Customer Ratings & Reviews

The cutest thing ever!!!! I didn’t know how much I needed this!

My stepdaughter loves it. She insisted this is something she wanted for Christmas.

Overall great product. It will take awhile to print a photo but I have had the original and have had no issues.

Perfect 1 of my best Xmas gift I gave this year, thank you.

My daughter wanted this and i am not teck savvy so i came to bestbuy and purchased everything in one fell swoop. Long story short she loved this gift and it prints beautiful pictures and moms hapoy daughter is happy ..

Very good product. Very nice And the price is better.

Brand new chrismas present printed 2 good photos then everything became lined ane blue. Very disappointed

It’s great for convenience and portability. We used it to make pocket travel books while on vacation to record our favorite moments. Not so great for photo quality. Honestly, I hate the photo quality. I expected so much more from Canon, but this missed the mark. The photos are all dark and muddy no matter how I try to adjust them. I also have a background in photography.

A great small form factor printer. Only negative is color quality of the print.

This product is amazing! You can print any picture from anywhere straight onto prints! You can pin them up or stick them on anything!

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.