Customer Ratings & Reviews

Let's get this review started! First off, this isn't a DSLR, this isn't a dedicated point and shoot, this is an instant camera which means you'll be able to take a picture and get it printed instantly. With that out of the way, let me say that this camera is so much fun. I'm sure that this camera will eventually be stolen by my daughter, but for the time being I'm torturing the family by taking pictures of everything around the house incessantly. Camera performance is great in most lighting, but you definitely notice a degradation of quality in low light, so be aware of that limitation. Outdoor shots with this camera came out crisp and clear. The camera prints quickly, so within a few seconds you should be holding a picture that's slowly fading into view like in the olden days of instant film cameras. The advantage is that you actually have a picture right then and there, sometimes of mediocre quality, but you do indeed have a picture in your hands instead of one sitting on your SD card until you someday decide to print it off. The camera uses special paper which is of course a tad pricey, so be sure to catch sales when possible. The only star I'm knocking off is for the special paper, which much like ink cartridges is proprietary and I just don't really dig proprietary refill methods for products. If you buy this camera with the right expectations, of it being a fun camera and not a professional shooting device, then I believe you won't be disappointed. This would make a fantastic gift for a child or tween as well and should be a hot item for the holidays. Pros: Small size Decent battery life Decent quality pictures Cons: Low light performance is meh Proprietary paper

The Canon - Ivy is a fun novelty that provides memories that can be instantly printed and shared. The camera comes with a charging cable, printer paper, and a carry strap. Setup is easy, insert the printer paper into the camera, power on, and you're ready. To print, take a photo and wait a few seconds, the printer starts automatically. The printing function is a bit louder than expected, but not enough to detract from the experience. In addition to instant print function, the camera also will take a micro SD card to store photos. The build of the camera is as expected, medium weight, and durable enough to withstand a drop or two. My teen puts it on her wrist and proceeds to knock it into doorways as she walks past, all of which this camera has withstood. The camera has a selfie mirror to allow for the correct angle every time, and the flash is automatic to reduce (but not eliminate) the number of dark blurry photos you get. Loading the refillable paper is easy, and each replacement pack comes with instructions on how to load. Unfortunately, extra packs of photo paper are not included and will need to be purchased separately. The photo paper has a sticky back to turn into stickers, and the camera allows for adding frames as well as filters. My teen especially enjoys turning these into stickers for her locker and school folders. Overall, its a fun camera to create medium resolution memories to print and share in the moment. It will not beat most cell phone cameras for photo quality, but it does give you the ability to have something in the moment. My teen loves it and enjoys the ability to create and share photos with her friends instantly.

I think it is very slow and has poor quality in the photos.

Wouldn’t hold a charge longer than one hour. Poor quality of photo. Can not turn flash on/off manually it’s only automatic.

Horrible picture resolution, pics are all dark. You can’t choose what photos to print whatever pic you take prints and you can’t see it beforehand. Prints themselves had lines.

Didn’t like at all. Not worth the money, ended up retiring and just getting a mini printer that can Bluetooth to my phone

Overall, disappointing. Not very user friendly, picture quality leaves something to be desired, no on camera display, printing is slow.

Definitely not worth the money. The pictures do not come out good and mine broke after the 3rd time using it

Instant film cameras seem to be making a comeback, and for good reason. They are a ton of fun, and the Canon - Ivy Cliq 2 Instant Film Camera is no exception. I have recently tried out the other major competitor to the Canon Ivy Cliq 2 which is the newest Polaroid instant film camera. My review will focus on my experiences with these cameras, and the differences between the two. Things I like better about the Canon - Ivy Cliq 2: Smaller overall - It's much easier to take with you. Better, more crisp pictures. Sticker photo paper! Things I like better about the Poloroid: Larger photos An array of photo paper with different colored borders. Both of these instant film cameras are very straightforward, and easy to use. I give the edge to the Canon - Ivy Cliq 2 for a couple of important reasons. Because it is smaller it is much easier to bring with you anywhere you go. The quality of the photos is a little more crisp than the Polaroid. For these reasons I would go with the Canon - Ivy Cliq 2 if you are looking for a fun instant film camera for yourself or your family. Have fun!

