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Fit to print

by Staff Writers  on Jan 1, 1900
Tags: Fit | to | print
As digital cameras have improved, people have found that they can be used to produce more than just web quality images and, consequently, there is a growing demand for photo printers. While traditiona
As digital cameras have improved, people have found that they can be used to produce more than just web quality images and, consequently, there is a growing demand for photo printers. While traditionally the desktop printer has been adapted for the purpose through the addition of a photo ink cartridge and the use of specialised glossy paper, some manufacturers are testing the water with purpose built photoprinters that do not even require a PC or fancy software.
Instead, they make use of a television set for image selection and editing. While they can still link to a PC it is not their primary function and they are more at home printing images direct from the camera or media such as CompactFlash, SmartMedia or Sony's Memory Stick. While these dedicated

printers have the advantage of convenience, they have cost disadvantages and are restricted to the standard 6 x 4 photo size.

Of the five printers in this Labs roundup, one is a general-purpose desktop printer with photo capabilities, two are specialist desktop photo-quality printers, and two are the new small format printers. They were all tested with the same two test images, including the photo taken by the Olympus Camedia C-3030 Zoom from the Digital camera Labs (p42), and were printed from a Pentium III/450MHz with 192MB of RAM. Further comparisons were made with images downloaded from a digital camera and the new small format printers were also tested connected to a TV set.

Technical Editor Tim Dean
Contributor David Hellaby
This article appeared in the June, 2001 issue of PC Authority.


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