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April 26, 2007
[ REVIEW — CANON SELPHY ES1 printer ]
CANON SELPHY ES1 printer
Price: $300
Recommended
The low-down: This is a portable dye sublimation printer that produces 10x15cm prints. The printer footprint is 200x105mm – a tiny desk area made possible by its curious paper handling mechanism. The paper and dye come together in a pack that inserts into the side of the printer and in the print process the paper is pushed out, turned through 90 degrees and then pulled back into the printer. It then passes through four times to lay down the three colours and a protective layer. It has to be seen to be believed. Print quality is excellent with good colour and high resolution. The finished print has a luxurious feel. And being dye sublimation the tones are nearly continuous with no printer dot pattern. Paper and dye ribbon come together in packs of 50 ($25) or 100 ($39). The Selphy connects to a computer and also works stand alone with input from memory cards, Bluetooth (with an optional receiver), infrared (from phones) and direct from camera. A wireless receiver is another option that works with cameras that connect to wireless networks. There is a tiny LCD monitor to use when the printer is not connected to a PC. And there is an optional battery pack to enhance portability.
Like: The consistency of output is reassuring. The paper is printed with a postcard form on the reverse.
Dislike: We find the stand-alone navigation so perplexing that we can only do it with the manual in hand. The tiny LCD screen is not much use for image editing.
Parting shot: This printer is an attractive complement to a compact camera. For anyone who is satisfied with standard postcard size prints it is well worth a look. We found that the setup stalled at the point where it is supposed to detect the printer and would not go past that point. The problem, we discovered, was that the supplied software does not work with Windows Vista – it was necessary to download an installer from www.canon.com.au to finish the installation.
Posted by terry at April 26, 2007 06:13 AM
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Comments
Teryy
Each quarter Charles publishes an update on building/upgrading a PC. It would be useful if you could issue a similar update on digital cameras
eg Best Buys for different price ranges:
Up to - $750
$750 - $1,000
$1,000 - $2,000
> $2,000
I am sure that many of your website/Green Guide readers would look forward to seeing this information on a regular basis
Cheers
Posted by: William Holmes at May 2, 2007 06:48 AM
how i can get it iam from palestine and i wana buy it iwana know exactly how much is it and how i can receive it....thanks
Posted by: mohamad at November 3, 2007 06:52 PM
Mohamad: I'm not sure how you would get this printer in Palestine. I suggest that you look for a Canon dealer somewhere closer to where you live -- perhaps in Jordan or Syria.
Posted by: Terry at November 6, 2007 04:01 AM