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beginagainagainbeginI just came home from 3 weeks in NZ. I loved putting in a tiny sticker picture a day of a highlight of my trip. When I am just living my regular life, I only put in one or two a week. I bought the Canon Selphy printer with the CP 400 cassette and the card size paper (KC 18IS) for the higher quality photos for the archival quality (thermal printer photos last 2 to 35 years).
cat_scratch_creativeThe selphy I have is a 4x6 printer. Not the best size for an A6. My pocket printer is a Kodak Retro Mini 2 (dye sublimation) and I’ve had it 2.5 years (I love it so much) after much disappointment with several zink printers. Hope this helps.
hiroo916color lasers generally don't print photos (continuous color tones) well but are more for designed graphics, etc. depending on how much color prints and the size you make, I'd say: get a Brother black and white laser for general printing and a Canon Selphy 4x6 color prints printer for the occasional color print. Or you could even print 4x6's at Walgreens for a few dimes if that works better and not even buy a color printer.
jec6613Canon Selphy for 4x6. Bigger than that, they become not really portable. You can get a battery for it, but I didn't, just plug it in wherever I am.
papergirl_312Canon selphy if you want 4x6. Hp Sprocket for smaller pics. I will warn that the Sprocket isn't recommended for longevity, it uses thermal paper that will fade over time. Highly recommend the Canon Selphy though.
211logosSome of the old point and shoots did that, but you might need old cables, old printers, etc. Could be even more of a technical nightmare than use current tech. Some fairly recent Canons can still connect via USB to a Selphy printer I think via PictBridge. Instead, i'd look for a current printer that can work from an SD card. Not sure why that's any different than using USB, and you'll have to have some sort of storage IN the camera anyway. The Selphy printers can print from inserted SD cards, maybe others. If you want fast, that might be it. Or maybe try Instax if you can live with their small prints and low resolution.
2pnt0Selphy It is dye-sub, which prints thermal from ribbon dye cartridges. It's doesn't have the best gamut or color accuracy, but inkjet 'casually' is a recipe for a nightmare of dealing with clogged nozzles every time you go to print until you just want to chuck it in a dumpster.
50plusGuyI own one but I haven't even unboxed it. A Selphy is a wonderful machine to once in a blue moon or like every week? print an entire postcard. Dye sub tech is excellent for sitting around and doing nothing; i.e you 'll go through some hassle to revive a fountain pen, you used a year ago, but your Selphy will just fire up. Print quality seems decent and the results aren't overly sensitive / quite abusable. But: Prints *are* expensive. If you are a penny pincher, with all the time in the world: Order from DM. If you are an artist: Print bigger! IMHO Selpys are intended to serve as a Polaroid substitute; bring yours somewhere, give people pictures, right in the spot. (You need to buy an extra battery, to print in the field). A wealthy friend of mine uses his Selphy at home. Mine is intended to serve in a pinch.
