Fuji needs to do an update to allow ALL their cameras with bluetooth to print directly to the various Instax Link printers. Printing pics from phone is nice, BUT also printing direct from camera would be SO useful.
@Tige4 Жыл бұрын
you can actually print straight from camera if you have a couple brain cells, not that hard👍
@torinsall Жыл бұрын
@@Tige4 XS10 says you can print direct from camera. Folks with other cameras such as X100V, XT4, Xt3 have said they couldn't print direct to Instax Link printers but first had to send photos to phone then send to printer from phone. Apparently they could print direct camera to Instax Share printers, but not to instax Link printers, so not sure what changed from one line to the other.
@PutsOnSneakers Жыл бұрын
@@Tige4 brain cells don't manifest firmware changes to create compatibility where the manufacturer hasn't made it possible to do so
@juergenska Жыл бұрын
You are so right :-) This is the reason why I still keep my older SP3. This one prints over WLAN.
@juergenska Жыл бұрын
@@Tige4 ??
@jmoubre10 ай бұрын
Great. Simple and super informative without saying the same thing multiple times. I enjoyed the concise and informativeness of the video.
@usablellc6735 Жыл бұрын
I was just about to order one until I saw that it won't print from my X-T2. What a missed opportunity! Imagine, you're on location, you take a picture, give it to someone nearby and on it is a QR code linking to your website. That's something that would definitely grow traffic!
@showdaKOs Жыл бұрын
You can upload your pics fist to your phone and then print from there. 2 problems with that: one small, it take more time The second is a bigger one, you need to use the fuji Camera Remote app... But, I do it most of the time anyway to share my photos on social media or with people, and it allow me to review my photos on the much better screen of my phone
@b3arodactyl Жыл бұрын
Agreed, would be so cool if you could customize a QR code with it or go directly from the camera
@TheCoomer Жыл бұрын
Have a look at the old printers
@jbwilhelmi Жыл бұрын
I have the Instax Wide and I love it. Even used it to make an almost instant wedding album. My teen boys also like it and getting/having the pictures.
@darrenhayward4340 Жыл бұрын
What colour mode do you have it set to, rich or natural
@blockbusterlatefees77133 ай бұрын
I love Filmora. I've been using them for years. They've come a long way. Everything in the UX just clicked to me.
@juergenska Жыл бұрын
This little device is really amazing. I prefer the older version SP3 personally. The print quality is the same, but you can also print directly from your Fuji Camera. (e.g. X-E4)
@TheGeordietheWitchandtheWench Жыл бұрын
I have the X-T30 mk2, how do you print directly? Do you mean connect my camera to the app, then after that, connect printer ?
@Baeyonetta.11 ай бұрын
What about the XT-4 ?
@juergenska11 ай бұрын
The newer version connects to the phone via bluetooth, and don’t work with the camera. The older version connects via the cameras WiFi. It’s in the cameras seatings in my XE-4.
@villagranvicent Жыл бұрын
Many complain about not being able to print straight from their cameras. Simply send the picture to your phone and voilá! Not a big deal. (Besides the SP printers get disconnected all the time)
@PutsOnSneakers Жыл бұрын
"Simply" lol time and effort are both relative to each individuals experience. one can't state that time and effort is a matter of "simplicity". it's a hassle going from one device to another device to reach the goal of reaching the third device.
@Only_and_Lulu Жыл бұрын
I have a Share SP2 and with that unit I can print directly from my X-T3 (jpegs) How odd that you can't do this with the latest printer! Perhaps the functionality will be added if enough noise is made 😁
@jorgepietersz Жыл бұрын
I'm just sad that the new printers don't work with the new fuji camera's. doesn't feel like an upgrade since it just adds more steps (camera->phone->printer) and slows things down at events. Plus it was nice to show integration between different products of the same company. Idk why Fujifilm did this.
@jackielackenby-bw8kr Жыл бұрын
I’ve just ordered this based on your excellent review. Thank you!
