Gifyyy

What’s Included: Tripod, carrying case, LED ring light, iPad bracket, app license

Features: Bring your own iPad, load the Gifyyy app and you’ll have your guests creating animated GIFs in no time. GIFs can be messaged to guests’ smartphones where they can also view other GIFs from the same event, ensuring the incriminating evidence never disappears. While Gifyyy is entertaining guests, it’s also collecting phone numbers and emails so you can market to them when the event is over. Using the company’s Txtomation tool, you can set up automatic SMS and email messages to guests. You’ll pay a per-event fee for app usage for any event with over 10 GIF uploads and you’ll get five free events when you purchase the Gifyyy. The 12-pound Gifyyy can work with an optional battery pack if you want to go wireless.

Prices: $3,195 (hardware), $29 per event 
gifyyy.com

ATA Photobooths MIOR

What’s Included: Mirror booth shell, Canon T6 DSLR and AC adapter, 40-inch Samsung 4K TV, strobe, custom case, computer, DNP RX1 printer, Darkroom photobooth software

Features: Party guests will have a huge mirror to mug in front of while they strike a pose. The MIOR has a built-in surround sound speaker and a small computer to drive animation effects. 

Price: starting at $5,099
ataphotobooths.com

Fotopod Lux Foto Mirror v6.0

What’s Included: DSLR, 42-inch LG LED multi-touch panel, strobe, mini PC, adjustable leg stand, hard-shell case

Features: The Foto Mirror can be tilted from 0 to 20 degrees so users can find the best angle, and it has adjustable screen brightness so you can deploy it indoors or out. The 145-pound unit has integrated carrying handles and a lockable box for the camera. It has 15 animations that play on the mirror.

Price: $7,250
 fotopod.com

fobo DSLR

What’s Included: Canon SL1 DSLR hardwired to an iPad mini, strobe, Pelican case

Features: Fobo’s software supports custom branding by event with graphics and logos that can be printed to images. It supports green-screen photography and can produce animated GIFs with motion backgrounds or foregrounds. It texts the GIFs to guests (while collecting phone numbers). Images can be synced to a Dropbox folder. You’ll need to bring your own printer, but you could spring for an optional $950 printer stand and a $595 Pelican case for the stand. 

Price: $8,400
fobo.co

Photo Booth International Oval Mirror

What’s Included:22-inch LED monitor, Canon T6 DSLR, strobe, Darkroom Photobooth software 

Features: The Oval Mirror is a robust (110-pound) event solution that features a 40-inch mirrored touch screen that covers both an LED monitor and a Canon DSLR. The booth is capable of creating photos, videos (including slow-motion videos) and GIFs, and it supports a wide range of deliverables including email, social media uploads, SMS and even Smugmug or FTP uploads. The Oval Mirror can apply photo filters and emojis to images, and it supports up to six green-screen backgrounds. 

Price: $8,499
photoboothint.com

FotoATM

What’s Included: 47-inch touch screen, PCI-compliant credit card reader, camera, DNP RX1HS printer

Features: The FotoATM features a huge touch screen with a customizable dashboard and an integrated camera. You can create branded logos and photo templates and custom hashtags, and access rich analytics including real-time monitoring. It can acquire emails, and the included printer can produce both 4 x 6-inch and 2 x 6-inch photo prints. You can also connect mobile phones to the FotoATM via Wi-Fi to print. With the custom hashtag tool, the FotoATM can produce prints from any Instagram or Twitter account using the hashtag #PrettyNeat. The first six months of the software subscription are free.

Prices: $7,999 + $499/year for software subscription 
fotoatm.com 

Mitsubishi CP-D90DW-P

Speed: 4 x 6-inch print in 7.8 seconds
Weight: 30 pounds
Technology: Dye sublimation

Features: With print sizes as large as 6 x 9 inches, the CP-D90DW-P can deliver either glossy or matte textures. It can produce two print sizes (4 x 6 and 6 x 8 inches) from the same media thanks to its rewind system. It supports a perforated media option that lets you make a 4 x 4-inch print with a 2-inch tear-away strip that can be used for branding, coupons, pithy phrases or other graphics. 

Price: $899 
mitsubishielectric-printing.com

Primera Impressa IP60

Speed: 4 x 6 inches in 7 seconds
Weight: 8 pounds
Technology: Inkjet

Features: While most event printers rely on dye sublimation to produce prints, the IP60 is one of the few inkjet models on the market. Thanks to that and its lighter weight, it delivers a higher DPI and prints on a wider variety of substrate options than some of its dye sub rivals. The ink is packaged in a single, full-color cartridge. Depending on the image, you can coax about 500 4 x 6 photos from the glossy or luster media packs. The IP60 is capable of producing prints in sizes ranging from 2 x 6- to 6 x 24-inch panoramic prints. According to Primera, the average print cost for the owner is 12 cents per 4 x 6-inch print. 

Price: $800 (not including ink or usb cable)
primera.com

HiTi M610

Speed: 4 x 6-inch print in 14 seconds
Weight: 33 pounds
Technology: Dye sublimation

Features: The M610 features a front-loading design, which makes the ribbon cartridge easy to access. It offers two print modes, standard and fine, for resolutions up to 300 dpi. It produces prints in sizes up to 6 x 8 inches in either glossy or matte finishes. 

Price: $899
hiti.com

Fujifilm ASK-300

Speed: 4 x 6-inch print in 12.3 seconds
Weight: 26.4 pounds
Technology: Dye sublimation

Features: With the ASK-300 connected to your photo booth, you’re able to produce all the popular print sizes using 300 x 300 dpi dye sub technology. The printer manages sizes ranging from 2 x 6 to 6 x 8 inches on a variety of media such as photo booth strips, holograms and peel-and-stick media. The printer is loaded with Fujifilm’s image processing software to automatically improve exposure in images with poor lighting, excessive backlighting or other issues. A matte finish mode gives your output the feel of a matte print without requiring a media or ribbon swap.

Price: $649
fujifilmusa.com 

DNP DS620A

Speed: 400 prints per hour, 4 x 6-inch print in under 9 seconds
Weight: 26 pound
Technology: Dye sublimation

Features: A photo booth workhorse, the DS620A is capable of producing a range of print sizes, including 2 x 6-inch (2-up or 4-up) photo strips and 3.5 x 5, 4 x 6, 5 x 7 and 6 x 8 inches alongside 5 x 5- and 6 x 6-inch square prints. It measures in at a transportable 10.8 inches wide by 14.4 inches deep by 6.7 inches high. It features a standby mode that lowers idle time energy costs.

Price: $750
dnpphoto.com

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