Typical price: £80
What is it: A user-friendly dye-sub photo printer
What we think: We'd like to see media card slots on the body, but this Sony won us over with its excellent output and easy operation
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 15 December 2004
Tags: Sony, Sony PictureStation DPP-FP30, memory card, Macintosh, LCD
We like:
Easy to operate; relatively inexpensive; speedy
We don't like:
No memory card slots or on-printer controls; not Mac compatible; high cost per print
You might also need:
USB cable; image-editing software
CNET UK judgement:
This bare-bones photo printer makes good-looking -- albeit expensive -- prints
Full review:
You won't waste a lot of time learning to use this compact, 300dpi dye-sublimation photo printer. Devoid of any on-printer controls other than a standby button, the Sony PictureStation DPP-FP30 is strictly a plug-it-in-and-print component. There is no memory card slot, LCD preview screen, or built-in battery to fuss with. Just connect it to your Windows computer or PictBridge-compatible digital camera and you'll get good-quality 101x152mm or 89x127mm borderless prints in about 90 seconds. Though not as economical as some other photo printers (competing models such as the HP Photosmart 375 and Epson PictureMate can deliver prints at about half the cost), and lacking many of their features, this model is inexpensive and deserves a look if you want great prints and an easy photo-printing solution. Continue Reading...
Sony PictureStation DPP-FP30 History
29 Dec 2006 in Reviews
If you got a digital camera for Christmas, the next thing you'll be wanting is a portable photo printer, but with so much choice available, where do you start?
11 May 2005 in Reviews
Instant photos with a portable printer
Digital cameras provide instant gratification, as long as you’re content with seeing your photographs on the camera's screen. If you want to replicate the Polaroid experience -- see it, snap it, wait one minute, hand round the prints -- you need a portable photo printer.
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June 11, 2005
Posted by: Tim Stidham
"Powerful Little Printer!"
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