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- Amazon recommended alternative Epson PictureMate 500 Personal Photo Lab Compact Printer
- Quality - Real 10x15 cm photos in the convenience of the home
- Ease-of-use - Easy, one-touch printing that's more convenient than making a trip to the photo lab
- Durability - Archival-quality photos for memories that last for generations, even longer than lab prints
- Affordability - Economical cost per photo that rivals the traditional photo lab
- High quality border-free photos using EPSON's unique Micro Piezo technology
- 6-Colour EPSON Hi-Gloss inks for high-quality, durable photographic output
- Highly durable photo prints lasting up to 100 years
- Up to 5760 dpi print resolution and microscopic droplets of 2.5 pL
- High connectivity: Includes slots for all popular memory card formats, and support for PictBridge, USB, Direct Print, DPOF and Print Image Matching
- Various print options such as cropping function or printing photos in black / white or sepia
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Manufacturer's Description
Digital photography is fun, but going to a photo lab to develop your photos can be frustrating, time consuming, expensive and often the results are not as good as you expect.It's time to take control and free your photos. At the simple push of a button, the Epson PictureMate is a compact solution for printing great photos quickly, easily and without leaving home.This is the perfect partner for your digital camera. Just plug in your compatible digital camera or memory card, or connect your digital camera phone via Bluetooth (optional) and start printing. At last, a simple way to capture a precious moment and keep it for a lifetime!
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139 of 139 people found the following review helpful
I must admit that the only other printer I have purchased was an Epson too, so I am slightly biased towards them, but isn't it great when you buy a product and it does exactly what you expect it to do.
The PictureMate DOES produce photographic quality prints. I won't go into the resolution because to many people this means very little, all they want to know is will they be happy with the finished result? Suffice to say the resolution is more than adequate and YES you will be happy with the results.
The printer will print pictures from JPEG or TIFF images from any digital camera that has a USB port and is compatible with both PC and MAC platforms. A variety of memory card types is accepted. If unsure check it out.
Among its features are a multiple print function to allow multiple copies.
Onr small criticism, the manufacturers should include a USB cable, even if it boosts the price a little (did I really say that?). There is nothing more frustrating than getting home, opening the box, chomping at the bit to get started and finding out you cannot print pictures because you have not got a spare cable and my printer had not got one. Complaining over, this is a great piece of kit.
144 of 145 people found the following review helpful
I was swayed by the tv advert for this, so decided to purchase. I've never used my pc to print off pictures,so my only point of reference is photos printed by Boots - I think they use kodak labs, and the Kodak machines inside Boots.
The Epson quality is visibly better.
Unlike the previous reviewer I don't think they take a long time to print off, and we also took the machine away with us because it's so handy to carry.
It's cheaper on amazon than anywhere else and came in 2 days.
The Epson quality is visibly better.
Unlike the previous reviewer I don't think they take a long time to print off, and we also took the machine away with us because it's so handy to carry.
It's cheaper on amazon than anywhere else and came in 2 days.
59 of 59 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this printer after a few research visits to shops with a memory card to check out how the pictures compared. This one won by a good margin.
The photos it prints are of fabulous quality thanks to the six colours in the ink cartridge - and they come out dry, so you can handle them immediately with no fear of smudging ink (not all printers currently available can manage this feat - and a lot of them only have three colours in their cartridges which reduces the trueness of the colours in the prints a bit). Although it only does one size of print, the 4"x6", if you're printing ordinary snaps, they'd probably be this size anyway.
As others have noted, it's rather slow - but the printer takes 20 sheets at a go, so you can just go back and re-stock it every half hour or so if you've got a lot of pictures to print.
The paper is supplied with the ink cartridge in one pack - enough to take all the ink in the cartridge - so I am safe from the prospect of inadvertently buying the wrong type of paper. Something that I am quite capable of doing!
Only two niggles (hence the star knocked off): no bundled USB cable to connect your computer to the printer, and you can't view your pictures on the integral LCD screen.
On the other hand, if you're using a computer and have a cable available, the bundled software makes printing from your computer a doddle; so you even have the option of correcting pictures (straightening wonky ones for example - I do seem to have to do that rather a lot) with photoshop or similar packages before you print them.
Having said that there are gripes, the picture quality you get from the machine more than outweighs what are, really, a couple of very inconsequential complaints. An excellent buy - and regardless of how bad a photographer I can be, I'll never be left with a dud print ever again!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
can't do my job without it
I work in a medical facility. several of my colleagues just hand me a memory card, and ask for prints and/or saved onto the computer. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2008 by Mrs. E. A. Taylor
What have I been missing out on?!
I always thought a magic box was a dishwasher, but now I know it's this little baby!
For many years I've been clicking away on my digi camera and storing them on my pc. Read more
For many years I've been clicking away on my digi camera and storing them on my pc. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2006 by N. A. West
Good
it is great printer for printing photo's at first i thought it printed A4 but when it arrived i wanted to return it but i kept it and am happy i still have it
Published on 20 Dec 2005 by "ahmadlazio"
worth the money
I bought this printer just after my first digital camera - i.e. when I first realised that how frustrating it was going to be not to have real life photos to show people. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2005 by Ellen Paumier
Excellent Photo Printer
Epson does it again! this photo printer is just what i was looking for, its easy to use and set up and great value for money!. Read more
Published on 11 July 2005 by "bobushka"
Good but oh so slow.......
Good product very portable but excruciatingly slow if you are printing anything above 3 millionj pixels. Good for snaps, more serious photographers should avoid.
Published on 8 Jun 2005 by Stephen D. Ford
Brilliant, but use the right paper!
I got one of these and was given some other photo paper with it. The results were OK at best. But I'm now using the Epson photo paper and the prints are simply stunning. Read more
Published on 31 May 2005 by D. Evans
Best Epson product so far
Great little printer, excellent photo quality without the use of a PC. Being able to print directly off memory cards, straight off the camera or even external USB devices comes in... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2005 by "mikejgill"
Small And Compact
I first bought this printer when it first arrived on the market, it came with a bluetooth device which i use with my mobile camera phone. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2005 by MR A BINGHAM
Got it - unpacked it - used it - so simple
I had read some good reviews for this printer and finally took the plunge. The quality is as good as any professional processing and the 6 colours in the cartridge do make a... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2005 by M. Hutchinson
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