Fujifilm’s Instax Link Wide phone printer uses wide-format film
Instax is back with a new printer for your phone which supports wide-format images. It’s called the Instax Link Wide and prints images from smartphones via Bluetooth.
Offered in a choice of two colours – white and grey – the rectangular printer is lightweight, portable and offers two printing modes; Instax Rich for warmer tones, and Instax Natural for a more subtle finish. The printer can also connect to the Fujifilm X-S10 mirrorless digital camera to print photos directly from that, too.
The Instax Link Wide retains a lot of the core features seen on theInstax Mini Link, such as filters, text, stickers and icons which can be added to images before printing, the ability to print photos from videos. It’s also possible to add QR codes to images which – when scanned – can play sound, link to a web page, add a location or display a message.
All of these features can be accessed via the Instax Link Wide app for iOS and Android.
The Instax Link Wide takes Instax Wide film, which is a much larger format than the Mini film, measuring 108 x 85mm. The device is capable of producing 100 prints on a single battery charge, and starts printing in around 12 seconds, according to parent company Fujifilm.
When is the Instax Link Wide release date?
The Instax Link Wide will hit shelves on 22 October 2021. You’ll be able to pre-order it from later on today, likely from theFujifilm website.
How much does the Instax Link Wide cost?
It’s £129.99/$149.95 for the printer and Instax Wide film is £16.99/$19.99 for a pack of 20.
You can get this fromFujifilm,Amazonand more. This is the same film that theInstax Wide 300uses. Instax is also releasing a film with a black border, as well greeting cards, magnets and stickers in the wide format.
If you’d like to see alternatives, take a look at our chart of thebest portable printers. We also have a roundup of thebest instant cameras, which includes other products from Instax.
Author: Hannah Cowton-Barnes, Entertainment Editor, Tech Advisor
As Tech Advisor’s Entertainment Editor, Hannah is the resident expert in all things streaming, film and TV. Before joining Tech Advisor in 2019, she studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds and created a website dedicated to geek culture and lifestyle. She’s also reviewed a whole range of gadgets including flagship smartphones, wearables and styling tools. Outside of Foundry, she’s written freelance pieces for Polygon, Metro and Den of Geek, and is proud to be a Women Techmakers Ambassador for Google.
