Pocket printer for printing photos from your phone. The best pocket printers for your phone. How does this work
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Feedback from the buyer
I bought this mobile printer for my phone from Aliexpress. They can print any pictures from the screen of your smartphone, as well as photographs. In principle, a useful thingif you want to save a photo not only in digital format, but also on paper. The parcel took 3.5 weeks to Moscow. Packed well. Everything is whole. The box looks expensive. The printer is intact, there is already paper in it.
An interesting printer, it can print text or photos, there was no adapter for a European plug, the printer only works with its own program, you need to download it from the manufacturer’s website (the site is in Chinese), you will need it to work home WI-FI router The printer does not connect directly to the phone. Before buying this printer, I found the connection instructions, because to the common man it’s very difficult to understand, and there are no clear instructions for it, but fortunately good people put it in contact.
Instructions for installing a mobile printer //vk.com/doc-!!
Also, when purchasing, I looked for a video review of such a printer for clarity, you can watch it below.
Video review of a mobile printer.
Also photos of my printer
That's all I have. Happy shopping everyone!!!
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These miniature devices have the main purpose of instantly printing the photos you like for you, regardless of whether there is a power outlet or a stack of photo paper nearby. They take up little space and are always ready to go. However, such pleasure is not cheap, so we have arranged them in descending order of price. As for print quality, we note right away that it is approximately the same for all models.
5 portable printers for printing from your phone
HP Sprocket Photo Printer
This portable printer also features ZINK printing technology. Photos are printed directly from a smartphone or tablet connected via Bluetooth or NFC.
The device is controlled using mobile application Sprocket, which allows you to edit the image before printing, apply filters, stickers, emoticons, and add text. To speed up printing there is a built-in memory of 512 MB.
Polaroid Zip
This is an ultra-compact, in the full sense of the word, pocket photo printer that does not require color cartridges and is battery-powered. Quickly synchronizes with phones and tablets on iOS and Android.
Printer specifications and capabilities:
Fujifilm Instax Share SP-1
The device is based on sublimation printing technology. The maximum print size is 46x62 mm. The printer is lightweight, including the battery, and compact in size, which allows you to take it with you when traveling.
Printer specifications and capabilities:
Canon Selphy CP1000
This model can hardly be called pocket-sized, but you can easily take it with you on vacation. It works from a wall outlet - it consumes approx. 60 W (when printing) and on the road will require some space in your backpack. The device has decent quality photo printing with good depth and color gradation thanks to sublimation technology.
Printer specifications and capabilities:
LG pd239tw
This portable printer connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and allows you to print ZINK photo cards measuring 5 x 7.6 cm.
The quality of quick photos is very good with a resolution of 640 x 1224 pixels and a ppi density of 313.
There were good times, right? :) I pressed the shutter, took the card, “warmed it up” - and there it was, an instant photo. Now in fashion mobile phones, tablets, cloud services, virtualization and all sorts of abstruse names for common things, but nothing prevents you from getting a photo “here and now”, in any corner of the planet, and immediately giving it to someone (or keeping it for yourself, of course). Today our guest is the LG PD233 portable printer: you can learn about its capabilities, pros, cons and pitfalls by pressing the button:
To be honest, I don't remember the last time I printed a photo of a house. If I need to print a photo (it doesn’t matter whether it’s for a passport or to make a postcard from a photo I received), I either call a friend who has his own printing center, or go to a neighboring house and order a print there. Keeping a photo printer at home is expensive, unless you print to it every few days.
The hero of the review does not allow you to print a photo in A3 format (why, even the A5 format is beyond his control), but he can print from almost any source, anywhere and at any time.
It easily fits in the palm of your hand, in a bag or backpack, has its own special paper, does not require cartridges, connection to an outlet (at least permanently) and simply does its modest job: prints photographs measuring 5 by 7.5 centimeters.
Here is an example of such a photo:
As you can see, nothing supernatural, but leave the photo to your parents, carry it in your wallet, make an impromptu business card (if available) graphic editor on your phone) or a photo for documents is enough.
How does this work?
At the heart of everything is a special “paper” Zero Ink. As in the case of the famous Gorilla Glass, it was developed quite a long time ago, but they remembered the technology several years ago. The photographic material itself is multi-layered, the base layer is white, the rest are specialized protective and “coloring” layers containing a special crystallized dye.
The microscopic crystals are almost 100% transparent to light, but if heated to the right temperature, they will lose their structure and turn into a stain of coloring matter that will be absorbed into the paper layer of the photographic material.
The color of each dot is determined by the heating time and temperature.
