Having had many photo printers in the past, from A4 Epson desktops to 44 inch wide format £5k photo printers for business, personally I can say that this Canon Selphy is really rather surprisingly excellent. Ink/Paper My initial mistake - I used non-Canon ink/paper and the difference was significant to say the least. With the official Canon ink/paper - which costs the same as the compatibles anyway - the black print is actually black, rather than a weird tinted black. Also, the tear off end pieces are so much more crisp than the compatible paper, which often didn't even come away properly leaving white frayed edge. For me once I discovered all this, my 'ok' printer was transformed into a 'superb' printer that I would recommend to anyone. Battery I purchased a battery for the printer, and now rarely bother to plug in the printer itself, making it fully portable enabling me to print anywhere round the house. I have even printed on the beach, which is great fun! Be careful though, printers don't like dust, dirt, moisture etc so this is not a recommendation, just my own decision and experience. The annoying line Search online and you will find that many people have complained about an obvious line on all prints which appears about 1cm from the edge across the print. I had this too, and to be honest this issue, along with the slightly odd colours/ tinted blacks, I was going to return the printer. However, for me the line has so far now disappeared. For my printer i believe this is due to: 1 - using original Canon paper/ink. 2 - keeping the paper feed tray fairly full of paper. If you have just a few sheets left in the tray, it seemed to start the scratching. Summary Personally I love this printer. I have accepted that it costs around 30p a print - considerably more than so called free prints online which are great for bulk orders - but I am happy to pay as I get: 1. Full control of my prints. 2. Instant prints, anywhere I am (using the battery) which enables me to instantly share the fun, which was the whole point of this purchase, to stop leaving great photos stuck on my phone/cloud. 3. A sense a joy that such a tiny printer (which I can fit in a backpack /camera bag, and not even notice really) can produce excellent quality prints, with its funny little noises and the paper sliding back and forth. If you like little machines doing things mechanically, you will get what I mean. Connectivity to my mobile (and my family's) was so easy, and it connects instantly whenever I actually create a print. I love the option to add a black border, especially as it is now actually black. This really makes photos pop, a photographers secret ssshh don't tell everyone. In these pictures, Canon is the top black and white photo, and with the sunset corner image you can see the difference in the borders (black vs tinted). Of course, the difference in print accuracy doesn't just apply to black and white, it affects the whole colour spectrum in my opinion. Enjoy! Read more