@marcusmcd1610 Жыл бұрын
Just fyi... the older InstaSHARE fuji printers (the SP series)... Not the current InstaLINK printers.. actually do connect and allow you to print directly from your recent fuji cameras...and it works well. WHY fuji discontinued this feature in the newer InstaLINK printers I do not know and I would love to find out... The instaSHARE printers also print from your phone as well.
@paulm8157 Жыл бұрын
How about this for a work-around: attach SD card reader,usb-C (e.g.) adapter to your smartphone? Then import the target files from the SD card to your photo gallery/app - should work for JPEGs. Some smartphones can recognize Fuji raw files and do “save as” to DNG.
@ianroe1076 Жыл бұрын
I love these instax printers, though I'm not sure i'll ever have a good use for one. I always find it funny that Fujifilm's camera development department is tasked to create the most powerful APSC cameras on the market, high performance medium format cameras, and gimmicky film printers.
@enditend2 Жыл бұрын
Share SP 3 was disconnecting on me all the time , will get this day one! no wifi required!!! only bluetooth
@frankfavale3872 Жыл бұрын
You can transfer your photos from your camera to your phone and then print them out on the printer.
@PutsOnSneakers Жыл бұрын
the amount of hassling is a kick in the groin
@traceybartlam7737 Жыл бұрын
I was literally researching these type of printers today! What a missed trick that it doesn’t work with the cameras. I saw Instax printer connection setting in the camera menu and had assumed (pre research) that it would be compatible
@msandersen Жыл бұрын
It does with the old printers; they switched away from Bluetooth in the newer models.
@traceybartlam7737 Жыл бұрын
@@msandersen thanks - and why Fuji, why?! 😂
@bfs5113 Жыл бұрын
Since it is a printer and not an Instant camera that incorporated image capturing features, I prefer my Instax wide instead. One reviewer mentioned that the wider prints are more suitable for viewing by older folks drove the final nail in my decision to pick the Instax Wide.
@Paul-AustinTX Жыл бұрын
I like the subliminal message in the text overlay to an image!
@paulasimson4939 Жыл бұрын
Oh, what a miss that you can't print from your camera! If it did that, I'd be tempted to get it.
@aarbolario5 ай бұрын
awesome review bro, straight to the point and informative, thanks!
@VintageInsightPhotography Жыл бұрын
Really on the fence with this printer. I’d pull the trigger IF I could print directly from my Fujifilm camera. I want to be able to give street photography prints on the spot. Transferring to my phone and then printing would take the subject out of the moment. @Fujifilm, fix this please!
@vance_white Жыл бұрын
Have the Wide and it's always a big hit when at gatherings.
@dan.allen.digital Жыл бұрын
In my experience with Instax printers there is one important setting in the menu. "Natural-mode" and "Rich-mode". Not sure if this new one has that but it's a setting worth experimenting with.
@Paul-AustinTX Жыл бұрын
See 5:08 minutes into the video.
@Tige4 Жыл бұрын
worth experimenting with ur mam gaylord
@lassebergholmen8833 Жыл бұрын
scam
@Kingjay814 Жыл бұрын
That’s kind disappointing that they can’t print from the camera. To be able to fire off a little film sim jpeg print to share instantly would have been awesome.
@marcusmcd1610 Жыл бұрын
Just fyi... the older InstaSHARE fuji printers (the SP series)... Not the current InstaLINK printers.. actually do connect and allow you to print directly from your recent fuji cameras...and it works well. WHY fuji discontinued this feature in the newer InstaLINK printers I do not know and I would love to find out... The instaSHARE printers also print from your phone as well.
@charmingnaturerk2855 Жыл бұрын
Such a amazing video you share with us 👍 I really like it ❤
@blazerbarrel2 Жыл бұрын
Images From other digital cameras is what we need !
@alanbrunelle1546 Жыл бұрын
Can you use the standard Fuji -> phone app to load pictures from a camera, and then use those photos with the Instax square? I'm assuming so - it's a bother to bounce an extra step...
