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 ...
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