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