@mathieuvalkenborgh18582 ай бұрын
Thank you for you very qualitative explanation ! I just discovered you, and I follow ! Also, I want to sell my Polaroid to buy this printer^^ Cheaper, easier to use, wider possibilities and even travel-friendlier when travelling in a van for example
@louiseanncanete11 ай бұрын
This is helpful! Thank you
@showdaKOs Жыл бұрын
Very cool, I definitively want an Instax but I am on the fence about this one or the 2... I prefer the longer format but the square is bigger (and with usb), but the prints are also more expensive. Tough choice
@msandersen Жыл бұрын
There's the Instax Wide; twice as wide as the mini, larger than Square, rectangular format.
@showdaKOs Жыл бұрын
@@msandersen forgot about the wide! I'll go and check if it's USB C
@esstev Жыл бұрын
Once fuji allows camera connection, ITS GAME OVER!!! I hope they make it happen.
@michaelbell752 ай бұрын
They never will. They want to keep the Instax line separate for whatever reason
@spamllama Жыл бұрын
That it doesn't connect directly to Fuji cameras is a real disappointment. A post card printer that connects to the camera would be neat.
@axelcs91057 ай бұрын
great video thanks
@vickychristopoulos8614 Жыл бұрын
Just messenger your Fujifilm camera photos and then download them to your phone connecting to FB, I do it all the time
@Karim_sketchbook Жыл бұрын
Personally I wouldn't recommand the printer, I tried it yesterday in a Fuji event in Milan. The film quality looks the same as the one from the Instax Mini I have, but the print quality is better if the picture comes directly from the camera. I noticed some weird alteration in shadows and colors in the test prints that I made from my phone with the app.
@BABA-ws5eo11 ай бұрын
I'm sure it wouldn't take them much effort to make these print straight from the fuji cameras in addition to printing from phones. If you are shooting with a fuji, what good is involving your phone? That just slows things way down, and creates a big hassle.
@depredanoobcod82784 ай бұрын
@pal2tech aHello, im form spain and a big fan!! Can it be used with a Fujifilm camera now? or still only with the phone? Thanks!
@blutac318 Жыл бұрын
Much as the wide, which I love, the major annoyance is being unable to connect to a Fuji camera. Particularly with the horrible Fujifilm phone app!
@kennethnielsen3864 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@peterjones4935 Жыл бұрын
I can link my XT3 photos to my phone, surely I could then print these?? Or is the Fuji instax app not talking to my phone photos???
@lumberjack3008 Жыл бұрын
No connection with a camera: show stopper.... Their old problem with firmware updates, improvements and connecting their products.
@stevew7779 Жыл бұрын
Sadly I haven't found a Fuji (or any) instant printer yet that would suit me. I shoot and edit various formats for street work and don't want to be constrained to one layout, while none of the printers seem flexible enough to let you leave black space around the image in a usable way. The cost of cartridges is crazy too when you can send off to Fuji for better prints for about a fifth of the sheet cost - and I want to print from my laptop or camera, not worth having to transfer to my phone. Filmora is great though, use it a lot and it does most (not all) if what I need easier and faster than other programmes.
@kakurbadaph6 ай бұрын
Hi, nice review. I just want to ask about the AR print, does the person who scans the QR code need to download the instax app for them to see the AR feature? Or they can just use the scan feature of their phone without downloading the app? Much appreciated video
@michaelbell752 ай бұрын
They need to have the app obviously
@LORD-DEBMALYA Жыл бұрын
Bro please adapt the 18:9 aspect ratio. Almost all phones these days comes with 20:9 screens. So 18:9 expect ratio makes more sense than 16:9.
@MarcSThe1St Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review - nice AS ALWAYS! BUT, to me the durability of the photos is missing.. I have an older Zink-paper printer which fades after 2 years already 🥴
@michelk5 Жыл бұрын
This is not zink paper!
@robertmartin2898 Жыл бұрын
The FUJI app seems to be available for the majority non Apple , Android(80% phones). Check today, the printer is not yet available in Canada
@SmartyButtz Жыл бұрын
i assume since its blue tooth i can print from my mac?
@deputydd4364 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. One question, I have the SP-3 printer and love and it uses the same film AND connects directly to my Fuji cameras. Is there any print quality improvement on this newer printer? Thanks!
