![]() Previously, I mentioned that photos taken at 4:3 aspect ratio will have to be cropped to fill the 3:2 print size of the Kodak paper. You can also make stickers by printing to pre-cut sticker paper. Fun photo add-ons include borders, graphics, and text. Personally, I tend to like a shadow adjustment to recover lost details in harsh shadows, such as on people's faces in bright sunlight. I would prefer to have separate adjustments for highlights and shadows. The brightness adjustment, I found, had a tendency to wash out the photo. Other features were welcome although a little basic. However, I found this feature to be a little glitchy: adjusting the size of the focus circle was sticky. This is particularly handy for basic phone cameras that can't create this shallow depth of field with their lens. There is a blur feature, which works very simply-just place the on-screen circle (adjustable size) on your subject, and the remainder of the image will be slightly blurred. There are understated filters with low color saturation, all the way up to oversaturated vibrance, and a noisy black-and-white punk rock look. There are 25 in all, from monochrome to retro and color casts. The app offers an attractive set of filters, with a variety of artsy and classic treatments. You simply swipe rightward to return to the gallery page. A series of initial screens led me through the main features of the Kodak STEP app and locations of on-screen buttons.įrom the app's gallery page, swiping left clears the screen for taking pictures within the app. I used the QR code printed in the small start guide to download the iOS app. Setting up the Kodak STEP Slim is very simple. Kodak STEP Slim mobile photo printer review: Setup and Software Cutting this cost in half to the 2 x 3-inch equivalent of the STEP Slim's prints, the Canon's prints cost 32.5 to 24 cents each per 2-by-3-inch print area-or, 28 percent to 47 percent lower than the Kodak's. ![]() Of course, these costs are for 4 x 6-inch prints. At press time, however, Canon's discounted paper pack ($13.19) reduced costs significantly. Using higher-capacity XL ink cartridges brings this cost down by 8 cents. Using a 100-sheet pack of Canon's 4 x 6-inch Photo Paper Plus II at full price ($22), and ink cartridges bought in value packs, snapshots cost a total of 64.9 cents each. For comparison, I chose the recently reviewed Canon Pixma TS702a ($130), a single-function inkjet printer. At press time, the discounted price of $41 still meant you'd pay 82 cents per print-almost double the STEP Slim's best rate.Ĭompared to a standard desktop inkjet printer, however, the Kodak's miniature prints can be a little pricey. At full price, a pack of 50 sheets runs $59.95, or $1.20 per print. How do these costs compare to other small printers that make miniature prints? One similar model that uses Zink technology is the HP Sprocket, whose 2.3 x 3.4-inch paper runs 60 cents per print, if you buy a 100-sheet pack of its sticky back photo paper.Īnother competing model is the Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2, which makes 2.44 x 1.81-inch prints using Instax film instead of Zink paper. (The 100-pack with a subscription was not available at press time.) But that 10 percent savings is based on the full price of the paper (note the marked-down prices above).įor example, with a subscription, both a 20-pack of paper ($8.99) and a 50-pack ($22.49) come out to 45 cents per print. ![]() Signing up for a subscription (which you can reportedly cancel at any time, without penalty), can save 10 percent. Kodak offers a basic subscription plan: You choose to receive a paper pack every month or every other month, in one of three sizes: 20, 50 or 100 sheets. You also can get sticker paper (two pre-cut stickers per sheet), which comes in a pack of 30 sheets for $19.99, which was marked down to $16.99 when reviewed. Marked down to $49.99, when reviewed, reduces the cost of prints to 50 cents each. Unlike inkjet printers, Zink printers only require that you buy paper (no cartridges needed).Ī 100-sheet pack of paper typically costs $59.99, or 60 cents per print. Kodak STEP Slim mobile photo printer review: Paper Cost In particular, in shots containing more than a few people, where the faces were printed smaller, fine details of facial features were noticeably missing when viewed up close. In other prints, however, some fine details got lost. My prints of a small group shot waist-up, filling the frame, printed with an attractive amount of detail. Up-close shots of a few people looked quite good. ![]() In both flash photos and photos taken in natural light, faces tended to look a little overexposed, flattening the texture of the faces. Skin tones in portraits didn't look as warm as on-screen, however. Colors looked natural and well saturated.
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