Entry level Bubble Jets print direct from digital camera
Posted: 6 July 2003
i450 and i470 are very affordable for any user, but with
pelinethe same great features and quality as high end models
Canon Middle East announced the regional launch of two new Bubble
Jet direct photo printers for the home or small office user, which
offer print quality and performance previously only found in mid
to high-end printers.
The i450 and i470D Bubble Jets are extremely affordable and offer
fast text printing, borderless photo printing, microscopic two picolitre
ink droplets and digital camera direct printing.
The i470D also incorporates the convenience of multi-format digital
camera memory card printing.
"Canon has taken several printing technologies such as direct
photo printing, two picolitre ink drops, 4800dpi and 18ppm print
performance, traditionally only available on higher-end models and
applied it to the entry-level i450 and i470D Bubble Jets. This is
a great product for the Middle East market, where Internet and PC
usage is only just taking hold for the regular consumer. Canon has
created an affordable, high-quality direct photo printers that produce
professional results, even for first time entry-level buyers,"
said Michel Sabbagh, Marketing Manager of Canon Middle East.
Camera direct photo printing
Both printers offer direct photo printing straight from a Canon
digital camera or digital video camera, via the standard camera
USB download cable. In addition, the i470D Bubble Jet features a
four-in-one multi-card slot that supports four kinds of digital
camera media: CompactFlash, Smart Media, Memory Stick and SD/Multi
Media cards.
Direct photo printing makes digital photography a 'plug and play'
operation and with these new printers, getting great looking photo
prints is easier and more affordable than ever for consumers.
As with almost all Canon Bubble Jet printers, the i450 and i470D
offer borderless photo printing, with both printers capable of photo-lab
style borderless prints from 6" x 4" or 5" x 7"
photo cards, through to borderless A4 sheets.
Additionally, when stored properly and printed on Canon Photo Paper
Pro, images will last up to 25 years with no visible loss of print
quality.
Speed
The i450 and i470D Bubble Jets boast impressive print output speeds,
with monochrome text print speeds of 18ppm, and colour text and
graphics speeds of 12ppm. A multitude of Canon technologies enable
the printers to operate as efficiently as they do, including a fast
motor that drives the high-density multi-nozzle print head across
the page, to cover a wider area of the page in a single pass.
In addition, the permanent print head also saves time by printing
bi-directionally. An accompanying high-speed paper feeding system
ensures that paper is fed efficiently into the printer, minimising
output waiting times.
Quality
The i450 and i470D Bubble Jets both achieve a maximum resolution
of 4800 x 1200 dpi delivered via consistently formed two and five
picolitre ink droplets.
When combined with Canon's advanced MicroFine Droplet Technology,
this ensures that ink is delivered to the paper with consistent
volume and accurate placement every time, even on plain paper.
The result is precise images with vivid colour and sharpness, and
virtually no visible graininess.
To make it even easier for users to achieve high quality photo
output, both the i450 and i470D Bubble Jets support Exif Print1,
the industry standard which improves the way digital cameras work
with printers.
Software
Each of the new printers comes with a range of easy-to-use Canon-developed
software designed to make photo printing easy:
i450 Bubble Jet
- Easy-PhotoPrint - designed to take advantage of Exif Print compatible
digital camera images, making it easy to get great looking photo
prints; and
- Easy-WebPrint* - simplifies the printing of Internet pages by
scaling output so that information is not lost from the right
hand margin of the page.
i470D Bubble Jet
- Canon PhotoRecord* - a simple to use, yet extremely powerful,
customisable, electronic and printable photo-album application;
- Canon ZoomBrowser EX* - a powerful, friendly, image library
and thumbnail viewing application;
- Canon PhotoStitch - automatically and intelligently joins images
to create seamless panoramas;
- Easy-PhotoPrint - designed to take advantage of Exif Print compatible
digital camera images, making it easy to get great looking photo
prints;
- Easy-WebPrint* - simplifies the printing of Internet pages by
scaling output so that information is not lost from the right
hand margin of the page; and
- 3D-PhotoPrint - makes it easy to create fun 3D photo effects
when used with Canon's PF-101P photo frame kit*
About Canon Middle East
Canon is a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information
technology solutions for individuals and businesses. Canon provides
both individual products and complete networked technology solutions
for information input, management and output. Its product range
is divided between Business Solutions (developing IT products, solutions
and services for both the office and professional print environments)
and Consumer Imaging (photography, video and digital camera, Bubble
Jet printers).
Canon Middle East is the operational headquarters for Canon in
this region, and is based in Dubai, UAE.
For more information see www.canon-me.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
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