Sony UP-DP10 Photo Printer
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $329.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 3.5 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Sony
- Release Date:
- 2000-05-01
Features
- Photo-quality pictures at home
- Low-cost 4-by-6-inch pictures
- Choose your finish--glossy, matte, or texture
- Print the pictures you want
- Powerful Adobe Photoshop LE software included
Description
Turn your living room into a One Hour Photo Lab! For a fraction of the cost of regular film developing, you can print out your very own 4" x 6" photos with the Sony UP-DP10 Digital Photo Printer. Pick and choose what digital photos you want to print and connect the UP-DP10 to any Windows 95/98 or Macintosh OS 8.6 or later computer. In just 85 seconds you'll have a brand new photo to save or share! Dimensions - 8.25 (w) x 3 (h) x 12 (d) Weight - 7lbs. Actual print speed will vary according to use
Sony's UP-DP10 photo printer gives you the ultimate in high-quality photo printing. This unit uses sublimation printing to bring you continuous-tone results--similar to the kind of quality you'd get at your local photo lab--and is a perfect companion to a digital camera.
We found the printer very easy to use. Extremely compact and lightweight, the UP-DP10 is about the height and width of a piece of paper, with a thickness of about 2 inches. The unit takes special ink ribbon cartridges and uses unique paper that is perforated on both edges and that has blank tear-off strips on either side of the photograph (which results in a professional-looking photograph). Both the cartridges and the paper tray were simple to insert.
The printer performs laminate processing on the photos as they print--a process that prevents the photos from becoming discolored over time, a normal occurrence when photos are printed from an ink-jet printer. You can choose among glossy, textured, or matte finishes for your photos. The UP-DP10 produces amazing results, printing photos that are of true photographic quality. Just be sure to set your page setup to landscape mode if your image is horizontal, or your image will be split between two sheets.
The only drawback to the UP-DP10 is that the paper/ink cartridge sets are a little pricey. However, if you're printing only the photos you want, using the UP-DP10 could end up being less expensive than having your film processed by a lab.
The printer has both USB and parallel connections and is compatible with both Macintosh and Windows 95 or 98.
Spotlight customer reviews
hard to find paper, paper jams all the time
[ Posted: 2002-05-30 ]
Although the images are great, when you finally get it to work, the paper is always getting stuck. The paper was very difficult to find. Drivers are near impossible to find... Get the HP photosmart printer (the small one) and you will be thrilled, as I am
Great Pictures with a large hassle!!!
[ Posted: 2002-05-14 ]
I got this photo printer because i love to make my own pictures, give them to friends and have the ability to make the pictures that i want. The picture quality is amazing, exactly like getting them proccessed at a photo place. The huge downfall of this product is the fact that the printer cartridge and paper is almost impossible to get. I didn't mind at first that the paper could only be gotten on amazon, but about 2 months ago i ordered more paper and ink and they kept pushing back the date until they finally canceled my order. I have not been able to use my printer for 2 months! I suggest buying someone that doesn't have such specific ink and paper needed to work it.
Best Photo Printer I've Worked With
[ Posted: 2001-08-07 ]
I have the Kodak DX3500 digital camera and it's great to work with. I also have several printers, all HP. The problem with printing 4x6 pictures is that the paper doesn't always feed correctly. I have several friends who have HP inkjet printers and they all have the same problem. Can't tell you how much paper and how many cartridges I've gone through trying to get scanned photos or direct download from the Kodak to print on my wide bed HP. When I saw this I decided to give it a try, and I love it! It's very compact, very quiet and prints beautiful pictures that are photo processing quality. The greatest thing is that it is a thermal print so the pictures never fade as they do with regular inkjet. This printer uses a specialty ribbon and paper and yes the print packs are a little pricey ($15 - $20 each for 25 prints), but considering the quality of the pictures and what you save in premium photo paper it's well worth the price (and remember your memories will never fade). And if you balance the cost against the price of film and film processing, this is one of the best bargains you'll ever find!
A wonderful printer!
[ Posted: 2001-06-23 ]
Seldom have I come across a product that delivers so much. This printer far exceeded my expectations. The prints are brilliant and sharp. The colors are rich. The printer is very easy to operate. The only quibble I had with it, for someone who is a klutz when it comes to mechanics, is the instructions for loading the paper tray into the printer. The manual does not say the plastic cover at one end has to come off. It took me several minutes to figure that one out. But the price is right and the product is superior to any printer I have seen.
Reed
[ Posted: 2001-03-27 ]
The printer itself is great, if you have a digital camera, this printer justifies your decision to go digital. The pictures are great! The set up was okay, had to update the drivers and reinstall a few times to get the USB connection to work. I had a time finding support on line from sony because the web site is hard to navigate. I am having a time finding the paper and ribbon ... All in all, I enjoy having the printer, I can even make copies of other pictures with my scanner taken by a film camera. Do the reseach and find a few sources for the paper.