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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, Editor Pipeline Magazine

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