Color printers can come very close to the quality of photographs. Look for sample prints to help you assess the output quality. Be sure to note the type of paper used. Photographic inkjet paper is glossy and coated. This paper produces the very best images, and the paper is expensive.
Smaller sizes are also available.
In photographic quality printers the more ink colors handled, the better the tonal rendition. Tonal rendition is the ability of the printer to accurately produce color ranges. The minimum number of inks is 4. The 4 basic inks are black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. Some printers add two additional inks.