I bought my 7 year old daughter one of these cameras last Christmas. I was VERY disappointed with the printouts but she has used it a hell of a lot. It's a really good toy. She prints out her photos and colours them in for hours on end. She also uses it for school work. But yeah, ultimately disappointing. ...for a 45 year old.

@robc4191

2 жыл бұрын

45??? Mate I think your daughter's a bit old for coloring

@g-r-a-e-m-e-

2 жыл бұрын

@@robc4191 7

@randyrenne7759

2 жыл бұрын

@@g-r-a-e-m-e- 8

@electronicengineer

2 жыл бұрын

@@robc4191 Reading comprehension. Get some!

@BLY99

2 жыл бұрын

@@randyrenne7759 9

The grayscale print of the church cemetery could be used as convincing black metal album art.

@AsukaLangleyS02

2 жыл бұрын

I mean fecal matter could also be used.

@BAgodmode

2 жыл бұрын

DEMONESTRANOMICONS latest album BLOOD FLESH CHURCH OF THE SAD HINTERLANDS

@dashriprock9014

2 жыл бұрын

Gray Sabbath's debut album.

@Amy_Dunn

2 жыл бұрын

Or make a fake ghost photo. 😆

@alldreamsfalldown

2 жыл бұрын

'Enjoy Little Happiness' would be the album title.

"It's clearly upsampling, or upscaling, or up it's own..." 😂 Excellent 😂

@caramelldansen2204

2 жыл бұрын

Mat is the embodiment of northern charm!

@strugglingparodox5709

2 жыл бұрын

His humor is under appreciated, imo

That fake screen protector that is just a tag in one corner really is a whole new low.

@thenasadude6878

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's just a tab to make the screens easier to handle at the factory. It looks like Techmoan needed some force to remove it, more than what a normal screen protector would beed

@Trekeyus

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe they've sunk that low

@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou

2 жыл бұрын

Now, I'm wondering about the 32gb micro sd card. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ep2FspehpLLJgMY.html Those have been fudged for a while, but then again, I guess, it would have been noted in the video, if there had been an issue.

@MultipleObjectSelector

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou Shady flash storage is still a thing, but I believe 32gb is probably safe at this point.

@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou

2 жыл бұрын

@@MultipleObjectSelector Yeah, you are right. Schemers will still pull quite a bit for a buck, but this isn't that. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIaVzaOueLTNpdI.html It would also be ridiculously risky for a company to screw with customers over an item that likely costs them under £2, when inclusion is technically optional.

There was a point in my life, long ago, when I coveted nothing else in the world so much as a particular thermal printer. My parents bought the family's first computer, a Timex Sinclair 1000 (US version of the Sinclair ZX81), and the manual that came with it included a little catalog of accessories you could get for it. One of them was a Timex-branded thermal printer. For some reason, I desperately wanted one with all of my nine-year-old heart, but my parents refused to buy it. It cost more than the computer itself, and they rightly concluded that a printer that printed on roll paper the width of a grocery receipt wasn't likely to be of any use.

@8_Bit

2 жыл бұрын

The Timex Sinclair 1000 was also my first computer; I didn't get the printer then either, but do have one now, but I think the power supply is either missing or broken. If I recall correctly, it has strange requirements too, like 24V. If I can get it working, I'll make a video of it; thanks for the reminder.

@mor4y

2 жыл бұрын

@@8_Bit is it a weird 24v AC supply....? I've a nagging feeling in my head that I used a chunky Netgear power brick for a router to get 24v AC for a weird thermal printer I came across before

I am an artist that enjoys working with low rez cameras. One of my best photos was done with a 1.2 MP camera on a Palm PDA. It was done with native black and white. I can imagine getting some really awesome artistic photos with a thermal printer. I would then pop the print on my scanner. It would be fun to do the 5 strips, scan them in, and stitch them together in software.

"Send screenshot to toy bluetooth thermal printer" would be a fantastically useful feature for a lot of test equipment.

@MLX1401

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, shame the printer only had BT and no HP-IB or even a centronics port!

@MazeFrame

2 жыл бұрын

GPIB Thermal Printer would be great, yeah.

@gabotron94

2 жыл бұрын

Before we know it, someone will have reverse engineered the protocol the hard way and will get posted on Hackaday

'No tripod socket, might not want to use for wedding videos' - Darn, just ruined all my plans

8:03 seeing your frowning facing coming out of that camera was hilarious.

@CrashPilot1000

2 жыл бұрын

He looks like a Wrestler!

I genuinely love these, I have one - the Peripage bear one. Gimmicky and definitely not lasting forever? Sure, but for very quick and dirty scrapbooking, labeling, or just when you're unable to write (I often use mine to write in my journal, as I like to have a physical journal, but due to a disability I can't handwrite too well) they're great. Photos printed on them also have their own charm.

