Compare Prices : Sony Digital Photo Printer DPP-EX50 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Like other dedicated snapshot printers, the $180 Sony DPP-EX50 dye-sublimation printer can work without a computer. You can drive it from a PictBridge camera, and it has slots for Memory Stick and CompactFlash cards. Despite the printer's on-board ...

Pros: Can connect to a TV ; Quality dye-sublimation produced photos

Cons: Some photos had a slight orange tone

Verdict: The DPP-EX50 printed a 4-by-6-inch photo from a PC in a snappy 89 seconds--almost twice as fast as the Epson PictureMate. The print showed very sharp detail and the luminous quality we expect from dye-sublimation prints, though it had an almost ...

Review summary: The sony DPP-EX50 PictureStation printer is a dedicated, at-home or on-the-go photo printer that uses dye-sublimation technology, to create durable, lab-quality prints. The EX50 incorporates both Memory Stick PRO and CompactFlash card slots, as well ...

Verdict: The DPP-EX50 printer comes packed with built-in editing options, such as a red-eye reduction tool. When partnered with a TV, it helps the consumer identify any red-eye problems to be removed, and then the printer makes the correction automatically. In ...

Review summary: This snapshot photo printer makes beautiful prints for a reasonable price, but its design could use some work.

Review summary: This snapshot photo printer makes beautiful prints for a reasonable price, but its design could use some work.

Pros: Fairly inexpensive ; excellent print quality ; fast ; can view and edit photos on your TV

Cons: Design isn't for everyone ; can't view or edit photos on LCD ; no connection between removable media drives and your computer ; no paper or ink included

Award: Editor's Choice!

Pros: Gorgeous print quality. Versatile image input using flash media or attached to a PC or Sony digital camera. Very easy to use.

Cons: Limited to snapshot-size photo printing.

Verdict: The Epson PictureMate is an ink jetbased dedicated photo printer limited to a maximum 4-by-6 photo size. But the photos look as good as anything you can get from film, and they cost only 29 cents each.