It took me several years, but I finally got my hands on the new photo printer from Canon. This is their renewed version of Inspic printer. I’m not sure what’s different between the old and new versions but I went for the newer one because I like the new body design better and I’ve learned from the past to never compromise when it comes to technology.
To be honest, the reason why I decided to purchase it this time around was because of how hard it is to get tech items right now. I decided to not buy the newest Instax camera that came out a couple of months ago or the new Fujifilm mirrorless camera that I fell in love with because I thought I could just buy it any time I wanted. But I was proven wrong and it’s almost impossible to purchase them new because of material shortage that led to makers being unable to continue production.
There are three color variations, which is the same as the previous model: Blue, Pink, and White. I went with Blue because that was the only one available left on the EC website. The set comes with 10 photo papers and also a USB-C cable for charging. There’s an alternative photo paper that allows you to print in circle formats, but I decided to just go with the standard rectangle for now.
The printer requires you to download an app on your smartphone to be able to operate it via bluetooth. Set up was very easy and within three minutes, I was able to produce my first print.
I printed the picture of Tokyo Skytree that my friend took during our meet up a couple of months ago. I was a bit disappointed with the picture quality since it wasn’t as sharp and the colors aren’t as accurate as how it was depicted in my phone. It also couldn’t fit the whole size so I had to crop out the bottom part. But I guess this is what you can get from a simple photo printer. It’s sufficient to decorate your journal so it doesn’t look as deserted.
I saw some online comparisons between Canon and Kodak photo printers, and Kodak wins in the aspect of picture quality and color. It’s way sharper and the colors it recreates are closer to the original data. The only downside from Kodak is that their papers aren’t adhesive, while Canon’s is. However, if you don’t really care about the sticker aspect (and body design), I’d probably recommend Kodak for the better overall quality.