Canon SELPHY ES1 Driver Download

Printer Reviews– Canon has had considerable success with its range of dedicated Selphy photo printers that use dye-sublimation, rather than the usual inkjet. The latest machine in the series, which ES1, refines the art and provides additional features that should make it still more convenient to use.

Unlike previous Selphy printer sits vertically the new machine, more like a small toaster or transistor radio. Full controls for the printer are mounted on the top, with a series of buttons on the left side and a dial with other buttons on the right side. In the middle is a 63mm LCD screen that can be used Pictures of memory cards in the preview and navigate the printer menus.

A key innovation in the new model is the photo cartridge, the photo-blanks combined with rolls of a thin band that embody transferred during printing the colored dyes. This now slides on the side of the machine and you no longer need to connect with a bulky paper cassette in the front of the printer.

At the bottom of the front panel jacks for memory cards or plug in a PictBridge cable to the camera. For most people, however, a small cover on the left side of the printer gives access to something more useful. The printer has an integrated USB cable on a spring-loaded reel, complete with miniature USB connector that fits most modern digital cameras. We had no problems with this with HP and Ricoh models we tried. Also, on the side is a USB port for connection to a PC.

A flip-up hatch launched in the print mechanism when the printer is not on the top stops dust in use. Sublimation printer is particularly sensitive to dust particles, so it is important to close this hatch when the printer is not in use. On the back is a hatch to take an optional lithium-ion battery that prints 50 should be handled with a single charge.

The ES1 is primarily designed as a standalone unit and operate in this manner to obtain, just insert the cartridge into the page and close the lid. Press on a memory card – the card slots accept all major types, including MicroDrive – or connect a camera and you can print directly.