Fujifilm INSTAX Mini Link 2: BEST Smartphone Printer!
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- Fujifilm INSTAX Mini Link 2 best smartphone printer. Review and setup guide. How to use the INSTAX Mini, setup, and unboxing. Also, how to use features such as video printing, match test, motion control, and InstaxAir.
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📔 Table of Contents
00:00 | Intro
00:11 | Opening and Welcome
00:25 | Disclaimer
00:57 | Unboxing and Specs
01:53 | Sponsor Message | ANKER
03:38 | Loading the Film
04:05 | Charging the Printer
04:19 | Connecting to the App
04:35 | Overview of Menu Options
05:19 | How to Print a Photo
05:52 | How to Print a Single Frame of Video
06:17 | Use Printer App to Control Camera
06:35 | Adding Effects, Graphics, Emojis, Etc. To Photos
06:57 | How To Use INSTAX Air
07:40 | How To Use Match Test
09:13 | Summary and Recommendation
09:28 | Suggestions for Improvement
10:53 | Conclusion and Goodbye
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The INSTAX MINI LINK 2 Smartphone Printer connects to your Smartphone wirelessly. Connect to your Smartphone via the free downloadable INSTAX MINI LINK App. Add bubbles, petals, neon, spray paint or even glitter to your Smartphone photo by drawing in the air with the INSTAX MINI LINK 2 device, all before printing out onto INSTAX MINI instant film.
You can even record a video of the drawing and share the moment as a printable QR code, ready to scan with a Smartphone. Connect your Smartphone wirelessly to the INSTAX MINI LINK 2 Smartphone Printer, select the photo on your Smartphone you want to print, add text, resize, apply a filter, and play with the contrasts before swiping up to print.
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This is the best Instax 2 video on TH-cam! Thank you!
This is a great review! Thank you for making this!
Great video Chris! The printer seems to be a lot of fun! And it's great to see that Fuji is able to program a reliable app.
I wish Fuji would not only introduce a device for people having fun with their phones. I would love to have a decent rangefinder camera for instax wide with one of these terrific Fujinon lenses. And yes, I think there is a market for this too. Instax is so much more than a hipster product and can have a wonderful painterly look when exposed directly through a good lens. It's not just me, but there are so many people out there who hack Instax wide cameras, Polaroids from the 110 series, print 3D stuff or shoot this film in 4x5 cameras. Too bad if Fuji hadn't an eye on film shooters too when developing new products.
I almost didn't watch this video because I didn't think I was interested in the Instax printer. I'm so glad I did! The printer actually looks pretty useful and a ton of fun. And as a bonus, the Anker hub looks amazing.
Hahaha, thanks Paula!!! Yeah, it was a lot of fun to do. I hope you're doing well and hope so see ya over on pal2tech Discord!!! Cheers!!
New to the instant photography world! Your videos are awesome! Thanks
Great video, Chris, and glad you are back with us!! I too wish I could print from my XT4 with this printer but maybe another day. Have a great day!!
LuAnn!!! Thank you so much!!! Hope to see you soon over on pal2tech Discord!!! Cheers!!! 🙏
Really love this video! I have the original instead mini link, and absolutely love it. I wanted to see what the difference is in the newer version. I do agree with your suggestions on what Fujifilm can change that would improve accessibility on the app. 😊 hoping to get this mini link 2 and test out the differences myself.
I have the SP3 Instax Square and it's a big hit at gatherings.
Will link either via the app, or straight from my Fuji cameras.
I keep it in the semi hard sided case that will hold extra packages of prints and fits very nicely in my camara bag, and it has a print remaining counter!
The best review about this printer I have ever seen
Best review … decided to buy it because it is fun and seems pretty cool just hope they make bigger ones to print bigger photos
Excellent review. Great product. I would go with the white or black Mini Link 2. I also really liked the sponsor. Thanks ANKER.
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Really great review damn.
Thank you for this in depth review!! Now I need to check if you did one for canon ivy.
Great video!
I have the Instax Wide version. It's really fun! I've actually transferred finish client files to my phone and printed B&Ws, and they're great as a surprise bonus for clients. Because they're finished and retouched images, not taken with the phone or app, the prints look so much better than I ever expected.
That's awesome!!! There's something about the here and the now of having a printed photo!
Does your printed B&Ws have a purple tint to them?
I do the same for clients and its a hit.
Great vid! I want that thing, wife and kids and I would have a blast!
oh gee i love the 1999 pic!!! you guys look so cute!
of course, for searching emojis or different preferences in the Fujifilm Intex printer app is definitely much more hard to find the thing you want in a huge pile of data, firmware, or app update must be important to use to keep things organized
I love it!
I saw someone have this in the Philippines and I got really interested so I will buy one.
Helpful video
Thanks 🎉
🙏 Thank you Miriam!!
