What is it: A compact printer for producing hard copies of all your digital images
What we think: The best photo dye-sub on the market with amazingly colourful images
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 30 November 2006
Tags: Canon, Canon Selphy ES1, vibrant colours, lag, digital cameras
We like:
Colourful prints; quiet in action; good build quality; small size
We don't like:
Sluggish operating system; having to buy new cartridges all the time
You might also need:
Digital camera; Bluetooth Unit BU-20
CNET UK judgement:
Style, convenience and quality are packed into the cute Canon Selphy ES1 photo printer. It's one of the best dye-sub models on the market and is capable of producing vibrant, detailed pictures in just over a minute. Sluggish operating system aside, there's very little not to like here
Full review:
If digital cameras want to kill off film once and for all, they need to break their ties with computers. The answer, it has long been suggested, is the stand-alone digital image printer, which takes the PC out of the equation and allows you to print direct from your camera on to photo paper. Continue Reading...
Canon Selphy ES1 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?
Latest user reviews
December 22, 2006
Posted by: j d
"Nice if you like 20th century-style photo printing"
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