Portable Compact Photo Printers

The Bottom Line: The Canon Selphy CP770 is a neat, little dye-sublimation printer that includes a bucket for easy travel, but the wireless accessories aren't included. If you're shopping for a convenient travel-friendly printer, check out the Canon Selphy CP760 that offers the exact same technology with a similar style for a better price.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 4 in x 8 in, Wired, PC, Mac, USB, Infrared, Direct print USB

The Bottom Line: The Canon Selphy CP760 takes the pain out of printing photos with its plug-and-play design and straightforward usability, and the $100 price tag makes it an excellent companion printer for quick prints in the home.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 4 in x 8 in, Wired, PC, Mac, USB, Direct print USB

The Bottom Line: The Epson PictureMate Dash printer is impressive in every way except for print quality.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 1.6 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Direct print USB

The Bottom Line: The Canon Selphy CP740 offers a decent feature package and quality prints for an inexpensive compact photo printer. Casual snapshooters will be satisfied with this, but users who need more features should look elsewhere.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 4 in x 8 in, Wired, PC, Mac, USB, Direct print USB

The Bottom Line: With its range of features, decent print quality, and fast print speeds, the Epson PictureMate Snap is a solid choice for snapshooters who want an at-home photo lab.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 0.8 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: The Epson PictureMate Pal's feature set and quality will keep casual users happy with its good quality, fast prints, and convenience.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 1 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: The compact Canon Selphy CP710 dye-sub photo printer is fast and cheap to operate.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 3.9 in x 7.9 in, Wired, 1 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

Editors' Take: The Epson PictureMate Express Edition is this year's slightly spiffed-up version of last year's popular snapshot printer.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 1.3 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: The HP Photosmart 475 is a portable snapshot printer with sufficient useful features to distract from its ho-hum quality.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, Wired, PC, Mac, USB

Editors' Take: A bare-bones snapshot printer at a bare-bones price.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 3.9 in x 7.9 in, Wired, 1 min/page, PC, Mac, USB