Canon SELPHY ES2

84 reviews

Jun, 2013

Positive
Usability (15)
Performance (10)
Print quality (7)
Size (4)
Connectivity (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 84 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the size and connectivity. The print quality and performance also get good opinions, whereas views are divided on the value for money.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Canon SELPHY ES2 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: (pcmag.com)

Canon Selphy ES2

As a group, small-format dedicated photo printers are built around one of two technologiesthermal dye or ink jet. There used to be significant differences between the two on everything from output quality to cost per photo. Today, they've converged to...

Print pack holds both dye roll and paper. Highly water-resistant. Reasonably low cost per page

Bigger than most small-format thermal dye printers. Diagonal lines (like spokes of a wheel) print with jagged edges ; Watch the Canon Selphy ES2 Video Review

The Canon Selphy ES2 dedicated photo printer offers an attractive combination of features, but not enough to make it a slam-dunk choice.

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Expert review by: Steve Baczewski (layersmagazine.com)

Canon SELPHY ES2 Printer

PORTABLE PHOTO PRINTER DELIVERS QUALITY

Runs on optional battery pack

Poor-quality sepia/black-and-white from color cartridge

The SELPHY ES2 uses convenient cassettes that house paper and ink with enough supplies for 50 photos. Instead of using standard ink cartridges, the ES2 uses dye transfer: Color dyes are embedded in a ribbon and transferred to the paper using heat. This...

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Expert review by: (toptenreviews.com)

Canon Selphy Es2

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Expert review by: Seow Tein Hee (hardwarezone.com)

Canon Selphy ES2 Photo Printer - HardwareZone.com

When it comes to photography, fun should always be top on the agenda and Canon does it again by injecting the joyous element into its Canon Selphy ES2 photo printer.

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Consumer review by: SarahInMichigan (cnet.com)

Best photo printer I have used.

A must have for those who love to print their photos.

Beautiful prints, easy to use, a lot of features, great looking machine

None that i can see

Mar, 2008

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Consumer review by: teedo (cnet.com)

Great Print color and quality.

I was suprised there was no reviews on this printer but went out on a limb and got this one. The printer is actually fast considering it runs the photo through 4 times. It uses a film cartridge with the 3 primary colors instead of an ink cartridge...

Quality prints last 100 years. Good color tones. Fast Printing. Nice features

Unable to crop a photo if I am using it in creative mode

Dec, 2007

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Canon SELPHY ES2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 32 user reviews of the Canon SELPHY ES2 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Printers on Amazon.com.

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94% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review by: WVD (amazon.com)

Good Single Purpose Printer, but a little dark

I bought this printer to specifically print out digital pictures. I too am having some brightness issues that others seem to have as well. If you are going to be tweaking all of your photos in photoshop, not a problem, otherwise you may have to...

May, 2009

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Consumer review by: WVD (amazon.com)

Good Single Purpose Printer, but a little dark

May, 2009

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Consumer review by: Julien Pierre (amazon.com)

Great photo printer

I have had this printer for about 8 months. It produces very high quality 4x6 prints, much better than any Inkjet. I love its compact size. I don't print photos every day, only a few times a year in large volume. I love the fact that I don't have to...

Jan, 2009

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