Summary: The search is over
Comment: From digital camera to print choose Olympus P-400. For the best print quality choose Olympus P-400. To save on the costs of having any developer make 8x10's choose Olympus P-400. For prints of exceptional quality direct from your digital camera Compact Flash or Smart media --- well you know.
Two minutes after I unpacked everything and assembled this printer I was watching the P-400 create the first print. The menu system and selections on the printer were simple to understand.
The quality was exceptional. Using a Compact Flash required a PCMCIA adapter but that didn't slow this printer down.
... And in about 90 seconds! Unless your Uncle works at Kodak or you do, you can't beat the price and speed of getting a truly remarkable print.
Go ahead and enhance your photos with your PC first. Whatever you do will show up in amazing color on the Olympus Camedia P-400.
My last printer for true photo quality prints!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Available
Comment: I purchased this for myself as a Christmas present. The quality is better than ANY inkjet printer available. Several people who have seen the pictures want to know the name of the photo lab where I was able to get such high quality prints developed.
Positives: 1) Best picture available 2) quick results 3) able to make large pictures out of digital images 4) able to make multiple pictures on one page. I also use this in conjunction with an Epson Photo 1650 scanner to make duplicates of pictures. Excellent quality taking a 4x6 and making an 8x10 (scanner is important for that!)
Drawbacks: 1) Manual is poor 2) the "stamps" that are included to put on the picutures are ONLY available if you print from the memory card rather than print through a PC 3) Cost 4) NO paper other than glossy paper. Also, be prepared to use the 5 sheets of paper (plus a few more) to get used to this piece of equipment.
I have owned this for two months and have NO buyers remorse. Next year I plan to use this printer to make those loveable Christmas cards with the family picutre. (It is cheaper than the local store that makes them.)
If you have the money, you won't be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Using a SONY digital camera & Memory Stick with the P-400
Comment: In December, after some research, I purchased an Olympus P-400 printer and a SONY digital camera (the Cybershot DSC-S85). I decided on the SONY because it had a number of better features. However, I knew about the compatability question of the memory stick being used with the Olympus P-400 printer. Olympus in its literature says it will work and SONY and others make PC card adapters to interface between the two. Contrary to what a previous reviewer said (Michael E. Brown, Sept. 13, 2001) the combination does work and, in fact it works wonderfully!! After purchasing a SONY PC Card Adapter and placing the MSA64A Memory Stick in it(and viewing it on the P-400 LCD screen!!), I was able to print out fantastic prints in minutes. Furthermore, my son-in-law who had called a photo shop and both manufacturers support lines was told that the combination would not work also!! It is a dynamite combination....it works great, with no gliches or drawbacks and I just wanted to clear up any misinformation that may be out there.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent printer
Comment: The quality is as good as any photo you ever seen, in combination with my E-10 I am done, forget developing or printing at any photostore. The price per pic is still high, but the convinience makes it worth.
My only complain is having not having a Linux driver ! I am stuck having to send my pictures to windows before printing..
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ultimate Photo Printer
Comment: I've had this printer for a month.
It installed to a Win95/parallel machine and a winME/USB machine without issues. The output is outstanding. I've printed both scanned pictures and pictures taken with a digital camera and I have been nothing but happy with it.
I think that it prints relatively fast. I get a 20mb photo to print in about a minute.
If you have the money to invest in a high-quality, photo-dedicated printer, then you will not be disappointed with this one.