So you know I did a full coverage of SITEX 08 since day 1, shared deals and brochures, etc. But did I buy anything? Yap and it’s shown in the following picture.
The Canon Selphy CP 760 Compact Photo Printer
I have been eyeing a compact photo printer for years, literally. The reason I never actually bought one was that a normal inkjet printer cost less, are more versatile and could also print photos on 4R prints (or so I convinced myself). But are the photo prints from inkjet similar to those printed by a compact photo printer?
Answer is NO …. It’s way off the mark although it looks similar at the beginning (I’m comparing a Canon Inkjet to a Canon CPP). Let’s look at some advantages of using a Compact Photo Printer (CPP) like The Canon Selphy.
Ink Prints Don’t Last
Although Inkjets prints just as beautiful a photo but the inks don’t last. I previously had a couple of 4R prints from my inkjet together with a Selphy printed 4R from a carnival I attended. All my inkjet prints have since faded but the one from Selphy is as good as new.
The differences probably lies in the technological differences (inks vs dye-sublimation) – you can google the differences but I’m not going into the technicalities for now. Let’s just leave it as the dye-sub prints are on-par with photo-lab prints.
Inks Dry Up
I don’t use my printer often for photo prints even when I shoot a lot. But there are times when I just want a few nice photos on print to share or give away or just for sweet memory.
But alas … my printer ink has dried up on me … replacing them would cost me anywhere between SGD 30 and SGD 90 depending on your make and number of cartridges. Plus pray that the print head has not been clogged. All just to print a couple of 4R photos.
One 36 Print Cartridge Comes With 2 Packs Of 16 Pieces Of 4R Prints
CPP’s uses cartridges that does not dry up (or so I was told … only time will verify this). A pack of cartridge cost SGD 10.80 and comes with 36 4R photo paper – just enough for 36 4R print. When you run out of paper, you run out of “ink”.
Fuss Free Maintenance
As mentioned above, the cartridge comes with papers. So I do not need to track my supplies and I always have quality Canon papers to use.
Push The Red Tab And Out Pops The Cartridge
Changing the cartridge is as simple as popping out the old one and slotting in the new one. Ditto to filling up the 4R papers. All done in under 30 seconds.
Dummy Proof Printing
Printing Via SD Card – Even My IT Illiterate Mom Can Do It
Sometimes getting the right print from your printer can be a chore. From transferring, editing, selecting, color correcting to the actual printing. What I like about using the Selphy is that I get the right print almost all the time, straight from my D90 DSLR or via the SD Card.
Unboxing My Selphy
The Core Purchase – Canon Selphy CP760 – Cost Me SGD 179 At Sitex
Freebies Include A Selphy Bag, 36 Card Size Print, A USB Bluetooth Dongle For BT Prints. I Bought Another Pack of 108 4R Prints For SGD 32.90.
All The Necessary Stuffs Are There Except A USB Cable. Seems Like Canon Don’t Expect Us To Connect It To A Computer
My Selphy CP 760 Ready To Print. Oh, Do Note That You Need Ample Space Behind The Printer As The 4R Paper Slides In And Out During Printing.
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