Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this for my significant other and she loves it!

Is a nice printer and the app comes with frames and formatting options that are really cool. The only problem is how accurate the printed pictures colors are compared to the original image. I find myself editing brightness all the time to make them look more accurate.

Great produkt ! My daughter loved and me too!! Print great stickers

Useful printer for an iPhone & very easy to connect!

The print quality is not great. The photos have a weird tint on them and they come out grainy. Not impressed and super annoyed I wasted money on this.

The Canon Ivy is a second generation portable photo printer. I've never had one of these before, but have been thinking about getting one for printing photos and art for my art journal. Canon is a well respected name in photography; I was excited to receive this from my husband. I never realized the instant camera and portable printer market existed. No ink cartridges, film cartridges, or toners are needed to produce high quality photos. The Ivy 2 comes with a pack of 10 papers, which load into the printer easily. Open the package and drop the paper in. The Ivy uses special photo paper called Zink, which stands for Zero Ink. Developed by the leader of instant printing technology, Polaroid Corporation. Polaroid spun out the technology into a separate company called Zink Holdings in 2005. The secret to Zink is that it is multi-layered thermal paper. When heat is applied, the colors on the photo paper activate. Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta crystals are embedded in the layers. What is amazing is that the photo comes out in a single pass in about a minute. Although the dpi is 313 x 512, the pictures that it produces are excellent. Because there is no ink, you can hold the photo immediately without smudging or smearing it. I remember a time when I was a kid, an uncle had a Polaroid camera. You had to wait for the print to emerge, and watch it “develop” before you could coat it with a stinky solution in order to have a small black and white photo . Zink photo paper makes it a dream. Print size is 2" x 3", a little small, but the perfect size for sharing with others. It's easy to go through the initial 10 pack that comes in the package. I immediately ordered a Canon branded 50 pack from Amazon. The print has a peel and stick back to to allow you to adhere it to paper or other surfaces. I did not try to put it on fabric, though. The pricing for the paper is a little less than 50 cents per page, and you can buy it in a 10 pack, 20 pack or 50 packs. Pre cut sticker paper is available, although I didn't buy this yet. The printer itself is Small enough to take anywhere, weighing only 5.6 ounces. It would have been nice if Canon had included a small drawstring bag to protect it in a purse or backpack. The package comes with a QR code that will take you to the Canon website for the Ivy. The app you need can be downloaded from both app stores. I downloaded the Google version for my android cell phone and the apple version for my 11" iPad. The iPad app works in portrait mode only. The printer communicates with your device via Bluetooth 5.0 only, no wi-fi. Although you can pair the printer with different devices, the printer is not multi point. I had to turn Bluetooth off on my tablet if I wanted to print a photo from my cell phone and vice versa. When you first turn it on, it connects to the device you last printed from. You can choose photos to print from the photo album on your device or you can snap a photo using the Canon app on your cell phone or tablet. The canon app steps you through the process of connecting via Bluetooth to the printer. You can also connect to Facebook, Google Photos, or Instagram in the app and select photos from those sources. This is where the fun begins. The app provides you with a library of frames, borders, emojis, stickers, filters. You can add text or even doodle on the screen before you print. You can collage multiple images onto the same print. At such a small size, I was surprised at how good the images were. You can adjust the photo’s brightness, contrast, saturation and color balance from within the app. There’s a library of filters as well (jig saw puzzle, B&W, Lomo, HDR etc.). You can snap a photo within the app on your cell phone or tablet. The battery is a built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion (2 cell, 7.4V). Canon provides a short USB A to USB C cable. A full charge takes about 45 minutes. There is an auto shut off if the printer is idle for 5 minutes with no printing. It takes less than an hour to fully charge it. Battery life is rated at about 20 sheets per charge, and it’s easy enough to charge it in between uses. The app shows the battery percentage. According to the specifications, no more than 10 sheets of photo paper should be loaded at a time, that the blue calibration paper should be kept until all prints are printed (if you have a large multi-pack), and the unit isn't recommended for use in environments above 90 degrees F or below 60 degrees F. The app does not let you know how many sheets are left inside. The pre-cut sticker paper gives you two equal size circles. The LED indicator shows red when charging, green when charging is complete. Otherwise it is white when you power it on and flashes until it connects to the Canon app on your device. It is supposed to flash red if the cover is opened while on, or if there is an error with printer, a paper jam or runs out of paper. A crafter by the name of Something Turquoise™ has a wonderful 8 minute YouTube video to introduce fellow creatives to the printer. From <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZW6_5bOIA8> The Ivy2 would make a nice gift for someone. For the upcoming holiday season, this would be a lot of fun to have at family gatherings --very easy to share photos with your guests.

Love being able to print my pictures and being able to reprint as many as i want.

