The battery adds a few inches and several ounces, and the paper cassettes stick out as much as 9.5 inches from the front.

Its size makes it easy to take on the road with you, but you'll need a fair bit of elbow room to work with it.

You should be able to get 65 to 80 prints out of a charge-depending on how rich with graphics your photos are. According to Canon, the rechargeable lithium-ion battery gives about 90 minutes of print time. The CP-330 comes with a battery pack that snaps onto the back of the printer. On the right side, you'll see a hatch for loading the ink cassettes, and on the left side are two USB ports: one for connecting the printer to your PC or Mac and another for connecting a compatible Canon digital camera or any camera that supports the PictBridge direct-print standard. There's a little door in the front panel that flips down to receive one of the two included paper cassettes, which hold 18 sheets each of 4圆 or 4x8 paper (extra cassettes in different sizes are sold separately). Like the CP-300, the CP-330 has a luminous circle on its top that glows yellow, cyan, or magenta as each respective color of dye is printed. Measuring 6.7 by 4.8 by 2.2 inches and weighing just 1 pound, 14 ounces without ink, paper cassette, or battery installed, the CP-330 is just as compact as its predecessor. In both looks and features, the Canon CP-330 resembles the company's previous-generation portable photo printer, the CP-300. If you can live without the battery, take a look at the step-down model, the Canon CP-220, which costs about $100 less. However, the CP-330 is on the pricey side. The Canon CP-330 dye-sub photo printer is pretty, portable, and '-=''>&siteid=7&edid=&lop=txt&destcat=ex&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2FIt comes with a rechargeable battery, so you'll have juice in the field.

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