Why did my mind instantly wander over to "self printed parking tickets"... Something that no one should try...

@SyntheticFuture

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with modern parking meters that actually work with license plate registration where they check your license plate vs their database of bought tickets. But with old skool meters... Could work... 👀

@ronbokje6213

2 жыл бұрын

There was a Dutch site where you was able to print every parking ticket. Worked fine

@isegrim1978

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronbokje6213 interesting. How did the authorities react to that?

@isegrim1978

2 жыл бұрын

@@SyntheticFuture i have jet to come across one of the new parking meters.

@willblack7353

2 жыл бұрын

I see an opportunity for trolling... One that I will turn down, as I appreciate not being in prison.

08:48 I didn't know I needed these images in my life, thank you, I can't stop laughing now

@lmggmr3699

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@karl-heinzruttimann8133

2 жыл бұрын

@@lmggmr3699 same

@frankowalker4662

2 жыл бұрын

I've had to pause the video. I've got tears streaming down my face. LOL.

@nslouka90

2 жыл бұрын

Mat chungus

@victoriaevelyn3953

2 жыл бұрын

thiccmoan

Those pictures remind me of my pin hole camera experiments 40+ years ago!

My therapist: TechmomhceT isn't real, he can't hurt you. TechmomhceT: 8:48

@12Q46HPRN

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, he's real, he's VERY REAL! O.O

@thenasadude6878

2 жыл бұрын

Egghead 100

@AWJR

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he cares about the joj

@HUNDOLOS

2 жыл бұрын

"Ah-ah-aah, you didn't say the magic word!"

A child's toy comes with 32gb of storage... I remember when professional cameras came with 1gb. It's amazing how things change.

@meowmocha12

Ай бұрын

I have a digital camera that uses SD cards. I think all my cards have a 4 GB capacity. 😂

You can get an even better print quality from the PeriPage if you plug it in, it doesnt get quite enough juice from the built in battery :)

@tomf3150

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. Back in the 90" I had (still have it somewhere) the I.R thermal printer by HP and even with 4 fresh AA batteries it was recommended to use an external supply.

@xlmao

2 жыл бұрын

I have a bigger peripage and it can print directly from your PC with their drivers (found online)

@megazenn22

2 жыл бұрын

@@xlmao cool! which models is that? does it work with linux?

@xlmao

2 жыл бұрын

@@megazenn22 PeriPage A9s MAX, dont really know tried in windows

@hjalfi

2 жыл бұрын

I have an 80s-era thermal dot matrix printer and it took me ages to make it work properly, because I didn't realise it draws 3A. Those thermal print heads are really not cheap.

I was waiting for this video. I don't know why I'm fascinated with these printers, but I'm gonna pick one up, use it once, and hopefully use it some more. Your channel has me buying all kinds of junk I don't need.

@veemod9635

2 жыл бұрын

Next up is the old, slightly used vibrator video

@blueredbrick

2 жыл бұрын

Send it to BigClive on Isle of Man :)

@TheRealColBosch

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I can see getting the PeriPage for parties, as just a fun little thing.

@keiralionel

Жыл бұрын

what are the updates

The picture at 11:15 has a 'Man Wanted For Breaking into Cash Machines' quality about it.

8:48 Techmoan really gets his JoJ done!

“...enjoy little happiness.” Oh, I’ve been doing that for many years.

11:14 looks like the album cover of some British Death Industrial release from the 1980s.

6:48 The "box shifting game" is called Sokoban.

Never let it be said that Mat doesn’t thoroughly chase down each and every rabbit hole he ventures into 😄

8:48 TechmoomhceT

@ardnin

2 жыл бұрын

TechceT vs. naomoan

Love the Mat On Tat series!! A lovely gentle, humorous stroll around things that might be good, but aren't :)

Nice to see someone shines more light on these thermal printers! They always fascinates me.

when i first got the PeriPage, the app was so bad! almost nothing worked right first time, but they fixed it all now :)

@randomreviews9016

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, that's why I stopped using it. Will try it right now because I bought a lot of different papers including sticker ones !

@paulstubbs7678

2 жыл бұрын

You mean they've sold more than one (to techmoan) Wow

@megazenn22

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulstubbs7678 its a great product, whats your problem with it?

@lukereeves4448

2 жыл бұрын

Does it still require an internet and GPS connection to work?

@megazenn22

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukereeves4448 just tried it without internet and gps and it works fine

I love the fact that he printed out a freeze frame from stargate. Nobody knows what stargate is and techmoan referencing it made me very happy.

