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A photo printer is a printer
Computer printer

File:Lexmark X5100 Series.jpgIn computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a hard copy of documents stored in computer file form, usually on physical print media such as paper or Transparency ....
 (usually an inkjet printer
Inkjet printer

File:Canon BJ-10v Lite inkjet printer with Scale.JPGInkjet printers operate by propelling variably-sized droplets of liquid or molten material onto almost any sized page....
) that is specifically designed to print high quality digital photos on photo paper
Photo paper

Photo paper may refer to:* Photographic paper, paper coated with light-sensitive chemicals, used for making photographic prints* Photo printer with properties suited for printing digital images...
. These printers usually have a very high number of nozzles and are capable of printing droplets as small as 1 pico
Pico

pico is a SI prefix denoting a factor of 10-12 in the International System of Units .Derived from the Italian piccolo, meaning small, this was one of the original 12 prefixes defined in 1960 when the SI was established....
liter
Litér

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History
Photo printers have increased in popularity in recent years along with the increased use of digital cameras. Before this, photo printers were typically priced much higher than standard inkjet printers and were mostly used by professionals.






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A photo printer is a printer
Computer printer

File:Lexmark X5100 Series.jpgIn computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a hard copy of documents stored in computer file form, usually on physical print media such as paper or Transparency ....
 (usually an inkjet printer
Inkjet printer

File:Canon BJ-10v Lite inkjet printer with Scale.JPGInkjet printers operate by propelling variably-sized droplets of liquid or molten material onto almost any sized page....
) that is specifically designed to print high quality digital photos on photo paper
Photo paper

Photo paper may refer to:* Photographic paper, paper coated with light-sensitive chemicals, used for making photographic prints* Photo printer with properties suited for printing digital images...
. These printers usually have a very high number of nozzles and are capable of printing droplets as small as 1 pico
Pico

pico is a SI prefix denoting a factor of 10-12 in the International System of Units .Derived from the Italian piccolo, meaning small, this was one of the original 12 prefixes defined in 1960 when the SI was established....
liter
Litér

Lit?r is a village in Veszpr?m , Hungary.External links ...
.

History


Photo printers have increased in popularity in recent years along with the increased use of digital cameras. Before this, photo printers were typically priced much higher than standard inkjet printers and were mostly used by professionals. Epson began to market photo printers to consumers with their Stylus Photo line. Soon after that, Canon began offering inexpensive photo printers and eventually all other major printer manufacturers followed.

Recently, the major printer manufacturers began releasing compact photo printer
Compact photo printer

A compact photo printer is a stand-alone inkjet printer designed to produce 4 x 6 inch prints from digital cameras. It works without the use of a computer....
s. These models print 4"x6" photos and do not require a computer. There are also larger format photo printers that are used to print on 8"x11", 10"x14" or larger photo paper. Mainly these larger format printers are manufactured by Canon, Epson or HP
Hewlett-Packard

The Hewlett-Packard Company , commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States....
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Differences between photo and standard inkjet printers


What typically sets photo printers apart from standard inkjet printers is their use of additional cartridges, either speciality photo inks or just variations on the standard color cartridges. In order to produce more vivid and realistic pictures, photo printers use colors like photo cyan
Cyan

Cyan may be used as the name of any of a number of a range of colors in the blue/green part of the spectrum. In reference to the visible spectrum cyan is used to refer to the color obtained by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light or the removal of red from white light....
, light magenta
Magenta

Magenta is a purplish pink color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths . In light experiments, magenta can be produced by removing the lime-green wavelengths from white light....
, yellow, and light black. The increased range of colors produces better results, while the increased use of black or gray colors enhances black and white prints.

Photo printers may also have digital media readers (memory cards) to print pictures without a computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
. Some can print directly from a camera that supports the PictBridge
PictBridge

PictBridge is an industry standard from the Camera & Imaging Products Association for direct printing. It allows images to be printed directly from digital cameras to a computer printer, without having to connect the camera to a computer....
 protocol. Most standard inkjet printers lack these features.

Epson, Canon and HP printers all have different types of photo printer ink that have will last over 100 years.

Confusion over definition


Many inkjet printers currently sold to home users are marketed as "photo printers" because there are no official specifications designating what is and isn't a photo printer. Not all these models print photos as well as dedicated photo printers can, so some see this as a marketing ploy to increase the appeal of the product to the consumer.

See also

  • Inkjet printer
    Inkjet printer

    File:Canon BJ-10v Lite inkjet printer with Scale.JPGInkjet printers operate by propelling variably-sized droplets of liquid or molten material onto almost any sized page....
  • PictBridge
    PictBridge

    PictBridge is an industry standard from the Camera & Imaging Products Association for direct printing. It allows images to be printed directly from digital cameras to a computer printer, without having to connect the camera to a computer....


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