Which is the best portable printer to buy?

[mazdadan]

I would like to buy a potable printer to print only 4R picture. Anyone can advice which is the best choice. currently looking at the Sony DPP-FP55.

[optimage]

Get the Canon Selphy dye sublimation printers. Quality is outstanding and is as good as lab prints. No detail no matter how small is lost in the printing process. Colors and tones are reproduced faithfully. Cost per print regardless of coverage or color density is 30 cents INCLUSIVE of 4R paper. Finals prints are waterproof, fade proof and tear proof with a lifespan of 100 years. Mine is the CP510 but I think Canon just released two new printers with LCDs for less than $200. Just make sure you use a good camera and calibrate your monitor to match the output. This printer never fails to impress me everytime I use it. The 'ink' is actually a ribbon which does not dry up and clog. You can print one photo and let the printer sit for 6 months before printing another and it will not complain. Best purchase I ever made!

[mazdadan]

Thank you very much for the advice, I am sure looking at it now, true I have use many of those 4 size printer and nozzle clog if you don't print often is always a problem if you don't print too often, that is why I am moving away from ink jet.

[shark]

Originally Posted by optimage Get the Canon Selphy dye sublimation printers. Quality is outstanding and is as good as lab prints. No detail no matter how small is lost in the printing process. Colors and tones are reproduced faithfully. Cost per print regardless of coverage or color density is 30 cents INCLUSIVE of 4R paper. Finals prints are waterproof, fade proof and tear proof with a lifespan of 100 years. Mine is the CP510 but I think Canon just released two new printers with LCDs for less than $200. Just make sure you use a good camera and calibrate your monitor to match the output. This printer never fails to impress me everytime I use it. The 'ink' is actually a ribbon which does not dry up and clog. You can print one photo and let the printer sit for 6 months before printing another and it will not complain. Best purchase I ever made!

Hi,

How do you calibrate your monitor. I notice I need to increase the brightness by one mark for correct exposure. What Software are u using for printing?

[optimage]

Originally Posted by shark Hi, How do you calibrate your monitor. I notice I need to increase the brightness by one mark for correct exposure. What Software are u using for printing?

I borrowed a sypder pro from a friend to calibrate my LCD to get a neutral setting. IMO, getting the right color is the most important, brightness and contrast can be fine tuned later by comparing the print against the LCD display.

[optimage]

Originally Posted by mazdadan Thank you very much for the advice, I am sure looking at it now, true I have use many of those 4 size printer and nozzle clog if you don't print often is always a problem if you don't print too often, that is why I am moving away from ink jet.

Just remember that to extract the full potential of this printer, make sure your input image is sharp and of good color and saturation. Point and shoot cameras often yield hazy images that look like they actually came from a home printer. But use a properly balanced photo from a DSLR and the results will be STUNNING! Perfectly indistinguishable from lab prints or better. Happy printing....

[shark]

Originally Posted by optimage I borrowed a sypder pro from a friend to calibrate my LCD to get a neutral setting. IMO, getting the right color is the most important, brightness and contrast can be fine tuned later by comparing the print against the LCD display.

Are you using Easy-photoPrint? Have you try printing ID photo using the software? Cos it does not have a Mac Ver of the software. I'm wondering how can I print ID photo.

[optimage]

Originally Posted by shark Are you using Easy-photoPrint? Have you try printing ID photo using the software? Cos it does not have a Mac Ver of the software. I'm wondering how can I print ID photo.

I use photoshop to create a 4R sheet with multiple photo ID. That way, I can squeeze about 6 shots into one sheet. You can try Acdsee Fotoslate or Ifran (freeware) to create thumbnails too. Ifran is especially good at creating thumbnails which can be saved as a single jpg file for ease of distribution and storage.

[shark]

Originally Posted by optimage I use photoshop to create a 4R sheet with multiple photo ID. That way, I can squeeze about 6 shots into one sheet. You can try Acdsee Fotoslate or Ifran (freeware) to create thumbnails too. Ifran is especially good at creating thumbnails which can be saved as a single jpg file for ease of distribution and storage.

Thanks mate! Will try that.