Polaroid P-500IR Digital Photo Printer

by Polaroid

Product Details

Product Manual [944kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005A48G
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

An entertaining and logical accessory to your digital camera, the Polaroid P-500 digital photo printer allows you to print your photos anyplace, anytime, with no more hassle than inserting a CompactFlash or SmartMedia card and choosing your picture. As the P-500 uses Polaroid Type 500 instant film, it requires no batteries or power cords. Both JPEG and DPOF files can be used, and the printer automatically resizes your shots for optimum quality in just 20 seconds. Weighing in at just 18 ounces, this small printer can be tucked into your backpack or camera bag for instant prints at corporate events or family gatherings. Polaroid includes a one-year warranty on parts and service.

Product Description

Includes 1 pack of 500 film and a shoulder strap.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Won't work with large-capacity Smart Media Cards, May 16, 2002

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Michael Steinberg (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid P-500IR Digital Photo Printer (Office Product)

What's not on the web site, and which I discovered only after buying it and opening it and some paper: while any size Compact Flash card will apparently work, this printer will accept only 32 meg Smart Media cards and smaller. Since I have (and need!) a 128 meg card for my Fuji 4700, the printer is useless to me--all I get is a card error message. It's a pity, because the price is right & it seems like a delightful toy.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's true: large-capacity SM Cards don't work, September 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Polaroid P-500IR Digital Photo Printer (Office Product)

This printer does not work with 64MB and 128MB Smart Media cards. I verified this on the Polaroid website (deeply buried, of course!)

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Instant portable photo fun!, May 14, 2002

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nychen (GA, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Polaroid P-500IR Digital Photo Printer (Office Product)

After a day of taking digital photos, I always have to rush home and print them. Now that slight problem is being solved with instant printers! With Polaroid's brand name and cheap price on this printer, I had to get it and try it.

And wow, I'm impressed. This package comes with everything you need to get started! Even an extra adapter and film so you can print right out of the box. The setup is easy and the instructions are made so you can stick it on the printer if you forget. What's great is that the printer accepts BOTH CF and SM cards. Now you can give photos away to people and they will be surprised at how you printed them so fast and because the picture source is from a digital camera you can select what photos you wanted printed and how many times.

The quality of the photos are superb just like those instant Polaroids everyone used to have, this prints a smaller rectangular verison with the photo about the size of a credit card; great wallet prints! The coloring of the film however seems to be a bit more on the magenta side if you dont have long-distance flash. Other than that, the printer itself requires no batteries and has a convenient strap so you can carry it everywhere you go. The printer is shaped nicely you can hold in your hand and the weight is light enough to carry with your digital camera.

I would definitely recommend getting this product! You can't find a better deal with the rebate offer!