HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer (Q7021A#ABA)

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.6 x 4.6 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GAY5IC
• Item model number: A516
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Introducing the HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer
Experience the convenience of portable printing with the HP Photosmart A516. Print snapshots from digital cameras and memory cards easily without a PC, using the built-in 1.5 inch image display and HP Photosmart Express interface. Under-exposed photos or red-eye effects are easily corrected by pressing the HP Photo Fix button. What’s more, with HP Advanced Photo Paper and HP 110 Tri-colour Photo Inkjet Print Cartridge, a water-resistant 4 x 6-inch snapshot is yours in just 45 seconds! Now you can share life’s best moment everywhere you go.

Print true-to-life 4 x 6-inch, passport and panoramic photos almost anywhere imaginable–-parties, reunions, sporting events, family gatherings or on vacation. View larger.

Get the low down on the HP Photosmart A516. View example.

Print directly from most memory cards, iPods, flash drives (including thumb drives), and PictBridge enabled cameras. View larger.

Worry-free photos, portable printing without a PC¹
Need a new photo printer that is compact, portable, and produces great prints? Well, look no further. With the HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer you can print beautiful 4 x 6-inch photos on the spot wherever you go, without a PC. You can also easily pack or carry this lightweight, compact printer--its tray folds up and snaps shut for travel--making it the perfect travel companion. Easily print a 4 x 6-inch photo at home, parties or almost anywhere—in anywhere—in as fast as 53 seconds. Get truly portable printing, if you purcahse an optional rechargeable battery, for up to 75 prints per charge.¹

Print directly from select camera phones, notebook PCs and more, with an optional bluetooth wireless adapter.² You'll be on you're on your way to seamless, wireless, mobile printing in no time.

The easy way to print your perfect HP photos
The HP Photosmart A516 is easy to use. You can print photos directly from PictBridge-enabled cameras or memory cards³—-no PC required. The 1.5-inch image display lets you preview photos and then print only the ones you want. Crop your photos on the image display to make a 4 x 12-inch panorama prints—-again you can bypass your PC needed. The unique HP Photo Fix button automatically removes red eye, sharpens photos, and improves the color of your photos--it's like having your own personal photo lab on your kitchen table. Consider using optional HP accessories, accessories, including carrying cases to make it easier to take your printer with you on your next vacation or family trip.⁴

Lab-quality, water⁵-and fade-resistant⁶ photos
Make memories last—-print lab-quality photos that resist fading for generations to come.⁶ Your photos will dry instantly, so you can handle them right from the printer—without having to worry about smudging or smearing.⁵ Remember, you can rely on HP, PC Magazine Reader's Choice winner for service and reliability for 14 straight years.

<sup>1. HP Photosmart Internal Battery for Compact Photo Printers not included. Please purchase separately. separately. Number of prints per charge may vary.
2. Bluetooth wireless adapter not included. Supports camera phones with Bluetooth wireless technology. technology. Visit http://www.hp.com/support/bluetooth for a list of compatible devices.
3. Supports CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture xD-Picture Card. Also supports Memory Stick Duo (with adapter) and Mini SD (with adapter). adapter). Memory cards not included, please purchase separately.
4. Printer accessories not included. Please purchase separately.
5. Smudge- and water-resistant only when printed using HP Advanced Photo Paper and HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge with HP Vivera Inks, not available in 4 x 12-inch panorama size.
6. Up to 50 years based on Wilhelm-Research.com light fade testing under glass using the HP HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge with HP Vivera Inks on HP Advanced Photo Paper.
7. Supports Memory Stick Duo (with adapter) and Mini SD (with adapter). Memory cards and and adapters not included, please purchase separately.</sup>
What's in the box
HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer, HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), power module with cord, user's Guide, setup poster, HP Photosmart Premier software

Product Description

HP A516 Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer. Fact sheet HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer Overview The ultra-light and portable HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer lets users conveniently print true-to-life 4 x 6-inch, passport and panoramic photos almost anywhere imaginable, parties, reunions, sporting events, family gatherings or on vacation. This compact and stylish printer weighs less than three pounds and features a 1.5-inch image display that allows users to view and print photos without a PC that are instant-dry, water-resistant and resist fading for generations. One-touch HP Photo Fix button automatically removes red-eye, sharpens blurred images, and improves the overall brightness, color, and contrast of photos.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible value on a quality printer., December 7, 2006