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Let me start off by saying that if you're a novice photographer or someone who is looking to take some high quality photos, this is not the camera for you. However, if you're looking for a novelty camera for some laid back fun, the Canon Ivy cliq 2 is a decent choice. This camera attempts to bring back two types of cameras that haven't been popular in a good long time; and those are the point and shoot cameras and "polaroid" instant cameras. I say that the camera is a novelty because of the type of camera that it uses, and it's a specific type of printer paper that has an adhesive on the back. The camera itself takes decent photos. This was clearly engineered with a younger target audience in mind. The camera takes good photos in the daytime, but is somewhat poor in low light settings. The photos are a bit grainy but not the worst. It comes with a rechargeable battery and charging USB cable, but other than that, nothing really stands out. It would have been nice if it had wifi so you could have the option to print out the photo on your own printer if you wanted to. The overall photo quality of the photos that the camera takes is comparable to cameras on smartphones of 2015. This could be a great way to get kids interested in photography, or a camera for them to use on a family vacation instead of their smartphone. There really is nothing that makes the Ivy Cliq 2 stand out or special. I think this is a product that is about 5 years too late to the party.

The worst “instant” camera. It’s slow and the prints look like you took them on a flip phone. It’s not a good camera but the ivy cliq printer is a much better product or even the okie version of this because you can print photos from your phone on cute little sticker back paper.

This camera is not worth the purchase. I bought this camera for my wedding for individuals to have fun with and it hardly worked. When it did work it took several minutes for the picture to print.

Paper feeder stopped working after 10 pictures. Kids loved it before that happened.

I think this is a perfect gift ideas. The biggest plus is that you can digitally save your photos and still get instant prints. It’s like a hybrid and something definitely different then we are used to. I wish it had a digital screen that you could also use it as a typical camera. I think that would be an added plus with the digital saving. The selfie mirror is around the camera lens which I thought was pretty nifty and allows you to aim at yourself accurately. There is a small flash but it’s only for close shots. I am person who like to take more scenic and landscape pictures and I would not recommend this camera for that. Bring it to a party or family function and have fun. Print the pictures and you can hand them out or stick them like a sticker anywhere. I would have given it 4 stars if it could print like a 4x6 but then the camera would be bigger.

Save your money, this is a piece of junk. Best Buy should be ashamed for selling this junk.

Nah homie this camera is not the way nah homes . Nope

Canon - Ivy Cliq 2 Instant Film Camera Included- Canon Instant camera, quick start guide, 1 wrist strap, Micro USB charging cable, 1 pack of film This Canon Ivy Cliq 2 Instant Camera is perfect for a tween or teenager. This little, slim camera is light and fun to use for silly pictures, nothing too serious. The start up was is very easy. I full charged the camera with the included micro-USB cable. There is a LED status light. Red means it's charging and green means it's full. Then I easily loaded the film. But be careful because I mistakenly took a picture since it wasn't clear if there's first a throwaway to discard to start the pack- there wasn't. Hold down the power button to turn it on. There is a built in flash, viewfinder and shutter button. You just aim and click and it shoots out the picture. The picture is 2"x3" and has a sticky back so it can be a sticker. The camera allows you to add a thin white frame border to the picture or even do just black and white. Just press the button to select the filter or turn it off and the same for the border or not. There is also a selfie mirror on the front of the camera, so you can see your reflection and take your best selfie. There is some noise when the picture is printing. It was more than I expected it to be. We also have a Fujifilm Instax Mini so to compare them there are some differences. The Canon is smaller, lighter and slimmer. This camera is black and white, which I love but some may prefer more fun colors. The noise while printing is much louder on the Canon. There's way more choices of film with different borders for the Instax. It's more limited in picture looks with the Canon, but the but I like the sticker option on their film. I don't think I've seen that with the Fujifilm. Also, the picture quality is better on the Instax. The coloring seemed a bit off on the Canon pictures. The Instax does selfies, but there is no mirror on the front of the camera to help assist. I also like that the Canon Ivy Cliq2 has a MicroSD card slot, up to 256 GB, so there is an option to digitally save your pictures, which expands its usefulness. If you're looking for a great gift idea for someone who loves to take pictures and wants that instant physical picture, this is a great option. Because of its slim design, it will pack and travel well. It offers some fun picture options. I think it would be best suited for someone between the ages of 8-14, even though it can work for adults too. I just think they will have the most fun with it, given its capabilities.

