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　　The Sony DPP-FP50 ($199.99 direct) is the 2nd dedicated photo printer we've seen for 4- by 6-inch output that lets you preview photos on your TELEVISION. It's also the very first with thermal-dye innovation. As with the ink jet-- based Canon Selphy DS700 Compact Photo Printer, which was the first to offer TV output, the DPP-FP50 lets you print from a PictBridge video camera or computer, but the TV connection is the major attraction. And like the Canon printer, the DPP-FP50 is more of a consumer device in lots of ways than a computer system peripheral.

　　Sony does a great job of making the printer simple to use with a TV, in spite of failings in other areas. The DPP-FP50 has a proper cable television for the RCA-video input on a lot of modern TELEVISION sets. Just plug it in, set the TELEVISION to view the input, put a memory card in the printer, then kick back and utilize the printer's remote to see the photos and menus on the TV screen.

　　In addition to letting you print with on-screen menus, the DPP-FP50 lets you modify photos with commands to crop, resize, remove red-eye, and more-- functions that are missing out on from the DS700. You'll likewise discover integrated card and calendar creation programs. And the back of the DPP-FP50's photo paper (some of which is bundled with the printer, together with a dye roll) is created as a postcard, so you can send your creations by mail. e Sony DPP-FP50 ($199.99 direct) is the 2nd dedicated picture printer we've seen for 4- by 6-inch output that lets you preview pictures on your TELEVISION. It's also the first with thermal-dye technology. As with the ink jet-- based Canon Selphy DS700 Compact Photo Printer, which was the first to provide TV output, the DPP-FP50 lets you print from a PictBridge video camera or computer system, but the TV connection is the primary tourist attraction. And like the Canon printer, the DPP-FP50 is even more of a customer device in numerous methods than a computer peripheral.

　　Sony does a good job of making the printer easy to make use of with a TELEVISION, regardless of failings in other locations. The DPP-FP50 features an appropriate cable for the RCA-video input on most modern-day TELEVISION sets. Merely plug it in, set the TELEVISION to view the input, put a memory card in the printer, then sit back and make use of the printer's remote to view the images and menus on the TELEVISION screen.

　　In addition to letting you print with on-screen menus, the DPP-FP50 lets you edit pictures with commands to crop, resize, remove red-eye, and more-- functions that are missing out on from the DS700. You'll also find integrated card and calendar production programs. And the back of the DPP-FP50's image paper (some of which is bundled with the printer, along with a dye roll) is made as a postcard, so you can send your creations by mail.