Polaroid CZA-10011B PoGo Instant Mobile Printer (Black)

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Polaroid recently announced that they were to stop production of the instant film used in it’s range of instamatic cameras. When I first heard the news I was surprised that anyone was still using instant film and that they hadn’t stopped years ago. I later learned that there are a lot of business applications where this kind of film is used. The Polaroid PoGo is a small battery operated mobile printer that allows you to print your digital photos on the go. With Bluetooth and Pict-Bridge support it’s possible to print photos from virtually all modern digital cameras and mobile phones. Polaroid PoGo Specification: For more on what’s in the box and a demonstration of the PoGo in action take a look at Matt’s PoGo Video. The second way to print is to connect a PictBridge compatible digital camera. Connecting the printer to a compatible camera with a USB cable is normally enough to put the camera in to PictBridge mode. On my camera for example a button lights up blue when the printer connects and pressing the button prints the image currently displayed in the screen.

Polaroid PoGo instant mobile printer Review - Tracy and Matt

The only thing I find a little bothersome is that it takes longer than I thought it would to actually make the connection and start printing. But, if you follow the directions and wait patiently it works every time. I bought this little printer to use with my SMASH book so I could take photos of my everyday life with my phone, print it instantly and SMASH it in my book. It has average image quality but pretty good considering the portability. While there’s no doubt that the PoGo printer is extremely convenient and easy-to-use, the ZINK technology is not at a stage where you’re going to see good images. Give it some more development and another couple of generations and it might get somewhere near the standard of the old Polaroid instant photos. Linking the PoGo to a Bluetooth phone is very straightforward and once we got the phone to do a Bluetooth search, it spotted the Polaroid printer and linked to it without problem. It only takes around four seconds longer to print via Bluetooth than to print over PictBridge. Setting up is dead simple. Once you remove everything from the box you just have to install and charge the internal rechargeable battery. If you are a bit impatient you can start printing while the unit is charging. Under test, the good news is we’ve found a printer that lives up to its claimed print speed. Polaroid says it takes ‘about a minute’ to produce a print, and we measured it at ‘about a minute’ printing from Bluetooth and via a PictBridge cable from a digital camera. This seems like a good speed, considerably faster than standalone inkjet or dye-sublimation printers, until you remember that the print size is only a quarter of the standard from these other printers.

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Prints perfectly fine and I love having it. Unfortunately, I can't use the printer unless it's plugged it. It personally doesn't bother me since I only use it at home, but for someone who wants a small portable printer, this isn't for you. Prints perfectly fine and I love having it. Unfortunately, I can't use the printer unless it's plugged it. It personally doesn't bother me since I only use it at home, but for someone who wants a small portable printer, this isn't for you.

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For truly mobile instant photo prints the PoGo is amazing, you’ll have your friends cooing over your new gadget!

Hi All - I bought a Polaroid Pogo a couple of months ago which is great but for the life of me, I cannot find the charger.