Canon SELPHY CP400 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: 300x300 dpi, Photo Quality Prints in 'Wide' Size (4"x8") PictBridge compatible for easy Direct Printing from compatible cameras Glossy protective coating helps to protect your photos from moistur...

Pros: High print quality, postcard feature

Cons: Nothing notable

Verdict: Excellent print results and reasonable running costs for a dye-sublimation printer mean this unit is hard to beat if you are after photo-lab quality prints.

Review summary: Technology: Thermal Dye, Potential Use: Photos Only

Pros: Prints from PictBridge cameras. Easy to set up and use. Thermal-dye output is smudge- and waterproof. Photos double as postcards.

Cons: Doesn't print from memory cards. As with most thermal-dye printers, print cost is relatively high. Output quality is uneven.

Verdict: The Canon Selphy CP400 gets most things right for a printer designed for up to 4- by 8-inch photo output. It prints quickly, and most photos qualify as excellent, but cost per print is relatively high.

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Simon Williams discovers that Canon's Selphy CP500 is both a high quality and cost effective alternative to conventional inkjet printing.

Verdict: If you want a printer specifically for printing photos and are never going to want to print above 6 x 4-inch prints, the Selphy CP500 is cheaper to run, quicker to print and produces higher quality images than any inkjet photo printer we've yet seen. It m