Canon SELPHY ES40 Compact Photo Printer (3647B001)

UPDATE: They did release an update and it worked with Lion and now works with Mountain Lion. While it took a while to get this update... I am back to printing photos that last and seem to be similar quality to photo processing centers. This printer makes nice presents for my family. Old 1 star review: Very disappointed... Canon does not support its products for very long. While it prints decent quality and was priced fair. Not being able to go from my computer directly into the printer is a big let down. I am using OSX Lion.

This little printer is a powerhouse! It prints a photo in about a minute and, I have to say, the print quality is phenomenal! Its the closest thing to film print quality Ive seen from a printer. Setup is a snap. you open a cartridge, open the cartridge door on the side of the printer, take out the cleaning cartridge, remove the orange retaining clip from the back of the new cartridge, insert it into the printer and close the door. Now, youre ready to print. Just put your memory card into the printer, select the photos, cropping, effects or frames you want and press the print button. 60 seconds later, you have your print. My only complaint is that the Photo effects, which are available on the printer, are not included in the software for your computer. Oh yeah, While you can hook up a USB cable to your Selphy and print from your computer, you can also use it completely independent of a computer.

I purchased this printer for my girlfriend. Shes not a very electronics saavy person and will usually not even bother to attempt learning about new gadgets. She basically plugged this printer in and was printing in less than 2 minutes. Picture quality was good. Printer speed was average/good so no complaints. The paper/ink combo kits are fantastic. You always have the exact amount of ink for the amount of paper in each package so you never run out of one before the other. Very compact and light weight. LCD screen is a great feature. Overall this is a great printer and very worth your time, epecially for such a great price! MUST HAVE! (Update 4/25/13). I have now owned this printer for over 3 years and its still a fantastic product. The reason Im updating this review is because of the drastic price increase. I purchased this product in 2010 for $50. It is now listed for $350. Its probably worth the money if you have it to waste, but because of the crazy price increase, I would look for something else. Now, If you do decide to buy this product in spite of the price, you wont be disappointed in terms of quality.

I love this little printer. The quality is so clear and I can print so many different sizes. It is perfect for Scrapbooking. I had the smaller selphy before and it worked ok but it didnt have nearly as many options. The only problem is that I have had trouble connecting it to my computer because I have too new of an operatin system on it. I dont care though it still makes me happy.

I print a lot of pictures using HP Photo printers. When I received the SELPHY from someone who bought it but never tried it, I wondered how this odd-looking printer would work. It worked so well that I hate to go back to my usual printer when I need larger-sized photos. It is easy to use, fast, and the results look great. I like the black and white option as well as the small prints. Ive recommended it to my friends.

Although this printer was originally not compatible with Lion, the problem has now been fixed and it is compatible. This printer is amazing. The picture quality is wonderful. If any Project lifers are out there, this printer is perfect for project life.

This is a great Printer and so much fun in many situations. Take it to family reunion, my DIL is school teacher she uses with her students. Everything about this printer is fun, cool, and neat. Complaints from others about the only manner to purchase ink/paper cartridges is online. But that is fine with me.

Just received this a couple of days ago. Spend the money and purchase this photo printer. Im sort of a challenged person when it comes to setting up electronic stuff. But this was an easy set-up. The prints are comparable to CVS etc. Plus the creative option on this printer lets you do more things to your prints. This has a nice carry handle so you can take it anywhere that has a hook-up for your power cord. The pics are pricier than at CVS but you have the convenience of printing them almost anywhere. Also be smart and buy extra picture pks. This does not come with any. I have a regular size all-in-one printer but for photos only this cant be beat. I have been looking at these for a couple of years now. Our 3rd grandchild is less than a year old and I can immediately print pics right after I take them. Plus we live in an RV nearly 7 months of the year and I now I wont have to wait to get my pics printed. Plus the size of this is very convenient. As a few other people have said, all I can say is WOW. This was one of my best purchases in a long time. I thought I had ordered enough printer pks but now Im going to order more. I do not want to have to search for more in case I run out as well be snow birds heading south in just a few weeks and I want to make sure I have enough pic pks. I have also ordered a similar Selphy printer for a christmas gift and hope she likes hers as much as I like mine. Dont put off ordering one of these and I really recommend the Selphy ES40. To put it simply-its just the greatest. So glad Cannon designed these. Thank-You

I have had this printer for years and it works great. Never any problems with it

Oh, I was so excited to buy this product, based on all the reviews I read; here on Amazon and elsewhere. So I ordered it. Oh well, Ive lost money on other purchases as well. The unit is very easy to set up, and if you follow the beginners guide, you can generally produce the prints you want with relative ease. Once I set the unit up, I was able to print out several photographs from my memory card. The prints are decent, though a bit washed-out compared to what you can generate via a printer. On day two and subsequent days, I was not able to generate any more photos. I tried over 10 (!!!!) memory cards, and each time, the screen reads: CANNOT READ DATA FROM MEMORY CARD. CHECK THAT THE MEMORY CARD CONTAINS IMAGES. They do. Well, that was it. I havent been able to print anything on this since day one, as I get the same error message. Even when I connect the unit to my computer, I get error messages. Dont even get me started on what it was like trying to deal with customer service. Scratch that. There was no service for this customer, just a lot of run-around which led to a representative who said something of the effect, Gee, thats really strange. To read these other reviews, I may have got a bum unit, as buyers seem to be happy with the product. I was too until it petered out on me. I suspect part of it has to do with bugs in new technology. Oh well, I still have a printer attached to my printer. And Walgreens.