Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer
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Epson's amazing PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer is a compact (only 9 x 12.4 x 7.9") digital picture frame and photo printer all rolled into one. It has a large 7" WVGA tilt screen display on which you can create slideshows, view and edit photos and control printing operations. It comes with 270MB of internal memory which lets you store hundreds of images. It also has 12 templates for creating a wide variety of different slideshows at any time. The PictureMate Show delivers excellent quality photos up to 4 x 6" in as fast as 37 seconds, and prints are smudge, fade and water resistant.
The PictureMate Show will operate without a computer. It is compatible with all digital cameras and accommodates most popular memory cards... just plug one into a card slot and you are ready to go. The Show also comes with a remote control so you can access all commands without getting out of your chair or off your couch. The PictureMate Show runs on AC power only.
- Ultra-bright 7" widescreen photo frame doubles as an editing and preview monitor
- Access all commands, print and edit photos or run a slide show with the included fully functional remote control
- You can store photos to print or display at any time. The Show has 270MB of internal memory
- Print and archive photos directly from your memory card, digital camera or USB flash drive...no PC required
- The PictureMate Show delivers vibrant 4 x 6" photos in as fast as 37 seconds
- You can print wirelessly using an optional PictureMate Bluetooth adapter
- With PictureMate Photo Paper you can get durable prints that last 4 times longer than traditional film-processed photos. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or UV filter or properly store them 1
- You can print various sizes from 0.3 x 0.3" (7.6 x 7.6mm) to 4 x 6" (101.6 x 152.4mm), in black-and-white or sepia... great for filling unusual frame sizes, photo key chains, photo bracelets and more
- Easily edit photos, crop, remove red eye and get perfect prints with built-in Auto Photo Correction
- Choose from book, calendar, clock or museum options for the home office or animated slideshow options for the kids
| Technology | Advanced MicroPiezo, optimized for photo printing |
| Display | 7" (measured diagonally) Color WVGA (widescreen) LCD |
| Print Speed | 4 x 6" photo in as fast as 37 sec |
| Maximum Resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi |
| Configuration | 4 x 90 nozzles |
| Ink Type | 4-color dye |
| Ink Palette | CMYK |
| Ink Cartridge Configuration | 1 x ink cartridge |
| Minimum Ink Droplet Size | 2 picoliters |
| Print Area | Max: 4 x 6" (borderless) |
| Paper Capacity | 20 sheets of PictureMate photo paper |
| Special Features |
Print layout options: 16 per page 4 per page Wallet size Mini-wallet Proofsheet Custom layouts |
| Compatible Memory Cards |
CompactFlash (CF) (Types I and II) Secure Digitial (SD) Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) MMC Memory Stick Microdrive xD-Picture Card (Types M & H) |
| Environment and Equipment Specs |
Windows7 Windows Vista Windows XP Professional x64 Windows 2000 Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.x, 10.5.x, 10.6.x For the latest information on Windows 7, please visit: www.epson.com/support/windows 7 For the latest information on Snow Leopard, please visit: www.epson.com/support/snowleopard |
| Printer Language | Exif Print reads Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) from digital camera memory cards |
| Software |
Included: ArcSoft PhotoImpression (PC and Macintosh compatible and Exif Print-enabled) |
| Operating Temperature |
50 - 95°F (10 - 35°C)
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Please Note:Caution: To avoid damaging your PictureMate, keep it out of the sun and don't leave it in locations where it can get too hot or cold. close |
| Operating Humidity | -4 - 104°F (-20 - 40°C) |
| Power Requirements | 120VAC 50/60Hz |
| Power Consumption |
Approx. 13.5W Sleep mode: approx. 5W ENERGY STAR qualified |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) |
Storage: 9 x 7.5 x 6.3" (228.6 x 190.5 x 160.0mm) Printing: 9 x 12.4 x 7.9" (228.6 x 315.0 x 201.0mm) |
| Weight | 5.7 lb (2.6 kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 19 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
89%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (14)
- Compact (13)
- Fast print time (10)
- Easy to setup (9)
- Easy to set up (6)
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos (17)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Frequent user (14)
- Primary use:
- Personal (13), Business (6)
Most Liked Positive Review
A Mixed Bag
The PM 300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer by Epson is a study in contrasts. On one hand it's a handsome, well-built little clockwork of a mechanism that prints beautiful photos which are absolutely indistinguishable ...Read complete review
The PM 300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer by Epson is a study in contrasts. On one hand it's a handsome, well-built little clockwork of a mechanism that prints beautiful photos which are absolutely indistinguishable from quality 35mm film prints faster than you can say 'Jack Robinson'. On the other hand it's burdened with a user interface that is annoyingly unrefined, utilizing what would appear to be a first draft of firmware intended to appeal to lowest common denominator wally-world consumer bubbleheads.