I like the resolution for this little printer, does the job

The Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo printer completely exceeded my expectations!! It’s compact, portable, and loads of fun better than an instant print camera. Set up was fast and easy! Charge the printer up before first use, scan the QR code provided on the box, download the app, follow the super simple instructions and you’re ready to print your favorite photos. The printer comes with 10 sheets of sticker paper to try out the device. I was blown away by how many features are in the app to make your prints fun and customizable. The quality of the prints also exceeded my expectations, I’ve used instant print cameras many times in my life and this is by far more fun because you know what you’re getting before it prints. These prints work so great for scrapbooking, you peel off the back and can stick these where you want them to make a collage. My daughter has been having a blast printing pictures for friends and for herself to enjoy. It’s been fun using the Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo printer to make small 2x3 fun sticker prints to enjoy from my phone! I love how easy it is to use, how compact and portable the device is as well. I recommend this printer over an instant print camera any day!

Easily one of the best gifts for a scrapbooker, a planner, or a planner this holiday. As a casual travel journaler, I love to take photos, print them, and find a way to stick them in my journal or planner for memories. Previously I had a similar printer, but one of the biggest issues was the app not working correctly, and the print was not as clear. Zink paper is one of the best and comes in packs of 10, 20, or 50, costing around 50 cents a sheet. Not too bad for a customizable sticker. I love this printer's portability, easy connectivity, decent print quality (much better than other inkless printers but think polaroid quality), and the ability to use the circle stickers. Though the app is pretty good, filled with options to add stickers from various artists and other frames, some things could be improved or added for clarity, such as the collage feature - I was expecting it to print out the collage on a single sheet, but it turned out to be multiple ones. Not a huge deal, but it would've been nice to have some warning about that. Another issue I've run into is the battery life. Each sheet takes about 10% battery life - the portability and lightness of the device can account for the battery drainage. If you plan on traveling with this, I recommend bringing a portable battery or a charger. Ten sheets and your entire battery will be depleted. Overall, its a pretty great product for someone looking for something fun. But if you're looking for a high-quality print, look elsewhere.

Pros: The app download was really quick and easy by scanning the QR code in the box. Photo quality was really good. Colors were accurate and true to the original picture. I really love all of the options for editing a photo. Options include: filters on photos, adding a frame to your photos, adding wording to your photo, picture or letter stickers, cropping or zooming the photo without distortion, and so much more... My favorite feature is that you can print a large photo by printing it on multiple individual pieces of photo paper. My wife has an HP brand mini photo printer, and she cannot seem to find the photo paper refills, however she was able to pick up an extra pack of this Canon mini printer readily available at Target. Cons: Battery went from 100% down to 30% after printing 7 photos, to load the photo paper, you slide the top piece partly off, then the cover stops moving and feels like you might break it off if you keep trying to slide it. Also, after the photo prints, it tends to sit partially still in the printer. Would be nice if the photo spat all of the way out when printing finished.

This tiny printer is great, especially if you have kids. Yes, the prints may be tiny and the printing process can take a little time, but overall I think the price, convenience, portability, and novelty more than make up for any shortcomings. I have a similar printer from Polaroid as well as one that prints slightly larger photos (4 x 3) from LifePrint. All function in basically the same way and take about the same time to create prints. That being said, I've found that the Canon tends to pair with my phone more reliably than the other two on a regular basis. It is significantly smaller than the LifePrint printer and similar in size to the aforementioned Polaroid Zip but slightly wider. I am wondering if the Canon is slightly larger due to it having a larger battery because in my (admittedly unscientific) testing it did last quite a bit longer on a charge. As for uses, there are a ton. I've used it to help my daughter decorate her journal notebook for school. Each photo also being a sticker was fantastic in that regard. We've used it to make a Guess Who game clone using pictures of our extended family members. We've used for impromptu "photo shoots" on play dates and at school dismissal and each kid receives their own sticker right then and there. They love it. Some may not like the price of the film refills for the amount you get, but I've found that if you buy larger packs it's not a terrible deal. Certainly not if you have a lot of fun using it. If my descriptions of how we have used it sound good to you, I'd highly recommend picking up one of these printers.

I could not believe the size of this printer!! its 4.7 x 0.8 x 3.3 inches in relation to your cell phone with a case its just a little wider but may be shorter if you have a big cell phone, so you could easily put this in a pocket. The Canon - IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer comes with only 10 sheets of sticky photo paper. Wait did I say sticky photo paper ....... YES I did, a very nice add indeed!! But you can still not peel off the back and just use as a photo without sticking. The photo paper is about $.50 per print now as this writing. You unbox the printer, charge the printer (it comes with a small charge cable, you will need to use a USB charger that you have, not supplied) - turn the power on by holding the power button - load the paper (blue paper down and white facing up) - add the device to your bluetooth on your phone - Download the APP (you can scan the inside of the box and it will take to the Canon mini print app - run the Canon mini print app, say yes for access to photos and stuff - select Collage to whatever you want - select the photo or photo's - you can add filters, frames, stickers to your photo - you can print your photo using the top right button - If it does not print on the next screen after you hit the print button from the previous step, you click on the Icon in the upper left and choose the printer and your printer should be getting your photo!! I was actually blown away by how well it prints and the printer size!! Love the device!!

