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<td><p>Run and owned by Hewlett-Packard, SNAPFISH is a web-based photo sharing and printing service that allows its users to store photos and share them with their friends and family, create unique photo-based gifts, and order good quality photo prints at a low cost.</p>

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[tabhead id="1"]  Overview  [/tabhead] [tabhead id="2"]  Cheers  [/tabhead] [tabhead id="3"]  Jeers  [/tabhead] [tabhead id="4"]  Who is it for?  [/tabhead] [tabhead_last id="5"]  The Verdict  [/tabhead_last]  [tab id="1"]  [list style="orb" color="grey"]
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<li>Run by Hewlett-Packard</li>
<li>20 free prints upon signing up</li>
<li>Free web-based photo editing tools</li>
<li>Send your camera phone photos directly to Snapfish with PictureMover</li>
<li>Unlimited photo storage</li>
<li>Wide range of photo-based gifts</li>
<li>Free customer service</li>
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<li>Easy to use</li>
<li>Basic photo correction tools</li>
<li>Fast & easy to upload photos</li>
<li>Several ways to share photos/albums</li>
<li>Copy/move photos instantly from phone to computer, and Snapfish website</li>
<li>Low-priced prints</li>
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<li>Printed photos have tendencies to appear a bit dark or yellow-tinted</li>
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<strong>√  Proud beginner
 Amateur hobbyist</strong>
 Advanced users
 Professional editors

SNAPFISH is targeted for the newbie who is looking for a good all-around photo service that offers a wide selection of reasonably priced and creative ways to show off all of their fabulous photos.[/tab]

[tab id="5"]If you are looking for an affordable online photo printing service that can cater to all users while delivering great outputs, be sure to consider SNAPFISH. [/tab] [/tabswrap]




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<p><strong>User interface: Family-friendly interface</strong></p>

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<p>Upon entering the website, SNAPFISH welcomes you with a clean web design that will likely be appealing to all members of your family. It sports a blue coloured and cartoonish header and nicely laid out menus that are simple and easy to use. </p>

<p>Snapfish’s web based user interface is very well-organized and intuitive, making all the options - from editing, sharing, and ordering prints – available with just a few clicks. 
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<p><strong>Ease of use: A breeze!</strong></p>

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<p>From the moment you enter the site and begin signing up, it's clear that SNAPFISH is super easy to navigate. You do not have to install or download anything; all you have to do is log on to the website, key in your name and email address, and begin using the Snapfish services! When you open a new account, you will be awarded with 20 free prints and one (1) high-resolution photo print credit.</p>

<p>Adding photos is a breeze. The straightforward menus make it easy for you to create an album and upload your digital photos on to the site. If you have tons of pictures to upload – say a hundred of them – you do not need to select them one by one. Just select all photos and Snapfish will handle all the uploading - Snapfish will even create an online photo album for your upload. You can also import your photos from your Flickr account, if you have one.</p>

<p>After you have uploaded the photos, you can order prints, or share with your friends via Facebook and Twitter too!</p>


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<p><strong>Editing and Printing performance: Basic editing tools, nice photo quality</strong></p>

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<p>Single touch editing options are available on the SNAPFISH website allowing letting you remove red-eye, adjust color, apply tints, crop photos, and add borders and captions. Though limited and very basic, it's nice to have a few photo editing options before printing.</p>

<p>Now onto the task at hand: photo printing. <a href="http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/snapfish-review.html">TopTenReviews</a> did a quality test on all the digital photo printing services it reviewed and Snapfish turned out to be the most impressive and was even close to perfection. “The photos printed from Snapfish were well developed and the average user would probably have few complaints.”</p>

<p>Based on the aforementioned review as well as reviews posted in <a href="http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews85903.html">Reviewcentre.com</a> and other blogs, there seems to be a couple of issues in terms of color accuracy: most printed photos are a tad dark or has more yellow present in the colour saturation.</p>

<blockquote><a href="http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/snapfish-review.html">TopTenReviews</a>:

“Our sunset photograph came out clear; however, the models in the picture seemed just a tad dark. We would have liked Snapfish to brighten up the photo just a little bit.”

