What is the best overall dedicated photo printer?

What do you think of this camera and photo printer by HP?

• The printer is a 'HP Photosmart e317" The Digital camera is 7850 digital camera ..i might get it. Built-in flash Stock Photo Item Specifics - Digital Cameras Digital Camera Type: Point & Shoot Optical Zoom: -- Digital Camera Brand: Hewlett-Packard Digital Zoom: 4x Product Line: HP PhotoSmart Manufacturer Warranty: -- Model: E317 Flash Type: Built-in flash Resolution: 5 Memory Card Format: Multiple Manufacturer Part Number: Multiple Battery Type: 2 x AA alkaline battery ( included ) Bundled Kits: -- Condition: New, Never Opened HP's Home Photo Studio…with everything included! Digital camera/photo printer combo has everything to get you started. HP makes it easy for you to take the plunge into digital photography by bundling a digital camera with a compatible photo printer — at a great value! This package includes everything you need to get started: a 5.0-megapixel camera, a fast printer, ink, and starter 8 1/2" x 11" photo paper. You'll be able to take pictures and print them right away. Print beautiful photos in as fast as 27 seconds. Take great pictures and print them — even borderless! — from 4" x 6" all the way to extra-long 8 1/2" x 24" paper size. The 7850 printer offers quick print speeds up to 20 ppm (pages per minute) in black-and-white or full color; printer also includes a removable 4" x 6" photo tray for creating frameable prints anytime. Plus, the 6-ink photo technology enables all gradations of grays and colors. Focus up close from far away with 4x digital zoom. You can zoom in or out to frame your subject exactly the way you want it to look, whether it's a bird on a nearby hill or a favorite football player on the field during the game. Includes starter photo paper in 8 1/2" x 11" size. Experiment with your first photos by printing them in a large, frameable size on the included photo paper. You'll quickly notice how the dense 5.0-megapixel resolution lets you print enlarged images beautifully, without noticeable "grainy" effects. 1.5" on-camera LCD screen for preview/review. The built-in LCD lets you frame every shot before you click; after you've taken a series of pictures, review them all on the same screen — slide-show style. Shoot mini movies in full-motion video with audio. Be ready to capture baby's first steps, the graduate's moment on the stage, and more…in sound and motion! This camera captures film clips with up to 24 fps (frames per second). HP Image Zone software lets you sort and edit your photos on-camera. Crop and resize your photos, then file them by date or keyword so you can easily retrieve them later. You can even create your own greeting cards and photo albums! Plus, Image Zone can restore a picture you accidentally deleted or inadvertently edited. Print directly via the included PictBridge™ cable or via SD/MMC cards. Both the E317 camera and the 7850 printer are PictBridge-enabled, so all you have to do is connect them with the included cable…and print! Store pictures in the built-in 16MB memory, or use Secure Digital™ or MultiMediaCard™ media (sold separately) to transfer picture files from your camera to your printer. Backed by HP's 1-year warranty*.

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  I guess it depends on what you plan to do with the camera and what kind of pictures you want to take. HP makes pretty decent printers and if you can get a sample shot printed from it prior to purchase depending on your satisfaction with the quality of the print that should be your main decision maker on that scale. Also be aware that if you're going to be say, printing a book a photo printer isn't the best choice because the quality is definitely inferior on that level. As for HP cameras I've never had any personal luck with them. As the previous poster stated HP camera's are 'ok' but for true quality I'd look at another brand. I'm a very big fan of Canons, but Nikons are also solid pieces of machinery, along with the sonys, in terms of reliable picture quality and satisfaction.