Every time we’re on vacation, the first gadget that most people will bring is a camera. It is only natural since cameras are gadgets that can capture special moments. However, there are also other gadgets that can do that as well, although not in the same way. Wireless portable printers can leave behind the pictures that were taken by cameras.

If you’re worried about bringing a bulky printer on trips, don’t. Wireless portable printers are designed to be as portable as ever. The printers we are referring to are those that come in sleek packages that easily slip in your suitcases. There are also those that have handles that allow them to be easily carried. These printers are built for that specific purpose, portability.

The feature of portability is even empowered by the existence of internal batteries. With a fully charged battery, these printers can print a few hundred pages before needing a recharge. This feature is very useful when you’re in a place that doesn’t have electricity.

In previous years, the process of miniaturizing certain machines led to most of them losing a feature. Fortunately, due to the advancement of the semiconductor industry, consumer electronics continuously get smaller while maintaining their functionality. This is great when it comes to miniaturizing machines such as printers. Today, portable printers are small while maintaining the same functionality as desktop printers.

To give a more specific example, one portable printer, which is great for vacations, is Canon’s Pixma iP100. This printer is capable of printing at a resolution of 9600 x 2400 dots per inch. This resolution is even higher than ordinary desktop printers are. You can expect brilliant colored pictures and professional documents with this resolution.

Not only is this printer great for printing documents and photos, they do so at very good speeds. For a portable printer, printing 20 pages in one minute is a decent speed. Some printers are capable of printing 10ppm but for portable printers to print twice this speed, it is a certain advantage.

Another feature that makes this printer great to take on vacations is that it has additional features that will be convenient to pair up with other portable gadgets. The wireless feature of these printers is great for interfacing with mobile phones or PDAs. With this kind of pairing, there is no need to use a computer. This kind of use for a printer is not traditional but it is certainly most convenient.

Another feature that allows you to use this printer without a computer is the existence of memory card slots and USB ports. The memory card slots allow you to print directly from memory cards. These may be memory cards of your mobile phones or cameras. The additional USB port allows you to print pictures from PictBridge-enabled cameras.

Vacations are ideal for sharing precious moments. Rather than store them into hard drives, people can immediately share these pictures. In less than a minute, a picture in your camera can be a picture in your photo albums.