Customer Rating: 
Summary: I wondered about the dye sub process, and I found out
Comment: Have had it for about six weeks. I ordered the one hundred paper pack with its ink container by Canon. Principal user is my spouse, but I have had a fun time comparing it to the results of my HP Photosmart with three inks that I paid a whole lot more for. When you think about it, a 4 by 6 is a handy print size for proofing pics or sending them off in the mail. The usual Canon paper stock is a very heavy cardboard with a post card imprint on the back. The colors come out fine straight out of the printer. A couple times I had to insert and reinsert the card in the SD slot to have it recognized. Like to think that is not a defect because I am happy with the results. One of the advantages of dye sub printing is that the final swipe of the sliding tray gives a protective coating to the print,which is useful. It is a very small unit and would find room in a suitcase, but very tough looking plastic. The little window is not hard to see,and one can do some simple manipulations with the image such as rotation and rough cropping. Overall, if it holds up in use, I consider this a great bargain and a no brainer in operation for the average user. J and R has good order service and packs well incidentally.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ok, but has trouble with Gradients
Comment: So I took photos that included a nice blue sky and printed out a few on this printer. It seems it has trouble with sky gradients. In the photos, the horizon sky is a light-blue/cyan color then it changes to a nice deep blue as you go higher in the picture. When I look at the photo on my monitor it looks perfect, however, when I print out on this photo printer it looks somewhat speckled at the transition from light-blue to deep blue. It's almost as if the printer or the dye has trouble with fine gradients.
For the price of the dye I would expect much better (compared to online printers). And don't try to blame it on my camera.
Another thing. I tried loading edited images onto an SD card and printing from the card but the printer could not read the edited images from the card. I guess it only wants images straight from the camera? That seems silly, but ok. They printed out fine if I printed from the computer though (although see first paragraph).
Other than those two things it's a decent printer. It's nice and small, although I don't like how the paper comes out the back periodically when it is printing. If I sound picky, I am.
Bottom line I think the printer is OK but for the price of the dye, I would rather just get my prints online mailed to me. Seems like that has worked fine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Changed my correspondence life
Comment: What do you call people like me? Photo-aspirants? I'm not a professional photographer. But I shoot images all the time, sometimes a dozen or two a day, trying to create a picture other people will find curious, entertaining, weird, surprising, silly, shocking: "refrigerator-quality," I guess.
Kris Hermanns told me her mother had a device like this, that printed postcards from digital cameras. I bought it on that slight recommendation. I had a new Canon PowerShot A620. I had a trip to France on the calendar. Kismet.
I've always used film. I was a film snob: I wanted beautiful images. The first photo that came off this Selphy CP730 printer blew me across the room. The color was intense, perfect, gorgeous; and in my hand in less than a minute, printed on glossy stock with a postcard back. I compared it to a film print and couldn't tell the difference. It was this printer, in fact, that convinced me that digital photography was as good as film. Not just "as good as" -- better, because of the control you have over color. Anybody want some aging, unexposed film? I've never gone back.
My system (which I sometimes pack up and travel with) includes my Canon digital camera, the Selphy printer, my MacBook loaded with iPhoto (which allows me to manipulate). It's a seamless, no-issues production process. I often pump out a half-dozen curious images a day, to send to friends, colleagues, family. It keeps me in touch with them at low cost. When we have our big summer party, I'll also use the Selphy to print out the invitations (created in Photoshop, so I can add text).
I sent a Selphy to my sister-in-law, Aimee, who IS an art and professional photographer; and she loves it, too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon Selphy CP-730
Comment: This is a great little printer; it is very easy to use and makes great prints right out of the camera. The paper and cartridge are very easy to replace and the printer tells you when to replace the cartridge etc. The controls are easy to operate and get the hang of. So far I have made about two hundred prints, it's a snap.
I bought two of them.
And it is one of the few printers that takes a rechargeable battery, just in case.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sephy CP730 Does What It is Supposed To Do
Comment: Out of the box, with little instruction was able to print from camera, computer, memory card.
Don't expect much from printer editing tools: they are quite primative.
Photos are good resolution and at least as true as the store printed. And is easily taken with when travel to send as postcards home.
See no need for the battery power pack yet. Caution: Don't buy anything but the paper / dye cartridge combos made for this series of printer.
