If you've put the time and effort into creating beautiful photographs, it makes sense to get a home photo printer with good printing. The number of printer manufacturers in this market is small, with the largest ones being Canon, Epson and Hewlett-Packard.
What to look for when choosing a photo printer
Print format. Think about the size of the photo you need. Here we look at two main formats: the best regular A4 (Letter) printers and the best A3 and A3 + wide format printers. A4 printers are inexpensive and useful for all kinds of jobs, not just photographs.
Wireless interfaces. Conveniently, if the printer can connect to a PC or other device wirelessly, via a Wi-Fi network interface. If you are a fan of printing photos from a digital camera or smartphone, then look for a model with Direct Print (Picture Bridge). It allows you to connect various devices to the photo printer directly.
Number of shades. Inexpensive photo printers have 3-4 toners. Higher quality and more expensive - from 5 to 8 shades of toner.
Laser printers - not the best option, since their usual resolution is 2400 × 2400 dpi. Inkjet and sublimation models have much higher resolution.
Inexpensive specialized photo printers range in size from small enough to fit in a bag to too large to be carried from place to place frequently. If you want to take your printer with you when you travel, select the battery model and find out how many photos you can print when it is fully charged.
10. HP Ink Tank 115
The average price is 7 840 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for home, small office
- 4-color inkjet printing
- Max. A4 print size (210 x 297 mm)
- Max. print size: 215 × 355 mm
- printing photos
- LCD panel
- interfaces: USB
This printer does not print very quickly, so it is suitable for those who value print quality more than its speed. The "tank" performs its work quietly and reliably. And it looks very elegant on the table.
Experienced users recommend unchecking the "maximum resolution" checkbox in the print settings. This will drastically reduce print time and will not significantly affect image quality.
The HP Ink Tank 115 is also praised for its ease of setup, as well as inexpensive consumables in comparison with competitors.
pros: lightweight (3.4kg), easy to refill with new ink.
Minuses: No Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection, no USB cable included.
9.HP Officejet Pro 6230 ePrinter
The average price is 4,890 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for a small office
- 4-color inkjet printing
- Max. A4 print size (210 x 297 mm)
- printing photos
- LCD panel
- two-sided printing
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, Ethernet (RJ-45), FireWire (IEEE 1394), USB
For a photo printer that is as easy to set up as possible, check out HP's Officejet Pro 6230.
It allows you to print from any mobile device (including Apple), has good print quality, and works on matte and glossy paper, labels and envelopes.
pros: prints quickly, cartridges are easy to refill.
Minuses: expensive consumables, and this photo printer does not work with consumables from third-party manufacturers.
8. HP OfficeJet 202
The average price is 15,200 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for home, small office
- 4-color inkjet printing
- Max. A4 print size (210 x 297 mm)
- Max.print size: 216 x 297 mm
- printing photos
- color LCD
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, USB
This printer handles not only photo paper but also card stock, transparencies, labels, glossy paper, matte paper, and envelopes.
Superior print quality combines good color fidelity for color photos with incredible clarity in black and white photos without any unwanted tints.
The printer has a 2-inch color screen for easy setup and management.
The HP OfficeJet 202 has a battery compartment inside so you can use it as a standalone photo printer when needed.
pros: compact, easy to set up thanks to clear and illustrated instructions, good build quality.
Minuses: high price for cartridges.
7. Canon PIXMA TS704
The average price is 4,930 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for home, small office
- 4-color inkjet printing
- Max. A4 print size (210 x 297 mm)
- printing photos
- LCD panel
- two-sided printing
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, Ethernet (RJ-45), USB, Bluetooth
- printing on CDs and DVDs
The king of inexpensive and high-quality photo printers can print not only on photo paper, but also on glossy and matte paper, as well as cards, labels, and even CDs and DVDs.
It's easy to operate, doesn't take up a lot of desk space and is great for both home and small office use.
And with wireless connectivity, you can print from anywhere in your home.
pros: not loud, high quality printing with good color rendering, 2 sets of photo paper included.
Minuses: small preinstalled cartridges, the manufacturer did not include a USB cable with the printer.
