STACK #222 April 2023

TECH FEATURE

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LOOKAT THE SIZE OF THAT THING! Each Instax smartphone printer delivers a different sized printed photo… Instax mini Link 2: 5.5cm x 9cm Instax Square Link: 6.2cm x 6.2cm Instax Wide Link: 6.2cm x 9.9cm

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INSTANT PRINTING FOR ALL! The instantaneous nature of taking snaps on a smartphone is brilliant, but it can be elevated even further with instant printing of your memories, thanks to Fujifilm’s range of nifty Instax portable printers.

There are three distinct models, kicking off with the Instax mini Link 2, followed by the Instax Square Link, and the Instax Wide Link. All offer their own cool ways to get your photos into the real world – time to stock up on fridge magnets! No matter which unit you opt for, you can effortlessly

with easy-to-use step-by-step instructions guiding you through the process. Customisation features are numerous in the Instax smartphone app, offering a giant

rabbit hole to plummet into if you wish to really up the creative fun with your photos. Add filters, borders, text, or any of an enormous array of graphical “stickers”. Other than printing your snaps, a very cool feature is the ability to print specific stills from any

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SWITCH ON! Get yourself an Instax mini Link 2 and you can even get your Nintendo Switch involved via a free Android or iOS app.

videos on your device that you may wish to plunder. As for print time, it usually takes up to 15 seconds for an Instax smartphone printer to spit out your print. The final results are beautifully detailed and sure to bring memories flooding back for those who were around for the earlier days of instant photo cameras. Battery life will likely outlast your wild printing lust, promising around 100 prints from a single battery charge. No matter which of the models you opt for, the Instax range of smartphone printers are small enough to easily pop into a bag or reasonably sized pocket – the mini Link 2 only weighs around 200 grams, the Square Link around 236 grams, and theWide Link 340 grams. As well as adding an extra layer of fun to your smartphone photography, they’re brilliant bits of kit to kick off conversations.

Getting cool in-game screengrabs from the Nintendo Switch just involves sharing them from your console to your phone - no special software is required on the Switch, as image-sharing functionality is built in. If that's not cool enough, the dedicated Instax Switch smartphone app, which handles the actual printing, offers several ways to zhuzh up your pics, with cropping functionality and a selection of various classic Nintendo franchise frames to add before printing, everything from Animal Crossing: New Horizons to Splatoon 3 , to New Pokémon Snap and good old Super Mario. You can also add these Nintendo frames to any other photos from your phone for an extra bit of fun, plus you can even enter the 'Sketch, Edit & Print' mode of the app to further personalise your prints with your own little doodles or text, or slap all sorts of game-related “stickers” on them.

compatible Fujifilm X Series camera) via Bluetooth. Setup is a snap, just pop the back panel on the printer, insert the film pack - which only fits one way, so you can't mess it up - close the flap and let the device finish its housework. Then, off you go! Printing directly from a smartphone is a quick and easy process, just download the Android or iOS app for your particular model of Instax and get going,

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