Canon - IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer

I bought the Canon ivy in 2022 and had issues with it since I got it. Mine won’t grab the paper to print on it. Doesn’t matter if there’s more of the paper than there should be or if it’s less. It’s so frustrating!! I didn’t use it at all last year because it didn’t work

I got the Canon Ivy 2 and the stickers are pretty good. I don't think they're as good as polaroids, but they're quick, easy, and the stickers look nice.

I have the Canon 1500 and the Canon Ivy. They’re both great for their intended uses. I take the Canon Ivy with me just about every time I travel. I’ve owned it 3.5 years at this point and the battery needs charged more often, but it still works great!

I’ve had the Canon Ivy 2 for 2.5 years now. The color is very inconsistent, I assume it has to do with the paper refills you get. I mostly use my Canon SELPHY 1500 and LOVE it. I understand that it isn’t portable, though. Just had to put the shout out for it. It’s great.

I find it’s easier to find refills for the ivy. I had hp first and couldn’t find refills locally.

Canon ivy 2 is the simplest, but it depends on the look youre going for. Instax also makes just photo printers, kodak, the slephy by canon ect. Take a look at each one and decide what you think looks best. I prefer no boarders so I went with an ivy also the sheets are sticker paper, but I do love the quality of prints form my old instax wide printer:)

I have a thermal printer, if you're okay with them fading over time and you're fine with black and white photos with less detail, it's an affordable option. It's also fun to print out little line drawings and then cut them out to use as stickers. I used to use it for photos but now I mostly just use it for random lists and little drawings, I rarely use it though, it pretty much collects dust. I got the Canon Ivy2 for photos in December though and really love it, I also have the Canon Selphy for 4*6 prints I got before the Ivy and I still use it as well. I find I enjoy the color prints more vs the thermal and I like that I don't have to worry about them fading. I also like that I can print multiple photos on one sheet and can cut them out. If you are on a budget and just want to print photos and don't care about portability you could just use an inkjet printer?

I just received my new canon ivy 2 yesterday and I’m not so crazy about the quality of the pictures. I went for the canon cause it had sticky back paper and because I wanted the portable printer in white. Are there better recommendations than canon ivy? Preferably with sticky back since I want to use them for journaling. I heard the Kodak retro has really good quality but they don’t offer sticky back paper. Has anyone used double sided sticky tape to place them in their journals? And if so, how well does it stay in place?

It doesn’t use zink right? Cause I think that’s why the quality isn’t all there in the canon. The Kodak retro is one I’m definitely considering as #1 to replace it with the ivy. And your photos stick on well with the techo tape? It hasn’t ever fallen out?

Yes and I think that’s why the quality is so low.

I really wished the quality was better because I love the look of the little machine but idk if it’s worth keeping it 🥲

Agreed! The quality on the hi-print is much way better than the canon ivy!

Hello everyone! Not too long ago I made a post on asking for portable printer recommendations and many of you offered great options! I had previously bought the canon ivy but did not like the picture quality. I decided to go with the Polaroid hi-print! The one on the left is the Polaroid and the one on the right is the canon. The Polaroid definitely beats the canon. It also offers sticky pack prints! Just what I was looking for ☺️ and as you can see it’s slightly bigger. If you’re wondering, the canon ivy does weigh less than the Polaroid. The Polaroid has a little bit more weight to it but it’s nothing to worry about when traveling with it. I’ll be returning the canon ivy and keeping the Polaroid hi-print. Thank you all for your help and recommendations!

It definitely is closer to the original image. But I mainly picked the Polaroid for clarity. The canon looks too blurry to me and the colors look like it won’t last long on the sticky paper. Like the quality of the photo looks faded. I’m not sure how the pictures would look with really dark colors. I have a cat myself but I don’t think this pic will give you a good idea how a void will look like 😆 lololol. https://preview.redd.it/b1da5yclusie1.jpeg?width=1576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afd7cfad7e6e5c92f586aa7080e478b7d009a95e

It was so disappointing! I really wanted to love the canon ivy but the dullness and fuzziness put me off and it wasn’t worth the price.

I have both, and I love both. I have different sizes, so I like the variety. I honestly wouldn’t say I prefer one over the other.

I have had the HP sprocket and Canon Ivy 2. Both worked fine. I liked the Canon 2 over the sprocket though for color of my photos though neither were perfect. My Canon does occasionally have issues where it tells me I’m out of paper and won’t print. But it has paper and nothing I do fixes it. I leave it alone and just try again later and it prints fine again. I did recently get a Polaroid Hi Print. Print quality I think is better than the Sprocket and Ivy. And I like that the paper isn’t Zink so it is much thinner. It’s still sticker paper so perfect for journaling. Of the 3, Canon has the easies app to use and you don’t need a separate app to do a collage to be print more than 1 photo on one sticker paper.

I use the Canon Ivy II for photo stickers. Then I use a Phomemo thermal printer for black and white stuff and labels. Both work well for my needs.