Fujifilm's NX-70 is a technically interesting solution. First of all it is the only printer we looked at which has no PC interface - it's designed specifically to be used by itself. Secondly, the NX-70 uses a unique technology called thermo-autochrome. The special paper used by the NX-70 actually contains the ink dyes in layers which make up a coating on the surface of the paper. There is no separate ink delivery system.

An image is imprinted onto the paper using a combination of UV light and thermal treatment. This selectively unlocks the ink embedded in the paper's surface, so forming an image. The down side is that picture quality isn't fantastic. Whites tend to be creamy rather than pure and there is a slightly pastel quality to the results. You're also left with large borders on the 6x4 inch paper.

Fujifilm supplies a variety of paper options, including borderless for smaller picture sizes, and sticker paper. Thermo-autochrome paper is also relatively inexpensive, costing £7.99 for 20 sheets. Be warned, if your camera doesn't use a SmartMedia memory card, the NX-70 is not for you as this is the only memory format it supports.

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To summarise, the Fujifilm NX-70 is cheap to run and quite versatile, but image quality is not its chief selling point.