Canon’s new Ivy Cliq cameras join the modern Polaroid fad

What’s old is new again. Just like vinyl, instant-print cameras are making a return to the mainstream as people come to realize that sometimes having physical objects is better than ones and zeros on your computer. Now Canon is doubling down on the trend with the launch of its Ivy Cliq and Cliq+ cameras. You’ve seen this formula before, perhaps most famously by Fujifilm’s Instax family. The Cliq cameras are essentially cheap digital cameras with a built-in printer. But rather than sticking ink onto plain old paper, they use Zink paper, a technology invented by Polaroid that uses heat to activate different dies…

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