Sony Reviews

Have used the printer many times with satisfaction every time, Am finding trouble getting refill paper and cartridges from Sony and other dealers. A terrific product and the color prints are outstanding. Very reliable. Highly recommended

There are several reasons why I do not recommend this printer:

1. Lack of Customer Support. Sony is notorious for bad support. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and tried getting support via email, chat and phone and did not get any help.

2. Picture Quality. While the pictures are sharp, the colors are really off. When I have tried printing several pictures, they come out with a yellow tint. These same pictures were sent to an online printer and came back okay.

3. LCD Screen. Even though Sony makes the screen really easy to use, it does not always reflect the exact way a picture comes out. I found myself wasting a lot of paper because the picture on the screen looked good but then printed out too yellow, etc.

4. Documentation. The documentation they include with the printer is very poor.

I received this printer for Christmas and I am definitely thinking about bringing it back. It is definitely not the quality I expected from Sony.

"Wow!" That's just what we thought when we hooked up Sony's latest DPP-EX7 digital photo printer. The DPP-EX7 is an on the spot photo editor, borderless coated printer, and memory accessible device (no need for a PC). These qualities make it the perfect printer for quick high quality prints. Today Bytesector will explore the ups and downs of this printer. (full review @ Bytesector.com)

This is a great printer if you are using a good camera like the dsc-v1. The only thing is it takes 90 seconds for one photo but the photo IS worth the wait. Good quality.

One of the first things I noticed upon opening up and unpacking the box, was that Sony does NOT include any ink (ribbon) or paper for this printer in the box. Not even one sheet. So, to avoid disappointment about not being able to immediately start using the printer, make sure you buy one of the ink/paper packages too.

The included software is "so-so". Sony's included photo application is rough, and I fell into fatal errors with it quite easily. Their photo application works directly with the printer, bypassing Window's printer drivers, which brings me to my next software comment.

It also includes a printer driver for Windows that allows other applications, presumably for photos, to print using the DPP-EX50. However, while it worked, it had a little annoying problem where the image was slightly off centered. This results in "borderless" prints actually getting a thin white border on the bottom and right sides. I found no way around this bug, including trying to manual re-size the image slightly larger, and trying to move it slightly down/right.

While the DPP-EX50 prints absolutely wonderful pictures, I am patiently waiting for Sony to release some software fixes.

If you're going to a wedding or birthday party and want to leave some prints for the celebrants, the EX50 is a great toy to have. You can print up to 4x6 with very high quality on smudge-free paper - and for its intended use, that's important. You can print directly from Memory Stick or Compact Flash, or you can strap it to your laptop and work that way. You can use the video out jack to view the images on a TV. All this in a compact little package for about $180 - not cheap but this is a good quality tool.

This printer is awesome! THe colors and print outs are so beautiful and i take this with me everywhere. my mom and i are now starting to take family photos at our house parties and printing them out on this printer for them to take home. its so neat and easy to use. I learned how to use it on the tv within minutes and actually prefer the tv then the computer.

I think the only problem is trying to find the paper. I can find the 4x6 post cards everywhere.. but the smaller ones are a little harder to find and I end up driving atleast 45 minutes to the nearest Sonystyle store to purchase it.

all in all this is a great picture especially if you have a good quality 3.0 megapixel camera. (The less quality the camera is, the more grainy the picture with be.)

sidenote: the pictures usually come out depending on how the pictures are taken with the camera. If the digital camera shows a bad picture, chances are the printer with print the bad picture.

p.s i think that printers that are so compact should come with a bag like camcorders and cameras do.

I bought this printer a week ago and am extremely satisfied with its quality. The photos come out in about 90 seconds, and are impossible to distinquish from photo-lab prints. Pictures were taken with a Sony DSC-P5, a 3.2 megapixel model. I've read complaints about photos not coming out so well on this model... I imagine they are not using a Sony camera. It's got a memory stick reader for a reason =)

This printer is all you need, and its the cheapest one offered by sony right now. I did some research and all three currently offered printers use the same printing technology (dye sublimation), it's only the features that effect the price. The $500 model has an lcd screen, the $250 is extra tiny but can only do 3x5. this $200 needs a television or your computer, tho.

Cons: noisy whine while machine is off. doesn't come with usb cable for computer hookup (manual claims using a computer disables the "fine print" option).

