Canon SELPHY CP740 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Selphy CP740 prints decent 4-by-6 inch photos, but overall its irksome limitations outweigh its benefits.

Pros: Dye-sub printing produces continuous tones and colors; includes retractable USB cable.

Cons: Paper type for 4-by-6-inch prints limited to Canon postcards; lacks advanced image-editing features; dark prints appear flat; less intuitive operation than comparable printers.

Verdict: Though the CP740 is advertised as a compact photo printer, the only 4-by-6-inch photo paper that Canon sells for it is postcard paper. Therefore, the back of each photo you print will have lines to write on and a box to place a stamp. I found this frustra

Review summary: It's slow and a bit clunky, but the Canon Selphy CP740's photo prints look smooth.

Verdict: Although the Canon Selphy CP740 falls short in various small ways - whether it's the clunky paper tray, the small omissions in the documentation, or the slow print times - it does print a good photo. Its acquisition and supply prices are reasonable, too,

Review summary: It's slow and a bit clunky, but prints look smooth (albeit dark). Cost per print is reasonable.

Pros: Inexpensive, Reasonable cost per print

Cons: Slow; photos can look overly dark, Needs front and rear clearance to print

Verdict: Although the Selphy CP740 falls short in various small ways--whether it's the clunky paper tray, the small omissions in the documentation, or the slow print times--it does print a good photo. Its acquisition and supply prices are reasonable, too, which ma

Review summary: When you have a company like Canon producing cameras as good as the IXUS range, you would bank on its photo printers having some kind of magical gizmology too. But for our money, HP and Epson have always trumped Canon on both print quality and features

Pros: Quick prints, LCD screen, Multitude of connection options

Cons: Over-saturated prints, Random spots of odd colour, Stingy ink and paper starter pack

Verdict: The colour is off on prints - and it shows. We struggled with the onboard menu too