mini photo printer, so it's not really something you can carry around with you.

I don't have the specific printers you mentioned, but I do have a Kodak Mini 3 Retro and Liene Pixcut. Between the two the Liene produces much better photos and the software is significantly less buggy. If I had to choose between Kodak and Liene, I'd choose Liene every time.

So I've got the Kodak Retro and while I like it for my own purposes, I can't say I would recommend it. For one, I have not been able to find a cost-saving substitute for the paper, so I often end up hounding Amazon for when it's on sale and buying several packs at once, which still ends up pricey. But I like the quality of the prints (though it tends towards being too dark, lightening the image before printing works, though) and I do not aim to have the prints have the exact dimension of any particular part of my Hobonichi, I just print 1 photo per sheet 90% of the time. Also, the paper is not adhesive and peeling the back layer off to make it less bulky is cumbersome, so yes, it adds bulk. My Cousin's chonked up quite a bit since I started putting photos in the dailies (almost no other ephemera beside the photos and some stickers). I keep seeing the Canon Selphy mentioned favourably, maybe look into that?

Kodak Mini Shot 2 makes 2x3 inch prints Kodak Mini Shot 3 makes 3x3 inch prints Kodak Mini Shot 4 makes 4x4 inch prints -this one is pricy All have the ability to also print photos from your phone using a free Kodak proprietary companion app. There are p200r and p300r printer-only units for the 2x3 and 3x3 formats. They’re a little less expensive than the corresponding cameras, apparently the camera module doesn’t cost very much.

Can confirm, it’s fantastic! Working in a collage with a bunch of these in one frame to surprise my fiancée

She’s had it for about 2 months (she took it with her on her trip), but we printed off a bunch before she left and some while over there. Been great so far!

This is what I use. It gets really bulky over time, so I started peeling the thicker backs off right after it prints for a thinner print.

I used to use an HP Sprocket and it was great but then I saw the photo quality of the Kodak Retro and the colors just seemed so much more vibrant! I have made the switch to Kodak Retro! I also priced it out and the Kodak refills are about half the price of the HP Zink paper.

I used to use an HP Sprocket with Zink paper. (pros: fast printing, sticker-back paper. cons: streaks sometimes visible, color leans kinda lavender) Then, I saw a friend using the Kodak Mini Retro and I switched over. (pros: colors are clearer, images sharper. con: needs an adhesive to stick into the journal, printing is slower due to the "4 pass" process) I am using the Kodak Retro for travel journaling now because color and sharpness are important to me. I wish it had the sticker back tho! I bring a tape runner with me, but I have had them run out while I was on a trip!

I’d say get the Kodak bc the quality and also get the Tombow permanent adhesive glue tape to stick your pictures on

I second the Kodak Retro printers! I use the Kokuyo Dotliner tape glue and never had any trouble with my photos either.