Ok so to start off i have never really looked into these because i thought the print quality would be terrible. My niece has a gen 1 Ivy printer that she uses to make stickers (which can be done with any print or use simply as normal). I was more than pleasantly surprised because the prints are actually as good as normal prints! Without ink mind you there is no maintenance to be done on these just load paper and go. The fact this fits in your pocket and you can do 20 or so prints on a full charge is actually one of the coolest things you can think of for physical media creation. Keep in mind you must purchase the printer paper to use with this but its not too bad all things considered it comes out to less than 50 cents per print and the papers are readily available at most major retailers or online stores so you'll never worry about it like i thought you would. Mine came with about 50% battery so it was good enough without even charging to do 10 prints on the photo paper that comes in the packaging with it. Normally a really good product like this comes with some drawbacks like the software being bad but canon nailed it. The software you can crop, edit colors, use filters, add emojis, literally anything you could want to do without even going to a 3rd party app. Then print on the spot. Such an amazing idea, great portability and form, great battery life, great software. This is it if you want portable printing like this for sure. 

It did not exceed my expectations, it is mediocre, a simple toy

This canon ivy version 2 printer is very easy to use. It is a small, convenient size. It charges via USB-C and includes a cable in the box. The paper is very simple to load. Once it was charged, I downloaded the app and turned the printer on and within a few seconds i was making my first print. The prints come out fairly quickly and the quality is great. I had no issues at all with phone pairing or losing signal, it all worked perfectly. The printer includes a pack of 10 sheets of paper, so you'll need to buy some more. The pages cost about 50c a sheet even in the larger packs which is a bit of money, but the "ink" is in the paper and the prints are nice quality and a lot of fun to share with friends. Personally, if I just remember that each print costs 50c, I print the good ones that are "worth it" and its a lot of fun. The papers are a little smaller than mini instant film prints, so they fit in similar albums. I think these mini printers are worth it because in our society we are losing touch with physical media, physical prints. Its a great way to remember a fun time or cool trip to have some physical prints. They are also small and convenient to carry so theres little fuss when printing.

Don’t let its size and portability fool you! This is a super mighty and convenient little photo printer. I love the fact that I can make prints of pictures from my phone for family and friends, and they even come out as stickers so they can be placed anywhere! The prints are high quality and vibrant, and connecting to the app to use the photo printer with is super user-friendly and easy to do. I had no problems at all getting set up and it was a fast process. I do love that the app offers frames if you wish to personalize your photos a bit more. The option to spruce photos up a bit is definitely useful! This would be a great printer to take with you on a vacation or trip so you can get quick memories to share with your family and friends, it’s not heavy or bulky by any means. The printing process is quick and efficient as well, it doesn’t take long for each print to come out of the printer, so it’s perfect for when you’re on the go and in a hurry. I really love this photo printer and I will be taking it with me when I travel!

Got it a few days ago and when I unboxed it I was thinking omg how in the world did Canon make something this small! To be honest I didn't think it would even work until I got it all set up with the app on my phone, this is actually a very functional printer that uses no ink and fun to work with. It's completely wireless and comes with a cord one end is usb c and the other is usb to charge it up in less than 40 mins comes with 10 sheets of Zink paper (wish they sent more with it) it prints out a 3 x 2 high gloss picture and very high quality along with being very clear from there once you print one you can peal the back off and stick it to anything. This would make an awesome gift for a teenager or anyone for that fact for a Christmas present and in my opinion Well worth the price. The only con for this Item is the fact of no instructions on how to put the paper in but after about 20 to 30 mins of looking on line I found a video that was about 10 or 15 mins long that showed you what to do Pros it's very compact and portable

The Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer literally puts your photos in your hand. The great thing is that it comes with zero ink technology or ZINK. This mini printer design is sleek and portable. One can just slip the printer into the pocket and go. The printer is rechargeable, so there is no fussing about batteries. Setting up the device is so easy. It comes with a USB-C port for charging and connectivity. It also has Bluetooth 5.0 for connecting with compactible devices. Download the cannon printer app and you are good to go. Using the Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer is breezy. The printer allows one to connect, customize the image or images, and print. The 2x3 inch photo prints are crisp. The quality of the photo prints is great. Printer paper can also be used as sticky photos. The printer’s battery life is appreciable. I was able to get about 10 photos printed over a good period before the printer required a recharge. The Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer will be a great printer for amateur or professional photographers.

I had never heard of this small printer but got it free to test. I think the target audience might be teenagers or people that do scrapbooking. I downloaded the app and then my struggle began. There were not any instructions in the box and the app to me is not well developed. I found the charging cord to be too short but eventually got it charged. I loaded the paper but I could not get it to print. I worried that I had loaded the paper wrong. It was not intuitive for me with how to load the paper & it just wouldn’t print. I later found some online reviews that better explained the sequencing needed with turning it on and then loading the paper. Suddenly this silly little thing, that was really annoying me, started to print and I was totally amazed at how cute the little photo was. It prints with Zink paper that apparently is around $0.50 per print and the print is a 2x3 inch. This reminded me of the old Polaroid cameras. It would be fun for kids or fun to take to family events like weddings. It is very small and compact & could be carried in a pocket or handbag. I think it could be used to make reference photos for art projects like painting. Now that I have mastered it, I do like it but from a cost standpoint I think it is rather expensive plus the prints are expensive.