The Sony UPCX1 High-Speed Printer offers superb quality and convenience in a very small package. This printer has the ability to create four different print sizes - 3.5" x 5" 4" x 6" 5" x 7" and 4" x 8" photo greeting cards at fast speeds. The UPCX1 uses Sony's dye sublimation print technology so the results are long-lasting and professional. The UPCX1 utilizes roll printing technology which allows for higher volume printing. Easy media replacement and a small footprint makes the UPCX1 perfect for space-restricted areas. The UPCX1 also features a Hi-Speed USB (version 2.0) interface which allows for the fastest image data transfer times.

• High-speed printing: The new-generation print engine enables the UP-CX1 to operate at high speed. Printing a 3.5 x 5" image takes approximately 13 seconds. 4 x 6" can be printed in approximately 16 seconds 5 x 7" in approximately 17 seconds and a 4 x 8" in approximately 21 seconds


• Compact and stylish design: The compact and stylish design of the UP-CX1 allows it to fit anywhere even in the smallest of places


• Easy maintenance: The replacement of paper and ribbon is very simple. Because the paper is rolled with the printing surface inside printing surface is protected against foreign substances such as finger prints or dust. Easy handling of the UP-CX1 minimizes the downtime during busy workflow


• Variety of print sizes: The UP-CX1 supports 4 different print sizes. User can select from 3.5 x 5 inches 4 x 6 inches 5 x 7 inches and 4 x 8 inches in accordance with usage. By using the optional paper holder UPA-CPH1 users can switch print size quickly and easily


• Superb print quality: The UP-CX1 utilizes Sony's dye sublimation technology. This means that the UP-CX1 produces photo-quality prints that are crisp vibrant colors with natural continuous tones

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Sony Digital Photo Printer DPP-FP30 - Create lab-quality digital photographs anywhere you go with the ultra-portable DPP-FP30 digital photo printer. Featuring dye sublimation technology SuperCoat 2 protective lamination and a high speed processor the DPP-FP30 prints borderless 4" x 6" and 3 1/2" x 5" prints with up to 16.7 million colors in about 90 seconds on a personal computer. The DPP-FP30's compact design (just 6 7/8" x 2 3/8" x 5 3/8" without the paper tray) makes it perfect for travel. It even features PictBridge technology for convenient printing directly from a compatible digital camera without the need of a computer. Dual-Volt power supply for use around the world Image Optimization functions through Sony's Photo Quality Process helps to improve picture quality including sharpness and automatic color correction SuperCoat 2 a unique Sony Lamination process is applied as a final step in the printing process protecting the photos from color-shift and fading. Sony photo prints are built to last resisting moisture fingerprints and fading Built-in 20 sheet feeder

• Dye-sublimation technology 8-bit color 300 dpi resolution


• Prints a 4-by-6-inch photo in about 90 seconds to 2 minutes


• Borderless 4-by-6 and 3.5-by-5-inch photo sizes


• Photos are resistant to fingerprints water and fading


• USB 2.0 interface PictBridge compatible; Windows compatible

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Sony's DPP-EX5 is a digital photo printer that uses dye sublimation technology a process that creates durable lab-quality prints in vivid color monochrome sepia or paint tone. It is packed with built-in editing and creative tools making it easy to adjust image sharpness contrast brightness and size. These tools also enable users to select and merge images as well as incorporate personalized messages into any print. In addition to being PC and Mac compatible via a USB connection and Sony's supplied software drivers the DPP-EX5 can also connect to a television for larger viewing and editing of photos in the den or living room just like the slide shows of the past. Each print from DPP-EX5 is laminated with Super Coat 2 laminate to seal and protect every photo giving durability to withstand fading spills moisture and fingerprints. It also supports the Exif print standard which significantly improves the printing process through color consistency and final output quality and comes bundled with a self-cleaning cartridge to help maintain and clean each printer at home. In addition DPP-EX5 can print on the new 3.5" x 5" borderless print paper as well as the current 4" x 6" and 3.5" x 4" print sizes offering consumers greater flexibility in their printing options.