I found the sony digital cam photo printer online by accident while holiday shopping, read the reviews and decided to make the purchase. The product is a good value, cost wise, and is so easy to operate and the pictures are superb! I've only used the product twice- just recieved it 5 days ago and I haven't hooked it up to my pc yet (but that wasn't the point of my purchase anyway because I have an inkjet photo printer and printing software) but have used it on my home tv and the software program is just great- right from the TV I view all prints, can add text to the print, change the print to B&W, adjust tint, brightness etc and print however many prints of each photo I want. I even printed out an index photo of all the pics on my memory stick- awesome. The picture quality is so much better than inkjet prints and you can't tell the difference between these and professionally printed photos. The quality is remarkable. I highly recommend this product to both experienced and inexperienced digital camera users- it's great to have a device like this on hand to print pictures out immediately to share with others (modern similarity to poloroid cams in that you're able to share immediately right from your home TV or others- did I Say how easily PORTABLE this is-but SO MUCH MORE) The reviews here helped me so I'm hoping I can help someone else in making a decision.

pictures look real this printer is excellant

If you are like me and have tons of old 8mm (or Hi8) tapes lying around, this 8mm Walkman is perfect. I upgraded to MiniDV but forgot to transfer my old 8mm tapes before giving my Canon 8mm camcorder away, so with this I'm not stuck with useless tapes. It plays back regular 8mm, Hi8, and also Sony's Digital8 formats. You can hook it up to a VCR or TV, and even to a DV-savvy PC. I capture my 8mm videos to my Fujitsu LifeBook C2210 laptop, using Windows Movie Maker 2 (download for free on Microsoft's website). I'm now about 40% done with transfering my old tapes, but I also enjoy hooking this up to my TV and playing back old tapes and re-living old memories. Ah, how time just flies...

I bought this camera to fill in as the super portable, moment capture tool that my Digital SLR with it's big body and lenses can't fill in as. I've had this camera for a few days now and it does it's intended job well.

PROS:
- TINY! It looks more like one of my Wife's little make-up items than a digicam
- 1.99 MEGAPIX: Actual image size is 1632x1224, with a 128mb Memory Stick (which is getting cheaper and cheaper) it can hold 246 images.
- Uses Standard AAA NiMH batteries: Rechargable AAA batteries are easy to find and fairly inexpensive, no need to deal with proprietory batteries and expensive spares.
- Neckstrap included: This thing is actually small enough to be worn around the neck.
- Fast power on: From sliding the cover to composing the shot and snapping the first pic is only about 4 seconds.
- Simplistic camera options: Being mostly automatic, there's not much to have to adjust or set to get the camera going...Which is also a CON (see the CONS below)
- Cuteness Factor: Well, maybe not a big buying factor, but plenty of people comment on how cute it is.
- Built-in Flash: Not really much to offer as a flash, but it's better than NOT having one. And it even has a red-eye reduction option too.
- Included Image Transfer Software: Nice little utility that automatically copies images from the camera to the PC as soon as it detects the camera is connected. Pretty convenient.

CONS:
- It's a point and shoot: Being a P&S it's to be expected that you don't get many manual controls, which can be frustrating at times when you get not so great shots because of lighting conditions or action that could've been compensated for with more manual controls...Again, to be expected from a P&S.
- Indoor shots aren't great: Even with the flash I've gotten quite a few blurry or grainy shots. This is a pretty generic limitation of a LOT of cameras, not just this one.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Great little camera for take anywhere, spare of the moment, point and shoot circumstances.

I bought this for my 14 year old daughter for her birthday. She had been asking for a camera for a while, and when I saw this in the store I could not resist it. She takes this camera everywhere. It fits in her very small hand bag and takes great pictures. The lack of a zoom is the only drawback. We recently took a vacation in Florida, and although I had packed my larger Sony Mavica, this is the camera we took everywhere, and we got some really wonderful pictures with it. I recommend this camera, if you want a handy, small camera, that produces quality pictures.

This is a great little package that Sony has created. While it does lack a zoom and the LCD is hard to read in direct sunlight; it is the first quality camera that I have seen that you can use on a daily basis since it is so easy to carry. I have a case that I clip to a beltloop and I take it with me everywhere.

I have 3 Sony digital cameras and this is my favorite and while it isn't as good as my DSC-S85 (4 Mega Pixels), it's size makes it stand out.