Sony today launched a new photo printer, the PictureStation DPP-FP30, which lets users print lab quality prints from their digital cameras directly without the use of a PC. The printer will cost $150 (with 40-sheet print pack) and will be available in October, Sony says.
The DPP-FP30 measures about 7- by 5.5- by 2.5-inches, and uses dye-sublimation technology to produce the photos, Sony says. Each photo is also sealed with SuperCoat 2 laminate, which the company says will make the prints resistant to spills, moisture and fingerprints. The PrintStation can print both 3.5- by 5-inch and 4- by 6-inch photos.
The printer is PictBridge compatible, meaning that if you have a PictBridge-enabled digital camera, you can print directly to the PrintStation without having to turn on a PC. When you do hook it up to a PC (via USB cable), the device will come with bundled photo editing software, Sony says.
Back to Cool ToolsI teach kindergarten and first grade. I need a simple digital camera to take Portfolio pictures of my students that I can quickly print out in class.
Posted by: Cynthia J. Hain on October 13, 2004 02:47 AMI just picked one of these up. It works well. I had to do a firmware upgrade for my DSC-T1 to get PictBridge to work, but it worked fine with my (Japanese import) DSC-T3.
I have a short review here:
http://www.robert.to/reviews/dpp-fp30.html
Posted by: Robert on October 16, 2004 02:27 AMI just picked one of these up. It works well. I had to do a firmware upgrade for my DSC-T1 to get PictBridge to work, but it worked fine with my (Japanese import) DSC-T3.
I have a short review here:
http://www.robert.to/reviews/dpp-fp30.html
Posted by: Robert on October 16, 2004 02:27 AMI just picked one of these up. It works well. I had to do a firmware upgrade for my DSC-T1 to get PictBridge to work, but it worked fine with my (Japanese import) DSC-T3.
I have a short review here:
http://www.robert.to/reviews/dpp-fp30.html
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