Polaroid CZA10011 PoGo Instant Mobile Printer

by Polaroid

• Includes 2x3 borderless, sticky-back prints and Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Print and share images in under a minute from send to share
• Smudge-proof, water-resistant, tear-proof photos
• Fade-resistant, long-lasting images
• No waste - no ink cartridges

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001APNVTQ
• Item model number: CZU-10011B
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #38 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Printers > Inkjet Printers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 30, 2009

Product Description

The Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer lets you share photos whether you are on vacation or just hanging out with your friends. Bring Polaroid magic from your camera cell phone or digital camera with ZINK Zero Ink Printing Technology from ZINK Imaging. Mobile and easy-to-use, the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer provides a new, innovative way to share digital photos directly from your camera cell phone or digital camera, instantly. 7.2V rechargeable lithium-ion battery 15 Prints per charge at 25 C Battery is replaceable Printer will print when plug into the AC adapter Bluetooth (Class 2) OPP USB 2.0 USB A Connector Connectivity ZINK Paper Dimensions - 2x3 (50x76.2mm) Full-bleed, borderless image ZINK inkless printing embeds color into the paper Prints dry-to-touch, water-resistant, tear-proof, smudge-proof Peel-off, sticky-backed Automatic image quality optimization Dimensions - Height 4.7 x Width 2.8 x Depth 0.9 (120x72x23.5mm) Weight - 8 ounces without paper includes battery.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

68 of 68 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fun fun!!! March 7, 2011

By ksuwildkat

I bought this because I wanted to be able to give prints to the many people I meet while deployed. I hoped to be able to give something, anything that resembled a photo. What the PoGo does is make AMAZING prints fast and without needing anything but time and paper.

First some requirement - you need a PictBridge or Bluetooth enabled camera. I never managed to get Bluetooth working from either my Mac or iPhone. It might work on other devices but I don't recommend it. Besides being slow, it uses precious battery power. For USB you will need the cable that camer with your camera. I say that because I lost mine and by chance it was a micro USB connection, not mini USB. I have 50 mini cables but had to get a new micro.

First things first, you need to charge the battery. Mine is a referb and the battery lasts about 6 prints on full charge. A new one should last 10. Not a lot. You can increase battery life by making sure you have all your prints ready to go and printing all at once instead of shoot print shoot print but that is still not going to get you much more. On my Pentax K200 as soon as I connect the cable it goes to PictBridge mode and asks me if I want to print. Every camera will be different but for me I simply choose all the defaults, 3 presses and it starts printing. If you are shooting RAW you will need to process them in camera or switch to JPEG. One last thing - when you first put the paper in the printer you have to put it in with the blue "Zink Smartsheet" face down. The printer will then "print" that sheet even if it is turned off. DO this while you are still plugged in to save the battery. I save my smart sheets and run them through to "clean" the printer. I have read that this reduces streaks. Considering I have had none, I think it works.

I have read lots of complaints about streaking and poor quality. I have nothing but good things to say about the quality. First, no matter what printer you use, at 2x3 there is going to be a limit to the detail. Second, we are talking about a battery operated instant printer that uses no ink. The fact that it works at all is amazing. I have found the detail and color to be exceptional. One caveat - images have that trademark Polaroid green/blue tint to them in the white/light areas. Personally, I think that is plus but I grew up with the original "shake and bake" prints. And it does not hurt to use a DSLR with good lenses and 10MB sensor to get good images to print. I have no idea how it prints with lower rez/lower quality lens systems but on my K200 the results are amazing. And I have yet to have a single streak. As for curl, I have not used any of mine as stickers. The backing is pretty stiff so unless you NEED to stick it to something, don't. And the paper is water resistant - pretty amazing by itself. Finally, if you have access to power, you can print until you run out of paper. Its not too hard to find and there is even a car charger. I have been searching for a replacement/spare battery but so far no luck. The power supply delivers 9v so I my just try hacking one with some 9v batteries.

Other reviews have complained about the cost of paper. If you buy 10 at a time its going to cost you a lot. But Amazon sells 30 packs for $4.29 - about $.15 a sheet - shipped! Fifteen cents. Sorry, not expensive.

Beyond the technical stuff, this thing is plain fun. Everyone loves prints. Where I spend a lot of my time, digital means not getting/giving anything. Now I can take a picture and get a smile a minute later. I will never see most of these people again yet they will have something from me forever. I have a collection of amazing smiles with them holding their prints. It is one of the most fun things I can do as a photographer and worth every bit of fifteen cents.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Love-hate Relationship January 13, 2012

By colourbell

Amazon Verified Purchase

I definitely love the portability of this printer. That's one major plus point and the reason I give 3 stars. I use the printer to print moments I want to remember. Then I paste them onto a notebook and decorate the pages.

However, for future buyers, here's some bad encounters in my purchase that you may wanna take note:

1. note that the description says it takes 1 min to print. that doesn't include the time u take to send the file over. so if you are sending a 3mb file, it'll take a while.

2. short batt life.

3. visible streaks on photo especially if printing light colours

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool Portable Printer - Recommended November 23, 2009

By C. F. Hill HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER

This is a very handy little gadget that is a lot of fun at parties and events! The Polaroid PoGo is a little battery powered (rechargeable) printer that makes fairly good quality 2"x3" photos, with removable backing allowing them to be used as stickers. The prints take about a minute to print and come out completely dry and ready to handle. The printer did crop off the edges of my image so it's a good idea to make sure your subject is firmly in the center of the picture.

This printer is not designed to be connected to a computer, but rather uses BlueTooth from your cell phone (I didn't test this) or PictBridge when connected via USB to your digital camera (which is how I use it). Since this printer is so small, and runs on battery power, I can just pocket the fully charged printer, my camera, and my USB cable, and I'm a walking photo lab. Note that the USB cable is not included, but that is ok for me since my camera uses a proprietary cable.

So, this rates very high for convenience and ease of use but a little lower for picture quality.

Recommended!