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Our extensive running costs analysis means you won't be paying over the odds for your prints.

To help you choose the best compact photo printers, we've put the most popular models through their paces in our test lab.

Compact photo printers are becoming less popular as they're limited to printing only small photos and in some cases, labels. 

Larger all-in-one printers are easily as affordable and are capable of printing A4 and small photos, text and graphics and also include scan and copy functions. 

However, if you need a printer that is small and portable a compact photo printer will be the more suitable option. 

Best Buy photo printers

For more information on the best compact photo printers to buy, read the full Which? compact photo printer reveiws and see details of our extensive photo printer testing and unique Which? test score.

If you want to be able to printer more than just small photos at home, Which? tests around 80 standard and all-in-one printers a year including some that can produce very good photo print quality. 

Find a good quality photo printer in our printer reviews.

How Which? chooses the best photo printers

All the information in this guide is based on Which? testing of printers between 2007 and 2009. Which? compact photo printer testing is unique and incredibly thorough.

We use a panel of experts to assess the print quality of photos and print speeds. We also subject each different printer ink to a range of resistance tests to see how they fare when faced with water and light.

We also assess how easy each compact photo printer is to use and how much it costs to print a 6x4-inch photo.