This is a simple point an shoot camera. Its easy to setup. Take it out, charge it up and hand it off to your Tween. They will have fun. Is this a serious camera for in depth photography, no. Is this a better camera then what is on most cell phones, no. But for what it does, a camera for quick snaps that get printed at the moment this is the camera for you. You can even add a memory card to store the pictures. Otherwise this is simple to use. Three modes, B&W/Vivid and normal. You point, shoot and it prints. They did make the front around lens a mirror like surface which makes taking selfies easier for the kids. Overall my daughter loves it and the expense of more paper for photo's seem worth it as she is having a fun time with this. This is a definite improvement over the first one and something fun, plus its nice to get the picture there to share with people, once we can be around people again.

Ummmm... I was not impressed. I get it. I know what this camera is supposed to be and do. And in this day and age, it is about the instant printing (because I don't see this as being about the novelty... honestly). But the truth is, I don't think anyone cares (I'm sure some people care). Ok. The camera is not too big not too small. It is a bit big, like a square. It would have been better as more like a rectangle with the height being the shorter length. And yes, I understand it needs room for the photo paper, but not that much room. The black color is nice. Also nice is the wrist holder (I don't know what you call it)... once you get it on... good luck. But the whole camera is weird to me. It has the old school USB port. Not USB-C. And I don't understand the meaning of this. Really? In 2020, and we are still using that old school port? With their super short cable (probably like 4 inches). And no power block to plug into an outlet. The buttons are minimal making this camera very easy to use. There is a power button, which you have to hold down to turn on and hold down to turn off (I don't know why you can't just push it in without holding it down). I find that a bit annoying. There is thick horizontal line that illuminates showing it is turning on. It takes a while. There is a shutter button. There is a button for "Black/white" and "vivid." There is a tiny tiny pin-sized illumination for each. One more push of that button eliminates the illumination, which means it is on regular picture (no filter). Then there is a button for "border" and "borderless." When outside, you cannot see the illumination light for filters or borders so you have to do that thing where you cover your cupped hand over it to see it any setting is illuminated or not. It is literally pin-sized. Annoying. I was able to see it indoors just fine though. Those are all the buttons. The viewfinder is weird. When I look through it, it feels like I am looking through a toy camera. The selfie side... has a huge circular mirror (which I find quite interesting... in a neat way) so that you can see yourself and whoever else is in the selfie. HOWEVER, taking the picture in selfie mode is cumbersome. It might be because the whole camera is a big square so the height is too tall when trying to hold the camera and push the shutter (which is on top) at the same time. I struggled. Quality: I like the black/white filter the best. I barely noticed a difference between regular and vivid, whether indoors or outdoors. Border and borderless are what they are so no further explanation is needed. When you push the shutter, this thing waits, and then makes this noise like it is really working... meanwhile the thick horizontal line on top illuminates, flashing amongst 2 or 3 different pretty colors. Then after waiting forever, the picture finally starts to come out. And then everyone is just waiting... waiting... waiting. Everyone was always laughing at me because we are used to instant (with phones) and this was just not. Different age groups were involved and we were all like, "oh boy... we have to wait... and still wait." I actually thought my little niece (age 5) and nephew (age 9) would be into it, but they just laughed too. They weren't into it. Didn't ask to play with it or snap a pic or anything. Also, the picture quality was below my expectations. It was MAYBE decent at most. Also, even slow movement will come out blurry. There is also a memory card slot. Luckily I had one to use. It just stores the pictures you took. You can't print from it through the camera or anything. But at least you have the digital form of the picture. This camera is extremely slow. BUT to be fair, I cannot compare it to other cameras like this (that print right away) because this is my first one. I have seen others being used but never paid attention to wait time. In the end, I would not recommend. Peace.