Fujifilm Launch New Smartphone Printer and App!
Fujifilm is launching a smartphone printer, the Instax SHARE SP-1, that enables easy creation of Instax prints using images sent wirelessly from a smartphone.
Fujifilm’s range of Instax instant cameras, which output photos in the traditional analogue style, has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity recently. This has led to requests from users who wish to produce ‘Instax-style’ prints from their smartphones. The Instax printer is a neat, compact unit measuring 101.6mm x 42mm x 122.5mm and weighing just 253g. It produces a print in a mere 16 seconds and uses standard Instax Mini film for its output.
Together with the release of the printer, Fujifilm is also unveiling a free Instax app that is compatible with iPhones and Android models. This app enables users to send their smartphone images to their Instax SHARE SP-1 wirelessly and then print them in Instax frames. The app also offers various features such as image enlargement/reduction and filters including black & white and sepia.
A wide range of templates is also available via the app, making photo printing more flexible, fun and creative. The Real Time Template, on which the date, time, place, weather, temperature and humidity are printed on the photo, makes it ideal for holiday snaps. With the Limited Edition Template, each print is marked with a serial number which is perfect for parties or nights out. On SNS Template, images uploaded to Facebook and Instagram can be printed with the profile photo and the number of likes.
Gabriel Da Costa, product manager for professional film, made this comment: “Fujifilm’s Instax cameras are the perfect antidote to the disposable digital age and the format is hugely popular with the 15-30 age group. Instax has a really passionate following and our social media channels are full of examples of creative and imaginative instant photography. I’m sure the release of the Instax SHARE SP-1 will help to further inspire young photographers to take, preserve and physically share their images.”
The Instax SHARE SP-1 will be available in the UK from early March, with an RRP of between £140 and £150.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
