marți, 10 mai 2011

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Compact Photo Printers

By John Alston


Photo printers are essential for every professional photographer, and they are a gift for photography enthusiasts. One of the all-time favorites of photographers and enthusiasts alike when it comes to on-the-go photo printing is the compact photo printer.

Who doesn't like the idea of having a photo printer that you can carry around with you anywhere you go? This printer can meet all of your photo printing needs even if you're out of the country, in your car, on a road trip, or in a special occasion or event. But before you decide to purchase one of these compact photo printers, you need to understand what good and bad features you can expect from such a device.

The Benefits

Compact photo printers are very handy and compact in structure. You can use them anytime you want, anywhere you want to. Using this device, you can produce only the best quality and professional-grade 4'' x 6'' or smaller photos. The presentable appearance of these devices makes them ideal to carry around even by hand.

The features of compact photo printers enable you to directly print photos from removable storage media and imaging devices. These include PictBridge connectivity; USB ports; memory card slots; Bluetooth connectivity; and infrared connectivity; all of which enable you to print from devices such as mobile phones, laptops, smart phones, memory cards, USB flash drives, tablet PCs, and digital cameras. Using these features, you will be able to print straight from all of these devices even without the presence of a computer.

And lastly, through their LCD displays, fully functional control panels, and rechargeable batteries, compact photo printers become easier to use and even more ideal for limitless photo printing.

The Disadvantages

One of the biggest drawbacks of compact photo printers is that they are only capable of printing photos in sizes up to 4'' x 6''. They are strictly for photo printing only, which means that you cannot use them for document printing. This makes photo printers quite inflexible. Also, because they are small, you can only print tiny photos using them. You can't print an 8'' x 10'' portrait, not even a 5'' x 7'' photo for a picture frame.

The prices of these printers aren't too enticing as well. These devices aren't exactly cheap: they can cost as much as $300 which is almost the same as and even more than the cost of standard sized printers. Although it's somehow reasonable since the printing mechanism and the engineering that has been used to create the printer is valuable, but if you're not really too interested in buying one, you might not like the prices of these products.

Conclusion

As with all products, compact photo printers have good and bad sides, and by knowing all of these facts about the printer will best guide you in your aim to identify whether such a device is really for you or not. By finding out what a compact photo printer can and cannot provide for you, you can make a wiser decision with regards to buying it or not.




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