The longing for the past has also manifested itself in the world of technology. While the return of snapshots with today’s design is the biggest proof of this, the logic of the snapshot and today’s technology has also become reality with smartphone printers.
Every photo you take on your smartphone is instantly printable with these portable printers that fit in your pocket. So, what exactly can be done with these printers? Is it really worth getting? We answer this question in the light of both users and our own experience.
What is a smartphone printer?
Smartphone printers, which are usually palm-sized, allow you to instantly print any photo you have on your phone or take instantaneously onto a film. Especially your memories and photos of your loved ones are transferred from digital media to physical media.
So how did these devices suddenly become popular? The advantages it offers for photography lovers are in the answer to the question:
The popularity of smartphone printers has grown in parallel with the growing interest in “instant films” (instant camera films). But smartphone printers, unlike instant cameras, eliminate the need to use a separate camera directly.
These devices, where you can print every image on your phone, also allow you to print as the edits are made through external software such as Photoshop. On the other hand, devices such as instax mini Link 2 also host many editing features such as AR drawing and collage of photos on their own mobile applications. In the following sections of our article, we will talk about these features in detail.
In short, thanks to smartphone printers, you can get all the images you have obtained using modern technologies in retro style, like instant camera printouts. Collecting each of these prints actually turns into a great hobby.
Suggestion for those who want to print not only real life but also the games they play: instax mini Link 2 Special Edition
If you want to join the trend of smartphone printers that are getting popular day by day, you can jump into this world with one of the most up-to-date models. FUJIFILM’s mini Link 2 model, which gained great popularity, appeared as the instax mini Link 2 SE, especially focused on gamers. The new smartphone printer offers many different possibilities along with fast and high quality prints.
The instax mini Link 2 SE, which we also have the opportunity to use actively, makes the printing process of the photo on the smartphone very easy and makes it accessible at any time. All you have to do to print is to select a photo via the “Link for Nintendo Switch” application and click the print button.
Connected to a phone via Bluetooth, the printer prints photos on FUJIFILM’s instax mini films in just seconds. In a few minutes, the photo is finalized with highly accurate colors and tones on the film. On the other hand, instax mini Link 2 SE offers features beyond that.
Feature gamers will love: Transforms the gaming environment from digital to real world
The instax mini Link 2 SE smartphone printer also allows you to print screenshots you take on the Nintendo Switch OLED game console, thanks to the partnership between Nintendo and FUJIFILM. Especially games like Splatoon 3™, where you create your own character and socialize with your friends and other players, allow you to collect memories unlike the real world.
Printing your screenshots on Nintendo Switch is also a very simple and hassle-free process. After scanning the screenshot on the Switch in the mini Link for Nintendo Switch application on your phone via the QR code, all you have to do is press the print button.
In addition, you can print screenshots not directly in white frames, but also with frames specially designed for games. In addition to Splatoon 3, there are also special frame designs for Super Mario™, Animal Crossing™ and Pokémon Snap™ games.
What instax mini Link 2 SE offers is not limited to: printing videos, drawing shapes in the air and more
Along with Nintendo Switch connectivity and photo printing, the instax mini Link 2 SE also includes a useful feature called instaxAiR. With this feature, mini Link and Link for Nintendo Switch applications can take photos or videos with your phone camera, and thanks to AR support, you can draw shapes and effects on the photo by moving the printer in the air during shooting.
We said “it can shoot video”, so can a printer print a video? Partly yes. There is also a different and simple method for this. instax mini Link 2 SE prints a frame of the videos you shoot on the film, and places a QR code on the video so that it can be watched through the film.
When you scan this QR code with your phone, you can watch the video you have taken and have it played. Of course, with this feature, you can also add special effects to photos and videos.
Let’s come to the crucial question: Are smartphone printers worth buying?
Whether or not to buy smartphone printers like the instax mini Link 2 SE will depend entirely on your personal preferences. But if you like to collect and immortalize your memories in the digital or real world, if you want to get yourself a new hobby, these printers can have a permanent place in your daily life.
Click here to browse and buy FUJIFILM’s instax mini Link 2 SE smartphone printer and Splatoon exclusive case.
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