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Ease of Use (7.50)
The friendly menu design and clever editing features make the Sony PictureStation DPP-FP90 an appealing compact printer. It’s easy to install ink cartridges, load paper, and operate the control panel. Coupled with the large LCD and carrying handle, this printer is great for traveling and sharing prints with friends and family. Making prints on the go is easy, but you do have to be near a power outlet. The lack of a battery, even an optional one, imeans that this printer wouldn't be a good pick if you needed to print on the road. Even though Canon’s Selphy series printers lack the large, high-resolution LCD and carrying handle, they do have an optional battery for printing in the great outdoors. But the FP90 is easier to use than the Canon Selphy printers.
Value (6.50)
At $199, the FP90 printer is slightly more expensive than other printers in its class. The large LCD display might explain the extra cost. The LCD, more extensive menus, and carrying handle certainly place it above many others in terms of features. However, even though most other compact photo printer manufacturers only provide a battery as an optional, separately purchased accessory, at least they do give consumers that option.
Comparisons
Although the Sony FP series have the same basic structural design as the Canon Selphy printers, the control panel, display, menu, and editing features make these Sony dye sublimation printers a much more user-friendly device. Other compact printers, like some Canon Selphy printers and the Epson PictureMate series printers, can be purchased with an optional battery for the same amount as the FP90. So the decision may come down to how important the battery is to the individual consumer.
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