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Canon Selphy CP760

Manufacturer: Canon USA Part number: 2565B001

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Bottom Line:: The Canon Selphy CP760 takes the pain out of printing photos with its plug-and-play design and straightforward usability, and the $100 price tag makes it an excellent companion printer for quick prints in the home.
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Canon Selphy CP760

price range: $84.95 - $102.75

Reviewed by: Justin Yu
Edited by: Rich Brown
Reviewed on: 05/28/2008
Released on: 05/13/2008

The good: Rapid prints; excellent photo quality; simple design; inexpensive.

The bad: Large footprint (including paper path) for a "compact" printer; wireless accessories not included; no index view.

The bottom line: The Canon Selphy CP760 takes the pain out of printing photos with its plug-and-play design and straightforward usability, and the $100 price tag makes it an excellent companion printer for quick prints in the home.

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The CP760 is Canon's latest addition to their Selphy line of portable photo printers. This particular model is a no-frills, basic printer aimed at families, children, and otherwise nontechy folks who want to print their digital photos but don't care to deal with a desktop inkjet. We had a lot of fun testing out the CP760, snapping quick pics and printing them for our friends. It's definitely a niche product (print size is limited to a maximum of 4-by-6-inch photos), but when you consider the excellent quality photos and the appeal of instant gratification, $100 doesn't seem like a lot to pay for such a fun device.

Design and features
The CP760 is clearly much smaller than the average inkjet printer since it doesn't print on regular sheets of paper. It's only 3.3 inches tall and 7.9 inches wide, so the printer can comfortably travel in a bag without becoming much of a nuisance. But despite its compact size, the CP760 isn't very mobile-friendly, since Canon charges $50 extra for a wireless Bluetooth USB key. The stock bundle includes the printer, a wired power adapter, a paper cassette, and some trial sheets of 4-by-6-inch paper; In addition, the external paper input tray clips into the printer, and each pass moves the paper through the rear of the printer before reeling it back in, adding almost a foot to the hardware setup. Overall, you're going to need a foot and a half of space to accommodate the CP760--so much for a "compact" photo printer.

The top of the unit has a 2.5-inch TFT display to preview pictures before printing. Nine rubber buttons sit adjacent to the screen and let you navigate the menu, while a media bay below accepts Compact Flash/Microdrive, SD/MMC cards, and Memory Sticks. There's also a PictBridge and USB port for direct printing from a digital camera. Canon made the Selphy series practically idiot-proof, so printing is simply a matter of plugging your card into the correct port and pressing "print." There are also a few auto-editing settings, including Red-eye Elimination, Portrait Image Optimize, and Scene Select. If you have a load of pictures on your camera, you'll be disappointed to find that you can't view them in an index before you print. It's a minor limitation, but scrolling through hundreds of photos to find the one you want to print can be irritating.

The CP760 uses dye-sublimation ink technology to heat transfer images onto their proprietary paper, and Canon sells different media options, including greeting cards, postcards, and 2-by-3-inch credit cards. The dye-sublimation printing process is different from your typical inkjet; the paper makes four passes through the machine: the first three lay down the base colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow), and the last pass places a thin overcoat on the image to prevent discoloration and extend durability. Canon tells us the ink in one cartridge should be more than enough to last through a pack of paper, and color ink/paper sets are available for purchase through Canon's Web site. We used the 108-sheet ink/paper combo for our cost-per-page calculation, and at $29.99, the cost per page comes out to 27.7 cents, an acceptable cost for a dye-sub print.

Performance
Dye-sublimation printers are usually slower than inkjet and laser printers, due to the amount of time it takes for the ink to cool once it's applied to the paper. For our speed tests, we connected the printer to a desktop using a USB cable in order to standardize the average print speed. The Selphy CP760 printed a photo at an average rate of 0.79 picture per minute, faster than last year's Selphy CP740, and Epson's Picturemate Pal PM200 and PictureMate Snap. These types of printers are marketed as fast, easy-to-use printers that people can use at social gatherings immediately after taking a photo, and we're impressed that Canon is still ahead of the competition. The Selphy handled a wide range of color with precise detail and separation. Our pictures had a soft feel to them and could use a warmer tone, but we feel comfortable recommending the CP760 for the amateur photographer and home user.

Service and support
Canon includes a one-year warranty with the Selphy CP760, with toll-free phone and Web support available as well. The Canon Web site contains accessories, manual downloads, FAQs, driver updates, and additional technical support.

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Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 2565B001
Description: With the compact SELPHY CP760, you can print amazing photos with ease from your kitchen, living room, a friend's house, even a hotel room on vacation - all without a computer! Just insert your camera's memory card into one of the built-in card slots, preview and auto-enhance images on the 2.5" TFT display, then print! The big buttons, large display, and automatic red-eye correction make it simple to create superb prints. And it's fast, too; a beautiful, long-lasting 4" x 6" photo takes less than a minute to print.

General
Printer Type Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color
Form Factor Portable
Width 7.9 in
Depth 5.6 in
Height 3.3 in
Weight 2.2 lbs
Printer
Built-in Devices Preview screen
Preview Screen Size 2.5"
Connectivity Technology Wired
Interface USB, Direct print USB
Max Resolution ( Color ) 300 dpi x 300 dpi
Direct Printing Specifications Canon Direct Print, PictBridge
Printer Features Red eye reduction, Borderless printing
Card Reader
Type Card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards RS-MMC, MultiMediaCard, Microdrive, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus, Memory Stick Duo, SDHC Memory Card, MiniSD, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick, CompactFlash Card, MiniSDHC, Memory Stick PRO Duo
Media Handling
Media Type Photo postcard paper, Photo stickers, Business cards, Photo paper
Max Media Size (Custom) 4 in x 8 in
Media Sizes 4 in x 8 in, 4 in x 6 in, 3.4 in x 2.13 in
Card / Label Sizes 4 in x 8 in, 4 in x 6 in, 2.13 in x 3.4 in
Telecom
Modem None
Scanner
Type None

Copier
Copier Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
Connections 1 x USB - 4 pin USB Type B, 1 x Direct print port - 4 pin USB Type A
Power
Power Device Power adapter - External
Power Consumption Operational 60 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 4 Watt
Software / System Requirements
Software Included Ulead Photo Express LE, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ImageBrowser
OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.5, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 - 10.4.x
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details Technical support - Phone consulting, Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 41 ?F
Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%

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