The Canon PIXMA MG8250 and MG6250 are two new premium All-In-One printers aimed at photographers. With a range of advanced features, the PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250 offer photolab-quality printing at impressive speeds, along with a range of innovative software, to help get the best out of photos. The PIXMA MG8250 is available from October 2011, priced at £299.00 / €349.00.  The PIXMA MG6250 is available from September 2011, priced at £179.00 / €199.00.

Canon UK Press Release

Premium printing for serious photographers:  PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250
         
United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland 23rd August 2011 – Canon has today announced the launch of two new Premium All-In-One printers, ideal for passionate photographers. With a range of advanced features, the PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250 offer photolab-quality printing at impressive speeds, along with a range of innovative software, to help get the best out of photos.

With sleek designs and enhanced connectivity, including access to the new PIXMA Cloud Link and printing enabled from mobile devices, the new printers are intelligent and easy-to-use, while still achieving the necessary image quality. The flagship of the new range, the PIXMA MG8250, also incorporates a stylish EOS-inspired design with a matte black finish.

Easy operation
The PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250 are operated via Canon’s unique Intelligent Touch System providing easy-to-follow operation with a light guided touch panel. The interface lights up to assist navigation and shows the user which functions are currently available. The inclusion of Quick Operation on both models means a large selection of features can be accessed quickly and easily. Users of the PIXMA MG8250 can also make use of a 35mm film scanner which is integrated into the top cover of the model, easily producing professional quality prints straight from 35mm negatives and mounted slides, at up to 4800 x 9600 dpi.

Effortlessly beautiful prints
To deliver premium quality, the new models feature Canon’s FINE print head with minimum 1pl droplet and up to 9600dpi print resolution. A 6-ink system in both the PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250 includes a Pigment Black and individual Dye Black, Magenta, Cyan, Yellow and Grey ink tanks which produce grain free, smooth colour photos. The additional grey ink also ensures professional quality monochrome prints and the models can produce a 10x15cm borderless photo in approximately 20 seconds.

Enhanced connectivity
The PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250 bring advanced connectivity, allowing access to internet content directly from the printer. The PIXMA Cloud Link means users can print photos directly from their online albums using CANON iMAGE GATEWAY (where available and Google’s Picasa. The printers also give direct access to a wide range of printable templates, such as stationary and calendars, so photographers can get creative with their images.

Users can also print on the go from their mobile device using Google Cloud Print2 (Service available from end of November 2011 (TBC)) and the new Canon Easy-PhotoPrint App (for iOS and Android devices) allows photo printing and scanning directly to the mobile device.

Sophisticated software and technologies
To enable photographers to do more with their images, an innovative range of software and technologies have been added to the PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250, including Full HD Movie Print and Easy-PhotoPrint EX – which have now been updated to allow even more creativity.

Full HD Movie Print means treasured moments can be captured and printed as stills from full HD video footage captured on Canon’s range of Digital SLRs or Canon Digital Still Cameras. Creative effects can now be applied to these images, including Merge Frames, where multiple frames can be combined to give a sense of motion to the printed photos. Layout Print also lets users select a small movie clip and use a comic-strip effect to print a storyboard, making a great birthday or Christmas gift.

Easy-PhotoPrint EX software lets users unleash their creative side on their favourite images by offering templates, and creative effects for printing photos, calendars and albums. It now also comes with Fun Filter Effect, which allows users to select photos and apply fun and artistic image effects, including Blur Background, Fish-eye, Soft Focus, Miniature and Toy Camera.

The PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250 also include Easy-PhotoPrint Pro, plug-in software that works with Adobe Photoshop®, Photoshop Elements®, Adobe Lightroom® and Canon Digital Photo Professional, for editing and printing photos efficiently with all print settings shown on one screen.

Users of the PIXMA MG6250 and PIXMA MG8250 can access CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM when using Canon genuine inks. This brings exclusive photos and illustrations from internationally recognised photographers and artists, which can be used to create greetings cards, calendars and other types of paper crafts.

PIXMA MG6250 – key features:
• High-performance wireless All-In-One with 7.5cm TFT display
• Intelligent Touch System
• 6 single ink tanks, up to 9600 dpi, minimum 1pl droplets
• Superior quality colour and greyscale printing
• Fast document print speed of approximately 12.5ipm mono and 9.3ipm colour (ISO ESAT), 10x15cm borderless photo in approximately 20 seconds
• Print from anywhere with built-in Wi-Fi
• Advanced media handling: Auto Duplex, 2 way paper feed and Direct Disc Print
• Print photos from your HD movies with Full HD Movie Print
• PIXMA Cloud Link: access and print content directly from the internet
• Access to CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM when used with genuine inks

PIXMA MG8250 – key features:
• Premium wireless All-In-One with 8.8cm TFT display
• Intelligent Touch System
• 6 single ink tanks, up to 9600dpi and minimum 1pl droplets
• Ultimate quality colour and greyscale printing
• CCD scanner with 35mm film scanning
• Fast document print speed of approximate 12.5ipm mono and 9.3ipm colour (ISO ESAT), 10x15cm borderless photo in approximately 20 seconds
• Advanced media handling: Auto Duplex, 2 way paper feed and Direct Disc Print
• PIXMA Cloud Link: access and print content directly from the internet
• Print photos from your HD movies with Full HD Movie Print
• Access to CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM when used with genuine inks

Pricing and Availability
The PIXMA MG6250 is available from September 2011, priced at £179.00/€199.00 RRP incl. VAT.
The PIXMA MG8250 is available from October 2011, priced at £299.00/€349.00 RRP incl. VAT.

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