• Dye-sublimation technology with over 400 x 400 dpi resolution


• Prints 4-by-6-inch photo in just 90 seconds


• Prints directly from Memory Stick media cards


• Accepts 4-by-6 3.5-by-5 and sticker papers


• USB interface; PC and Mac compatible

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Fast powerful and simple to use Sony® Picture Station Printers help you preserve relive and share the magic of life -- by delivering spectacular lab-quality 4 x 6 color prints at home in about 45 seconds at a cost of only about 29 cents per print. Both new Sony models feature large built-in LCD screens to view images before you print media slots for most current flash media card formats and one-button Auto Touch-Up that can save a shot by helping to correct red-eye exposure and focus.

• 2.5" TFT LCD Screen (fixed)


• One-button print process


• Simple set-up for operation virtually anywhere


• Preview and edit photos before printing with built-in displays and enhanced editing features


• Dye-sublimation technology that ensures a continuous color tone for each print

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The DPP-FP75 is a simple 3-step operaton printer that anybody can use with ease. Created to enhance user-friendly¿ functionality. Users just need to follow three steps to print photos insert a memory card select a photo for printing and print. User-friendly buttons are large enough for easy operation.

• Compact and portable dye-sublimation photo printer with built-in memory card reader and screen


• 3.5-inch adjustable LCD screen


• Red-eye correction and basic editing functions built-in


• Icon-based navigation system


• Backed by a 1-year warranty

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Fast powerful and simple to use Sony® Picture Station Printers help you preserve relive and share the magic of life -- by delivering spectacular lab-quality 4 x 6 color prints at home in about 45 seconds at a cost of only about 29 cents per print. Both new Sony models feature large built-in LCD screens to view images before you print media slots for most current flash media card formats and one-button Auto Touch-Up that can save a shot by helping to correct red-eye exposure and focus.

• 2.5" TFT LCD Screen (fixed)


• One-button print process


• Simple set-up for operation virtually anywhere


• Preview and edit photos before printing with built-in displays and enhanced editing features


• Dye-sublimation technology that ensures a continuous color tone for each print

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Totally Satisfactory

If you're buying this printer be sure to buy ink and paper too!

This was a perfect gift for my mom a recent grandma who loves taking tons of snaps with her digital camera. She had been spending a lot of time+money on going to the grocery store to have digital photos printed out as she still likes the physical aspect of keeping albums of printed photos. When she opened the girft she was apprehensive about it being beyond her level of techno-ability but within 5 minutes she was competently printing her own photos.

The only irritation is that I unthinkingly bought the recommended package from amazon without looking too closely and ended up with one pack of photo paper that doesn't fit the machine. Do buy ink and paper but be careful it's the right size.



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Wonderful printer but a few facts. 1. This model does not have a "tilt" display. It has a fixed tilted display - not adjustable to ones height. The DPP-FP77 evidently does have an adjustable display. 2. Even though Amazon says that "people who bought this also bought" and shows the SVM-F75P ink and paper pack - this pack is not compatible with the DPP-FP67. It does show the SVM-F120P pack which is compatible. 3. You can order this printer (DPP-FP67) now and get it right away (Prime 1-2 day delivery) but Amazon doesn't sell the ink and paper packs for it. I got the printer but will have to wait a week or two for the ink and paper pack to come from N.Y. I borrowed some paper and an ink ribbon from a friend and am impressed with the printer but I think Amazon shouldn't sell a product that they can't support themselves and that claims a tilt display. They even wanted to charge me for returning the SVM-F75 saying that I ordered the wrong item and it was my fault. I had to call them to get it straightened out.More detail ...

Photo Lab quality prints from home!

I had done a lot of research on the Sony digital photo printer and some others online and decided to go with the Sony DPP-SV55. I was excited to try it out because the reviews online raved about it but I was totally blown away when I saw the quality of the first few prints I made. The glossy finish dye sublimation richness sharp color and 4x6 borderless prints make them indistinguishable from prints you get from a Photo Lab. We have young kids and do a lot of scrapbooking so the glossy finish images were essential since ink jet images will fade after only two years.

Setup was very easy. In a matter of 10 minutes I was plugged in and making prints. The paper packs make the process even easier because each pack comes with the film cartridge to print all the sheets from the pack. Loading the paper and cartridges is also very easy. The prints come out fast and you don't have to wait for them to dry.

The software setup is easy one quick installation from the included CD. It basically installs the print drivers for the printer. Once the printer is connected with a USB cable (not included) I was immediately able to print directly from the imaging software that came with my Sony D50 Cybershot camera. It also has a built in Creative Print lab program but you have to hook up the printer to a TV to view and work with it. But the images are nice and you can do some cool things like print photo greeting cards and calendars.

