Canon Selphy CP400 Photo Printer :: Education by Design Store

Editorial Review
This ultra-light, portable Compact Photo Printer SELPHY CP400 gives you the power to print direct from a wide range of Canon digital cameras and PictBridge compatible cameras - with or without a computer. And it's fast, the CP-400 produces long-lasting, high-quality 4" x 6" (postcard size) color prints in about 81 seconds. You can also print a variety of other sizes including 4" x 8" (wide size), credit card size, and mini label. Canon's Selphy CP400 puts the power of printing fine pictures under your control. Fully automatic, you get prints that compare in quality to those from a professional lab. Prints are rich, fade-resistant, and archival (rated to last 100 years under normal conditions). The ink supply and paper are matched inside optional Canon Paper packages. No guessing. A great print everytime. Print Resolution (up to) 300 x 300 dpi 256 gradations/ color USB Type A for camera, USB Type B for computer (Macintosh and Windows software included with printers) Unit Dimensions - 6.73 x 4.72 x 2.1 inch - 171 x 120 x 56mm / 28.9 ounce - 820g (excluding paper cassette and ink cassette) Power Source - DC 24V using the included Compact Power Adapter CA-CP200 Uses Color Ink/Paper Set KP-36IP 4x6 standard paper, 36 sheets / Color Ink/Paper Set KC-36IP Card-size standard paper, 36 sheets (Ink and Paper are included in each of these packages) Automatic feed from paper cassette / Sheets eject onto top of paper cassette
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Customer Reviews

The little printer that could

2005-12-24
I wanted a simple printer so I could make a few prints from time to time to hand out. On sale for $50, this seemed like the right one.

I already had the included Zoombrowser and Photo Stitch software installed from my prior purchase of a Canon A95 camera, so I just needed to install the driver. Note this requires a USB cable (not included) to the printer.

As is human nature, I tried to print without reading the Zoombrowser instructions, and got a lovely plain sky-blue print with the words "My Album" on it - but no photo :-) Then, out came a stunning second print which was totally blank but with some faint horizontal lines - this was from a residual click from my first attempt. Ok, Ok, so I looked at the PDF printing guide for about 15 seconds, and followed the instructions.

Got a beautiful first print of the Queen Mary ship. Got a gorgeous second print of flags (red/white/blue, and green) againt a clear blue sky, and the third print was very nice of a field of flowers near Mt Lassen (ironically the original proof print of this from 20 years ago was scanned onto my computer just today to get rid of paper prints...)

So, I've blown through the provided "trial" 5 sheets of paper and film cartridge, and have 3 very nice prints (with postcard address lines, stamp area and Canon logo on the back - the paper comes that way.) The ends of the paper remain white but have perforations about 1/2 inch from the end so you can remove them after printing.

I can't compare the printing software to any other brand, but setting up a plain photo-only print takes about 10 seconds of menu choices. If you want to add backgrounds, titles/text, etc, that is available as well. (Got another pack of paper/film, and put humorous captions on kind of funny-bad office Christmas pix...)

Printing directly from my A95 takes about the same time as from the computer - about 1 min 45 sec.

The actual operation involves the paper being passed in and out of the printer 4 times (3 color passes and a protective layer) so it is important the back of the printer is not obstructed, particularly by the power cord which hangs down near the edge of the slot. The finished print is deposited on top of the paper cassette in front.

The unit looks and feels substantial for its small size, comes well packed (survived NY to CA shipping), has decent documentation, and a 1-year warranty.

not so great...

2007-11-26
It was ok, I bought it for my boyfriend and he wasn't that impressed with its abilities. I think he used it twice...

AWESOME

2007-03-11
It's cheap, it's portable, and the output is great. You can take it with you when you travel, when you get back to the hotel, print a postcard from a picture you took that day! My wife and I really like it.

The Excellent Canon Selphy CP400

2007-03-02
For a photo printer with dye sublimation so that your pictures are non-water soluable and come out crisp and clean the Canon Selphy CP400 is amazing. I have used it for very high volume printing and it is reliable and perfect every time. The packs of postcard paper come with their own ink catridges for the exact amount of ink for the paper used so you never end up with paper and no ink. The price for these paper/ink combos is totally reasonable although I do recommend purchasing the 108 sheet packs for super economy. There are certainly lots of different kinds of photo printers out there that have more features but because of the simplicity of the CP400 you know there won't be much that can go wrong. This is a wonderful item and I really do intend to purchase another one to keep on hand for double printing or in the event something happens to the first one. Excellent purchase, come highly recommended!!!

canon printer

2007-01-18
I was very pleased with this product. Packaging was great, product in new conditions. And I recieved printer earlier than expected. Truly deserves more than five stars.

thumbs up

2006-10-21
this is a great little printer especially for its size and price ($40)

prints a little dark often, but that can be adjusted on the software side

it has never jammed or otherwise messed up a pic

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