@joelb727 Жыл бұрын
Gordon Laing reviewed and stated no quality difference. The square link only adds AR and "rich print" mode.
@MikeVrobel Жыл бұрын
Do you know when the release date is? I've been using the older square printer with my Fujifilm cameras for years, and the USB-C alone made this an instant-buy...but my B&H preorder just says "coming soon". Did Fujifilm America give you a release date?
@pal2tech Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure. It was available from what I saw, then it got put back into 'coming soon'. Something up w/ supply chain, as the XT5 also is now announced to be in short supply.
@MikeVrobel Жыл бұрын
@@pal2tech Supply Chain!!! [shakes fist at sky]. Thanks!
@gwaping75 Жыл бұрын
can you combine more than 1 AR mode?
@michellewhite6692 Жыл бұрын
No reason for me to consider an INSTAX printer if it can't connect to my X-T3. Lost opportunity for Fuji.
@deputydd4364 Жыл бұрын
SP-3 printer can. Same paper, use it all the time (though must admit these days usually import most pics to the phone, edit then print via app rather than print direct from XT-3)
@marcusmcd1610 Жыл бұрын
Just fyi... the older InstaSHARE fuji printers (the SP series)... Not the current InstaLINK printers.. actually do connect and allow you to print directly from your recent fuji cameras...and it works well. WHY fuji discontinued this feature in the newer InstaLINK printers I do not know and I would love to find out... The instaSHARE printers also print from your phone as well.
@i_read_bad_reviews3 ай бұрын
So we can’t print from the camera?
@michaelbell752 ай бұрын
Nope
@adamd2179 Жыл бұрын
Can you print from a canon m50 on this printer?
@michaelbell752 ай бұрын
Nope
@edsmartcol Жыл бұрын
BUT STILL YOU CAN SEND THE PICTURES FROM YOUR CAMERA TO THE PHONE AND THEN PRINT THEM?
@PutsOnSneakers Жыл бұрын
yes but its a hassle
@gaetanomagliuolo Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍great
@reecefuller89 Жыл бұрын
How have I never seen until now that you have Braces
@pal2tech Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I hate em while trying to make videos, but have to wear them for now. I made a whole video on it about a month ago.
@TwoTimesRmedia Жыл бұрын
Here I was waiting to see if I could print from my camera. ☹️
@dancer4557 Жыл бұрын
Is there a mini printer that can be used with the fuji xt3?
@pal2tech Жыл бұрын
Not that I know of. If anyone knows of one, chime in here.
@deputydd4364 Жыл бұрын
@@pal2tech the SP-3 connects directly to the camera I use it with my XT3
@michellewhite6692 Жыл бұрын
@@deputydd4364 Unfortunately the SP-3 is no longer available .
@philipandreicuk5356 Жыл бұрын
This thing from Fuji can not print out an A4 or A3 image so what's the point ?
@andr101 Жыл бұрын
Lol
@PutsOnSneakers Жыл бұрын
LOL it's not a MS Word document printer it's a PHOTO printer, like the old polaroid /kodak instant photo printing cameras. lol maybe you weren't born in that era hahaha you might not know this
@AzrielKnight3 ай бұрын
Do not. Shake. The Polaroid.
@thewoodsshadow197 ай бұрын
It won't connect
@RichardSilvius Жыл бұрын
What? The SP-1, SP-2 and SP-3 were all able to print directly from your camera. That was one of the things that made them so cool. I don’t understand why Fuji would kneecap their printer in this way. It’s like something Canon would do. Also… this may be the ugliest design of any product I’ve ever seen.
@PutsOnSneakers Жыл бұрын
because these photo printers are a gimmick, the logistics behind producing and distributing refills (film paper) is an unsustainable joke that they just would cancel after a short amount of time selling the hardware once they realize the film papers aren't selling
@elenacallegari29336 ай бұрын
don't shake that polaroid, put it upside down for 15 minutes instead omg. how can you review cameras without knowing how a simple polaroid film works?
@simnleen2 ай бұрын
Absolute disaster from Fuji they don't have compatibility with their own cameras.