“Our picture of the London skyline was taken on a cloudy day. Snapfish was able to clean up most of the shot and make the buildings look clean and crisp. However, we did notice there may be more yellow in this print than some of our other services.”</blockquote>


<blockquote><a href="http://www.reviewcentre.com/Online-Camera-Shops/SnapFish-www-snapfish-co-uk-review_1360183">Cyclingrelf of ReviewCentre.com</a>:

“If anyone else is wondering, make your mats in the dimensions 3050 x 2539 and make sure you bear in mind that the mats have rounded corners and there will be a little cropping around the edges, also the picture tends to print dark.“

However, overall, Snapfish still comes highly recommended.</blockquote>


<p>Below is the cost of prints in USD according to size*:</p>

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<li>Wallet size: $0.99 for set of 4</li>
<li>4 x 6 single or collage: $0.09 each</li>
<li>5 x 7: 1-10 Prints or Collage $0.79</li>
<li>5 x 7: 11-24 Prints or Collage  $0.69</li>
<li>5 x 7: 25-49 Prints or Collage $0.65</li>
<li>5 x 7: 50+ Prints or Collage $0.59</li>
<li>8 x 10: Prints or Collage  $2.99</li>
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*Taken from <a href="http://www.starreviews.com/snapfish.aspx">StarReviews.com</a>


<p>Snapfish offers a practical list of photo-based gift ideas. You can choose from desk calendars, mugs, cards, photo books, and a lot more. All major credit cards are accepted. You can pay via Paypal too!</p>

<p>Moreover, you can send your photos to a local Walgreens, Meijer or Staples (in the United States) and other local photo kiosks for pick-up printing.</p>



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<p><strong>Sharing: Convenient ways to share photos to loved ones</strong></p>

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<p>SNAPFISH makes sharing of photos as well as whole albums hassle-free. </p>

<p>The Snapfish share photo/album interface allows you to share your photos in three (3) ways: by email, with a link, and share to a service.</p>

<p>With Share an email, all you have to do is type in the email addresses of your family and friends you would like to share the photos with. Once you enter an email address, Snapfish will automatically save it in your address book. Another nice feature is that you can import contacts from your Yahoo and Windows Live accounts.</p>

<p>You can also share the photos via providing the direct link to the albums. Just copy and paste the link to an instant message, forums, or anywhere else. The Share to option enables you to post your photos to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, and other sites.</p>

<p>Snapshare also has a slideshow feature called “Snapshow.”</p>


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<p><strong>Special tools of the trade: Integrated Map, PhotoMerge Style Match</strong></p>

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<p>Snapfish’s PictureMover program promises to move photos in a snap. The only task you have to do is plug in your camera or memory card, and it will do the rest. Once the camera or memory card is inserted into the computer, PictureMover will instantly upload all the photos directly to Snapfish and send copies to your computer as well. This program makes uploading photos taken with your iPhone (or other smartphone) a whole lot easier and incredibly convenient!</p>

<p>One last thing to mention about Snapfish is its dedication to technical support for its customers. As <a href="http://www.starreviews.com/snapfish.aspx">StarReviews</a> mentioned, “(i)t's great to see an online service offering live support and it's even better that the support was prompt, friendly and knowledgeable.” You can reach them via email or phone for your concerns. There is also an onsite based tech support. </p>


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<p><strong>The Verdict (Extended version)</strong></p>

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<p>Easy to use and packed with impressive features, quality prints at an affordable price, Snapfish should be at the top tier of all online photo printing services today. With everything it offers, it is one of the best online photo services around. With 20 free prints you can try them out at no risk!</p>

<p>Snapfish would be a little bit more awesome if it had a community feature (like Flickr). Maybe that’s something we can look forward to in the next version.</p>


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<p><strong>Review Digest</strong></p>

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<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;"><strong><a rel="shadowbox;width=1000;height=640" href="http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/snapfish-review.html">TopTenReviews.com</a></strong></td>
<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;">“This is the best all around choice for digital photo printing</td>
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<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;"><strong><a rel="shadowbox;width=1000;height=640" href="http://www.starreviews.com/snapfish.aspx">StarReviews.com</a></strong></td>
<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;">“Cameras are becoming a standard option on most of today's cellular phones, but there has never been an easy way to get the pictures from the phone and create a print.  Snapfish changed that. They allow you to send the photos directly from your phone to your Snapfish account.”</td>
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<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;"><strong><a rel="shadowbox;width=1000;height=640" href="http://www.reviewcentre.com/review763382.html">Lucicerious of Reviewcentre.com</a></strong></td>
<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;">“After remembering that this company was shown on The Gadget Show once as the best value for money print site I thought I'd check it out… The print quality for what you are paying is actually very good. The pictures to come out quite dark, which worked nicely for me, but best to remember to lighten your photos a little before uploading… I'd recommend this company for those that want good prints at a low cost.”</td>
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