Together with the introduction of the very first Nikon E2 and E2s digital still camera system Nikon introduced some color photo printers. As the results of these printers were not of the quality Nikon photographers were used to, and because of the tough competition, Nikon didn't sell these printers worldwide. Many reviews on these printers weren't very positive either.
Nikon Corporation introduced in May 1994 a dye-sublimation printer* for A6 paper only. This printer, early 1995 available for a (US) List price of $ 2,350.-- produces photo quality prints of 142 x 142 dpi resolution, with 8-bits colour, in just 60 seconds.
This printer wasn't a great success; it was never marketed in Europe.
Both printers were introduced in 1996 as - almost identical to the NP-10 - a dye-sublimation printer* for A6 format paper only. Both printers print in 306 dpi which is equal to the print resolution of most periodicals worldwide.
This thermal printer* was introduced in 1996. It didn't become a world hit, unfortunately.
Especially for the above-mentioned printers Nikon supplied special paper and labels (NP-m100 etc.)
* Dye-sublimation (or dye-sub or thermal dye transfer) printers print images as dots, employing a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye to a medium such as a plastic card, paper, or fabric. A thermal printer (or direct thermal printer) produces a printed image by selectively heating coated thermochromic paper, or thermal paper as it is commonly known, when the paper passes over the thermal print head.