That said, the interface functions well once you learn it. And, in fairness, I didn't buy this model to use as a digital frame, I bought it so that my old eyes could see the photos clearly on a giant screen. And my grand-daughter enjoys the penguin theme, penguins being her favorite animals, so I'll grin and bear the computer generated nonsense as the price for great photos at a moments notice.
Kitschy interface aside, the Picturemate Show scores serious bonus round points for its inclusion of a port for CF Cards. The fate of CF Cards seems to be sealed at this point, with a 'Betamax' redoux waiting in the wings. Apparently the surest way to fail in the marketplace is to offer a technically superior product. A number of other photo printers failed to even be considered by me because they chose to delete CF Card functionality.
The crop and image adjustment features free me from having to use a computer to accomplish these tasks and the sepia tone option produces an excellent example of this genre. If it had a more refined interface and skipped the kid stuff I'd gladly give it a '5 Star' rating, even with its relatively high price.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Love the Big Screen
I am a proffesional Photographer and purchased this item for big gatherings. Such as parties and dances. I do alot of gatherings and people like having their pictures printed right there. So this little...Read complete review
I am a proffesional Photographer and purchased this item for big gatherings. Such as parties and dances. I do alot of gatherings and people like having their pictures printed right there. So this little machine is great for that. It prints fast (about 40sec for any pic quiality or color). And the quality is AMAZING. skin tones almost dead on! Love the large viewing sceen. Makes it easier for clients to pick their picture.
Why I gave it a 3 is because it's confusing to use. It only can be commanded by remote. There are no buttons to do the commands on the machine. If you loose the remote or the battery dies on you than you can't do anything. so don't loose the remote. also for this price it should be touch screen. And for this price you have very basic extras. Like b/w or sepia. That's it. No keyboard to add writting to the pictures, no boarders for creativity. I think they should have added some more extras. It does take compact Flash and all other cards. The other printer I wanted was a third of the price, had touch screen and tons of extras...but did not accept compact flash. so I went for epson.
It does crop. And you have the choice of 2,4,or 8 on a 4x6 card. that is fun for gatherings. It also does slide shows....but I have not explored that setting.
The biggest thing that I really struggled with on getting this printer was that Epson is notorious for their printer heads drying. I don't use this printer everyday...or week. And with Epson you have to print atleast twice a week to avoid the head drying problem. So I decided that I will print something off of it twice a week, just so my investment is secure.
I love the quality, the speed and the large screen. And that was my requirement for why I bought it. I would not use it for scrabooking because it lacks ALOT in the creativity. And If you have kids the remote will get lost.
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Low Ink Consumption
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
I purchased this for my Mom who wanted something easy to use to print her digital photos. She likes how easy is is to use,the bigger screen and the ability to edit photos on the printer. She doesn't like how you have to buy the paper when you buy the ink cartridge and thinks it could use a few more photo editing options. Overall, she is very happy with the purchase.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
The only way to operate the printer is with a remote control. What happens if the remote control gets lost or broken??? The unit transforms from a picture printer to a paperweight. Why the printer even needs a remote control in the first place is a headscratcher... Are you going to sit on your couch and print pictures from across the room??? It would be a great product if the buttons to control the device were actually on the device.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Low Ink Consumption
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
I used this little printer to hand out family portraits for a Cub Scout Blue & Gold banquet. Everyone loved the commemorative photo of the evening. The quality of the photo was outstanding and the ease of use made it a hassle free night.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy To Use
Cons
- Slow Print Time
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
I ordered the printer got it home and there was something wrong it. I sent it back and reordered it from epson and it seems to be working fine. I really like the style and looks of it i just hope it works from now on with out giving me any problems.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Durable construction
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Easy to use and makes brilliant color pictures. Everything is basically automatic. Love it!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Durable construction
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
No more trips to the photo art
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Durable construction
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy To Use
Cons
- Large Footprint
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
This printer does a nice job. It is very portable and easy to use. The on screen instructions are easy to understand.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
- Hard Setup
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
just for personal use, my wife loves to take pictures. It works good and is easy to use.only problem is that you need an adapter to use a scan disc chip, witch is in every camera I have ever used. oh, by the way the adapter is very difficult to find.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Durable construction
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Printing digital photos. Easy, great quality photos. One annoying feature, you print one photo and instead of taking you back to your photo gallery it goes back to main menu.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy Setup
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
I got this photo printer "kiosk" style for my mom and not only does she LOVE it, she had it set up and was viewing photos very quickly and easily! She doesn't really like to upload photos to the computer so this is perfect. She can keep photos on SD cards, label them, and then put them into this machine to look at photos on the digital frame. If she wants a fresh print, it is at the touch of a button - SO GREAT!!!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Bought this printer for my wife because she has a hard time seeing on the other LCD's. The 7" screen is perfect for her. It is also very easy for her to use which is great.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Durable construction
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Great product user friendly
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Very easy set up. Prints quickly and picture quality is very good. Still reading the manual to learn everything, but seems a great little printer for now.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Very impressed with the picture quality, as good as any retail developing I've seen. My wife is not a "techie" so the fact it didn't require a computer and was easy for her to figure out was a huge plus.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Best small printer used
- Compact Design
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- For the Road home
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
No problems what-so-ever. Easy to set up, easy to use, and best of all, great photos.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Built in cropping feature
- Compact Design
- Easy Setup
Cons
- Complicated programming
- Hard To Use
Best Uses
- On site immediate picture
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Good for taking on location if 4x6 or smaller pictures will be needed. Prints good pictures fairly fast. But lacks battery rather than 115 Volt operation for on site use, which was available on the previous model.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Great Print Quality
- Low Cost Per Print
Cons
- Standalone is useless
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
Prints great pictures. Cost per print (materials cost) is good for doing it yourself. Purchase a replacement plan to keep cost of printer from making the overall cost per print high if printer fails in a short time.
