Sony's UP-DP10 photo printer gives you the ultimate in high-quality photo printing. This unit uses sublimation printing to bring you continuous-tone results--similar to the kind of quality you'd get at your local photo lab--and is a perfect companion to a digital camera.

We found the printer very easy to use. Extremely compact and lightweight, the UP-DP10 is about the height and width of a piece of paper, with a thickness of about 2 inches. The unit takes special ink ribbon cartridges and uses unique paper that is perforated on both edges and that has blank tear-off strips on either side of the photograph (which results in a professional-looking photograph). Both the cartridges and the paper tray were simple to insert.

The printer performs laminate processing on the photos as they print--a process that prevents the photos from becoming discolored over time, a normal occurrence when photos are printed from an ink-jet printer. You can choose among glossy, textured, or matte finishes for your photos. The UP-DP10 produces amazing results, printing photos that are of true photographic quality. Just be sure to set your page setup to landscape mode if your image is horizontal, or your image will be split between two sheets.

The only drawback to the UP-DP10 is that the paper/ink cartridge sets are a little pricey. However, if you're printing only the photos you want, using the UP-DP10 could end up being less expensive than having your film processed by a lab.

The printer has both USB and parallel connections and is compatible with both Macintosh and Windows 95 or 98.