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Two photo devices fill a niche market.(Up front: news / trends / advice)
PHOTO PRINTERS DOES A 4x6 MEASURE UP?
A major reason to buy a digital camera is to choose, edit, and print only the images you want. Trouble is, few of us can match the speed and convenience of a one-hour lab. Small wonder that digital-photo processing services, both retail and Web-based, are thriving.
In response, printer manufacturers are selling compact, portable models that can bat out a 4x6-inch photo--right from the camera or memory card--in 1 to 2 1/2 minutes. Of the seven models we tested, the Hewlett-Packard and Epson printers are inkjets; the rest use dye-sublimation, an ink-free process. All but the Hewlett-Packard print water-resistant photos. Some will print slightly smaller or larger than 4x6.
These models have a couple of advantages:
* They're convenient. You needn't cut 4x6 prints from an 8 1/2x11 sheet.
* They're fast. Even the slowest models beat the fastest standard inkjets when turning out borderless 4x6 prints.
But there are reasons to think twice before buying a 4x6 printer:
- Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock 6000.(Photo Printers)
- Magazine article from: Australian PC World Shaw, Ryan July 1, 2004 700+ words
...printer and dock in a single solution. Future models of the EasyShare Printer Docks from Kodak may also incorporate PictBridge and multimedia...little off, but were acceptable for standard shots. The EasyShare Printer Dock 6000 is very restricted in that it supports only Kodak...
- Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3.
- Magazine article from: PC Magazine Online May 31, 2005 700+ words
...isn't as easy as dropping off a roll of film. The Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3 can solve that problem, at least if you have...its own ($150 street). Read the full review: Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3
- Kodak inks a new DRTV blockbuster: Rick Allen says the wildly successful...
- Magazine article from: Response Haire, Thomas May 1, 2008 700+ words
...Rick Allen, worldwide director, advertising & branding, for Eastman Kodak Co.'s consumer digital group. "The EasyShare printer line that rolled out in 2007 was a completely new concept for Kodak and we had to get that story out. It would have been...
- Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3: enormous printer lacks style but prints...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Busch, David D. November 1, 2005 700+ words
DESPITE ITS beastly looks, Kodak's $149.95 Printer Dock Series 3 delivers top-notch 4x6-inch photos. It still lacks a built-in LCD, but the dye-sublimation printer now offers PictBridge support. In addition to supporting your Kodak camera, the Dock offers one-touch printing from
- Kodak EasyShare printer dock.(IN SHORT)(Brief Article)(Product/Service...
- Magazine article from: PC Magazine September 21, 2004 700+ words
Pros: True photo-quality prints. Cons: Prints cost 62 cents each. No built-in memory card slots. Bottom line: If you have a compatible Kodak EasyShare camera, this dock/charger/printer is a fine add-on. The 4-by-6 prints it produces are truly photo quality. The EasyShare can work with other
- Epson Updates Its Brilliant Photo Viewers.
- Magazine article from: PC Magazine Online August 29, 2006 700+ words
While Epson's P-2000 and P-4000 photo viewers weren't the greatest portable media players, you couldn't ask for a whole lot more from a photo viewer. The newest versions...
- Seiko Epson Selects Actel ProASIC3 FPGAs for New Photo Viewers.
- Newspaper article from: Science Letter December 23, 2008 700+ words
...data while significantly reducing CF card power consumption." "Many consumer handheld devices, such as the new Epson photo viewers, require fast time-to-market and low-power consumption and extended battery life," said Masa Katayama, area sales...
- View and back up photos while on the go.(PHOTO VIEWERS)(Digital Foci Picture...
- Magazine article from: PC World Perenson, Melissa J. March 1, 2007 700+ words
IN AN ERA when digital cameras take 10-plus-megapixel images, you may find it impossible to rely on media cards to store all your images. That's where a photo viewer such as Digital Foci's $470 Picture Porter Elite or Epson's $699 P-6000 comes in: These handheld devices have large screens, built-in
- dotPhoto's Pictavision Software Turns BREW-Enabled Wireless Phones into Instant...
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 26, 2002 700+ words
Business Editors and High Tech Writers WEST TRENTON, NJBUSINESS WIREAug. 26, 2002 Application instantly places thousands of pictures onto consumers' mobile devices dotPhoto, Inc., a global leader in state-of-the-art online digital image handling, photo-sharing, photo-printing and image e-commerce
- Printers, snapshot.(Product/service evaluation)
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports November 1, 2006 700+ words
...Photo 190 56 Printer 500 16 Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock $160 56 Plus Series 3 17 Kodak EasyShare Printer 180 55 Dock Plus 18 Olympus P...Photo 100 37 Printer 300 21 Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock 135 37 22 Kodak EasyShare Printer...