Customer Reviews

Olympus P-11 Premium 4 x 6 Digital Photo Printer

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The Olympus printer truly produces photos that are indistinguishable from those you'd get in the photoprocessing stores or online photo sources.

Unfortunately, the printer prints on the dark side and colors on all photos must be brightened (almost to the point of color blow out) to correct this. Also, the printer drivers didn't install correctly for me. The default appears to be Spanish rather than English. Reinstalling using the provided CD has not rectified the problem.

Also, potential purchasers must seriously consider whether about $29 is a reasonable price for 100 prints, because that is what the printer packs cost. Yes, the convenience of printing at home (or during travel) is grand, but many online companies now offer volume pricing for print orders.

This is the printer that I have been waiting for. It does exactly what I hoped for. The color is rich. The pics look as good or better than a processing house would do...and much quicker. Very simple to use, even I couldn't screw it up. Highly recommend.

Very happy with this printer. I am, always, concerned with quality performance. But, also with price. I wanted a photo printer that I could print right here at my computer and not have to go to some store to print out. So, the price of paper and printing film was a concern, too, but not to important for the low quantity I print. This printer was less than half price to purchase from Amazon.com, and the paper and film less than half price, too. So, I feel I am getting what I wanted at the price I was willing to pay. Can't beat that! Plus, the most important part, the prints are absolutely beautiful, every time. I recommend this printer and Amazon.com price and service.

I was amazed at the quality of the prints from this little machine. The glossy coating makes it looks and feel like a print from a lab. The footprint is exceptionally small, the unit is fairly quiet, and the prints come out at roughly the 33 seconds the manufacturer said it would.

I purchased this printer for mainly 4x6 prints & my Canon printer for larger prints. The picture quality is often different from my PC monior screen and I have to adjust the graphic setting for different pictures. In other words, I have to waste several test prints before I finally get a picture close to the monitor. Also when I print, I need to individually import/transfer picture files into the Olympus software from My Pictures folder of Window XP. It cannot just click the picture and send it to the printer. What a pain! This product is OK if you print pictures directly from a camra and your expectation of photo quality is low. Once the color condition is met, the print itself is fantastic with waterproof paper.

I purchased this printer because my previous P-10 broke down and a Dye-Sub Printer is a must in my photo business. This printer has done exactly what I needed and I would recommend it to any serious photo print enthusiast.

Makes perfect 4x6 photos every time.
It is quick, cheap to operate, and simple to use.
The only problem I have, is it is not supported by windows 7, so until the driver developers get off of their butts and do something about it
I am stuck using it on my laptop with XP Professional.

Printer works for all of my basic 4x6 printing needs. I can print nice pictures from my digital camera, PC, and/or cell phone. Pictures are nice and clear. This printer takes no time with processing the information sent to it.

I'd been using an Epson Photomate for a couple years. The prints from that were excellent - when it worked. That is a ink cartridge printer and I had several cartridges fresh direct from Epson that only gave me a handful of prints before the images went bad. They promise to reimburse you if you send back the paper and I have about 200 sheets of paper left over.

The Olympus has been terrific. I've printed about 250 photos and not a single reject. The images are just as good as the Epson and on par with typical lab work. The warmup and print speeds are fantastic.

I've used the 100 pack and 50-pack paper refill. The ribbon is noisier with the 100-pack - like it's pulling real hard - so I'll probably stick with the 50's to be safe. On other reviewer said his 100 roll snapped.

I really like the Olympus dye sub process better than the ink jet. It is so much more reliable than multiple inks. The clear coat is a big advantage as well.

My only complaint isn't enough to drop it from a 5 rating but if I print a bunch of photos and run out of paper part way through I get an error message saying the paper is out (fair enough) but then the remaining prints are just cancelled. With my regular paper printer if I run out of paper I can just refill it and click OK and resume printing - not so with the Olympus. It's something with their printer driver and I'm current as of Sep 2007.

So, I'm careful to select a small batch to print when I think I'm running low on paper.

I have tried several different photo printers and have found the Olympus P-11 to be the best. It has a small foorprint, is very easy to use, prints a very good quality, water-resistant 4X6 color photo in just a few seconds and is very durable.