A bucket full of printing needs

Leonard Goh | May 14, 2008

My mom uses a bucket to soak the laundry, so I'm going to keep the Canon Selphy CP770 away from her since it looks too much like one.

I can bring it to the beach and no one will know it's a photo printer. The dye-sub unit sits on top of the bucket and is detachable so the space below can be used to store extra photo papers or maybe shovels and sand molds to entertain the kids while you snap and print their pictures.

The button layout below the 2.5-inch color display is now more user-friendly, and you can plug in commonly used flash card formats (like CompactFlash, SD or Memory Stick) straight into the printer. If your image-capturing device has an infrared port, images can be beamed to the inkbox as well. Those more tech-savvy may want to get the optional BU-30 Bluetooth module.

Before printing, the CP770 can automatically adjust the brightness of images for optimum print results or to correct red-eye effects. While making the 300 x 300dpi print, the printer also applies a thin overcoat of lamination over the paper to prevent smudging and to extend the longevity of the picture.

If you are seriously thinking of bringing this on a road trip, you're better off getting the NP-CP2L battery pack which lets you power up the printer without connecting it to a power point.

The Selphy CP770 is accompanied by a more traditional-looking sibling, the Selphy CP760. Both units have the same specifications, but we at CNET Asia would go for the bucket lookalike CP770 anytime.

The Selphy CP770, CP760 and accessories will be available in Asia from mid-June, though pricing was unavailable at press time.

(Photo credits: Canon USA)

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