Resolution capabilities of the C6280 is up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi colour when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi from a memory card.Ībove the three printers in the range below this, the C6280 does feature a 6 x 4-inch automated photo tray saving you having to load photo paper all the time if you've been printing documents for most of the day. Colours where well balanced and skin tones reproduced to a high standard. Print quality is very good thanks to the six ink set. So if you are after one image 6 x 4-inches and another A4 then you'll have to print them separately. Frustratingly however you can't opt for different print sizes within the same batch.

Printing images for example you can view images on the memory card, select the ones you want and then change the printer settings according. The interface is the same as other printers from HP and is overall easy to use and straight forward to understand. Like other printers in the HP range, the HP C6280 offers printing direct from the device rather than having to connect to a printer and the on-screen interface, which is controlled via the d-pad below the screen, allows you to choose a number of options from the size of the print to the paper that you are printing on. However there is no USB port for printing directly from a camera via PictBridge. After loading the six ink cartridges Black, Yellow, Light Blue, Blue, Pink and Magenta rather than just the standard Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta you have the option of printing via the computer (both PC and Mac) or via the memory card which supports xD, CompactFlash, MemoryStick and MemoryStick Duo and of course SD formats. Quibbles about the name aside, the not so compact printer is controlled via a plethora of buttons along the front and via the 2.4-inch screen to the left of the scanner.

Those thinking that this is the upgrade from the C6180 announced in 2006 will be disappointed, in fact, it's actually a downgrade with the C7280 taking over that mantle, which all-in-all makes this model a little confused of where it should sit in the older range. You don't however get Wi-Fi just Ethernet, direct CD or DVD printing or a feed tray at the top, you also don't get direct printing from a camera via a USB cable. So what do you get for your outlay? On the printer front you get the promise of being able to print up to 32ppm black, and colour at speeds of 24ppm, while the scanner offers 4800 x 4800 dpi. But is it any good? We get printing to find out. (Pocket-lint) - The HP Photosmart C6280 is the company's mid-range All-in-One printer aimed at photo enthusiasts and small offices / home office workers up and down the country.

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