Summary: I wondered about the dye sub process, and I found out
Comment: Have had it for about six weeks. I ordered the one hundred paper pack with its ink container by Canon. Principal user is my spouse, but I have had a fun time comparing it to the results of my HP Photosmart with three inks that I paid a whole lot more for. When you think about it, a 4 by 6 is a handy print size for proofing pics or sending them off in the mail. The usual Canon paper stock is a very heavy cardboard with a post card imprint on the back. The colors come out fine straight out of the printer. A couple times I had to insert and reinsert the card in the SD slot to have it recognized. Like to think that is not a defect because I am happy with the results. One of the advantages of dye sub printing is that the final swipe of the sliding tray gives a protective coating to the print,which is useful. It is a very small unit and would find room in a suitcase, but very tough looking plastic. The little window is not hard to see,and one can do some simple manipulations with the image such as rotation and rough cropping. Overall, if it holds up in use, I consider this a great bargain and a no brainer in operation for the average user. J and R has good order service and packs well incidentally.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ok, but has trouble with Gradients
Comment: So I took photos that included a nice blue sky and printed out a few on this printer. It seems it has trouble with sky gradients. In the photos, the horizon sky is a light-blue/cyan color then it changes to a nice deep blue as you go higher in the picture. When I look at the photo on my monitor it looks perfect, however, when I print out on this photo printer it looks somewhat speckled at the transition from light-blue to deep blue. It's almost as if the printer or the dye has trouble with fine gradients.
For the price of the dye I would expect much better (compared to online printers). And don't try to blame it on my camera.
Another thing. I tried loading edited images onto an SD card and printing from the card but the printer could not read the edited images from the card. I guess it only wants images straight from the camera? That seems silly, but ok. They printed out fine if I printed from the computer though (although see first paragraph).
Other than those two things it's a decent printer. It's nice and small, although I don't like how the paper comes out the back periodically when it is printing. If I sound picky, I am.
Bottom line I think the printer is OK but for the price of the dye, I would rather just get my prints online mailed to me. Seems like that has worked fine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Changed my correspondence life
Comment: What do you call people like me? Photo-aspirants? I'm not a professional photographer. But I shoot images all the time, sometimes a dozen or two a day, trying to create a picture other people will find curious, entertaining, weird, surprising, silly, shocking: "refrigerator-quality," I guess.
Kris Hermanns told me her mother had a device like this, that printed postcards from digital cameras. I bought it on that slight recommendation. I had a new Canon PowerShot A620. I had a trip to France on the calendar. Kismet.
I've always used film. I was a film snob: I wanted beautiful images. The first photo that came off this Selphy CP730 printer blew me across the room. The color was intense, perfect, gorgeous; and in my hand in less than a minute, printed on glossy stock with a postcard back. I compared it to a film print and couldn't tell the difference. It was this printer, in fact, that convinced me that digital photography was as good as film. Not just "as good as" -- better, because of the control you have over color. Anybody want some aging, unexposed film? I've never gone back.
My system (which I sometimes pack up and travel with) includes my Canon digital camera, the Selphy printer, my MacBook loaded with iPhoto (which allows me to manipulate). It's a seamless, no-issues production process. I often pump out a half-dozen curious images a day, to send to friends, colleagues, family. It keeps me in touch with them at low cost. When we have our big summer party, I'll also use the Selphy to print out the invitations (created in Photoshop, so I can add text).
I sent a Selphy to my sister-in-law, Aimee, who IS an art and professional photographer; and she loves it, too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon Selphy CP-730
Comment: This is a great little printer; it is very easy to use and makes great prints right out of the camera. The paper and cartridge are very easy to replace and the printer tells you when to replace the cartridge etc. The controls are easy to operate and get the hang of. So far I have made about two hundred prints, it's a snap.
I bought two of them.
And it is one of the few printers that takes a rechargeable battery, just in case.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sephy CP730 Does What It is Supposed To Do
Comment: Out of the box, with little instruction was able to print from camera, computer, memory card.
Don't expect much from printer editing tools: they are quite primative.
Photos are good resolution and at least as true as the store printed. And is easily taken with when travel to send as postcards home.
See no need for the battery power pack yet. Caution: Don't buy anything but the paper / dye cartridge combos made for this series of printer.