Advice on portable photo printer and digital camera

sscal,

What kind of volume in what kind of time span are you looking to do? Are you limited for space and do you need an idiot-proof setup? These things make a huge difference. Also, are you looking to spend $200 on everything, or $200 on each?

Cheers,
LHerrou

We are looking at a rough price of $200 for each. We are not looking for high volume. We would be using this setup maybe 2-3 times a year with about 300-400 prints on each one of those times. I would like something very portable and "idiot-proof" but we are not limited on space (this kit will be traveling hence why the portability).

Thank you.

Thank you for the information. What about the watermark, which is very important for our company? Are either of these pieces capable of having an image loaded for use as a watermark without having to use a computer?

is there any portable printer or camera of any price that can do the watermark the way I want it. Maybe we could go higher depending on what we are getting in return.

While it's technically possible to watermark in-camera (see http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~pmeerw/Watermarking/psivt09/psivt09_slides.pdf), I am not aware of any camera that presently does it. Most pro users rely on EXIF data to show copyright, etc, and there's little call for something like this in inexpensive cameras.

There are event photo printers capable of it. Take a look at the Sony UP-CR15L, which sells for around $1300 (here the documentation: http://www.sony.net/Products/DP-driver/snaplab/data/HowtoCreateWatermarkCR20L_CR25L_CR15L_english.pdf), but not anything close to your pricerange.

Do you not think the eFrame approach would work?

Thank you for the information. I think that the eFrame could work but I am on a time crunch and really have no room for error so I don't really want to simply guess that it could work.

Just for ideas
there is portable pocket printers for use with most cameras that have usb support and can also use the simm card  adding a watermark may have to be a two step phaze.
SiPix Pocket Colour 200 Portable Photo Printer USB
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SiPix-Pocket-Colour-200-Portable-Photo-Printer-USB-New-/120662676661
Canon ES40 DYE-SUB Compact
http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--1197847777_Printers

As for the camera that is a tall ask  with such a huge range available
but this artical assists with what you need in a camera.
How to Use a Digital Camera as a Scanner or Copier
http://www.ehow.com/how_5567427_use-digital-camera-scanner-copier.html

One other thought that occurred to me - don't know if this is possible or feasible price-wise, but there are clear self-adhesive laminating films that you can apply over inkjet or dye-sub photos to try to give them a longer lifespan. If you could get your watermark embedded in the film, and then apply the film over the photos, you might be able to achieve your goals.

Objection:
While I understand that the Asker didn't get an answer with what they wanted, that doesn't mean that a real effort wasn't made. There are not cameras and printers in that pricerange that meet the asker's criteria.

I recommend #3, split between comments http:#a35208982 and http:#a35209311

While there isn't an actual solution within the Asker's price range, I provided advice on a good camera that would be well-suited to the intended use, and a printer that potentially could be a work-around solution.

The current awarded answer consists of primarily of three links, one to a eBay listed for a low-quality printer that printing supplies are no longer available for, one for slightly lower-end consumer model of a Canon printer that I recommended, and one that does not appear to be relevant to the question at all.

{edited for clickable links - _alias99}