Printer Question

[lightningghost]

I am hoping to buy a printer and a digital camera. I would like a printer that would be able to take the camera memory card in a slot. I have found a printer, but it is described as a 'photo printer'. Does this mean that it won't be able to print things straight off my computer?

TIA

LG

[plotloss]

Yes, pretty much.

Photo printers are less than A4 format...

[lightningghost]

cool. thanks

[Simpo Two]

lightningghost said:

I am hoping to buy a printer and a digital camera. I would like a printer that would be able to take the camera memory card in a slot. I have found a printer, but it is described as a 'photo printer'. Does this mean that it won't be able to print things straight off my computer? TIA LG

Several A4 printers will take camera memory cards - just make sure they take the same type of card as the camera you plan to buy. I don't what your budget/requirements are but for cameras the Fujifilm A330 and A340 look like good quality and value.
Re printers, consider the price of cartridges! Why not take a wander round Comet or Staples?

[pmanson]

Personally i'd go for something like this


Or you could do what I do............

Take pics on my digital Cameras
Upload them all to the PC
Put the ones I want printed back onto the card
Go to Asda and get them to print them out.
(They charge 20p for a 7x5 print)

I've got a got a HP PSC750 which set me back a £100 but it doesn't have memory card slots. Prints good quality pictures when you use photo paper.

Cartridges are just over £20.

>> Edited by pmanson on Friday 4th June 13:25

[Simpo Two]

pmanson said:

Put the ones I want printed back onto the card

I don't think this method is guaranteed - I tried doing this with my Mju300 (xD memory, llike Fuji) and it didn't always accept the images. Better to use a CD-RW I think.

[pmanson]

Simpo Two said:

pmanson said: Put the ones I want printed back onto the card I don't think this method is guaranteed - I tried doing this with my Mju300 (xD memory, llike Fuji) and it didn't always accept the images. Better to use a CD-RW I think.

I've had no problems doing this with a 128Mb SD card and a 256Mb CF card. Like you say you could always put them onto CD.
However it doesn't like edited images for some reason but that could be the way I have saved them.

[anonymous-user]

plotloss said:

Yes, pretty much. Photo printers are less than A4 format...

Not necessarily.

"Photo printer" can often mean that it is a six colour printer rather than the usual four so it produces better colours. For example, I have an Epson Stylus Photo 1290 that describes itself as a photo printer, but can print up to A3+.