Very good image quality - easy to use

After seeing the printer at Photokina I bought it for my parents. These are more than 70 years old and come properly handle it. The design with a cassette ribbon and printer paper is unbeatable. It could not go well. By the printing process (sublimation) you have no problems with one-drying ink or the like. We had left an Epson PictureMate in action and after a few years more than 50 sheets of paper, because a lot of ink has been used for print head cleaning.

The quality of the images is outstanding. What is disturbing, however, the format 10x15 cm means an aspect ratio of 2: 3. This is ideal for pictures of SLR. However, most users are with normal digital cameras, with the format 4: 3 come along. These images are then automatically trimmed up and down. You can create the pressure with an edge, then the images are, however, all provided with an edge and the usable image is smaller.

Actually a 5 star product, but one thing bothered me tremendously. It is supplied with no cartridge. Ie you get a printer and can not immediately use it. Apart from the consumables is equal ordered. Class thing if one has presented the printer.

The second stumbling block: the printed manual is very short. The detailed is on a CD. Now, the printer is designed for people who just do not have a PC or are willing to spend still images. Since Canon should think times about it.