Instax mini Link 2: minimal renewal for Fujifilm’s portable printer

Riding the instax wave, Fujifilm is developing its portable photo printer. After an interesting and easy to use mini Link, Fuji returns with the slightly redesigned mini Link 2.

Almost a clone of version 1

The curves and the size of the printer remain very much the same as on the previous model, and we even deplore the presence of the eternal micro-USB port for recharging. Externally, only three changes are noteworthy. First of all, the main control has been slightly redesigned, and a key has been installed near the paper outlet. It is used to activate the light diode (last change) located on the other side of the machine.

A touch of augmented reality

This small light is the main novelty of a printer almost identical to the previous model. Indeed, by using the camera integrated into the mini Link application, you can achieve “lightpainting” type effects thanks to this new system called instaxAiR. It allows you to “draw” directly on your photos or videos. We can therefore apply bubble effects, neon lights or even color tags to the captured images.

Another improvement, always when you use the mobile application (for iOS and Android) to take a picture of yourself. If you hold the printer, it is possible, by tilting it back and forth, to zoom in or zoom out in the image.

Fuji also highlights the interconnectivity of the printer with its hybrid X-S10. You can directly send photos captured with the device to the printer.

Price and availability

The Fujifilm Instax mini Link 2 printer will be available from June 22, 2022 for €129, like the first mini Link of its time. It will take three colors: space blue, clay white and soft pink. To accompany this launch, Fuji is also releasing a new Instax mini film, the “Spray Art”, whose colored drawing (present on the frame) of a rainbow makes it possible to reflect the light. It will cost you €10 for ten films.