With all of the great digital photo printers on the market, it is getting easier, cheaper and more convenient to print photos at home. Which may make it hard to determine the best digital photo printer that fits your needs and budget.

HP Photosmart All In One Printer

With the cost of getting your digital images made into prints getting higher everyday, you could save money, by making your own prints.

Below are simple tips that will guide you to determine the best digital photo printer that fits your needs.

Print Size
Do you want to make your prints in just one size, or the ability to make prints in many sizes.

Photo Resolution
Pixels, also referred to as DPI (dots per inch), refers to the quantity of ink dots the photo printer uses per inch to form images. The higher the DPI, the sharper, clearer, more vivid, and detailed your photo prints are.

Memory Card Slots
There are many different types of memory cards so check that the printer you are considering can accept the type of card your digital camera uses.

LCD Displays
A high quality printer usually has a built in LCD display. Some printers even let you edit your pictures right from the printer.

Extra Costs

Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Photo Printer

There will be extra costs involved in making your own prints. You will need to replace the ink cartridges with photo printing ink, and photo paper will need to be used, to get high quality prints.

Study Reviews
Do a lot of research before buying your digital photo printer. There are plenty of reviews online, or in photo magazines. Find the printer that meets your needs.

Here is a list of a few types of digital photo printer:

Inkjet Printers

Most of these printers offer good quality output for printing standard size photos, but pay close attention to detail, because not all inkjet printers provide good quality output for larger photos. spending more on an inkjet
printer will most likely provide you with more features or a faster printing speed.

Professional Printers

What separates professional photo printers from consumer models is that the professional variety can produce photo-lab quality images at much larger sizes.

If you want to create large, quality prints of your photos, maybe even posters, then a professional photo printer may be the choice for you, if you can afford it.

Photo Only Printers

Epson Stylus 1400 Photo Printer

Those printer that are dedicated to printing photos, alone are often much more compact, and offer faster printing speeds. Print size is often limited to 4×6-inches, but the quality remains high.

Although the dpi tends to be low on these types of printers, the output quality is high. This is due to the use of thermal-dye technology, that utilizes primary printing colors in several hundreds of shades.

Standard Printers

Both standard inkjet and laser printers can provide good quality photo printing, even if they are not exclusively designed for it.  But, make sure to choose your printer carefully because photo quality can vary wildly on
standard printers.

My suggestion is to have a dedicated printer for your digital images.  The reason being, the printer is made to print photos only. You can have a choice of sizes for your prints. And, you will not have to change the ink cartridges to make your prints.

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