Thanks for video
That subtle jab at Fuji's camera app 😂 that made me chuckle a bit
Also UGH no USB-C? That's suck a bummer
yeah, no USB-C what were they thinking!
I bought a Instax Wide a few months ago. I love it.
do you know if that would print from the X100v please. thanks
I love this idea of printing your photos, I have seen people use their Fujifilm Instax Cameras, but they don't really appeal to me, I like my cameras to have high specs, but this printer solves that, just share photos you have on your phone and print them!
Well good to know that is is micro usb, definitely passing it up until that changes.
Do you know if you need to edit the shadows on every picture? I got a Instax Share SP-2 and in order to print he photo as shown in the phone (photo taken by a professional camera) I need to lower the shadows.
I’m buying one now. It could be fun for get togethers!
I love the Instax Wide printer! Too bad you can't directly print from the X100V to the printer, but the colors and quality are really great !
Question Please: If you have color film loaded but image is altered on phone to BW does it successfully print?quality? This will prevent me from buying B&W separately unless loading my camera. Thanks for any response
It was good review
Hello pal2tech! Do you have a specific video about face detect? I just came back from my own birthday party and gave my little brother my x-s10 in full auto and there were several pics that had faces detected, but the focus point was somewhere else in the picture. Why does it do that? Why does it detect the face but focus on something else? I love Fuji so much but find it is not at all "will you take my picture?" friendly.
Great review from my favorite TH-camr! Fuji, why micro USB :(
Looks cute but I cannot understand why Fuji has removed the ability to print directly from a Fuji camera. I have the Instax SP 2 which does print directly from my Fuji cameras (X-H1, X100V and yes, even the XP130). I mean, what the heck, Fuji? Why make me download pictures to my phone and then print them, when I should be able to connect directly from my camera? It's like they see their customer base as made up of 3 disconnected groups that have no shared interests: (1) consumers who like to print snapshots; (2) art photogs who like to shoot digital the way they shoot film (the X-Pro, X-T and X100 crowd), and (3) photography/video working stiffs who need the top of the line hardware and AI features (like the X-H2S). All of these products are great, but Fuji doesn't seem to realize that there is overlap between these 3 different groups, and they're alienating people who are part of more than one.
It's pretty dumb but it's because most fuji cameras (except X-S10 and probably X-2HS) can only transfer images through wifi and the new printers are bluetooth (easier for smartphones) while the SP-2 is wifi and therefore compatible.
Right? We have matchmaking on there but no ability to print from the XT3/XT4? Hopefully they will fix that soon!
@@AstuteJoe what do you mean? most cameras can connect through a usb cable to transfer, they could easily use that, no?
@@gmcubed I meant for over the air protocols, I think USB would be quirky for smartphones
@@pal2tech Great video and will make a great present for my daughter at Xmas. I have the X-2/T4 and would love to do exactly that but I'm not holding my breath. On the other hand Fujirumor is reporting Fuji is totally redesigning the absolutely horrible Fuji app so who knows? Fingers crossed they fix this mess.
I was hoping that this printer would have USB-C...additionally I learned that for now only X-S10 is compatible. So if I want connectivity to my X T30 II and none of that drawing gimmick I can just get the older version ?
Love the square versions
I can’t comprehend how the instax cameras have essentially doubled in price in the past year. I got my instax SQ6 a few years ago for around 70 USD on Amazon but now they go for 180 which is absurd and way too much. I wanted to recommend my friend instax because we had fun shooting mine at a party but then we looked at the prices of the current cameras and were like wtf. The only somewhat reasonably priced square camera is so paired down and lacks double exposure, exposure control, etc.
amazing vid and thank you for explaining. I do have a question; is it possible to still use Intax Mini Link printer if one only has Instax SHARE? I mean some countries don't have the Mini Link App but has Intax SHARE app instead?
Just 1 question: does it have/can be bought seperately. Adhesive paper so I can make my pictures into stickers?
Hi!! I just got mine today and notcied every picture comes out kinda brown tinted do you know why it’s like this?? Or does this happen to everyone
Does it work with the Instax app for the switch?
So can you print ANY photos on your computer to this device? (photos taken from my iphone, from the internet, whatever source?) Bit confusede on that part. I.E. i don't need a Instax camera at all to obtain th mini prints?
How is the quality of the picture after it’s printed? Is it the same as the instax camera or better or worst
I use one of the older instax printers that work with the X100V, and highlights/shadows are incredibly hard to nail down. I used to bring the printer with my along with my camera but it was embarrassing how hard it was to get the exposure right. Such a bummer!
The Instax SQ is such fun but some of my greens come out blue.
The SP-2 printer Was great. I agree sometimes it was challenging getting the contrast right, but on the other hand it’s an instant print. I wouldn’t expect it to have the same range as the JPEG from the 100V. I went to Cuba in Guatemala 2-3 years ago I created a custom simulation that yielded a good print.