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Phil T. Miller "Phil" (Midland, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer (Q7021A#ABA) (Office Product)

Although there are nice features when you move up a level to the A616, there is a premium attached to that little adjustable screen that just isn't worth it to me. At the price this little printer is being offered, you can't go wrong. Lightweight and compact, with Bluetooth and PictBridge, this is a bargain hunters dream. High quality prints? absolutely. I honestly can't think of a downside unless you consider a print time of approximately one minute to be too long. Other than that, this little unit performs perfectly.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing photos!, January 27, 2007

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Jane Doe "busymomof2" (Longmont, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer (Q7021A#ABA) (Office Product)

I've used the HP A516 Compact Photo Printer for about a month now. I got it on sale at Christmas for $50. What a great deal! A few things to note:

1. The best photo paper to use with this is the HP Advanced Photo Paper. I bought some HP Premium Plus photo paper thinking that since it was more expensive, the print quality ought to be better. However, this was not so! Apparently, the Vivera ink is specially formulated to print on the HP Advanced Paper, which produces even-quality laydown of the ink, with no defined edges between different colors in the photo. The HP Premium Plus photo paper showed a defined edge in the blank ink, giving it a "home-printed" look to the photo. The HP Advanced paper produced photo-lab quality prints that looked awesome!

2. If you edit or crop any photos in Photoshop before you print it out, you should save the file in the "Baseline (Standard)" format, otherwise the printer will not recognize the "optimized" file type.

3. Buy the ink cartridges and paper directly from the HP site to save money. They often have great deals on the ink -- Buy-One-Get-One Free or some other gimick. I managed to buy paper and ink at a price so that it costs me about $0.29 per print (ink+paper costs).

Pros:

- The 4x6 photos are truly borderless! You can't tell that the prints come off of an inkjet-type printer.

- The photos can be printed off with 1 photo per page, or the more fun features -- 2 or 4 photos per page! You can choose the same pictures for all 4 wallet-sized photos, or choose 4 different photos to print at that size.

- You can also print any frame of a mpeg (video) on the printer with ease. Just play the video file and stop it at the frame you want printed. It's easy! The only thing is that the resolution quality is lower, but it looks pretty good for a video shot. (This could be improved with other cameras, but this is what I noticed from my Canon SD630)

- Instant photos! This little printer prints rather quickly and with the HP Advanced quick-drying paper, the photos are ready for handling in a jiffy!

- The printer is truly compact. It is really cute, and can be placed anywhere without taking up much space.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, lightweight, portable printer., December 28, 2006

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The Riceman Cometh (Athens, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HP Photosmart A516 Compact Photo Printer (Q7021A#ABA) (Office Product)

I bought this printer for my mom to use with the digital camera that I also bought her for Christmas. I wanted to get an inexpensive printer that was small, lightweight, easy to use, didn't require the use of a computer, and produced good 4 x 6" pictures. The HP Photosmart A516 met all of the aforementioned criteria.

Setup was simple...just plug it in, turn it on, select your preferred language, install the ink cartridge, print an alignment page, and away you go. It has a built-in card reader that accepts the following formats - CompactFlash, Memory Sticks, Microdrive, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card.

I printed several pictures directly from a CF card and each picture takes about a minute or so to print. I used the included HP photo paper and Costco's Kirkland brand and the results were identical. The pictures were sharp and the colors were accurate. When I compared the pictures to identical ones that I printed with a Canon iP5000, and an Epson PictureMate (not the newer deluxe or express versions), all using the same Kirkland paper, I noticed that those from the A516 exhibited just a tad bit less contrast. It's only noticeable when you compare the pictures side-by-side.

All-in-all, I'd say that the HP Photosmart A516 is a pretty good deal. It's simple to use and extremely portable (you can also purchase the optional internal battery to make it even more portable). I don't know how long the ink cartridge will last so I can't comment on the per-print cost.