@DasGanon

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. (Wait, wrong Stargate)

@goodnewseveryone2583

2 жыл бұрын

@@DasGanon Nice

@Connie_TinuityError

11 ай бұрын

@@DasGanon more like indeed so, most indeededly

I've had a PeriPage for about a year. Fantastic little thing. I use it mostly for printing postage labels (they need a little bit of re-arranging to make the barcode take up the full width) but not had an issue so far!

My first serious computer was a Macintosh SE with the black and white screen. I was actually fascinated with the dithering patterns generated in photos, game imagery, etc. Yeah, I’m easily amused… but it was sort of fun to see similar dithering in these thermal prints. Took me back a few years!

The blue one has some charm to it, I like the dithering effect.

Thanks for demonstrating those two cameras and to give us a glimpse of the 'behind the scene's' with that selfie shot through the pink camera.

"Print you like, enjoy little happiness" Buddy, I've been there.

@baileyanderson6824

2 жыл бұрын

My life as a screen printer at a crappy membrane circuit factory

@yadt

2 жыл бұрын

I ♥️ deep

I quite like the dithering on the prints. I would consider the one with the camera, but the ears would have to go haha

@goeland4585

2 жыл бұрын

"Cut the ears!" was also my first reaction to seeing that thing 😁

@the_original_Bilb_Ono

2 жыл бұрын

The ears are an integral part of the camera. You cut them off and the thing never works right again.

11:49 Gorgeous Black Metal Album artwork ;-)

These are incredibly charming, and the photographs can actually turn out looking kind of dark and atmospheric if you're lucky! Cool!

Note that you can also put stickers in these printers. There are some continuous roll sticker paper you can get, but i also managed to find some discrete removable (non-permanent glue) stickers that work so i use it to print date and description labels for food storage boxes

And oooomg, I love the video. 😂 Back to the 90s! Giving me nostalgia. 😁

That was fun. Hope you find and show off more of these!

09:57 ;-) Taken off our bridge LOL. Love it Matt. Bit of a rough time since last meet.....will send comms over w/e.

That adhesive tag on the screen may have been left over from manufacturing, and not necessarily them cutting corners.

I actually use one of these to print postal labels. Works great! And printed a few pictures. It's a fun novelty.

Sounds handy for travel, print out boarding pass stuff etc as a backup in case phone conks out at the wrong time. Also eBay / post labels

This is actually a really neat idea. I like it.

The first printer I got for my TRS-80 was a little silver Radio Shack thermal printer! It printed on register paper (back then the paper was narrower).

I remember the tech predictions of the future back 15-20 years ago thought every PDA would have a thermal printer built-in so you could print out airline boarding passes. I guess this is a modern take on that concept in a way.

I have a spare networked point of sale printer at my desk. It is super handy for printing To-Do list from the MS To-Do app, quick notes from note pad, and even address labels to be stuck on with clear packing tape.

I had a printer like this on a Gameboy in the 1990s! Very similar quality, getting on for 30 years ago.

Bring back the puppets!

@moonshine3333

2 жыл бұрын

Mat can't... look up COPPA for the reason.

@JSchaffer214

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonshine3333 He should post his videos on Rumble or somewhere similar and add the puppets as incentive to go there. KZread is slowly dying anyway.

Actually got myself a camera, and it seems like the dithering also depends on the kind of paper you're using. I got about 4-5 different kinds of rolls with various thicknesses and surfaces and they all look completely different. The smoother the paper, usually anyways, the more pigment they've put in, meaning the resolution of the image will be better, and dark parts will be darker and the overall quality of the image will be higher. You can get some really neat details in there. Alternatively the paper that looks bumpy under a phone flashlight will prove to create dithering prints, which in turn look more stylized and are great for a more oldschool/creepy sort of aesthetic where contrast can give you some nice result. Also the printing element reheats quickly, depending on the paper too. The bumpy paper gives bad results after about 2-3 images, while the smoother kinds give that at about 5-7 prints.

I can see some use for the quick b&w print out at things like cons for badges and the like short term use and the speed of printing is good as well.

I have used my printer to make huge birthday banners, christmas cards even use the print outs as templates for my wood carving figurines

I’m reminded of the Sinclair MicroPrinter (or whatever it was called).

These look really fun! I really like the grayscale effect, too bad you have to go through so many steps to get a decent quality print. The bt one should just come with that capability 😄

😄 I really liked the camera printer combo

Was given one of these as a gift, it's great fun. I particularly liked the phrase "Enjoy little happiness!" emblazoned on the box. Probably not quite what they meant.

Thank you for doing a video on this! I've been looking for something like this printer for making text stickers!

The first one is my fave out of the two. It has a certain charm

Started looking at these on eBay after your excellent video printer video and not finding one of those for less than £100, thanks for this, exactly what I needed :)

"Mat on Tat"... I would watch that second channel if you ever create one!!! Ashens would be proud.

