Canon Selphy ES1 Compact Photo Printer (0324B001)

Overall it seems like this printer would be great, however, there is a big big issue here. The pictures that are printed are very dark. This makes people's faces almost impossible to see. I'm using iPhoto to print my pictures instead of printing directly from the camera/memory card itself so mabye that is the issue. I've seen this complaint on numerous message boards (including this one) and I didn't really believe it, but now that I own the printer I can tell you that it is a real problem. There has not been a "fix" released by Canon for this problem yet and I get the feeling there never will be from what their customer support has been telling me. Buyer Beware.

I recently purchased a Canon Selphy ES1 compact printer, and I've already printed about 50 pictures. From the very first picture, this printer has produced dead on gorgeous prints. I have zero complaints. You load the ink/paper cartridge, turn it on and print, either from an insertable digital memory card, or from your computer using a USB cord. In addition, its footprint (space it occupies on your desk) is negligible (approximately 8" wide by 4" deep) as it is upright rather than flat. The combined ink/paper cartridge extremely cost effective compared to the cost of buying ink and paper separately. The software that comes with the printer is easy to use and intuitive. In fact, the Easy Printer Guide software makes finding and printing any picture on your computer a snap. The manual is well written and easy to follow. In short, I am delighted with this printer, and I recommend it highly.

I really wanted to give Canon 5 stars on this one. The footprint is small, the idea so superb, but the printer doesn't reproduce the pictures I print faithfully. Canon support has been excellent, but, they replaced my ES1 that was printing dark pictures with an all new one, and the results were the same. So, until I can get a true representation of the pictures that I am trying to print, this printer gets a 3 star. The print quality is amazing, but the darkness of the prints makes the features on a person's face undetectable, ruining all family pics. There is no option to make adjustments on the printer, so unless you want to edit all your pictures (that really don't need editing) you are stuck with darker than real shots.

Overall, pretty nice looking photos. I am impressed. The paper is not sticky after it prints as is the case with the HP printer that I have. My only gripe, is that I cannot find the cartridge refills anywhere. Are they being phased out, discontinued? Maybe because of the Holidays they are in short supply. Many online places have them as sold out. Forget about getting them around town,no one has them. I would rate this a 4 star, I really like the ease of use, but really do not like the fact that I need to look and look around for the cartridges.

Once you accept the obvious about this compact printer you will love it. It is, obviously, very small and light and intended for absolutely carefree printing of almost 4X6 inch snapshots. Just insert the memory media from your camera into the Selphy (no computer needed) and you can crop, make the simple adjustments to the image that would satisfy most of us for a snapshot, push the button and enjoy the blank photo sheet slide out, rotate, adjust itself properly and slide in and out several times applying each layer of color and a final coating. The image is very good, but not as good, in my opinion, as a top-of-the-line ink jet printer. But very good, nevertheless. Detail is superb so landscape photos are great. It is the perfect printer to spit out today's snaps of that quaint town you visited (you can certainly bring Selphy with you in the car or RV -- it can even run on batteries) and give a copy to those new friends you made at the local pub. For that great photo you captured to display on your dining room wall wait until you get home and use a professional printer. But for ease of use and excellent small snaps, this printer is perfect.

This thing is unreal. If you want easy, and beautiful 4x6 prints than this is the one. I am a professional wedding and portraits photographer, and wanted something to take with me. I also have a picky eye, and wanted photo lab quality. Not only is this small, and well integrated with it cartridge system (one of my favorite features) the prints can be made cheap (buy buying the 100 image packs) and to top it off it's a joy to watch print. It layers on color, and when the final come sout people are just amazed. If you need a portable printer, and want the best then get this one. The only thing I don;t like is because you must buy the canon ink/paper cartridges you only have access to a glossy paper. It's worth ever penny though.

The print is not in good wooking condition , too many paper jams. I Think I should some money back. I did not ask for it. I am keeping the print for parts. (This was a Used printer ,over 3 years old) The CANON printers are the BEST. ALL the SELPHYS produces great quality print.

I bought this as the deal of the day, not having great expectations for it. However, the quality of the prints coming out of this are fantastic! They are just as good as anything you can get from a 1 hour photo, and the price per print is competetive. I own an older Canon Powershot S400 4 megapixel digital camera, and this interfaced with it perfectly. I did not even bother opening the owners manual. It is very intuitive. You control the printer right from the camera, and can even crop pictures from the camera. If you want to print all the pictures on the memory card, just pull it out of the camera, put it in the printer, and there is an option to print all. Works great! The pictures don't smudge or smear, and are dry the instant they come out of the printer. This is a thousand times better than an ink jet print. I am totally sold on this printer, and will be buying more for gifts for my family.