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Front
The front of the ES2 is pretty clean with a sparkle of the Canon logo, Selphy placed in the middle and Selphy ES2 placed delicately at the bottom. At the very bottom of the front is a tiny handle that opens up to expose the three media slots. In order from left to right are: CF card slot, SD Card (which can also handle miniSD and MMC cards), and the last being the Memorystick and Memorystick Duo slot. To the left of the card slots is a small light that lights up green when a card is correctly inserted.
Top
The top of the printer holds the control panel, the 2.5" display screen and the output tray. The screen sits directly in the middle while a combination of buttons are fitted to both sides of the screen. The right side holds more of the action buttons like the spin dial, arrow keys and print buttons. The left side holds more editing buttons like the creative button, edit and display button. The handle also rests flat on the top of the printer.
Left
The bottom left side of the printer contains two USB ports behind a small door; one for connecting to a computer and one for connecting directly to a digital camera with PictBridge support.
Right
The right side of the printer houses the paper tray and ink cartridge. There’s a push-up button on the front of the printer that opens the cartridge door. On the inside there’s a tiny brown lever that you can push down to release the paper tray and cartridge from the printer.
Back
The back of the ES2 holds a spot for the optional battery. You can open the door to the battery by pulling on a tiny half cup indented on to the top of the door and release the battery using the push-up button on the right of the door. Below the battery door is the power port.
Display (7.5)
The Canon ES2 has a 2.5 inch adjustable screen. Although the screen isn’t as agile as we’d like, it lifts up off the printer far enough to make the screen viewable. The screen itself is clear and somewhat sharp. It displays photographs very well, not exactly matching what might be on your PC, but providing a decent representation of the color and vividness of the original photograph. Font and colorings of the menu on the display are done well, making them more neutral colors of gray and green with thin, almost dark gray font.
Paper Trays (1.5)
Because the cartridge and paper tray are one unit and the paper already comes pre-assembled into the tray, the ES2 received a low score. The printer also does not take in any other paper. It’s designed to run out of paper and ink at the same time, and Canon sells them as a combined pack.
CD Burner (0)
There is no CD burner in this printer.
Battery
A battery is available for purchase, but is not included. The NB-ES1L battery costs $100.
Internal Memory (0)
Canon does not specify how much memory there is inside the ES2, but whatever is in there, it is not accessible to the user.
Multi-tasking (0)
The Canon ES2 absolutely cannot multitask. In fact while a memory card is in the printer, you cannot even print via your PC.
Hard Drive (0)
There is no hard drive in the ES2.
Accessories (4)
The Canon ES2 has a battery, Bluetooth adapter and two sizes of ink and paper packages available for purchase. The Canon ES2 is designed to only take its own ink and paper, so the ink cartridge and paper tray are one unit and it comes with paper preassembled. So you’re options are to purchase and ink and paper in packets of 50 sheets or 100 sheets. Unfortunately, there is not yet a carry case available for this particular printer through Canon.
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