6/28/2011

Portable Photo Printers and Everything You Need to Know about Them

By John Alston


What are portable photo printers and how do you benefit from using them? For others who are typically using printers only for home and office printing, there may not be any significance to portable photo printers. But for photographers, photography enthusiasts, and other individuals who would like to be able to produce beautiful solid photos anytime, anywhere, portable photo printers are a treasure. So here are 6 important things that you should know about them.

Portable photo printers come in two forms: inkjet or dye sublimation devices. Between the two, dye sublimation printers are more popularly used because they are lighter in weight and are easier to use without a computer. These dye sublimation printers have their own LCD displays as well as fully functional control panels which make them easy to use for direct photo printing. On the other hand, portable inkjet printers are better preferred by professionals because they can print up to legal size documents.

Dye sublimation printers are the best photo printers in the market. The process of dye sublimation is especially developed for photo printing, and these small and lightweight printers can produce photos which are lab-quality or professional-grade. This is the reason why most photographers want to have compact dye sublimation printers with them wherever they go.

These printers usually have direct photo printing functions. Bluetooth, infrared, memory card slots, PictBridge, and USB connectivity are some of the direct photo printing features incorporated in portable photo printers so that they can be operated even without computers, and they can also be compatible with digital cameras, memory cards, game consoles, mobile phones, smart phones, and tablet PCs.

The maximum size of media that compact dye sublimation printers can produce is 4'' x 6''. These devices are not advisably used for document printing, and they are exclusively used for photo printing only.

Portable inkjet printers have more versatile functions. The ability of portable inkjet printers to produce document sized output makes them ideal not only for photo printing, thereby making them more functional than dye sublimation printers. In fact, these devices are preferred by professionals for on-the-go and travel printing.

Portable photo printers are usually priced higher than average. Since these printers are made to be smaller than the standard sized printers, these devices have been created with more intricate engineering and better workmanship, thus their higher prices. But it's not regrettable to invest in such a device because the advantages and functions that these printers can provide you can really pay for the cost of the device.

Now that you understand these facts and information about portable photo printers, you will be better able to decide whether these types of printers are what you really are looking for or not. But for photographers and photography enthusiasts, having a portable photo printer is very important for them since these devices bring to life their interests and passion, and they can also serve as profitable devices for professional use.




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