I took over 100 portraits and gave the subjects prints. It was a great icebreaker and made people smile, despite my Basic Spanish🤣. Any people something tangible they can hold and take home is always better than texting. FYI I have a couple Instax prints Did I have tapes a few of my walls to see how much they fade in the ambient light in the past 3 years. I can report that they’re holding up pretty well. They have not been in direct sunlight but the blacks and darker tones are getting a little bit lighter.
Hi, when I insert the film, the black page does not come out, what should I do?
Would I be able to connect the X-T3 directly to the printer bypassing the phone?
I would like to get the pink. Will be great to have some fun with my daughter. Will also get the camera for my daughter.
Heyyy can someone answer do we need to get cartridges for this printer?
Thanks. It's weird they don't have the print counter on the printer. Their older models have 10 LED's to show how many print blanks are left.
They say it on the app.
Can I use this printer with ANY picture I take on my phone or I have to use a film camera?
Does it format and print landscape and portrait?
How is the print quality compared to the Mini Evo?
I wish Fujifilm would make this printer compatible with the X series cameras. Since They discontinued the Instax SP2, Only the square format SP3 printer is the only Fuji printer that will print from my XProx-3 and X 100V. Those printers are great for printing JPEG‘s from Fujifilm x-series cameras. It looks like Fujifilm making printers for smart phones only now.
it is compatible with xcams!
just that, so far, it only works on the xs10
but as usual, they're probably going to release firmware updates
I bought the wide and returned after I realized I couldn't print using my camera, seems only the X-S10 supports sends pictures over Bluetooth and that's such a dumb design decision. Also only the SP-2 supports receiving pictures over wifi, so that's also why it's only one compatible with all the cameras.
How to turn the instax on please? I am trying pairing but it says the device is off.
Thnx for the review! how is the quality? And does true to original color is it? I don't really care about features, but it would be nice to have a small printer which prints quality photos
Quality is just a step above the old polaroids. Need to set brightness down a bit as they tend to print just a tad too bright, but easily fixable.
Been playing around with the Instax Link Wide for a few weeks now - lovely little device, but frustrating to actually get the print quality up-to-snuff. I know it’s mostly just for fun, but at $1/print you’d hope they’d make it easier to get a desirable result the first time around!
Do you have any recommendations for brightness levels / contrast adjustments? The brightness difference between a backlit image and a printed one is definitely noticeable, with unadjusted prints coming out fairly dark. There’s also the Rich vs. Natural print modes; does the new Mini printer have those as well? I use (and much prefer) Rich, but it can still be a bit too contrasty at times.
It’s also a bit infuriating to frame the image up correctly - at least on the Wide, when you load an image it crops it fairly dramatically and there’s no way at all to crop out within the app, so I’ve taken to creating an iPhone shortcut that adds a 5% white border to my images before printing, otherwise I’d lose edge details. Even then what you see in the app isn’t actually what you get in the print, as the app tends to crop in slightly more than the actual print does.
All-in-all I appreciate the device and have had lots of fun with it, but I wouldn’t exactly call it intuitive or plug-and-play if you care about the quality of the resulting image beyond the instant-fun part of it.
I generally darken the images always. I notice that they print on the bright side. Also, try the other film sim/filter, I forget what it's called, but it adds more color.
@@pal2tech oh that’s interesting! I do use the Rich mode instead of Natural (which I think is what you’re referring to on the film sim with more color), but the Wide prints lean much darker rather than brighter - I wonder if something is functioning differently between the Link Wide app and the Link Mini app?
Not sure if the V2 is different but with the existing model I reduce the photo contrast in the app before printing as my default move. Shadows tend to be underexposed, highlights tend to be over-exposed. Cooler and warmer tones can also be exaggerated so you may need to adjust the tint to compensate. It's digital to film rather than the other way around so prints won't quite look the same as the source material, but the unique style can be something to embrace.
any mention of the print quality?? I don't believe I heard you cover that and would love to know! thanks!!
I am not sure if this is what you are referring to but I have seen multiple videos in a row of Fujifilm Intax products and I remember these size of film packs print at 318 ppi
Nice review. The app looks 100 times better than the normal Fujifilm app, but it still doesn't look great - guess that just stresses how bad the normal Fuji app is.
exactly
Can you make a print directly from your pics without using the app?
Damn it! I was going to buy this unit purely for the urine diagnosis features. I've been let down once again 😉
how to import my own template frame?
It won’t stop printing my pics horizontally even though it shows vertically in the app. Help!
I’ve always wondered how this works, is there an LCD screen inside the printer that shines on the film?
There's actually a strip of OLEDs inside. Basically a 1 pixel wide display that refreshes as the film moves past it.
