Pocket, portable, pictbridge printer

[Byker28i]

I may be heading to an orphanage in uganda next year, so thought a portable printer would be useful. I have a Polaroid zink/pogo printer which works ok, but you only get about 10-12 prints per battery charge.

So either I plug direct into my camera (5d mk3) vis USB, or import into an ipad and print from that.

Anyone have an idea what options are available now? Must be very small and portable and able to run off battery.

 

[Box Brownie]

I read that the Canon Selphy battery gives you 36 prints ~ still does not sound like that many

 

[Byker28i]

I suppose another option would be to buy a second battery.

 

[mark richards]

would you be near a car? if so you could use one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100W-In-C...093?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d0fc66d1d print from the car....

 

[Byker28i]

Interesting, cheers, but no probably on foot most of the time and need somethign to throw in the camera bag. I thought instant print would be fun.

 

[Nod]

Not sure any printer will be Pocketable and allow a lot of prints per battery charge. http://www.fujifilm.eu/uk/products/analogue-photography/instax/ could be an answer.

 

[Byker28i]

Cheers, I bought my daughter one last year to take. It's another option, the images are better from that than the zink. I've also got Polaroid cameras but I'm not sure how the impossible films would stand up to the environment.

 

[mikeleslie]

I was looking for something similar today myself, I already have a Canon Selphy CP900 and came across this battery http://www.dx.com/p/dste-wg04-810-a...80230?tc=GBP&gclid=COufnp-Pr8ICFcvpwgodG50Afw It's almost 5 times the rating of the genuine Canon ones so that might be an option.

Although its not particularly pocketable.

 

[pingu666]

buy a instax wide camera, stack of film and 8-12 aa batteries (and thats likely overkill as i havent changed mine in ages)

actual magic in a unassuming box thats pretty cheap

 

[srichards]

How many prints can you get from a polaroid camera per battery charge? I'd think that would be the best solution unless you can find a solar battery charger that will actually charge another battery up for any kind of portable printer in a reasonable space of time.