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The Benefits Of Printing Photos At Home |
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Written by Johnny Smallhat
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Mar 12, 2008 at 04:20 PM |
Gone are the days when you had to hold down a button and wind a tiny
crank to roll up your film. The digital age has begun and having to get
film developed is a thing of the past. But even though it's easier to
take pictures, you still have to go through the complicated process of
waiting in line at a drugstore's photo kiosk with your memory card to
get them printed, or do you? Maybe it's time to look into printing from
home.
The main benefit of printing your digital pictures at home is its
simplicity. Many of even the cheapest digital photo printers allow you
to connect your camera or plug in your memory card and print directly.
With photo editing tools built into the menus of new cameras, a
computer is usually not even necessary!
Consider it as an investment. Sure the initial cost of a printer
may run you a couple hundred bucks, but ultimately it's going to pay
off because the cost per photo is drastically cheaper than what you
might pay in a store. Sure there's ink you need to buy, but even with
the cost of ink and paper, it still ends up being cheaper.
The newest photo printers are able to rival the quality of even
the best prints you can get in a store, so this really adds to the
reasons of why you should purchase a printer. Depending on the paper
you use and the ink you buy, prints can last a very long time, too.
Imagine no more having to drive or wait in lines. Photo printers allow
you to print without having to wait to pick up your pictures later on.
Actually printing of prints is fast, too.
Okay, so now that you're convinced in that you need to buy a
printer instead of going to a store, how do you go about choosing which
printer to get? One of the biggest things you should consider is the
size of the prints you're going to want. Some printers only print 4x6,
some let you print as large as 8x10 or even 11x14! There's no point in
spending on what you don't need, so be sure to think about what you're
buying.
The next thing you'll want to look into is the quality. This is usually
measured in DPI (dots per inch). Also a part of the quality is the type
of printing the printer does. Dye-sublimation printers use a completely
different technique than actual ink or toner. Be sure to research and
weigh the options of what you really want.
The last thing you should look for are the printer's features. Are
you going to need borderless printing? Double-sided printing? Some
printers are easier to use than others, so one of the best things to do
is check out the printers in the store. Most places let you print a
test page so you can see the quality and speed of each printer. Do a
little research and figure out how much ink is going to cost, too. Some
printers are cheap, but overprice their ink, while other printers are
expensive but their ink is cheap. It's almost always better to just
make an investment.
Johnny Smallhat
Photo Printer
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Last Updated ( Mar 13, 2008 at 01:44 PM )
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