We print from a number of shared cameras with shared memory cards. Unlike earlier models it is impossible in standalone use to select a group of pictures to print unless you want all, or all from a particular date. We have to print from a computer hooked up to the printer and this slows down the speed of printing, and makes no use of the printer's big screen or memory.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
The PM 300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer by Epson is a study in contrasts. On one hand it's a handsome, well-built little clockwork of a mechanism that prints beautiful photos which are absolutely indistinguishable from quality 35mm film prints faster than you can say 'Jack Robinson'. On the other hand it's burdened with a user interface that is annoyingly unrefined, utilizing what would appear to be a first draft of firmware intended to appeal to lowest common denominator wally-world consumer bubbleheads.
That said, the interface functions well once you learn it. And, in fairness, I didn't buy this model to use as a digital frame, I bought it so that my old eyes could see the photos clearly on a giant screen. And my grand-daughter enjoys the penguin theme, penguins being her favorite animals, so I'll grin and bear the computer generated nonsense as the price for great photos at a moments notice.
Kitschy interface aside, the Picturemate Show scores serious bonus round points for its inclusion of a port for CF Cards. The fate of CF Cards seems to be sealed at this point, with a 'Betamax' redoux waiting in the wings. Apparently the surest way to fail in the marketplace is to offer a technically superior product. A number of other photo printers failed to even be considered by me because they chose to delete CF Card functionality.
The crop and image adjustment features free me from having to use a computer to accomplish these tasks and the sepia tone option produces an excellent example of this genre. If it had a more refined interface and skipped the kid stuff I'd gladly give it a '5 Star' rating, even with its relatively high price.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy Setup
- Fast Print Time
Cons
- Hard To Use
Best Uses
- Photos
Comments about Epson PM300 PictureMate Show Compact Printer:
I am a proffesional Photographer and purchased this item for big gatherings. Such as parties and dances. I do alot of gatherings and people like having their pictures printed right there. So this little machine is great for that. It prints fast (about 40sec for any pic quiality or color). And the quality is AMAZING. skin tones almost dead on! Love the large viewing sceen. Makes it easier for clients to pick their picture.
Why I gave it a 3 is because it's confusing to use. It only can be commanded by remote. There are no buttons to do the commands on the machine. If you loose the remote or the battery dies on you than you can't do anything. so don't loose the remote. also for this price it should be touch screen. And for this price you have very basic extras. Like b/w or sepia. That's it. No keyboard to add writting to the pictures, no boarders for creativity. I think they should have added some more extras. It does take compact Flash and all other cards. The other printer I wanted was a third of the price, had touch screen and tons of extras...but did not accept compact flash. so I went for epson.
It does crop. And you have the choice of 2,4,or 8 on a 4x6 card. that is fun for gatherings. It also does slide shows....but I have not explored that setting.
The biggest thing that I really struggled with on getting this printer was that Epson is notorious for their printer heads drying. I don't use this printer everyday...or week. And with Epson you have to print atleast twice a week to avoid the head drying problem. So I decided that I will print something off of it twice a week, just so my investment is secure.
I love the quality, the speed and the large screen. And that was my requirement for why I bought it. I would not use it for scrabooking because it lacks ALOT in the creativity. And If you have kids the remote will get lost.
- Primary use:
- Business
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What's in the Box
- Remote Control & Battery
- Starter Photo Cartridge & Paper (approx. 20 4 x 6" photos)
- Detachable Paper Tray
- Power Cord
- Quick Start Guide and CD
- 1-Year Limited Epson Warranty for U.S. & Canada
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