Epson Picturemate vs Canon Selphy

I bought a Selphy at the end of 2014 with some Christmas money... I hate it. I NEVER use it. Quality of prints IMO just doesn't measure up. I'm not sure what you would be using it for... maybe small planner pics would be ok, but for scrapbook pages, my vote is NO on the selphy!

I have both. I'd go for the Charm. Love the quality better than my Selphy.

I also have both. I also use both depending on what I want to print. The Picturemate  to me is a better color quality when you put it next to a selphy.  It is most noticeable with skin tones. The ink can sometimes be temperamental and require head cleaning. This is not needed with the selphy. I also notice sometimes what you see that is suppose to print with the selphy is not awakes what you get. Parts of faces have been chopped off. This does not happen with Picturemate .

I replied on the other thread too, but just wanted to say the PictureMate is only a good option if you print FREQUENTLY. I had the original PictureMate and I never got good prints from it because I didn't use it often enough. I spent more time, ink and paper running the head cleaning process because the nozzles were always clogged. It was expensive and frustrating and I never once got a hundred prints from a print pack with the ink cartridge and paper. Eventually I chucked it in the trash because I got so mad I was just DONE with that thing! I didn't try to sell it because I didn't feel right taking someone else's money for something that didn't ever work.

For someone only printing occasionally such as at crops, etc. the Selphy is the much better option because there are no heads to clean, no nozzles to clog. I can print one photo and then six months later print more and never have to waste any supplies because the machine has been sitting idle forever. I have no problems with the print quality or the skin tones unless there are lighting problems with the image itself, and I can color correct for that post production. (At the pool for example, I had to color correct the images because they were very yellow to begin with due to the lighting in there.)

I wanted to point these things out because I think there are a lot of people like me who would only use a small printer like this from time to time as a backup for lab printing or for the occasional school or scrapbooking project, and having to constantly do the print head cleaning every time you turn it on wastes a lot of ink and photo paper which equals wasted money.

I do have to clean the nozzle heads when I don't use it for a while. But to me the beauty of the prints, the matte finish, etc., make it a favorite for me.

The Charm is on my wish list~