Epson PictureMate Pal (PM 200) 4x6 Photo Printer

by Epson

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 8.5 x 5.7 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000IIHQH4
• Item model number: PM 200
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com

Amazon.com PictureMate Pal is the fast, easy way to get brilliant photos with rich color, sharp detail and true-to-life skin tones that are made to last. Use the 2-inch, premium photo viewer to view and select your favorite shots. Then, print stacks of pro quality, 4x6 photos yourself, right at home--all with just one touch.

Print your photos, your way with the PictureMate Pal. It's fun, easy-to-use features, and best of all it's PC-free. View larger.

Use the adjustable, 2-inch, premium photo viewer to select and edit images from memory cards, digital cameras, and mobile phones. View larger.

It's compact size and handle makes it a Snap to take this PictureMate with you on your next trip or family reunion. View larger.

PictureMate Pal supports all popular memory cards. And, you can even print from your digital camera or mobile phone. Whatever you choose to print, you’ll get amazing, borderless photos in up to 60 seconds¹. Do it all with or without ever turning on your computer.

Best of all, it always delivers beautiful prints that last generations, and longer than traditional, film-processed photos. In fact, each print is smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant for convenient, worry-free handling.

PictureMate Pal is the perfect way to share all your precious memories. Print all your favorite photos at an everyday, low print price. Each PictureMate PrintPack contains everything you need, including both the photo cartridge and photo paper. There are even matte and glossy photo paperoptions. So, trust your memories to PictureMate--it’s the anytime, anywhere photo printer that anyone can use!

Features and Benefits

Pro quality, 4x6 photos you can print yourself

• Print photos, on glossy or matte photo paper
• Get brilliant photos with one touch--in up to 60 seconds¹

Easy-to-use features

• Enjoy simple, one-touch printing for true BorderFree, 4x6 photos--no computer required!
• View and select photos before printing with the 2-inch, premium photo viewer
• Print true borderless, classic border, wallet, mini wallet and proof sheet layouts

Long-lasting results

• Print photos that last generations, and longer than traditional, film-processed photos
• Share photos so durable, they’re smudge, scratch, water and fade resistant for worry-free handling

Affordable, convenient home printing

• Print stacks of beautiful photos at an everyday, low print price--satisfaction guaranteed
• Pick up a Print Pack and get everything you need for beautiful, 4x6 photos (Each pack includes both a photo cartridge and photo paper.)

Complete compatibility

• Print directly from your memory card, digital camera or mobile phone
• Use PictureMate Pal with or without your PC or Macintosh

^{1. Color photo without a PC in border layout, measured from start of paper feed. Additional print time will vary based on system configuration, software application and page complexity.}

What's in the box
PictureMate Pal printer, power cord, ink cartridge, and Arcsoft PhotoImpression (PC and Macintosh compatible and Exif Print-enabled) additional Disney frames provided on CD

Product Description

Get brilliant, pro quality photos at the touch of a button! With PictureMate Pal, it's easy to print 4x6 photos directly from your memory card, camera or phone ¿ PC-free. The 2-inch, premium photo viewer means you can view and select the photos you want to print ¿ anytime, anywhere. Get beautiful, fade resistant prints the last for generations ¿ all at an everyday, low print price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is a dye ink printer, not a pigment ink system., November 1, 2006

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Tom Ky (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson PictureMate Pal (PM 200) 4x6 Photo Printer (Office Product)

Epson's newest series of portable printers seem like a downgrade compared with their previous printer, the picturemate deluxe.

The prints speeds are improved a bit in some of these new printers, but all these new printers use a dye based ink system instead of pigment based ink. Pigment based ink is used in Epson's professional line of printers because the ink has been tested to last 200 years in a photo book or 100 years in a glass frame. Notice that Epson does not comment on how long prints will last from these dye ink printers.

Though, for the average consumer, they may find the other features of this printer appealing. It has a faster print speed compared with the picturemate deluxe. I own the picturemate deluxe and do not find it's print speed too slow. I'm sure the print quality of the picturemate pal will long just as nice, but it will not be suitable for archival prints if this is important to you.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great printer!, December 29, 2006

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vincent_anton (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson PictureMate Pal (PM 200) 4x6 Photo Printer (Office Product)

This is a great little printer. The size is appealing, and it's easy transportable (with a convenient carry-handle on top). Unfortunately it does not have a battery, so it must still be plugged in.

I really like the fact that the ink and paper are purchased together, and the quantities of both seem to line up fairly well, so I'm not running out of one or the other at different times.

As far as the ink goes, I'm not sure what the other reviewer is talking about, because, according to Epson, even the different kind of ink this printer uses is still archival quality.

I think the picture quality is good for the price of this machine.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this printer!, December 20, 2007

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Sandra N. Losito (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson PictureMate Pal (PM 200) 4x6 Photo Printer (Office Product)

This is a great printer. The photo quality is fantastic and it's super easy to use. The borders are also very fun. I made my own Christmas cards this year!

There are more print layout options when you use it as a standalone printer (not through the PC) like printing wallet size.