Canon Selphy CP800

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1195 reviews of Canon Selphy CP800. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the print quality and design. The size and performance are also mentioned favorably. Opinions are divided on the price. Many are critical about the paper handling and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Canon Selphy CP800 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon Selphy CP800

alaTest has collected and analyzed 107 user reviews of Canon Selphy CP800 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Views about the print quality and design are overall positive. The size and performance also get good comments, but opinions about the reliability and durability are mixed. Many are critical about the price.

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85% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Amazon.com review summary for Canon Selphy CP800

alaTest has collected and analyzed 314 user reviews of Canon Selphy CP800 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the design and size are on the whole positive. The performance and price are also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the reliability. There are some mixed comments about the paper handling.

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84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.ca review summary for Canon Selphy CP800

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of Canon Selphy CP800 from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.ca. Reviewers really like the usability and price.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

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Expert review by : Carrie-Ann Skinner (techadvisor.co.uk)

Canon Selphy CP800 review

The Canon Selphy CP800 is the latest incarnation of Canon's dedicated photo printer range. Available in black or white, with matt top and glossy sides, it measures just 177x134x69mm – making it ideal for those that don't have a lot of free desk-space.

The Selphy CP800 is ideal for those looking for a dedicated photo printer that will produce prints up to 6x4in in size. At 19p per print and with the ability to make on-screen adjustments to your digital snaps, it’s great value.

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by (channel5.com)

Canon SELPHY CP800

The Selphy CP800 features an easy to load ink unit, which eliminates the need for changing separate ink cartridges. The printer features a 300 x 300 dpi resolution and supports a number of formats all loosely resembling the standard 6 x 4...

For fast and fun photo printing, the Canon Selphy CP800 is a great little compact printer. For on the go printing it is fantastic, and it’s diminutive form means that it won’t take up a lot of room in your home either. Canon SELPHY CP800 is tagged with...

Aug, 2011

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Expert review by : Carrie-Ann Skinner (macworld.co.uk)

Canon Selphy CP800 review

The Canon Selphy CP800 is the latest incarnation of Canon's dedicated photo printer range.

Ideal if you're looking for a dedicated photo printer

A little expensive

Jan, 2011

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Expert review by : Matt Tuffin (whatdigitalcamera.com)

Canon Selphy CP800 review

The Canon Selphy CP800 is a compact, portable printer able to produce postcard-sized prints

Excellent print quality, portable, takes most memory cards

Battery for portability costs extra, limited print size

Compared to an inkjet there are both advantages and disadvantages to the CP800, making it only really useful to someone who’d like a portable, small model with a limited print run.

Dec, 2010

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Canon - SELPHY CP800

While more and more products are encouraging you to store the images from your digital camera on portable disk drives, memory sticks or online servers so you can then share them with your friends and families, ...

For quality of images, general coolness and all-round compactness, it's hard to fault the Canon SELPHY CP800. It's just a shame that they don't throw in the battery pack and that you have to shell out for three different types of printer cartridge bundle.

Oct, 2010

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Expert review by : Tom Royal (talktalk.co.uk)

Canon Selphy CP800

Make photo prints at home with this tiny printer This latest model in Canonâs Selphy printer range uses technology called dye-sublimation to print small photos. The printer is far smaller than ...

Sep, 2010

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Expert review by : Jon L. Jacobi and Melissa Riofrio (pcworld.com)

Canon Selphy CP800

The Canon Selphy CP800 snapshot printer is inexpensive ($100 as of December 15, 2010), and it does a generally nice job of printing photos. Watching the machine's dye-sublimation technology in action is interesting, too: It applies ink from a...

Fun to watch and use ; Very good output quality

Wasteful, expensive consumables ; Slow

The nice photos that the CP800 produces are overshadowed by the pricey, wasteful consumables it uses to create them.

Jan, 2011

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Expert review by : Tony Hoffman (pcmag.com)

Canon Selphy CP800 Compact Photo Printer

Canon's latest portable, dedicated photo printer, the Selphy CP800 Compact Photo Printer, is tiny, yet provides respectable photo quality.

Highly portable. Reasonably fast. Low initial price. Prints from multiple sources.

Higher cost per page than predecessor. Prints lose some detail in bright and dark areas.

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Nov, 2010

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Expert review by : Danny Gorog (macworld.com.au)

Canon SELPHY CP800

Weighing in at just under 1kg, the CP800 is a solid photo printer from Canon. Like others in the review you can print to it via memory cards or by directly plugging it into your camera. You can also print to it from your Mac, but for the life of us we...

Great print quality; small and portable

No support for Mac OS X 10.7; more expensive consumables

The CP800 had the best print quality of all the photo printers here, and the pack- age is small enough to be portable. Mac support on 10.7 is lacking and there are no wireless print options. But if all you want to do is take your SD card out of your...

Aug, 2012

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Expert review by : Jon L. Jacobi and Melissa Riofrio (macworld.com)

Review: Canon Selphy CP800 snapshot printer

The nice photos that the CP800 produces are overshadowed by the pricey, wasteful consumables it uses to create them.

Setting up the Selphy CP800 is easy enough, but we had to read the documentation to figure out that we needed to flip back the top of the 18-sheet input cassette for it to fit into the printer. The flipped lid creates an output tray for holding a small...

Feb, 2011

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