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(More customer reviews)I have been VERY pleasantly surprised at the quality of the prints generated by the Selphy 740. I have another printer I use for larger (8x10) printing & photo's but I wanted something that turned out native 4x6" prints for easy photo-albuming and spontaneous, on-the-spot giving to friends & family. (The lack of such traditional prints in this traditional form-factor is the great bane of digital photography, IMHO!)
The BEST thing about this printer is the "layered film" technology used to actually print the images. I was a bit worried when I received the printer and discovered that, rather than using ink cartridges, a spooled cassette of CMY-sequenced films are used. This mechanism always struck me as a bit wasteful but I honestly believe it DOES produce the best images, with virtually no pixelization visible in the print. There is also a FOURTH layer, which is clear, that is overlaid atop the 3 separately applied CMY layers. This clear layer gives a WONDERFUL "photographic print" feeling to the final product -- I've always disliked how inkjet printers produce prints in which it is obvious (visually & tactilely) that the ink is simply sitting on top of the paper. The uppermost "clear layer" applied by the Selphy system results in a print that is virtually indistinguishable from one printed by a photo lab.
I'm not sure what to think about other reviewers criticism that the prints come out dark -- I believe this is more a comment on the camera and/or monitor on which the images are created & viewed. I generally bump up the saturation and brightness "one click" in the printer's properties dialog before I print a photo, but I do this same thing on all printers.
I concede that $0.26 per print is SLIGHTLY on the pricey side and that you can get less expensive prints at CostCo that (might?) look a BIT better, but I for one know that I am more than likely to never actually get such photo's printed. Having this Selphy 740 printer at home, where it is easily & spontaneously available, and generating very good prints is a VERY worthwhile value to me.
Thumbs up!!
***UPDATE*** It's 3 years later and I still use this printer and am still loving the results. Yeah, it prints dark but I just make it a standard practice to use the "printer properties" to bump up the brightness by 2 notches and bump up the contrast by 1 notch. I have become the local photomart for several of my friends & family. My thumb is still up!!
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The Canon Selphy CP740 Compact Photo Printer will print high-quality photos from any location--without a computer. Simply connect this compact 7-by-2.5-by-5-inch photo printer to your digital camera or DV camcorder by using a built-in retractable USB cable; preview and select the images you want by using the 2-inch LCD screen; and then print. You can also print from memory cards, or wirelessly from compatible camera phones, by using an optional Bluetooth adapter. Compact, economical, and efficient, this portable 2.1 pound photo lab creates stunningly detailed images in less than a minute for about 28 cents per photo.
The superior-quality photographs created by the Selphy CP740 feature a protective overcoating that resists photo fading for up to 100 years, ensuring perfect photo preservation for generations to come. In addition, the printer includes an automatic red-eye detection and reduction feature, to create the perfect print. It comes backed by a limited 1-year manufacturer's warranty.
What's in the Box Selphy CP740 compact photo printer, trial ink cassette, 4 x 6 paper cassette, 4 x 6 trial standard paper pack, cleaner stick, compact power adapter, cross sell sheet, customer support leaflet, registration, setup software and user's guide CD-ROM, user's guide, and warranty card.
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