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Tour
Front
With the paper cassette door and folding LCD screen closed, the front of the PX-20 is a simple silver rectangle. The top edge of the screen is visible at the top of the front. Only a few small features are visible on the printer’s front. A small, rectangular piece of frosted plastic on the left covers the remote control receiver. Below this is the PictBridge logo, indicating that the port for the camera connection lies directly behind this. The slender, rectangular paper cassette compartment cover sits along the bottom of the front, with a finger slot in the top center to allow for opening. Along the top right and left edges of the door are a set of six raised dots to indicate where the user should push to lock the door back in place after closing.
With the LCD screen opened, the dark gray, rectangular housing surrounding the screen can be seen, and, with the printer turned off, just the black screen can be seen inset into the housing. The Panasonic logo sits below this.
Back
The most obvious features visible on the back of the PX-20 are the heat vents, three sections of dots along the left and center. The AC port is on the left, and the Video Out port and the USB port lie to the right.
Left Side
The left side contains no functional features but is merely shows a rectangle of dark gray plastic, which is part of the lower chassis, and the silver part of the upper chassis.
Right Side
Similar in design to the left side, the right side contains the all-important ink cassette door, opened by a finger slot in the top center of the door.
Top
With the display door closed, the printer shows the Panasonic KX20 logo in the center of the door. To the left of the door lies the Power button and indicator light. Along the bottom, the Error, Access, and Print lights can be seen. The SDHC logo lies at the upper right, above the actual slot itself, which sits behind the ink cassette compartment cover at the upper right.
With the LCD door opened, the control panel beneath can be seen. The panel’s buttons are arranged in a line, with the Display and Menu buttons on the right. (These also function as the Trimming controls.) The four-way navigation dial and the central OK button sit in the center of the panel. To the right of this sits the Return and the large, lighted Print button, which also doubles as the Rotate control.
Interior
With the paper cassette compartment cover open, the input/output paper path can be seen, including the rollers and paper cassette connection. Also visible to the left is the PictBridge camera connection, with the PictBridge name embossed into the plastic alongside.
With the ink cassette removed, the rollers for the cassette can be seen inside the printer.
Display (9.00)
The PX20 comes with a large, 3.6" LCD screen, a great feature for a portable printer. This is bigger than most all-in-one inkjet printer displays on the market. The resolution is very good, with 230,000 pixels and an angle of view of nearly 180 degrees. The screen folds down into a well in the body of the printer, thus protecting the screen when not in use.
Paper Trays (6.50)
As with most dye sublimation printers, the PX20 has a single paper tray that serves as both the input and output tray. The tray is a two part detachable cassette that normal postcard-sized paper fits snugly into. A rigid plastic flap holds the smaller paper in place but folds down easily for use with 4"x7" paper.
The tray, like most of these, is a little awkward to fit together and operate. The They all hinge at the back end and you have to squeeze the front sides to release the top when it’s in the closed position. The top needs to be slid back about 1.5" until it clicks before it can be inserted into the paper path in the front of the printer.
 Power supply The PX20 comes with a power cord and an AC power adapter.
Battery (0)
The PX20 comes with no battery, nor the option to purchase one.
Internal Memory (0)
The PX20 has no internal memory to speak of. Images are stored on the memory cards or on a computer.
Multi-Tasking (0)
This compact, single-use, photo printer can only perform one function at a time.
Hard drive (0)
The PX20 has no hard drive to store images or other data.
CD Burner (0)
Very few compact photo printers come with a CD burner, and the PX20 is not among them.
Accessories (6.00)
Panasonic provides a video capable for hooking the printer up to a television allowing the user to print from the TV monitor.
Optional accessories available on Panasonic’s website include SD cards and paper supplies. Paper packs are available in 36-sheet and 108-sheet packs for $24.95 and $49.95, respectively. A 50-sheet paper and ink pack is available for $49.95. Special paper for printing 16:9 aspect ratio images is available in a 20-pack box for $29.95. However, the user also needs to purchase the special wide paper cassette for $9.95 in order to print with this paper. Stickers and adhesive paper are also available.
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