Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation vs Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 9identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation has 2 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation (62 W vs 60 W). The Canon SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation has 1 W more power consumption (standby) than the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation (4 W vs 3 W). The Canon SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation has 78.4 mm more width than the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation (180.6 mm vs 102.2 mm). Maximum resolution: 300 x 300 DPI on the Canon SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation, 287 x 287 DPI on the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation. USB connector: USB Type-A / Mini-USB Type-B on the Canon SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation, USB Type-C on the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation.

  • Maximum resolution
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:300 x 300 DPI
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:287 x 287 DPI
  • USB connector
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:USB Type-A / Mini-USB Type-B
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:USB Type-C
  • Power consumption (printing)
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:60 W
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:62 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:4 W
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:3 W
  • Width
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:180.6 mm
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:102.2 mm
  • Depth
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:135.9 mm
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:145.8 mm
  • Height
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:63.3 mm
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:32.9 mm
  • Weight
    • SELPHY CP1200 photo printer Dye-sublimation:860 g
    • SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:455 g

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Comparison of CP1200, QX20
37 specifications
Printing1 differ
Print technologyDye-sublimationDye-sublimation
Maximum resolutionDiffers300 x 300 DPI287 x 287 DPI
Featuresidentical
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourBlackBlack
Colour depth24 bit24 bit
Built-in displayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printing coloursKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Printing coloursKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCyan, Magenta, Yellow
Greyscale levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printingYesYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-A / Mini-USB Type-BUSB Type-C
Networkidentical
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC, SDXCUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs60 W62 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs4 W3 W
Power sourceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBattery
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAndroid, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 40 °C5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers180.6 mm102.2 mm
DepthDiffers135.9 mm145.8 mm
HeightDiffers63.3 mm32.9 mm
WeightDiffers860 g455 g
Packaging dataidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
Photo stickersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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