Sony DPP-FP30 Digital Photo Printer
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: SonyAudio: English (Original Language)
Platform: Windows
Model: DPP-FP30
Product features:
- Dye-sublimation technology, 8-bit color, 300 dpi resolution
- Prints a 4-by-6-inch photo in about 90 seconds to 2 minutes
- Borderless 4-by-6 and 3.5-by-5-inch photo sizes
- Photos are resistant to fingerprints, water, and fading
- USB 2.0 interface, PictBridge compatible; Windows compatible
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable with Lighted Ends - Braided (6 Feet/1.8 Meters)
- Microsoft Office Home & Business 2010 - 2PC/1User (Disc Version)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (3.3 Feet/1.0 Meter)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters)
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony DPP-FP30 Digital Photo Printer
Customer Review: Best All-Around Color Among Portable Dye-Sub Printers
Summary: 5 Stars
Aside from Sony, many other brands make portable dye-sublimation printers these days, which makes the choice tougher. I did not consider purchasing the Dell, HP, Kodak, or Olympus ones because they are simply too big - I wanted one that I can comfortably bring with me on my travels, so I can print my own postcards to send home.
I tried out the Canon CP-400 (form factor even smaller than the Sony DPP-FP30) in the store, and found that the print-outs (direct from my camera, not touched up by computer) have a blue cast to them, and in a side-by-side comparison the Sony print-outs (of the same pictures) have much prettier colors.
And comparing to Sony's own older model DPP-SV77, which I have at home: The DPP-SV77 is bigger, complete with touchscreen LCD and Memory Stick/PC Card slots, built-in creativety functions such as printing calendars, and has a higher resolution of 403 dpi (the DPP-FP30 reviewed here, like the Canon models, only has 300 dpi). BUT the little DPP-FP30 actually prints photos with much truer color, while the big brother DPP-SV77 tends to exagerate reds and greens, and over-sharpen any edges. The lower resolution in the DPP-FP30 is not noticeable at all unless I print fine text to it from a computer, which is not this printer's intended purpose anyway.
While I am very happy with the Sony DPP-FP30, I WISH IT COULD HAVE HAD (Sony, are you listening):
- A battery option, so it's not necessary to carry the AC adapter or to be tethered to a power source when printing.
- A button to toggle between bordered (no cropping) and borderless (cropped).
- More creativety functions in the included software.
- Without increasing the overall size by too much, add multi-type card reader slots and a small color LCD to choose pictures (better yet, ability to trim/crop them before printing). This would also eliminate the requirement that the digital camera must be PicBridge compatible.
The other obvious shortcomings common to all portable dye-sub printers are that 1) paper/cartridge are prioritery and on the expensive side, and 2) print size is limited to a maximum of 4x6 (4x8 in some cases). These I accept for now, because I want the quality and durability of dye-sub prints (as opposed to inkjet prints). Hopefully these will improve with time.
As no other printer today has everything I hope for (see above), I am still giving the Sony DPP-FP30 5 stars for its excellent quality prints.
Description of Sony DPP-FP30 Digital Photo Printer
Sony Digital Photo Printer DPP-FP30 - Create lab-quality digital photographs anywhere you go with the ultra-portable DPP-FP30 digital photo printer. Featuring dye sublimation technology, SuperCoat 2 protective lamination and a high speed processor, the DPP-FP30 prints borderless 4" x 6" and 3 1/2" x 5" prints with up to 16.7 million colors in about 90 seconds on a personal computer. The DPP-FP30's compact design (just 6 7/8" x 2 3/8" x 5 3/8" without the paper tray) makes it perfect for travel. It even features PictBridge technology for convenient printing directly from a compatible digital camera without the need of a computer. Dual-Volt power supply for use around the world Image Optimization functions through Sony's Photo Quality Process helps to improve picture quality including sharpness and automatic color correction SuperCoat 2, a unique Sony Lamination process, is applied as a final step in the printing process, protecting the photos from color-shift and fading. Sony photo prints are built to last, resisting moisture, fingerprints and fading Built-in 20 sheet feederDigital Cameras and Photo Categories
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