Survey: Twelve 4'' x 6'' photo printers
by Vincent Alzieu
Published on February 13, 2006
Color picture 6X magnified
Original image
Original picture 3X magnified
Fujifilmnet photo lab
Canon Selphy CP710
Canon Selphy DS810
Epson PictureMate 100
Epson PictureMate 500
HP Photosmart 335
HP Photosmart 475
Lexmark P450
Kodak EasyShare 500
Olympus P11
Sagem Photo Easy 260
Sony Digital Photo Printer FP50
Samsung SPP-2040
One detail immediately shows differences in sharpness and level of detail. None of the inkjet printers succeed in showing the veins of the eyes. All thermal printers do, even the ones that we appreciate less, because of what they lack in precision or color.
On the original image, the eye is half a cm long.
The most balanced colors are the Fuji lab, Epson, Kodak, Sagem and Samsung’s.
Only one printer was good in all quality tests, the Samsung SPP-2040.
