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he Canon Selphy Square QX10 is a departure from the company’s
CP1300 Wireless Compact Photo Printer and earlier Selphy models.
This photo printer is smaller and lighter than those other Canons, and
it’s closer in functionality to the Editors’ Choice HP Sprocket Select or Canon’s
own IVY Mini Photo Printer, though it’s still too big to be pocketable. But the
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printers is in the print technology it uses. Instead of inkless Zink (“zero ink”)
tech, the Selphy Square deploys a much more mature process called dye
sublimation (a.k.a. dye-sub), in which a carrier ribbon is heated and transfers
dye to special paper—in this case, Canon’s XS-20L square photo stock. The
prints look great, a little brighter and more vibrant than many Zink models
we’ve tested. And the photos should last considerably longer, according to
Canon, resisting fading for as long as a century.Canon Selphy Square QX10:
Prints Vivid Smartphone Pics
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