HP Sprocket Studio Instant Photo Printer - 4x6” Pictures from Smartphone & Social Media w/ HP App. UK Plug

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The four dye-based inks for photo printing naturally have a smaller gamut (or color space) than in Epson’s competing photo printers that use six dye-based inks but, even so, the Canon’s color rendition looks very lifelike and natural for everything from portrait skin tones to vibrant landscapes. As usual with document/photo printers, there’s a built-in scanner, ideal for creating photocopies, but this model lacks a memory card slot for direct photo printing, although it does have built-in Bluetooth. It will also function well in a small office environment thanks to its fast print speed and sensible features. inch square prints, running costs work out to around 25p/29c per print, which compares very favorably with the QX10’s 80p/75c per print. Hi, I'm Tim Daniels, photographer and photo trainer, founder of Lapse of the Shutter and creator of the totally free Lightroom Develop System.

Available in black, white or pink, the Canon SELPHY CP1300 is a portable photo printer that creates prints of up to 6x4 inches in size and is based on dye-sublimation technology. With an inkjet printer, each dot is created by laying droplets of ink adjacent to each other on the page, hence the need for greater print resolution.

Are you planning to print photos primarily out of your mobile, your computer, or maybe another device altogether?

This humble three-in-one can print, scan and copy, but it is most at home when turning out surprisingly vibrant photos.A very common connection method is for the printer to act as its own WiFi hub, allowing multiple simultaneous connections. As we said, many inkjet-based home and office all-in-one printers do print excellent photos, and even some color laser printers do a decent job with photographic images for flyers or brochures.

If you're interested in trying a Zink printer like the HP Sprocket Select but are looking for one with more traditional color options, the Kodak Step Instant is an excellent alternative. This means that you get better color accuracy and contrast, and better yet, can use different types of photo paper, including those from other brands. The Canon SELPHY 1300 makes short work of creating 6x4-inch postcard sized prints of very good quality, so you can easily put them where you can see them or pass them around with family and friends.Interestingly, iPhone users will be pleased to hear that the iHome Dock has a lightning docking station for iPhones.

The built-in colour screen makes for more intuitive operation and again, as with the pigment-based PRO-300, you can create panoramic prints of up to 990cm in length. You'll find the software geared more toward printing from mobile devices than PCs, but it will do a creditable job whatever the photo source. Meanwhile, with these inkjet photo printers, you’ll be able to print quality images right up to A4 if desired.

It comes with a linen cover that folds over the printer to make it look like a fat book with a hardcover. There are quite a wide range of printing technologies across all photo printers, which each have their own advantages and disadvantages regarding speed, image quality and durability. You can find out more about our comprehensive testing process in How we test, review and rate printers on TechRadar Pro.