Canon SELPHY CP710 Compact Photo Printer

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9 x 5 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AZ0PZ0
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

The Compact Photo Printer SELPHY CP710 is incredibly fast and surprisingly affordable. Plus, print directly from Bluetooth camera phones, PictBridge digital cameras and more all without a computer. It's simply amazing. Print directly from PictBridge enabled digital cameras or from your memory card via card slot Preview your images on the 1.5 inch LCD monitor or on a computer Choose from a variety of print sizes from credit card size to 4x8, use NB-CP2L optional battery pack to print anywhere Print images from your Bluetooth enabled camera phone with an optional Bluetooth adapter Choose from a wide range of optional accessories Pentium 500MHz or higher processor, Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000 SP4, XP (including SP1 and SP2), Mac OS X (v10.2-10.4) Dimension - 7.01 x 5.16 x 2.48 inches, 178.0 x 131.0 x 63.0mm Weight - Approximately 34.6 ounces, 980 grams

Customer Reviews

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49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Canon Comes Though Again!, November 15, 2005

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Stanley J. Wynman "Wynman" (Bogota, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon SELPHY CP710 Compact Photo Printer (Office Product)

I had three of the SONY Dye sublimation printers, and was very happy with them until about 6 months ago. I upgraded my cameras to the 8 megapixel range. Guess what, the JPEG's produced by these cameras exceeds the capcity of the Sony printers. OK, I could still use them on my lower grade cameras. Nope, Sony cancelled the printers and their supplies. Time to upgrade. Sony was not a consideration after being burned. No tech support, and hidden limitations. Looked to Canon and saw thay had a great replacement. Bought it on Amazon for $120 shipped. Pictures are better then the Sony and the per-print charge is less then half of Sony's. The Sony's just hit the trash and I'm getting a second CP-710.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this printer!, February 21, 2006

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Dale Brewer "Jip-B" (Sadieville, Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews
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I love this printer. It is well worth $150.00. I set it up, attached my camera and printed my first picture in about 5 minutes. It doesn't get any easier than this. It printed a 4X6 picure in about a minute. The print is very clear and the color is true. You cannot go wrong with this printer.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for Travel, January 31, 2006

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Robert Salita "Software Developer" (CHI PAR PHX SYD PDX CLD NKC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon SELPHY CP710 Compact Photo Printer (Office Product)

This is a review of a Canon CP510 which shares the same print mechanism as a CP710. Difference being that the CP710 has an LCD screen.

Can't believe I lugged around the toaster sized Epson Picturemate for a year. The CP510 beats the Epson in portability. Both produce good water-resistant (not waterproof) photos. The CP510 power adapter works with 110-220 volts while the Picturemate does not.

Update: 19 March 2006
Comparing photos produced by the CP510 and an Epson PictureMate, I didn't find any marked differences except in one photo. I'm baffled by a color error produced by the Epson. Part of a gray striped shirt become bluish; left of seam is gray, right of seam is bluish (wrong). Changing Epson's printer quality options (auto-correct, digital photo) doesn't change a photo's appearance. Canon offers few options.

Epson prints one inkjet droplet width at a time (all colors) while the Canon prints an entire a yellow layer then sucks the paper back, prints the red layer sucks back, repeating for a total of 4 passes. This seems like it is a lengthy process but the Canon prints twice as fast as the Epson. Note other models of Epson PictureMate's print faster than mine.

All-in-all, for my situation, I prefer the Canon only because of it's travelability; a much smaller size and 110-240 volt power range. Neither one seems clearly superior in photo quality, printer price, features or per-print cost. An important difference is that the Epson has the advantage of being a self contained unit whereas the Canon has various loose parts that must accompany the printer.

Anyone else question why the CP series uses Dye Sublimation printers whereas the --> DS <-- series does not? Shouldn't that be reversed? Go figure.