A digital camera lets you shoot a seemingly endless number of pictures, but you might wake up one day to a nightmare: heaps of images languishing on your memory cards or computer hard drive. If that motivates you to commit your photos to paper and frame them or to snail mail copies to cousins, you might ponder one of these kiosk-style machines.
The all-in-ones in this lineup print photos from digital cards and cameras without a computer. A bonus: they also scan and photocopy. Just prepare to add pricey photo inks and papers into the cost of the machine.
Colour LCDs on the control panels of these models allow you to preview and edit photos straight from your PictBridge camera or digital storage cards. The Dell 942 marks the bargain of the bunch, though its requirement to switch ink cartridges between photo and text prints may drive you crazy. Ready to resurrect those dusty, predigital photos? Both the Canon Pixma MP760 and the Epson Stylus Photo RX620 offer a rare adapter to scan slides, negatives, and transparencies.
Canon has packed more functionality in its latest all in one printer, the Pixma MP760. This printer can even make prints from your old film negatives without needing a PC.
The sleek design and friendly control panel of the Dell 942 may invite you, but you're better off turning to another model, if you want to avoid frequent ink changes.
Whether you work from home, in a small office, or with varied home printing, scanning, faxing and copying needs, this all-in-one takes care of business.
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The Canon Pixma MP470 offers good print speeds, great text and graphics print quality, and useful features for a low price. This multifunction printer trumps all of its budget competitors with printer quality; we highly recommend it for home users on a budget.
If you're looking for the best print and scan quality from a budget all-in-one, the Canon Pixma MP210 is the one for you. Other models, however, offer more substantial feature sets.
The Canon Pixma MX700 is a great choice for small offices with a wide variety of print tasks. This inkjet multifunction beats out the competition with a winning combination of features and performance.
The Canon Selphy CP770 is a neat, little dye-sublimation printer that includes a bucket for easy travel, but the battery pack which would make it totally portable is not included.
It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.
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Although it offers no technical upgrades from its predecessor, an enhanced user interface and larger LCD display improve on the impressive ES1, making the Canon Selphy ES2 a pleasing choice for a dye-sub photo printer.
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Polaroid has partnered with Zink to produce the Polaroid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer, seen at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The first of several to be rolled out nationally, the PhotoCentre features Fujifilm Digital Photo Centre printing kiosks that allow customers to edit their images using a touchscreen interface before printing.
Professional photographer Douglas Kirkland uses the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 printer in his studio. Here is a selection from his vast portfolio of celebrity images.
The Canon Selphy CP770 is a neat, little dye-sublimation printer that includes a bucket for easy travel, but the battery pack which would make it totally portable is not included.
It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.
Although it offers no technical upgrades from its predecessor, an enhanced user interface and larger LCD display improve on the impressive ES1, making the Canon Selphy ES2 a pleasing choice for a dye-sub photo printer.
Epson's Stylus Photo R1900 photo printer is great for scrapbookers who want to print with pigment ink or advanced photographers who want to print large but can't justify the expense of a pro-level printer.
The HP Photosmart A626 is supposed to bridge the gap between the A826 and the A526 snapshot printers by providing lots of features, good print quality, and decent print speeds, but it falls short on the last two counts.
The Canon Pixma iP4500 is a bit too expensive for basic home users, but those who do a bit more printing than the occasional e-mail and map will be happy with its speed and quality.
It isn't cheap compared to standard printers, but the Canon Pixma iP100 has the highest resolution available in the mobile printer market and prints at an impressive speed to boot. If you simply must have a printer with you at all times, the iP100 should be the do-it-all at your side.
The HP Photosmart A826 snapshot printer offers an attractive design, is easy and fun to use, and works better without a PC than any other snapshot printer we've reviewed thanks to its huge touch screen, but we wonder who will spend AU$400 for a dedicated photo printer.
The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 printer's excellent monochrome printing further solidifies company's hegemony of the enthusiast and professional photo printer markets.
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