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Summary: Canon CP-300 Photo Printer
Review: Prints outstanding 4x6 borderless prints that equal the best film developers. I printed 3 pictures from my Canon Elph 400 and they looked great. This printer even comes with a rechargeable battery to make prints on the spot. Now if I can just stock up on enough photo printing supplies...
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Summary: Awesome printer...
Review: So here is my review of the Canon CP-300 printer. It is a bit long, but you should learn everything you need to know about this product in that time. Here goes.I was supposed to get this for christmas, but it was on backorder for quite some time, and it has just arrived today, February 23. I was impressed with the product before even setting it up; the packaging job canon did was nice and protected everything through the shipping process. The printer itself is fairly small, but it would seem to be a pain to carry around all the accessories. Anyway, the print quality is awesome, [much better than] my epson c80 inkjet. Dye sub/thermal technology is amazing, you really can't tell the difference between it and photolab prints. I haven't used the battery yet, but I plan on it in the near future, and a highly portable photo printer is definitely a plus. The computer drivers installed on XP pro without a hitch. There was one problem I had, but I can't blame it on the printer. My Canon powershot s110 was an older model, and the firmware needed updating. So I followed canon's instructions exactly, and it seemed to work. But now when I switch my camera to replay mode, it totally freezes up with a black screen, and I have to pull out the battery and put it back in. It is tempermental, sometimes it freezes, sometimes it doesnt. So I haven't been able to test the printing directly from the camera yet. Some other quirks related to the printer are the availability of printing media. Not many local retailers carry the supplies, if not any. Canon needs to push their print media into the stores, and maybe once this product gets more popular, the media prices will drop. I don't really mind the cost of the media, as it costs about the same as one of the four color cartidges for my epson, and you get 36 prints out of it. The construction of the product feels very solid, no rattling when shaken, plastic doesn't creak when you put pressure on it. One thing to be careful of is dust and stuff in the air. If you are printing outside or in some other dusty place, you might get peices of [dust] from the air stuck to your prints. Some dye sub printers are enclosed to avoid this, but for the sake of size, this one isnt. The media comes out the back and front of the printer through each of the four passes, where dust has the opportunity to get stuck between the layers of ink, so watch out for that. The printer is quite fast, taking probably the same amount of time an inkjet would. Each pass is fast, but it has to do four of them. First it prints the yellow parts of the image, sucks it back in, then prints then the red, sucks it back, then the blue, sucks it back, then the shiny, protective coating. This process is superior to an ink jet. Skin tones come out perfect and no dither or dots are visible anywhere in the print. This printer is perhaps the best small, high quality 4x6 photo printer you can get for your money at this time. I would strongly reccomend it to anyone considering it. I hope this review helped you in your decision.
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Summary: Incompatible with HP Photosmart Software
Review: These Canon card printers do a fine job if you are printing directly from the camera -- or it is the only printer you own if trying to print from your computer. I bought the printer to do snapshots, while I own several other printers for documents and larger photographs. Even if you only have Adobe Acrobat on your system, the printer will not work. It is useless to me.
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Summary: Fantastic Printer
Review: This printer is everything I expected it to be and more. The quality of the prints are awesome - indistinguishable from real photographs, except for the lack of "Kodak" or "Fuji" printed on the backside. The print speed is as advertised, and its incredibly easy to use. I would highly recommend this printer to anyone who wants an easy solution for quality prints. If I had to list drawbacks:
- Limited to 4x6 or credit card size photos
- Paper/Ink only available online (haven't found a local retailer yet...)
- Price per photo (~56 cents for the 4x6 prints) more expensive than online orders (ie., shutterfly), but you get instant results, and no S&H. :-) If these are not a problem for you, then this is the printer you want. Get the CP-200 if you don't care about the rechargeable battery and credit card tray (I think you can order the latter separately...). The CP-300 is about $100 more, but worth it, in my opinion.
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Summary: Fantastic Printer
Review: This printer is everything I expected it to be and more. The quality of the prints are awesome - indistinguishable from real photographs, except for the lack of "Kodak" or "Fuji" printed on the backside. The print speed is as advertised, and its incredibly easy to use. I would highly recommend this printer to anyone who wants an easy solution for quality prints. If I had to list drawbacks:
- Limited to 4x6 or credit card size photos
- Paper/Ink only available online (haven't found a local retailer yet...)
- Price per photo (~56 cents for the 4x6 prints) more expensive than online orders (ie., shutterfly), but you get instant results, and no S&H. :-) If these are not a problem for you, then this is the printer you want. Get the CP-200 if you don't care about the rechargeable battery and credit card tray (I think you can order the latter separately...). The CP-300 is about $100 more, but worth it, in my opinion.
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Summary: Fantastic Printer
Review: This printer is everything I expected it to be and more. The quality of the prints are awesome - indistinguishable from real photographs, except for the lack of "Kodak" or "Fuji" printed on the backside. The print speed is as advertised, and its incredibly easy to use. I would highly recommend this printer to anyone who wants an easy solution for quality prints. If I had to list drawbacks:
- Limited to 4x6 or credit card size photos
- Paper/Ink only available online (haven't found a local retailer yet...)
- Price per photo (~56 cents for the 4x6 prints) more expensive than online orders (ie., shutterfly), but you get instant results, and no S&H. :-) If these are not a problem for you, then this is the printer you want. Get the CP-200 if you don't care about the rechargeable battery and credit card tray (I think you can order the latter separately...). The CP-300 is about $100 more, but worth it, in my opinion.
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