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Article: Reviews - Compact Photo Printers Group Test - Pick of the pic printers. Diminutive devices that output your photos at home are put under the spotlight by Luke Peters.(Canon Selphy CP710, Dell Photo Printer 540, Epson Picturemate 100, HP Photosmart 475, Lexmark P450, Sony DPP-FP50)(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- Personal Computer World
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- January 1, 2006
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The advent of compact photo printers has allowed digital camera owners to create a photo-developing lab in their own home. Rather than battling with high-street photo kiosks or emailing photos to an online service, today's compact photo printers allow you to produce 6 x 4in photos from a computer, CD, USB key, over Bluetooth or directly from a camera or memory card.
Two printing models are currently available. Inkjet printers use a traditional ink cartridge, which generally produces more vivid colours, but they take longer to print. Dye-sublimation printing uses a thermal transfer method to produce images. Aside from producing high-quality prints, dye-sublimation ...