How to add ar code in the print?
Why does the manual say "when you load a film pack, use the film as soon as possible".
I dont want to use all films immediately cuz I wanna take my time in picking the right pictures to print.
Fujifilm with a good phone app, what a kick in the gut
I can't even get my xt-30 to connect anymore and all I want is the remote shutter
The new canon cp1500 just came out. Do that next.
man i thought for a moment that was "dunna did it" voice hahaha
On the back of the Instax film it says you should wait 10 minutes for a film to develop turn it upside down and wait.
Do you know how it differs from the original, the one I have Thanks
I don't sorry, I never got the chance to test that one.
I really do like these types of photo printers, but the photo size is to small, i would have liked it to be something like 9*15 cm.
Looks like fun... But a brand new product in mid-2022 with micro-USB instead of USB-C? Especially in a device that relies on portability, I consider this a big minus, you don't want to have X different cables with you on the go.
Yeah, why on earth they didn't go with USB-C is beyond me.
Is it possible to print without the App? We are thinking of having it at our wedding but unrealistic for everyone to download an app on the spot
Make free version qr code for downloading app so its easier for everyone to just download it and connect to printer
Was really interested up until I heard micro USB port. I'll wait for the USB C version, thanks :/
That exhale at 1:34 tho, we all know what it refers to 😂 untill now, i do still hoping Fujifilm would fix that particular app
Which one should I have...
Instax mini evo, or Instax mini link 2?
I already watched your review about the mini evo. Still don't know which one
if you're talking from a pure functionality standpoint, then you should 100% go with the mini link 2 since most phones nowadays are more than capable of shooting better pictures than the evo, its also a lot easier to edit and tune those photos on your phone using an app as opposed to the evo whicj does not offer a lot in terms of editing. however, the evo is still more fun to use due to the fact that it still gives you that retro feeling when youre using it and it just feels more personal. it can also do everything the mini link 2 does so you arent really missing out on much. with that being said, you're still paying double the price and as someone who owns both, it is definitely not double the product. so if you just want a way to print high quality prints and not have to worry about fiddling with a camera, go with the mini link 2, but if you have money to spare and you feel like you value the novelty and experience that comes with using an actual camera, then go with the evo. either way, you definitely wont be disappointed with either product.
they had to make a good app or the printer is useless. can do you do some reviews of cameras based only on the app.
I took some phone movies of Boris Karloff's Fu Man Chu off my monitor. It's a beautifully made film and his best character. Grinning diabolically while downing a mystery smoking brew while his face is distorted in a piece of glass, that would be the first pic I'd print. If you think about it, you could collage different people in the match making software. Hillary and Don. Elon Musk and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Scarlet Johanssen and Moe Howard.
well said!
Did i mention that you have the best pronunciation in YT ?
True, but unfortunately his microphone always sounds a bit muffled
I gotta work on that. Thank you for letting me know!
Can you add letters and type words on the photo?
why don't you edit add before print on smartphone ?😂
"...if they want to". *sigh* We all share the same feeling about the "other" app.
I bought it THINKING I could print from my gallery photos as well. Apparently that's not possible. I'm bummed.
Really! So do I have to take pics buy the app's camera or what?!
Price? Worth it??
I think so. It's about $99. But remember that you need to also budget for all the film.
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Nooo. No USB-C again.
This is why we cant have good AI autofocus. The engineers are busy with the Instax matchmaking algorithm. But if they cant follow the eyes of the bride, should we trust them in choosing the bride?
hahahaha, good point!
The Link please 🥹
I have never agreed with a sigh (1:34) more.
I feel like if you're going to use the Instax films, you use them in analog form. Not with these digital lcd flash screens. I feel like that defeats the purpose. I collect Instax cameras, but will not purchase the digital ones.
Micro USB? Really?
No thanks. The reason I would not buy any of these portable printers are the cost of the film papers. 20 photos for $14 USD?! Are you kidding...that is crazy! I bought a thermal printer (black/white printing) that cost me $40 and I can print for less than 1 cent per business card size. In fact, I go to thrift stores and hunts for these rolls of thermal paper and it now cost me less than 1/10 of a cent to print. Now that is innovation and cost effective technology.
You say you're not compensated. Was the printer returned after the review? If not, if it was a gift, kindly help me understand how a free printer is not compensation.
Why a micro USB plug? Fuji, please stop using it. That's a deal breaker. I've been phasing that out for gadgets where possible for quite a while to have less cords and hassle. It's old and crummy, use USB C.
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Terrible how this is all a paid commercial after paid commercial.
Long rather pointless video. Get to the point!
And calm down….you are soooo over the top.
I'm switching to Sanka coffee, so that may help.
@@pal2tech don’t listen to the rude comments . The video was perfect and it was very helpful ! 🤍
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The Link please 🥹