Here is a GIF showing the melting of a crystal (image taken from an electron microscope):
It is somewhat reminiscent of sublimation printing, only here both “paint” and “paper” are compressed into one high-tech sandwich, which made it possible to create a pocket printer that in the right way heats the paper in the right places, changing the structure and “evaporating” the desired color.
Imprint characteristics
The “main” mode allows you to print photographic material “on the edge”, obtaining a full image of 75 by 50 millimeters. The resolution of the “paper” (and the printer) is 1224 by 640 pixels, not as much as we would like, but the frames cannot be called blurred or unclear: the details of portraits/landscapes are preserved decently. Of course, print group photo sixty Asians general plan- the idea is empty: you won’t see faces, but you’ll waste paper.Printer
Finally we come close to the device itself. Describe it appearance I don’t see the point: no frills or elaborate bends. A brick with one button, one door, under which a microUSB and reset hole are hidden, one tray for loading special paper. In general, everything can be seen in the photo:
The upper part (with the inscription NFC) is removable, contains a spring-loaded element responsible for feeding paper, and an NFC tag rolled up in plastic with a link to a special application Pocket Photo on Google Play.
Unfortunately, it won’t be possible to transfer photos via Beam, and NFC is needed here only for quick setup and pairing of devices: there are no contacts on the lid, which means there is a regular RFID chip, the main data transfer will go through Bluetooth in any case.
IOS is also supported, but I didn’t have a chance to test it: these demonic devices are not found in my environment.
The package contents, in addition to the printer itself, are as follows: USB cable, charger, 10 sheets for “ quick start"+ Smart Sheet for “self-cleaning”, user manual and a box in which all this happiness is wrapped.
Software
Application Pocket Photo I would not call the height of simplicity and convenience, and for the parody of iOS patterns in the Android interface I would generally put those responsible to the wall, but what is, that is, let’s study:The first screen that opens after setup is a folder with photos from the camera. You can view it either in the form of a “calendar”, with photos arranged by date, or in the form of a “photo stream”, with thumbnails at the bottom of the screen and previews at the top.
The second tab is the photo editor. Allows you to crop a photo before printing, add a signature/inscription, a QR code with certain information, a frame and stickers.
In general, the standard prepress menu works quickly and intuitively; there are no problems with editing photos. There you can also set the print area and “duplication”: getting 2 photos on one piece of paper, or even 4, is no problem. If you're happy with the size... the printer can do that too.
In the middle there is a “print” button, which, in fact, sends the image to the printer with the instruction “saw, shura.”
The remaining buttons do not contain anything interesting - sharing photos via wireless interfaces and settings + a button leading to the Internet upon request to purchase the appropriate paper. I open eBay, which, in principle, is not the most relevant source for Russia.
Printer in operation
So you pressed the magic “print” button, the photo flew via USB into a white box, it creaked and ~ one minute later you have the long-awaited photo card in your hands. There are no issues with printing, but what about the service?All maintenance consists of timely loading of the next dozen sheets + the blue Smart Sheet card (it must be loaded with the barcode down, and the tray itself for loading paper has a blue stripe, which once again reminds you on which side of the sheets the “cleaner” should be). I have no idea how the printer cleans the thermal head, but if the manufacturer recommends... Well, so be it.
Consumables
The only consumable (besides electricity, which must be loaded into the device via a standard microUSB port) is paper.We sell paper in Svyaznoy, the cost of a set of 30 pieces of paper is around 400-500 rubles. Expensive? Yes, it's expensive. However, with all this, the pictures turn out to be quite good, albeit small, and you can completely forget about ink cartridges. In addition, such advanced things always cost a lot of money at first, but warm memories... They, you know, are priceless.
Instead of a conclusion
Some will call this device a toy, some will give it to relatives/friends, and for others it may become a working tool (unlikely, of course, but you never know). The device has its pros and cons, and they are quite obvious. Autonomy, the ability to work with almost any smartphone, portability and versatility + the included software, which is quite good in terms of functionality, is undoubtedly a plus. The price of consumables, their rarity and the size of the print are forced disadvantages associated with the printing technology itself.You can always take the device with you, upload a photo, print it, and then use the photo as you please. So far, the technology has only just reached the masses and is not the height of economy and efficiency. On the other hand, there are no analogues or competing technologies in sight either, so let’s hope that the manufacturer will not abandon support for the device, and the consumables themselves will become cheaper over time. In the meantime, I’m sending greetings to Habr from a printed photo card and waiting for interesting comments! :)
P.s.: I was told that in one of the LG competitions on social networks this device is listed as a prize, so if you like it, but the amphibian is preventing you from buying it, you can try your luck
