To be really honest, the consumer level printer category I love to review, is the snapshot printer. While standard desktop inkjets have gotten redundant in their functioning and design, the snapshot printers are really going the extra mile to find a space in your home. They're getting smaller, cuter; they're packaging themselves in new and innovative ways that would convince consumers from all segments interested in getting one for themselves. Take the new Canon Selphy CP770 for example — how cute is a tiny printer in a bucket?!
As you can see in the image above, I'm not using the term 'bucket' as a metaphor. This thing really comes in bucket, which you can use to easily carry the printer around along with its cables, paper, and ink cartridge. It's cute and convenient!
Getting down to business, the bucket may seem like a great idea to protect your printer's vitals, but I wouldn't go too far with that theory. Firstly, the lid of the bucket is the printer itself, so you have to be careful how you lug it around. Besides that, the bucket is not entirely sealed from all sides. It has two gaping holes right underneath the latches, which means that dirt, water, sand, etc. can still easily come through when taking the bucket outdoors. So, as much as the bucket setup it looks like a kiddy toy; it's not.
The Selphy CP770 printer itself is quite tiny, weighing just around 1.45kg. It has the standard snapshot printer feel to it with the tiny display, easy to understand button and navigation system, and the memory card slots. You can use these memory card slots for PC less printing, along with other options like PictBridge and Infrared. If you're planning on taking this outdoors, I'd suggest you also pick up the optional battery pack that would keep this baby absolutely wireless.
