Cannon Selphy CP760 & Selphy CP770 ‘Basket-Style’ Compact Photo Printers Hit US Market [Dye-Sub Bucket Photo Printers]

Cannon’s new Selphy compact photo printers, namely the Selphy CP760 and Selphy CP770 - billed by Cannon themselves as sporting a ‘basket-style’ design - both of which feature a proprietary lamination process to help reduce image bleeding and blurring – as well as offering resistance to fingerprint marks and smudging – are at last available to US based consumers.

Featuring designs that, certainly in the case of the ‘basket-style’ aesthetics of the CP770, some may find particularly alluring, perhaps even ‘cute’ (though we, to be frank, with reference to the CP770, we just don’t) both compact dye-sub photo printers feature controls designed to offer simplicity of operation – Cannon refers to their larger buttons as being arranged in a ‘makes-sense’ layout – in a bid, according to Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A., to ‘keep photography fun for the whole family by making it easier for children and adults to print out instant memories and share them with everyone’.

Cannon detail their Selphy CP760 and CP770 compact photo printers as follows:

Canon Selphy CP760 Compact Photo Printer

Easy to use, the new Canon SELPHY CP760 compact photo printer helps turn digital images into photography with a compact simple to use design to print great 4×6 inch photographs and make the most out of a digital camera. Now the whole family can crowd around the printer and easily see images on the new 2.5 inch, Thin Film Transistor (TFT) control screen which can be clearly viewed from various angles. The easy-to-view screen also lets users quickly navigate through menus and neatly preview images before printing. The addition of simplified card slots lets users plug in memory cards or print straight from the camera with a USB cord.

Canon Selphy CP770 Compact Photo Printer

The inviting “basket” design and fun colors make this printer appealing for moms, kids, grandparents or anyone who wants access to a photo printer for their entire memory portfolio. At first glance, many might not think of the SELPHY CP770 as a photo printer because its appearance is such a natural fit for a child’s playroom or family living room. An on-the-spot photo printer makes a great gift for friends and family, too.

The printer is equipped with a 2.5″ High-Definition LCD monitor to preview images before printing. The monitor itself has also been angled so that it can be easily viewed, even when sitting at a table that the printer is resting on. The SELPHY CP770 compact photo printer is available in a friendly apricot and crisp white color. The optional Canon NB-CP2 battery pack, makes it easier than ever to print photos while on the road or camping. The NB-CP2 battery pack can provide hours of printing power before each recharge.

This printer makes it easier than ever to print out priceless shots taken from a mobile phone or other handheld device2 3. The CP770 compact photo printer supports the new, must-have “IrSimple” feature4 – a high-speed infrared wireless communications standard allowing consumers to wirelessly print snapshots from their mobile phones, PDAs or other digital devices. The printer accepts a wireless infrared signal to transmit photo data from mobile phones and other devices that support this standard.

Cannon’s Selphy CP760 and CP770 compact photo printers come with a list price of around $100 and $150 respectively and are available now.

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