Quantcast
PC World: Technology Advice You Can Trust
Find a Review
Free Newsletters
Receive the latest reviews, how-to's, news, and more.
Biz-Tech Tips & Reviews
Tech-Savvy Business
Bargain Bulletin
WiFi Finder
Locate wireless services by a specific address, city, state, country, airport, or zip code.
RSS Feeds
Get our latest content via convenient RSS feeds.
Printers
Become a PCW Member
Join the community and start enjoying the benefits:
  • Get tech advice from thousands of PC World Members
  • Rate and recommend the latest tech products
  • Share your thoughts in blog and article comments
  • Get free excerpts and exclusive discounts on Super Guides
Reviews: Snapshot Printers
Canon Selphy CP740
Max. Color dpi: 300-by-300 • Tray Capacity, pages: 36 • Price When Reviewed: $100
Canon USA Canon Selphy CP740 (Front)
Canon USA Canon Selphy CP740 (Front)
83.5 Very Good
Last updated
October 26, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio, PC World
Pros
  • Inexpensive
  • Reasonable cost per print
Cons
  • Slow; photos can look overly dark
  • Needs front and rear clearance to print
Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $100 (null)
Performance: Fair: 65
Features: Superior: 97
Design: Good: 74
Pricing
Very Inexpensive: $100 (null)  
Performance
Fair: 65  
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.7 
Skin Tones/Portrait (secs) 83.15 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 74.45 
Landscape (secs) 87.6 
Color Photo Quality Very Good 
Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Grayscale Photo Speed (ppm) 0.7 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 84.33 
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality Fair 
Features
Superior: 97  
Dimensions
Dimensions 7 by 5 by 2.5 
Weight (pounds) 2.1 
Resolutions
Max. Color dpi 300-by-300 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet No 
Media Card Readers CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card 
PictBridge Yes 
Other Interfaces Bluetooth optional 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 60 
Standby Power Draw (watts)
Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard
Number of Input Trays, Maximum
Tray Capacity, pages 36 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 36 
Manual Feed Slot No 
Maximum Paper Size 4 by 6 inches 
Output Tray Capacity
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 16 
Saturday Support Hours 10 
Sunday Support Hours
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Color 0.27 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle
Bundled Items
Included Hardware 4"x6" trial ink, paper and cassette, Power Adapter, Cleaner Stick 
Included Software Setup Software and User's Guide 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Readers rate Canon better than average in practically every reliability and support category. This stellar performance is even more impressive when you consider that Canon aced our last R&S survey too. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Better than Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Better than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Better than Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Better than Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Better than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Better than Average 
Design
Good: 74  

PC World's Marketplace

PC World's Free Whitepapers

Name City
Address 1 State Zip
Address 2 E-mail (optional)