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Reviews: Snapshot Printers
Sony DPP-FP70
Max. Color dpi: 300-by-300 • Tray Capacity, pages: 20 • Price When Reviewed: $150
Sony DDP-FP70 (Front)
Sony DDP-FP70 (Front)
74.2 Good
Last updated
September 21, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio, PC World
Pros
  • Fast
  • Photos look natural
Cons
  • Pricey
Pricing: Expensive: $150 (9/21/2007)
Performance: Superior: 90
Features: Fair: 69
Design: Good: 77
Pricing
Expensive: $150  
Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $35
Performance
Superior: 90  
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1.4 
Skin Tones/Portrait (secs) 43.39 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 43.88 
Landscape (secs) 45.33 
Color Photo Quality Very Good 
Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Grayscale Photo Speed (ppm) 1.4 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 43.24 
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality Very Good 
Features
Fair: 69  
Dimensions
Dimensions 7.1 by 2.8 by 5.4 
Weight (pounds) 2.4 
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, xD-Picture Card 
PictBridge Yes 
Drivers
Macintosh No 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 80 
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 20 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 20 
Manual Feed Slot No 
Maximum Paper Size 4 by 6 inches 
Output Tray Capacity 20 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 15 
Saturday Support Hours 15 
Sunday Support Hours 15 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Color 0.29 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle
Bundled Items
Included Hardware * Paper Tray * Cleaning Cartridge * Software CD-ROM * AC Adapter with Cord * Sample Print pack (5 sheets) 
Included Software Printer Driver Software, Picture Motion Browser (ver 2.0) for Microsoft? Windows? Operating Systems 
Design
Good: 77  

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