2 lbs - 2.9 lbs Compact Photo Printers

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 HP Photosmart A526 snapshot printer is meant to be simple and easy to use, but we found it simplified to a fault. There aren't enough options in standalone mode, and it's not as fast as the competition.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, Wired, 0.6 min/page, 1.3 min/page, PC, Mac, 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: 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: 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

The Bottom Line: Top-notch photos and easy operation are offset by a big, clumsy design and expensive prints.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 4 in x 7.25 in, Wired, 1.5 min/page, PC, Mac, USB, Camera dock

The Bottom Line: This bare-bones photo printer makes good-looking--albeit expensive--prints.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 1.5 min/page, PC, USB

The Bottom Line: This portable photo printer is economical and easy to use, but we have a few complaints about its output.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Ink-jet - Color, 4 in x 6 in, Wired, 0.8 min/page, 1 min/page, 1.5 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

Editors' Take: Kodak's Printer Dock Plus, the first portable photo printer to support direct printing from cell phones, looks like a winner.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Thermal inkjet - Color, 4 in x 7.25 in, Wired, 1 min/page, PC, Mac, USB

The Bottom Line: Top-notch prints and easy operation makes this the photo printer of choice for compatible Kodak cameras. It does have a few drawbacks, though.

Specs: Compact photo printer - Dye sublimation - Color, 4 in x 7 in, Wired, 1.5 min/page, PC, Mac, USB