There was no graininess in the prints at all and the images came from my above mentioned camera (2.1 megapixels). All of the prints we have made turned out wonderful.

I suppose I should mention a couple of cons but their really not a big deal: The unit does not come with a USB cable for some reason even though it is required to print from a PC (It does include the video cable). Second some of the colors on our prints (particularily reds) we a little off and overly bright but all-in-all we are very thrilled with the prints it makes.More detail ...

Dye-sub printing at home!

You know you've got quality whenever you buy a Sony product. The DPP-EX7 photo printer is no exception. The sample photo this printer comes with will absolutely floor you. I have yet to produce a picture as beautiful as the sample but I'm hardly the expert photographer. I think the trick to stellar prints is stellar photos. I take most of my digital pictures at a low setting (best for email and such) but the prints still come out great. No grain no pixelation nothing that looks even remotely like a home photo printer picture. Even pictures taken at 640x480 come out crisp sharp and beautiful.

The printer is a little noisier than I expected but it's nothing unbearable. The print-time is also not bad. 1.5-2 minutes really feels like nothing mostly because I don't just stand there waiting for the photo to print. It's always a good idea to multitask anyway.

The editing features are nice (basic ones such as cropping lighting saturation etc.) as are the creative print options (calendars cards stickers etc. - all from the LCD screen on the printer). I'm definitely a novice though so these options may not be enough for professional photographers or people with lots of PhotoShop experience.

My only "complaint" would be that the reds in the prints come out REALLY pink sometimes like the bright pink in drugstore lipstick... Ask them to wear neutral shades of lipstick. And for those gals with naturally red/pink lips you're out of luck! You will always look like you're wearing [$$$] lipstick.

If cost is an issue I'd suggest the DPP-SV77 which costs about half of the EX7. The only difference is that the LCD is a teeny bit smaller and the unit is grayish/silver. You'll be happy with either choice especially if you're looking for a stand-alone printer that produces photo lab-quality results. If you have a digital camera that uses memory stick media you'll be even happier.More detail ...

Totally Satisfactory

If you're buying this printer be sure to buy ink and paper too!

This was a perfect gift for my mom a recent grandma who loves taking tons of snaps with her digital camera. She had been spending a lot of time+money on going to the grocery store to have digital photos printed out as she still likes the physical aspect of keeping albums of printed photos. When she opened the girft she was apprehensive about it being beyond her level of techno-ability but within 5 minutes she was competently printing her own photos.

The only irritation is that I unthinkingly bought the recommended package from amazon without looking too closely and ended up with one pack of photo paper that doesn't fit the machine. Do buy ink and paper but be careful it's the right size.



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Best All-Around Color Among Portable Dye-Sub Printers

Aside from Sony many other brands make portable dye-sublimation printers these days which makes the choice tougher. I did not consider purchasing the Dell HP Kodak or Olympus ones because they are simply too big - I wanted one that I can comfortably bring with me on my travels so I can print my own postcards to send home.



I tried out the Canon CP-400 (form factor even smaller than the Sony DPP-FP30) in the store and found that the print-outs (direct from my camera not touched up by computer) have a blue cast to them and in a side-by-side comparison the Sony print-outs (of the same pictures) have much prettier colors.



And comparing to Sony's own older model DPP-SV77 which I have at home: The DPP-SV77 is bigger complete with touchscreen LCD and Memory Stick/PC Card slots built-in creativety functions such as printing calendars and has a higher resolution of 403 dpi (the DPP-FP30 reviewed here like the Canon models only has 300 dpi). BUT the little DPP-FP30 actually prints photos with much truer color while the big brother DPP-SV77 tends to exagerate reds and greens and over-sharpen any edges. The lower resolution in the DPP-FP30 is not noticeable at all unless I print fine text to it from a computer which is not this printer's intended purpose anyway.



While I am very happy with the Sony DPP-FP30 I WISH IT COULD HAVE HAD (Sony are you listening):



- A battery option so it's not necessary to carry the AC adapter or to be tethered to a power source when printing.



- A button to toggle between bordered (no cropping) and borderless (cropped).



- More creativety functions in the included software.



- Without increasing the overall size by too much add multi-type card reader slots and a small color LCD to choose pictures (better yet ability to trim/crop them before printing). This would also eliminate the requirement that the digital camera must be PicBridge compatible.



