| Photo printers are printers designed to print | | | | images in the memory before printing, and |
| good quality photographs on photo paper. They | | | | this makes the entire process much faster. |
| have many nozzles and have printing droplets | | | | |
| as small as 1 Pico liter. Many have digital | | | | There are many types of printers you could |
| meter readers or memory cards that print | | | | choose from. Inkjet photo printers offer |
| without the help of a computer. Some of the | | | | photo printing but are also capable of |
| latest printers can even print directly from | | | | printing other material. Dedicated photo |
| a camera or from a camera in a docking | | | | printers print only on photo paper, and |
| station or "PictBridge" that supports this | | | | professional photo printers are capable of |
| feature. | | | | giving large printouts. Photo resolutions of |
| | | | these are up to a maximum of 1,200 by 4,800 |
| Before choosing a digital photo printer, | | | | dpi. When you choose a printer, look for one |
| assess your needs. Do note that | | | | that can print wallet-size as well as |
| photo-specialized printers may not be good at | | | | reasonably large pictures. |
| any other kind of printing, and even if these | | | | |
| do print, it will be very expensive. When | | | | Printers use four colors, which are cyan, |
| you buy a printer, keep in mind the running | | | | yellow, magenta, and black. Some photo |
| costs, including paper, ink, or toner. These | | | | printers also add light cyan and light |
| costs are frequent, and they will have to be | | | | magenta, and a few even offer red and green |
| considered. It should also offer waterproof | | | | or red and blue. These additional colors add |
| and long-lasting prints. Usually, thermal-dye | | | | to the printer's color range and are able to |
| printers have a clear over coating to shield | | | | print fine changes in color as in skin tones |
| the image, while inkjet printers are usually | | | | or the colors of fields. Some printers are |
| waterproof. | | | | also able to print halftones well. If you |
| | | | are into black and white photography, |
| When choosing a printer, ensure that the | | | | consider one that offers you printing with |
| proportions on the image sensor and printer | | | | black and gray inks. Many color printers use |
| match. If these do not, then the picture may | | | | composite ink to give you black and white |
| have to be cropped or you may have to trim | | | | prints. |
| down the size to fit it to the page. | | | | |
| | | | Some of the photo printers available today |
| Memory is also an important factor, as | | | | are Tektronix's Phaser 140, Epson Stylus 800, |
| processing images is a complex task. Many | | | | Olympus P-400, Kodak Picture Maker Iris |
| printers have the computing powers of a PC. | | | | 3047HS, and more. Look at what each has to |
| In fact, some printers are capable of forming | | | | offer and take the one that suits you best. |