They have a charm of their own! Good Video!

I bought one right away... These things are super cool.

Definitely buying the insta camera for my little girl. I'll no doubt be buying roll after roll of paper during the summer hols. Great video, good review.

I really like the dithered effect too. Reminds me of the old 80s/early 90s Apple Macintoshes.

Thank you for your nice videos!

I ship alot of items I sell through ebay via Pirateship, and I've been looking for a cheap B/W thermal printer for my labels. But I have been limited because of the small print size of low cost thermal printers, but the first one you shown allows the picture to be split into sections!!! Perfect for my needs! Thanks!!! From Mississippi USA.

thanks Matt! was thinking about printing qr codes... so there we go! 👍

"Mom! Mr Techmoan changed his intro again!" Love it. Great work. Thanks for the upload.

Those test pictures looks lovely

*Tabletop RPG DM senses tingling* I have so many ideas for unique things to do with that mini printer...

I like how the camera's video mode turns you into a Fremen. The spice must flow!

Brilliant review! Many thanks TechMoan!

Even though it is for kids I think it would be very cool as a toy for people who work in the modelling industry to take some "alternative" kinds of photos. Sometimes old and limiting things can be used in a very creative way. This is very cool! Would love to see more videos with filmic looking cameras like these! :)

That kids camera with the poor image quality reminds me of my Nintendo DSi. It had similar image quality and effects, just that it's over ten years old by now :D

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

It's also a lot like Game Boy Camera (and Game Boy Printer) except that was all b&w. The Camera cart even had a few small games on it like this camera!

8:54 That sound! I felt like I was under water! 😂

This brings me back to the LG Stylo 5 that I got free from my phone provider which has very low res camera's on the device. I am still using this phone to this day

The first one is really quite nice!

0:22 The design reminds me of the Fujifilm Instax

The camera prints look like they're early photos from the late 1800's, its a cool look honestly

There is something charming about footage from a cheap camera. The weird visual quirks end up adding this extra level of mysticism to whatever is filmed.

Remind me the GameBoy Camera and it's printer , that nostalgia ...

I actually love the pink one's dark-lomo-lofi gothesque style. The look of the pictures really contrasts the look of the camera itself, and I love that too. Actually thinking of buying one for myself, though they definitely should rate it PG or something.. kinda depressive haha

Great lil video Mat

I love using the Peripage for my journal. I print screenshots or memes and stuff. I can imagine this would be useful in school like anatomy diagrams. Super cute device!

I got one ordered and delivered same day after viewing Matt. If only to relive my ZX spectrum thermal printer days. And it's the same price as I remember my (alphacom?) back in 1985. :-)

I like the dithered effect as well. It's sharper without looking harsh, and just more detailed and defined. Where as the prints out of the pink camera, whatever style that is, tends to look kind of muddy and washed out in the lighter areas.

I still have my GameBoy Printer and Camera, and surprisingly it still works. Needs newer thermal paper roll though, old one prints all faded now.

Interesting. Didn't know about those. Years ago, I dreamed about animated photographs. That tape recorder reminded me of that dream.

The blank expressions remind me of the camera booth repair man who abandoned his test photos in the French film 'Amelie' from 2001.

@AtheistOrphan

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Great film.

Brilliant video thank you! :D

That app is pretty amazing, they hired a good developer for that (as is never the case almost with products like this).

The first printer reminds me of images produced by my first Epsom dot matrix printer. It has a certain charm, as you say.

That thing's camera was actually way better than I expected. Ashen's aliexpress camcorder video is more what I expected

Fantastic Video As always. You are Great Sir.

If those cameras were on the shelf when my younger siblings were still kids, my parents would've grabbed a trolley full lol. There'd have been terabytes of silly photos and videos making generous use of filters and effects on the family iMac and iPad by the time we replaced them if they could hold them all

I got a Peripage A6 printer having watched this video, I feel it is a fair review, one aspect not explored is that a Windows driver is available on the Peripage website, this works with a USB connection to the printer. Options in the driver are very limited, halftoning can be set to two sizes of dots, super cell or auto, orientation, pages per sheet (!) and paper size (roll width x length or height of A4, or 3.276 metres!). Printing works, but the paper stops when the print stops and is not ejected up to the cutter bar. Still, a useful alternative to printing via the app.

Really useful video, I like the sound of the PeriPage and it seems that printing over USB from a PC is possible.

I like the look of the dithered images because they are sharp and show lots of detail.

I'm genuinely impressed by just how sharp the dithered B&W printed pictures look compared to the gray scale pictures. it's a shame the camera didn't use the same dithered printer. The pictures would have probably looked better.

Best review thxs so much