Is there such thing as a digital camera photo printer without needing a computer? ?
April 16, 2009 by Inkjet Printer Reviews
Filed under Photo Printers
Can you answer melissa0117’s question about Inkjets?:
My friends have a digital camera, but no computer. I think giving them the photo printer (like the EasyShare by Kodak) would be a great gift, but the ones I’ve seen so far need a computer. This may be a dumb question, and I am aware of that, lol.. but I’m hoping that it exists?
My friends have a digital camera, but no computer. I think giving them the photo printer (like the EasyShare by Kodak) would be a great gift, but the ones I’ve seen so far need a computer. This may be a dumb question, and I am aware of that, lol.. but I’m hoping that it exists?
Inkjets Feedback: I think so. probabaly. go to an electronic store and they will probably give you that info
Inkjets Feedback: yes… look for a camera and printer with “PictBridge” capability.
“PictBridge is a standardized technology that allows printing images from a memory card in a digital camera directly to a printer, regardless of brand.*
The technology completely bypasses the need for a computer. Each PictBridge device is automatically recognized by the other.
The camera compares its PictBridge functions to the functions of the printer. The camera then displays the supported functions on menus on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.”
Many regular printers (for word processing, etc.) have PictBridge.. you don’t need a special printer.
You hook up the PictBridge capable camera and Pictbridge capable printer via USB and print directly from the camera.
This will work whether you are using the camera’s memory card or built-in internal memory.
It would be the easiest to get a printer that has a card slot. You pop it out of the camera and then pop the card into the printer’s card slot - no USB connection needed.
For example, this printer:
As it says in the link, look for the “PictBridge” logo when shopping for both or ask the salesperson at the store/online retailer.
The logo on the outside of the camera and printer boxes will look like this:
If they have that, you’re good to go and don’t need a computer to print pictures.