Canon SELPHY CP760 Compact Photo Printer (2565B001) Reviews
November 7th, 2011
Canon SELPHY CP760 Compact Photo Printer – 4 “X8″
- Prints full-color 4 x 6 inch photos in less than a minute
- No need for a computer — print directly from a memory card or USB drive
- Prints colorful photos at resolutions as high as 300 x 300 dpi
- Optional BU-30 Bluetooth interface
- Compact design measures 7.9 x 3.3 x 5.6 inches (WxHxD)
List Price: $ 129.99
Price: $ 119.99
Good printer in general but not very satisfied,
I’m still using HP Photosmart A618 to print 5 x 7 & some 4 x 6 photos. I’ll not compare the Inkjet technology with Dye-sublimation because the dye-sub is clearly better in image quality even with 300dpi(dye-sub) vs 600dpi(inkjet). but I’ll write about what I liked & what I didn’t like using Canon brand printer. btw, I print from the PC (fix the exposure, remove noise..etc photos using Lightroom or any other software) and then I use the official software to print.
What I liked:
- The photo is super clear and the printer produces amazing quality (outstanding). you will never be disappointed. I assure you that.
- The printer is fast enough.
- The paper quality is very good and you will not be worried about papers & ink (36 ink cartridge size will print 36 photos, no less no more).
What I didn’t like:
- The paper size isn’t perfect 4 x 6 (101.6 x 152.4). It’s smaller (100mm x 148mm) in Canon and maybe more smaller than that.
I compared the HP 4 x 6 paper with Canon 4 x 6 paper and the HP was bigger by 2-3mm in width and height. I believe that HP produces a better size of 4 x 6 because when I resize any photo to 4 X 6 using any software I get (101.6 x 152.4) which means 1800×1200 ,resolution 300dpi. But When I print this photo size using Canon, the printer will crop automatically 2-5mm from width and height (Canon paper has 2 tabs at the right and left sides which can be removed after you print the photo). The printer will print at least 3mm in the tab area and will crop 2-4mm from the height.
Now if I don’t want to lose any part of the photo, I should resize all the photos I have to 1748×1181 (100mm x 148mm). To do this, I must disable the constrain aspect ratio. but this will make my photo worse (a square looks like rectangle).
To override this problem, I must not disable the constrain aspect ratio but I need to make the height exactly 100mm. that’s mean I’ll sacrifice some (mm) in the both sides of width (if the Canon paper really 100mm height).
- The default colors settings aren’t correct (for me the orange color was warm yellow and the warm yellow in the reality was almost green!!). what you see in the PC screen is different than the printed photo. I printed 8 pictures to find the correct settings for me. Raised the contrast, exposure and saturation a little and not equally. still, the final result not perfect but very good. (the colors, contrast and other settings in my monitor is correctly adjusted. mostly as I can see by my eyes).
Final words:
Before you buy any Canon dye-sub printer, take a look in Epson (PM260 or PM280) or the Fuji (QS-70 or QS-7). Check the actual paper size to make sure you get the 99% of the frame in the final result from the printer. You will need to take a photo to any shop and print it by the models you are thinking of. Make sure to set the resolution at 300dpi and the paper size of 4 x 6. Compare the results and choose what you like then.
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This is my 4th “CP” Printer from Canon. I don’t know why I keep upgrading because I don’t need to. This one is the fastest “CP” Printer yet. I have 2 complaints…
1. They took away the retractable usb cord.
2. No battery support.
Luckily I still have my CP-710 for portability. I use the CP-760 for my desktop machine. I love the new speed, the larger display screen and design of the 760. It still produces great prints so I would rate this printer from a scale of 1 to 10 an 8.5 because of the 2 reasons I mentioned earlier.
Tim of…
Tim Farris photographer
tfarrisphotography.com
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