surferdude7's Full Review: Sony Digital Photo SV55 Thermal Printer
This is got to be the Best digital photo printer on the market today for the average consumer. A friend of mine bought one and wanted me to check it out. I was amazed at the quality of the prints, they are as close to a developed 35mm photo can be.
This printer not only prints in brilliant colors, it also places a clear seal over the photo for better protection. This produces life like photos.
The beauty of this printer is you do not need a computer to view and print your photos. Yes this printer is made to hookup to a computer but you can also use it without one.
The printer is 9 ½ inches wide, 10 ½ inches in length and 2 13/16 in height.
Three ways to Print your Photo!
You can connect the Sony DPP-SV55 to a TV with a Composite Video Input to view your photos for # 1 & # 2.
# 1 You can insert a Memory Stick in the upper left of the printer, there is a slot labeled memory stick. You can print from the Memory Stick or load images onto it.
# 2 Right below the Memory Stick slot is a slot for a PC Card. (An optional PC Card adapter is available so you could use Smart Media and other types of Compact Flash Cards.)
# 3 Your Computer for the PC or Macintosh.
Computer Requirements
For the PC and Macintosh
A Free USB Port
RAM of 32 MB and 64 MB is recommended
50 MB of free hard drive space
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM for software installation.
The PC
CPU of Pentium 200 MHz or better
Windows 98 and ME
The Macintosh
Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6 or 9.0
Features Auto Fine Print Function can be set on or off. It is used to make those dark photos print lighter and crystal clear.
A built-in clock to print the time on your photos and to record the time they were saved on the Memory Stick or PC Card.
Calendar Printing is for your own custom one-months calendars from your photos.
Card Printing helps turn your photos into greeting cards.
Sticker Printing so you can make photo stickers from your photos.
Image Delete allows you to delete images one at a time or all at once on the Memory Stick an PC Card.
Image Editing is used for editing and adjusting your photos. You can reduce a photo by 60% or enlarge one up to 200%. Other adjustments are brightness, tint, color deepness, sharpness of photos and more.
Print an Index List of 48 or 80 thumbnail images on one sheet.
Slide Show Viewing is for showing your images as a slide show.
Digital Print Order Format Mode (DPOF) is on some digital cameras so you can mark the images you want to print automatically.
Other Information
3.8 Megapixels of Resolution
Sublimation dye transfer printing in Yellow, Magenta and Cyan in a 3-pass print of 16.7 million colors does the printing.
Maximum printing size is 4 x 6 inches.
File Formats are JPEG and BMP.
What you get!
The Sony DPP-SV55 Digital photo printer
An AC cord and Composite video cable
A 10-pack of 4x6" print paper and a print cartridge for the 10 pictures
1 Paper tray
CD-ROM with the software
Overall
It is a nice looking printer that is very versatile since you can print straight from your digital camera Memory Stick or PC Card.
It is easy to learn how to use and the photos it produces are brilliant!
The colors are rich and colorful and it will print all the way to the edges like a regular photo. You can customize your photos and have some fun with them. It takes between one to two minutes to print a 4” x 6” photo.
The only drawback I see in it is the cost of the photos. You have to buy a package of photo paper and a print cartridge together. Twenty-five sheets of 4” x6” photo paper and a cartridge made to print only 25 prints cost about $20. But if you want dazzling photos then this is the printer for you. Also finding the paper and cartridge kits locally can be a problem, there are places on the Internet that will save you the hunting.
This printer is great as a second printer to print digital photos with.
The Sony DPP-SV55 digital printer comes with a one-year warranty.
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