6. Canon PIXMA iX6850
The average price is 20,500 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for a small office
- 5-color inkjet printing
- Max. A3 print size (297 × 420 mm)
- printing photos
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, Ethernet (RJ-45), USB
The Canon PIXMA iX6850's print quality is excellent for color photographs and quite good for black and white images. Moreover, this model prints very quickly.
In a minute, it will produce 12.5 pages of text, and it takes an average of 2 minutes for a photo. This makes the PIXMA iX6850 a good choice for a photo studio or any company that needs fast, high-quality prints.
pros: Supports cloud printing, optimal balance of print speed and quality.
Minuses: Wastes ink, no automatic 2-sided printing.
5. Canon PIXMA PRO-100S
The average price is 37,595 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- 8-color inkjet printing
- Max. A3 print size (297 × 420 mm)
- printing photos
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, Ethernet (RJ-45), USB
- print from camera
- printing on CDs and DVDs
The Pro-100S uses inks rather than pigment inks for extremely smooth printing on glossy paper. The Pro-100S is well suited for printing black and white photographs, as well as for printing in color, including grays and light grays.
The build quality of this model feels like "professional", thanks to the very durable chassis and high quality components. The color accuracy is also impressive and the print speed is very fast.
pros: there is a "Direct Print" mode, you can print without borders on sizes up to A3 +.
Minuses: high price, weighs just under 20 kg.
4. Epson WorkForce WF-7210DTW
The average price is 30,400 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for a small office
- 4-color inkjet printing
- Max. A3 print size (297 × 420 mm)
- printing photos
- color LCD
- two-sided printing
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, Ethernet (RJ-45), USB
- print from camera
In their reviews, users praise this model for print quality, color accuracy and NFC availability. Thanks to this option, you can print photos directly from your smartphone (if it also has an NFC module).
A neat and intuitive 2.2-inch touchscreen is provided for autonomous control.
Although this printer does not print on CDs or DVDs, it can print on a variety of other media such as transparencies, card stock, labels, envelopes, matte, photo and glossy papers.
pros: there is direct printing, rich colors with the correct ink, fast work.
Minuses: bulky (15.5 kg).
3. Epson SureColor SC-P400
The average price is 41,622 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- 9-color inkjet printing
- Max. A3 print size (297 × 420 mm)
- Max. print size: 330 × 483 mm
- printing photos
- color LCD
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, Ethernet (RJ-45), USB
- printing on CDs and DVDs
This professional photo printer looks down on its colleagues. After all, he is able to print photos not with 6, and not even with 8, but with 9 colors.
The SureColor SC-P400 uses Epson UltraChrome HiGloss 2 color pigment ink to ensure photos will have higher light fastness than dye inks.
At the same time, it can print on such media as a 13-inch roll, which is ideal for printing panoramic photos or banners. Other good office photo printers in our rating cannot boast of this.
Of course, features come at a price, which is why the Epson SureColor SC-P400 has the highest price in the collection.
pros: good build quality, superior print quality.
Minuses: requires original and expensive consumables.
2. Canon PIXMA iP110 with battery
The average price is 20,573 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for home, small office
- color inkjet printing
- Max. A4 print size (210 x 297 mm)
- printing photos
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, USB
The peculiarity of this small and very light (2.2 kg) photo printer is its own battery, which is enough for 3-4 hours of battery life or 100 pages of texts.
It is very convenient if you need to print photos urgently, and the electricity is turned off. Also, this printer is convenient to take with you on business trips.
pros: prints quickly, you can use WiFi both on a regular network and in HotSpot mode.
Minuses: difficult to set up.
1. Canon PIXMA TS304
The average price is 3,190 rubles.
Characteristics:
- a printer
- for home, small office
- 4-color inkjet printing
- Max. A4 print size (210 x 297 mm)
- printing photos
- interfaces: Wi-Fi, USB, Bluetooth
Unlike its “big brother” PIXMA TS704, this model does not have an LCD screen and two-sided printing. And printing on CDs and DVDs is not available to her. But if you didn't need these options, then the Canon PIXMA TS304 is the best value for money.
This photo printer can print on cards, envelopes, glossy, matte and photo paper, is fast and is very compact.
pros: The lowest price in the ranking of the best photo printers for home, supports scanning and copying with a smartphone, cartridges are easy to refill.
Minuses: difficult to set up, no USB cable included.