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It should be a great printer for her scrap-booking if she learns to use the new digital camera. All the inks are together, so you probably throw away good ink when one color runs out.You can't zoom in to inspect the sharpness of the image, so must check that in the camera to choose the ones you want to print. Its ease-of-use should win her over, plus its compact size and portability.
The seller sent a new pak which produced a clear, crisp print with good color saturation and contrast.The ink cartrige installs as easily as a VCR tape, but seems wastefully large. Cropping and some image enhancement is possible, but with the small screen it's hard to tell if it needs it. (Lots of plastic).
I chose the Snap as a gift for a sister who is challenged by new technology. Nozzle cleaning did nothing. Print layout is limited to pre-established choices - a plus if you want simplicity, a minus if you want something other that what is offered.Recommended for portability (works on batteries too), simplicity and quality snapshots.
She'll never have to use the computer as it accepts most image cards directly. The printer's introductory print pak was past the expiration date, producing striped prints.
WRONG. I did shop around and after visiting a couple of well known electronic and office supply stores and hearing "Oh.if you had an Epson photo printer, you definitely won't be satisfied with any other brand" a handful of times, I came home and ordered this little jem. WOW. The print speed and quality are OUTSTANDING, even better than my old picturemate. If you are in the market for a compact photo printer, this is the one. I purchased this printer to replace my old Picturemate (the original) that died after 4 years of hard use. I really didn't expect to see a huge difference in quality, a Picturemate is a Picturemate right.
I've tried pictures I've tweaked with photo editing programs and pictures that have come right out of my camera, and they've all been great. I probably wouldn't have thought to buy this printer since I already have a great Epson photo printer, but I got it free as part of a promotion when I bought my latest digital camera. I couldn't be more pleased with the results. I will say that I've only tried the 4x6 with and without borders and haven't tried any of the other options, but for just 4x6 alone, it's worth the price of the printer. If I had known then what I know now, I would pay for this printer. I've printed 30-40 pictures out of this printer so far, and I've been thrilled with every single one.
This device worked great out of the box, with sharp colors and good detail for a $100 printer. I contacted Epson, and after a half hour of troubleshooting they sent me a new print cartridge and paper. The bad part outweighs any advantages. They were filled with horizontal lines, so I ran the device through its onboard cleaning cycle.
I get bad color on the first print, then lines appear and won't go away. This corrected the problem. When mine does this, I can run it through a dozen cleaning cycles (using paper each time). It seems to be a problem with the black ink, since the test pattern always shows choppiness in this color.If the printer worked reliably, I'd keep it. and it won't completely correct the problem. It's easy to connect to a PC, and the onboard interface works well (though it's a bit clunky).That's the good part.
However, if you let the printer sit unused for more than a few days, the nozzles clog up. It doesn't, so I'm making arrangements to return it for a different model. Here's what happened to me.Two days after receiving and testing the printer, I decided to print more photos. This corrected the situation somewhat, but the prints were still poor.
Excellent buy. Fast and fabulous photos - purchased the extra battery and now can take the printer downstairs or anywhere I want.
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