Selphy DS810Canon has had a history of great quality and exceptional clarity in its output. But, the history will remain a highlight and the present not too bright for Canon. Their recent entrant, Selphy DS810 has all the glamour attached to it but no taste in the pudding. This compact photo printer spits out low quality images despite having several good features. If the print quality is no good, the rest becomes redundant.

The beautiful looking Selphy DS810 is tiny at 9" X 9" X 4" and takes over a minute to print a 4" X 6" photograph. Industry average speed is around 40 seconds. Decent sized 2.5" LCD screen allows users to view pictures before they are printed. An inbuilt image editing software allows users to make image modifications before printing, like red eye corrections.

The order of the day is for printers that can print sans PC and DS810 falls into this category. It can print directly from digital cameras through PictBridge and mobile enough to be carried around. It's rather appalling that such a tiny printer comes without a battery pack considering its strength that revolves around its size.

Canon has been a printer that has produced quality prints for a very long time, but not this one. This one is best to avoid and if you are an avid Canon fan like I am; wait for Canon's future releases.

If you intend to buy this printer, the DS810 is priced at £119 which is nominal.