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Canon CP-330

$250.00 Released March, 2004

The Pros:Included glossy paper has a protective coating that helps protect the pictures. Image quality is good, looks just like a picture from a photo lab. Compact design can be taken with you on vacation, nice for transport.

The Cons:Cost per print is very high, much higher than sending pictures to a photo lab. Occasionally processes a picture very fuzzy, same picture will look fine printed elsewhere. Some of the internal components wear out fairly easily with regular use.

The Canon CP-330 is a mid-level, portable dye-sub photo printer. The main difference between the entry-level CP-220 and the more advanced CP-330 is the included battery pack intended for increased portability.

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The CP-330 can be operated on the road with a car adapter if purchased separately. As a small format printer, this device is capable of printing credit card sized prints (2.1" x 3.4"), mini-stickers (0.9" x 0.7", 8 per sheet), 4” x 6” prints and also 4" x 8" prints. The CP-330 comes with one 4” x 6” combination photo paper/ink cassette and one 4" x 8" pack, but additional cassettes can be purchased if one needs different sized paper or refills. The standard 4” x 6” pack of 36 prints costs approximately $12, making each photo $0.33. Printing can be accomplished with a computer or directly from a Canon camera via USB.

Features

Printer type: full-color direct digital printer
Printing method: Dye-Sublimation thermal transfer (with overcoating)
Print speed: postcard size - 85 sec, credit card Size - 40 sec, 8-mini labels - 40 sec, wide size - 106 sec
Print resolution: 300 x 300 dpi, 256 gradations/color
Interface: direct connection to camera using via USB, connection to computer via USB
Ink: dedicated ink cassette (Y/ M/ C, overcoating)
Power source: AC power, rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack, or car cigarette lighter (purchased separately)
Dimensions & weight: 6.7 x 4.8 x 2.2 in, 30.3 oz (excluding paper cassette and ink cassette)

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included glossy paper has a protective coating that helps protect the pictures
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image quality is good, looks just like a picture from a photo lab
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compact design can be taken with you on vacation, nice for transport
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simple operation, just plug-and-play, no trick to the setup at all
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calibration for accurate proofs is a quick process

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cost per print is very high, much higher than sending pictures to a photo lab
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occasionally processes a picture very fuzzy, same picture will look fine printed elsewhere
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some of the internal components wear out fairly easily with regular use
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preview/adjustment screen doesn't show the actual picture but a generic smiling child, hard to see the effects adjustments have