The other obvious shortcomings common to all portable dye-sub printers are that 1) paper/cartridge are prioritery and on the expensive side and 2) print size is limited to a maximum of 4x6 (4x8 in some cases). These I accept for now because I want the quality and durability of dye-sub prints (as opposed to inkjet prints). Hopefully these will improve with time.



As no other printer today has everything I hope for (see above) I am still giving the Sony DPP-FP30 5 stars for its excellent quality prints.More detail ...

First impressions for the Sony DPP-EX50

One of the first things I noticed upon opening up and unpacking the box was that Sony does NOT include any ink (ribbon) or paper for this printer in the box. Not even one sheet. So to avoid disappointment about not being able to immediately start using the printer make sure you buy one of the ink/paper packages too.

The included software is "so-so". Sony's included photo application is rough and I fell into fatal errors with it quite easily. Their photo application works directly with the printer bypassing Window's printer drivers which brings me to my next software comment.

It also includes a printer driver for Windows that allows other applications presumably for photos to print using the DPP-EX50. However while it worked it had a little annoying problem where the image was slightly off centered. This results in "borderless" prints actually getting a thin white border on the bottom and right sides. I found no way around this bug including trying to manual re-size the image slightly larger and trying to move it slightly down/right.

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Excellent Printer

This printer is wonderful and the picture quality is superb and they are so clear. I have a Cybershot T-1 camera and the combination is nice. The printer speed was quick too! I couldn't believe how easy it was to connect the printer to the TV and view the pictures that I had stored on my camera and edit the pictures using a remote control. I would recommend this printer because of the easy setup quick printing speed and excellent quality of the pictures.More detail ...

Simply The Best Way To Get 4x6 Prints At Home!

Pros: Prints decent photos from high-resolution images; its prints are relatively inexpensive and indestructible.

Cons: Can't view photos directly on printer; prints fall out of paper output tray when left unattended; noisy; doesn't run off batteries; low-resolution pictures become inferior prints.

Summary: I just purchased the Sony DPP-EX5 earlier this week. I am absolutly amazed! I have been using an Epson Stylus Photo 820 inkjet printer. That printer does produce very nice photos however I kept running into problems with ink clogs poor edges in borderless photos and the speed of the printer. So knowing that all I ever print at home for photos is 4x6 prints I decided to give the Sony a try. I am glad I did! Dye-sublimation produces much better and longer lasting prints. I have made many comparison prints from the Epson and the Sony. Hands down the Sony wins. And that is saying a lot considering Epson's reputation for making good photo printers. I still have the Epson as my everyday printer and it works well for that. But from now on for my photos it will be the Sony. When you factor in price per print and the fact that you are only printing the digital photos you want it is very affordable. I am useing this printer in for photos shot with my Olympus C-5050 5mp camera. I purchased the DPP-EX5 at [local store]for [$$$]. The 25 pack ink/paper packs sell there for [$$$]. Not a bad deal. One last thing. If you purchase the Sony download the most recent driver from Sony's website if you plan to use the printer with a pc like I do. It ads a few fine tuning options not on the included CD. Despite the cons the pros still outwheigh the cons to me. Just buy it you will love it!More detail ...

Really Good Prints

This printer is easy to use and makes really good prints. I have printed photos for years from several different pretty good multi-purpose printers but this is much better and I have not wasted photo paper as I so often did in the past.More detail ...

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Wonderful printer but a few facts. 1. This model does not have a "tilt" display. It has a fixed tilted display - not adjustable to ones height. The DPP-FP77 evidently does have an adjustable display. 2. Even though Amazon says that "people who bought this also bought" and shows the SVM-F75P ink and paper pack - this pack is not compatible with the DPP-FP67. It does show the SVM-F120P pack which is compatible. 3. You can order this printer (DPP-FP67) now and get it right away (Prime 1-2 day delivery) but Amazon doesn't sell the ink and paper packs for it. I got the printer but will have to wait a week or two for the ink and paper pack to come from N.Y. I borrowed some paper and an ink ribbon from a friend and am impressed with the printer but I think Amazon shouldn't sell a product that they can't support themselves and that claims a tilt display. They even wanted to charge me for returning the SVM-F75 saying that I ordered the wrong item and it was my fault. I had to call them to get it straightened out.More detail ...