Epson PictureMate

usability, price, noise, size, design

performance

94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Delivers great print quality

Prints on only one size of paper, Can't run on batteries

The PictureMate is a good fit if you want affordable, top-quality snapshots without fiddling with your camera.

Low price per print ; Portable ; Compact

Limited to 4-by-6-inch paper ; No battery option

Output is true photo quality, waterproof, smear-proof, and only 29 cents per print. Offers direct printing from cameras, memory cards, and CD, ZIP, and USB drives

Photo size limited to a maximum of 4 by 6 inches. No preview LCD

The Epson PictureMate is an ink jet–based dedicated photo printer limited to a maximum 4-by-6 photo size. But the photos look as good as anything you can get from film, and they cost only 29 cents each.

Epson's Film Factory 3.05 software is included and is compatible with PC/Windows and Macintosh computers. It supports Epson's Print Image Matching technology and is also Exif Print-enabled

Having said all that, the Jobo Giga Vu Pro is still a very nice product that should be commended for its photographer-friendly features and especially for its RAW file support for over 70 cameras, which easily beats the Epson P-2000's rather limited RAW s

Fast, beautiful photo prints

Slow photo-frame transitions.; Large size.; Can only be controlled via remote

Fairly portable, large LCD screen, impressive quality printing

Slightly bulky, expensive, battery isn't bundled

Although it isn’t the most stylish printer out there, the PM270 prints fairly fast and produces decent quality. It won't fit in your backpacking luggage, but for the average family photographer, the PM270 is portable enough to take away on holidays.

Printed photos look great, menu navigation is easy

Prints slower than competitors

If it's compatible with your camera, the PictureMate is a good choice for affordable, top-quality snapshots.

I have no doubt that the 10 x 15cm printer market is going to become incredibly competitive over the next 12 months. That should work out nicely for the consumer, but right now, the Epson PictureMate is already a very accomplished product that let's...

The Epson PictureMate PM 245 costs 10,999 and the Epson Picture Pack, which includes a cartridge and 150 sheets costs 1,514. So the cost per print translates to 10. On the other hand, the Canon Selphy CP800, which is much smaller and weighs under a...