Advantages: Astonishingly good prints Disadvantages: requires special media, 23p a sheet
...announced that I'd bought a Sony DDP-FP30 (well, at any rate, that was the 'polite' translation!)
She was right to a point - We use a Samsung laser printer (which I've reviewed previously)on the main PC - mostly for printing reports, projects and general rubbish that doesn't need colour.
We've got an ancient Epson colour inkjet, which is attached to the kid's PC, which aspires to photo quality, but really doesn't deliver the goods, and there's ... ...which are connected to an absolute dinosaur of a minicomputer (size and weight of a couple of washing machines!)
So why invest in 'another toy which you'll get fed up with in a couple of weeks'?
- well - this one's different! (but I would say that!)
The DPP-FP30 is a compact dye sublimation printer which is designed to produce high quality colour photographs in what approximates to 'quarter plate' format (roughly 4"x6" - less margins).
The claimed ...
dobieg 03.10.2006
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Advantages: Great picture quality from a fast Dye Sub Printer Disadvantages: Consumables may be a problem to get hold of
When I first ordered my Sony DPP-FP30, the first problem I had was the price - how cheap it was for a Sony printer! I was wondering what I was going to receive when it turned up.
When it did turn up the next day, I was nothing but surprised about firstly the size, then the quality of the printer.
Installation was a breeze, just insert the CD and install the options what you want, then plug in the power and USB cable, and your away.
Before we plugged ... ...through 'PictBridge'. Unfortunately my Sony camera is over a year old now, and doesn't have this function, so I could not test it. But PictBridge simply means you can plug in your PictBridge compatible camera direct into the printer, and use the camera to print the pictures direct.
Other software which came with the printer is PictureGear Studio, a program which allows you to create photo albums, binders, photo collections etc. This is a very neat ...
glennbailey 29.01.2006
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