Canon SELPHY ES1 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: This compact photo printer produces quality photos, but it's not all that quick about it.

Pros: • Attractive, compact design • Easy setup • Excellent remote sharing capabilities • USB port for additional storage

Cons: • Relatively slow transfer performance • Mapped drives take longer to appear in My Computer • Requires replacement drives direct from Western Digital • Remote desktop and webcam access cost extra

Review summary: 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 t

Pros: The consistency of output is reassuring. The paper is printed with a postcard form on the reverse.

Cons: 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.

Verdict: 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

Review summary: portable dye sublimation photo printer

Verdict: This is an intriguing little printer which can be used completely standalone - though you'd have to add the optional Lithium Ion battery pack - to produce very high quality photos from most recent digital cameras. Both purchase price and running costs are