Right...I just noticed "Bubble Print" on a C*non
digicam. Printing on those smal photo printers is so
expensive. Amazon had a an HP deal a few weeks
ago....5mp digicam with a photo printer for $99.99. A
few people that I work bought them - I told them to go
to Walmart to print photos. They figured they would
print till the ink ran out. 8-))
>
> Many cameras now include direct printing. The basic
> industry wide
> interface is PictBridge then there is an enhancement
> which sends some
> exif info to the printer to help it do a better job.
> Then there's DPOF,
> a standard for specifying order and number of prints
> for each image. I
> think it can operate directly from some cameras as
> well as be recorded
> on the card for printers that print from cards.
>
> Depending on how up to date the camera and printer
> are, you can specify
> all sorts of print parameters, including multiples
> of the same image on
> one page, index sheets, etc.
>
> Then Canyon, as a major printer maker, has
> proprietary connection modes
> between their cameras and printers in addition to
> the standards.
> According to my 5D manual, there are two Canyon
> printer specific
> communications modes.
>
> I have never used any of the stuff, nor wanted to,
> really. But I can see
> where a portable printer connected directly to the
> camera could be fun
> and/or useful at various sorts of gatherings. I
> suppose here are folks
> making money at events with this feature without the
> extra of a computer
> in between. There are a number of small printers for
> 4x6ish paper that
> are obviously aimed at this market.
>
> Moose
>
>
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