Canon announces Selphy CP1500 portable printer for instant printing

Canon announced the SELPHY CP1500, a new wireless compact photo printer with personalized, high quality print-outs. The compact printer uses dye-sublimation technology in which the printer heats the ink and composes or deposits it on a surface to form an image.

Canon said that at the end of the printing process, a special overcoat finish is applied to protect the photo from water, dirt, colour fading, and even fingerprints. With the upgraded Selphy Photo Layout 3.0 smartphone app, the CP1500 also lets users add patterned overcoats to decorate photos.

Users can personalise the print by including a QR code, whether it links to a photo album, a video, an online map with the photo location or even a secret message just for the recipient. It can be connected through Wi-Fi or a USB Type-C cable.

For users printing from a mobile device, the upgraded Layout 3.0 smartphone app, supported on iOS, iPadOS, and Android, can now also access camera or smartphone images uploaded onto image.canon, social media, or elsewhere on the cloud, that can be turned into high-quality prints with the CP1500.

Also, up to eight smartphones can be connected to the Selphy CP1500. Users can print images from their smartphone, camera, or computer or directly insert an SD card or USB flash drive. The Selphy CP1500 is available at Rs 11,995 in black and white. The printer will be available in stores from September 2022.