Yesterday Epson announced that they were releasing three new PictureMate personal photo printers: the PictureMate Pal, PictureMate Snap and PictureMate Flash. These PictureMates are all compact photo printers that just print 4 x 6 pictures. They are designed to be used with your digital camera to create your own little magical photo studio.

Epson says that the PictureMate Pal produces a 4 x 6 in about 60 seconds, which really isn’t too fast these days. It has a 2″ LCD (or premium photo viewer as Epson calls it), the usual connectivity options including optional Bluetooth, and auto correction features to fix tones and to sharpen pictures. The PictureMate Snap is an upgrade, as it has a 2.5″ LCD and can print a 4 x 6 in 45 seconds. The Snap also has some additional cropping features not found on the Pal model. It also offers decorative Disney frame photo borders. (?) The PictureMate Flash model has all the features that the Snap model has, only it also has a CD burner built in.

The PictureMate Pal will be $149, the Snap will be $199 and the Flash will be $299. They should be available this month.

Epson Builds on Success of PictureMate(R) Personal Photo Lab Family With New Printers [Press Release]