One of the newest faces on the inkjet block, the compact Canon Pixma mini260 has been designed with portability in mind and even has a fold-out handle to prove it.

Despite its relatively small footprint of just 226x225mm (width x depth), with it weighing in at just over 2kg you’ll think twice before taking it out and about.

Most of the action centres on what Canon calls the easy-scroll wheel – a dial used to navigate through the straightforward menu system in the same way you would on an iPod .

There’s also a button dedicated to simplifying the menu navigation process by calling up a list of common printing and maintenance tasks, and offering fast access to each as well as user guidance.

The slideshow option in the main menu shows all the images stored on a memory card or connected digital camera in succession on the crystal-clear 2.5in LCD screen, which can be tilted to give the best viewing angle.

Seven different memory card formats are supported as standard as well as PictBridge and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) for direct printing from a compatible camera and Infrared to print from a camera phone.

All the usual layout options are on offer. The Album Page setting is an interesting one and lets you print up to four images per page with space for captions or comments alongside.

Manual adjustments can be made to contrast and hue and there’s a sepia filter, red eye correction and image optimisation settings including face brightening and a vivid colour setting.

Photos took just under a minute to print and, in our tests, quality was very good. Colours were vibrant without being over-saturated, blacks were rich and detail was reproduced well.

A great little printer with a reasonable price tag, the mini260 will do your snaps justice.

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