Pros

  • Inexpensive
  • Easy to use

Cons

  • Slow, kludgy paper-tray design
  • Expensive, wasteful consumables

At A Glance

The purchase price is right, but use it lightly: it's slow, and its ink and paper are pricey.

Manufacturer’s Description

The perfect printing companion can be yours with the versatility you want and the quality you need, the SELPHY CP780 Compact Photo Printer. You can preview, edit and add creativity to your images on a 2.5 LCD, easily enhance photos with Portrait Image Optimize and automatic Red eye correction features while enjoying computer less printing capabilities via compatible memory cards and PictBridge.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 3501B001
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Macintosh OS
Ports and Connections
USB 1.1 No
USB 2.0 Yes
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 (optional)
PictBridge Yes
Parallel Port 0
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 60 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 4 watts
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 0.0
Dimensions
Height 3.0 inches
Weight 2.1 pounds
Depth 6.9 inches
Width 5.2 inches
Media Handling
Max Input Trays 1
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Maximum Paper Height 6.0
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Manual Feed Slot 0
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 54
Storage Media
Compact flash CompactFlash
SD card SD Card
Memory stick Memory Stick
Compact flash No
Resolutions
Color horizontal optical resolution 300 x 300 dpi
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 300 x 300 dpi

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Color photo Fair
Copy quality n/a
Print quality: Grayscale photo n/a
Print quality: Text n/a
Performance
Overall Scan Quality n/a
Color Output Quality n/a
Tested Glossy Grayscale Photo Speed (ppm) 0.8
Landscape (secs) 76.19
Skin Tones/Portrait (secs) 77.96
Sports action shot (seconds) 71.38
Line Art Output Quality n/a
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 70.87
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality Very Good
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.8

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