Are you planning to buy a picture printer? If you have already done some hunting around you know what’s in store. Are you yet to shop around? Let me tell you that you will be amazed at the variety. Variety not just in brands but in prices too. When you go shopping there are a certain things which you need to check when buying a photo printer. And when I say certain things I don’t mean company name or the price.
That is a mistake which many shoppers make when they buy a printer. All they look for is a brand and price tag. If they find a good brand with a price that suits their budget, they are ready to check out. That is okay as long as you are buying printers just for text. But that is not a good way to buy a picture printer. There are many small details which you need to look for when it comes to printing a good quality photo. Because that is what we are looking for when we buy a photo printer.
Now the quality of the photo depends upon the technical aspects of the picture printer and that is what you should look for! A good print will depend on the quality of the image the picture has, the resolution, banner size, how many pages it can take, dimensions of the print and even the speed with which it prints. These things should be the determining factors. So determine your budget and then compromise on these features.
A general desktop printer has 8.5 inch wide paper but that is not the case with a photo printer. Each printer has its own size intake. Some printers take standard size, others letter size, then some take banner size paper and the compact ones take 4” x 6” paper. The size of the paper is pivotal in the price of the printer.
Other than that, it is important to look out for whether it has the facility to print the pictures directly without the using a computer. Yes there are photo printers in which you don’t need to transfer the pictures to a computer. All you need to do is connect your media card or camera to the printer.
If you wish to have this feature check whether the printer you are looking at has a slot which accepts media cards. Not all printers have this feature. Even some of the high end printers don’t have this feature. Another thing to keep in mind is to not fall just by the label of the printer which simply says high speed. Check the exact speed of the printer.