Neither printer can handle all images from all cameras, though - check the companies’ Web sites for an exhaustive list of supported cameras and file formats.

In our tests, these prints looked decent, but they were no match for manually edited images.Įven if you’re a pro who would never dream of committing unedited images to paper, you may find the ability of the S830D and the Photosmart 7550 to generate an index print - thumbnails of every image on a card - surprisingly useful. They also take advantage of the EXIF (Extendable Image File Format) data supplied by most current consumer-level digital cameras to perform rudimentary image optimization. Both printers allow you to print just the photos you want and not the entire contents of a card. The Photosmart 7550 has a built-in LCD viewer that actually shows you the images on the memory card, and Canon offers the same capability as an option: the $99 CV-100 Canon Image Viewer. The direct-printing capabilities of the S830D and the Photosmart 7550 allow you to print images from a digital camera straight to the printer without the aid of a computer: you either insert camera media into the printer’s built-in reader or connect a supported camera directly to the printer. However, all three printers can produce images of professional-level quality without intimidating the casual user. The Stylus Photo 960 offers advanced paper-handling capabilities formerly reserved for Epson’s more expensive offerings.

The S830D and the Photosmart 7550 offer computerless (direct) printing from a range of digital cameras and multimedia cards. Each printer has its major selling points.

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