10 Best Photo Printers That’ll Produce Quality Pictures You’ll Want to Frame
10 Best Photo Printers That’ll Produce Quality Pictures You’ll Want to Frame
How many photos are sitting on your phone or computer (or even those many SD cards hiding at the bottom of the junk drawer) unseen and forgotten? Oh, thousands, right? It's time to give those pictures a second life, and print them out for all to enjoy. Skip the trip to Kinko's and print your own beautiful photos at home with our top ten favorite photo printers.
1) HP ENVY 7155 All in One Photo Printer
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If you love to share photos -- old-fashioned, physical ones -- it's time to get a photo printer. The HP Envy pairs with an app, from which you can set up the printer and print vibrant photos straight from your phone. You can even print from social media accounts and the cloud. Subscribe to HP Instant Ink, and you'll get an ink delivery every month.
2) HP Sprocket Studio 4x6” Instant Photo Printer
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It's all about instant gratification these days, so turn your digital memories into physical memorabilia with a click of a button. The HP Sprocket compact photo printer is a stylish gadget that's capable of printing durable, high-quality 4 by 6-inch photos. You can even edit photos before printing with Sprocket's mobile app.
3) Canon PIXMA MX532 Inkjet Multifunction Photo Printer
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With a five-color ink system, Wi-Fi capabilities, a compact size, and an under-$160 price tag, this photo printer is a great choice to handle everything from pictures to documents to even party invites!
Print straight from your tablet, phone, or camera with this device that can use glossy square paper to fill up a photo album or matte photo paper to personalize a calendar with pics from your holiday. And because you can also use this for standard printing, this will be the only device you'll need at home.
4) Fujifilm Instax Mini Link Smartphone Printer
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Isn't it annoying when you have so many great photos of you, your friends, and family, but can't find a way to print them without having one of those trendy Polaroid cameras? Enter the Instax Mini product line, and this printer connects straight to your smartphone with ease. Because this printer is created by the maker of the beloved polaroid, you will get superb photo quality with the nostalgia factor.
5) KODAK Step Wireless Mobile Photo Mini Printer
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Connect this printer to any iOS or Android device, and start cranking out the photos. The zero-ink technology (ZINK) eliminates the need for constantly reordering ink cartridges, without sacrificing beautifully detailed images. Use the Kodak app to make fun edits or collages, then print straight from your camera roll.
6) Canon Pixma TS6320 Photo Printer
Canon
With a five-color ink system, Wi-Fi capabilities, a compact size, and an under-$70 price tag, this photo printer is a great choice to handle everything from pictures to documents to even party invites!
Print straight from your tablet, phone, or camera with this device that can use glossy square paper to fill up a photo album or matte photo paper to personalize a calendar with pics from your holiday. And because you can also use this for standard printing, this will be the only device you'll need at home.
7) Canon Pixma Pro
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Professional photographers will gravitate toward this Canon inkjet printer for its eight dye-based inks, its system for giving you the optimum ink combination for pristine photos — plus Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and USB connectivity, so you'll be able to transfer and print high-quality photos from any device and know that they'll be as beautiful as the scene you captured.
This also has three monochrome inks for grayscale photos, a print head that gives you resolution up to 4,800 by 2,400 dpi, the ability to print on several kinds of paper, and the capability to print in a matter of minutes.
8) HP ENVY Photo Printer
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If your camera has been collecting dust because you'll have to go to the pharmacy just to print pictures, this HP printer will make you want to start snapping again. With its Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities and an SD card slot on its side, you can print pictures from your smart phone, tablet, or DSLR. Print, copy, and scan detailed, life-like pictures in various sizes (up to 8 by 10 inches), as well as print documents all on the same device.
And because you can grab your photos on iCloud or Google Drive, you'll always have a physical copy of your pictures in your hand (and not lost on your phone).
9) Canon IVY Mobile Mini Photo Printer
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This Canon Ivy Mobile Mini printer lets you print all your pictures from your camera roll and social media accounts where you want, when you want. Just connect your phone to the device via Bluetooth and print! Get prints with a peel-and-stick back, which gives you the ability to put them in little frames or stick them to your planner. With this, you can always have your photos on-hand and in-hand.
10) Polaroid Zip Instant Photoprinter
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We all love a good Polaroid camera, but sometimes the picture's lighting can be a bit off —especially in dark-lit areas. Stop wasting prints (and money) on Polaroids that are over- or underexposed, and get this wireless mobile printer that gives you quality pictures you’ll want to keep, in just minutes. The app lets you add fun stickers and make collages on your 2-by-3-inch sheet print.
These ZINK sticky-backed prints are also pretty indestructible since the paper is water- and tearproof and smudge-free, so they're made to last, letting you keep those memories alive.
Yes, that includes pictures from your phone.