Fujifilm has introduced its new Instax Mini Link 3 smartphone printer, which works with the free Instax Mini Link app for easily printing images right from your phone. With this model, you can also add augmented reality features, collage options, and more customization options.
The Instax Mini Link app includes Instax AiR Studio whereby you can add 3D AR effects to an image before taking it with your phone. You can then print the photos with the effects on the Instax Mini instant film (sold separately) using the printer. You can customize elements like background templates, adding decorative imagery like balloons, hearts, and garlands, and animated effects. You can save up to 20 Instax AiR Studio image creations in the app to print or share later.

With the collage feature, you can capture a series of six images at three second intervals then choose two, four, or six images to print as a collage on an Instax Mini photo, creating a photobooth-like experience. The series of images are then automatically turned into an animation which can be shared directly to social media via the app.
For the first time in the Instax Link series, bright pastel LEDs on the front panel indicate the functionality of the Mini Link 3, including printing status and battery level.
Compact, lightweight, and finished with a textured design including integrated LED accent lighting, Mini Link 3 transfers an image from your phone and commences printing in about 15 seconds. It supports continuous printing and is capable of printing about 100 Instax Mini instant photos per charge seamlessly when paired with your smartphone via Bluetooth. Development time of Instax Mini instant film is approximately 90 seconds. You can customize Instax Mini photos with Image Modes, Design Frames, Stickers, and more.

The Instax Mini Link app contains a variety of design frames that can be overlaid onto a selected smartphone image, along with two image colour modes – Instax-Rich Mode for deep, enhanced colours and Instax-Natural Mode for a more original look. Smartphone images can also be enhanced with the app’s artistic filters or by adjusting brightness, contrast, and saturation.
Mini Link 3 will be offered in Rose Pink, Clay White, and Sage Green, and is expected to be available for purchase in late August at an MSRP of $130. Instax Mini instant film sells in a 10-pack for MSRP $15. Fujifilm is also introducing the new Instax Mini Sprinkles instant film, which features a colourful border design that looks like rainbow sprinkles.