Canon PIXMA iP4200 and Canon PIXMA iP1600 printers are announced today.

The Canon iP4200 features one picoliter ink droplets and up to 9600 x 2400 dpi color resolution. The iP4200 uses five individual ChromaLife100 ink tanks along with the Canon FINE print head system and retails for $129.99.

The Canon iP1600 features two picoliter ink droplets and up to 4800 x 1200 dpi color resolution. The iP1600 is a four-color printer that uses the new Canon FINE Cartridge System and retails for $49.99.

Canon USA Press Release

Two New PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers from Canon Offer Outstanding Value and Exceptional Performance

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 11, 2005—Canon U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE:CAJ):
—New Canon PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer Boasts Advanced Features at a Great Price Point;
—Canon PIXMA iP1600 Photo Printer Gives Customers More Bang for Their Buck

High quality and great value go hand in hand with the latest entries in the Canon PIXMA photo printer line - the new PIXMA iP1600 and PIXMA iP4200 printers. At estimated selling prices of $49.99(1) and $129.99(1), respectively, these printers fit a range of budgets while expanding the top quality photo printing capabilities the PIXMA line is known for.

HP Photosmart 8250 photo printer is announced today. The HP Photosmart 8250 features six individual ink cartridges and can print photos in just 14 seconds. The HP 8250 employs Scalable Printing Technology which minimises the need for priming the printer and therefore reduces ink wastage. The HP Photosmart 8250 Photo Printer is available from August 18, 2005 for £179.99 / €199 including VAT.

HP Press Release

HP Launches its Fastest Home Photo Printer Yet - Record print speeds with the all-new HP Photosmart 8250

TENERIFE, June 27, 2005 - HP today announced the launch of the HP Photosmart 8250 Photo Printer, a ground-breaking new model capable of printing photos in as little as 14 seconds. Believed to be the fastest home photo printing in the world , this is the first consumer printer from HP to feature six individual ink cartridges.

As well as providing high speed performance, the HP Photosmart 8250 Photo Printer with Scalable Printing Technology boasts a remarkable new ink delivery system. Unlike any other system on the market, HP’s new platform features a recirculation technology which minimises the need for priming – and therefore any associated wastage – to ensure that a far greater proportion of the ink is used for printing. Like all individual ink cartridge systems, only those inks that have been used up need replacing.

HP UK Press Release

Quality Photo Printing At Home from Just 23p Per Print

New HP Photo Packs offer high quality, affordable photo printing from the convenience of your own home

LONDON, UK, July 11, 2005 - A range of new HP Photo Packs that will enable customers to create professional quality photographs, at the lowest cost per print from the comfort of their own homes is being announced by HP today.

Each HP Photo Pack contains a customized tri-colour inkjet print cartridge together with the ideal amount of HP photo paper to print a specified number of clear, bright photographs from as little as 23p per print1.

HP Press Release

HP Ignites Printer Industry with Market-changing Technology; New Ink-Based Printing Platform Delivers Record-Breaking Print Speeds in the Home and Office, and Will Scale to High-Volume Printing Markets
 
NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 11, 2005—HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced a breakthrough ink-based printing platform, the result of a five-year, $1.4 billion strategic investment that the company believes will catapult its leadership in the printer market years ahead of its competitors.

At a press conference here, HP unveiled its first products built on the new scalable printing technology, which is designed specifically to deliver high-performance printing for high-volume users. These include the world’s fastest home photo printing devices—4 x 6-inch photos in as fast as 14 seconds(1)—as well as the world’s fastest desktop color business printer, which enables small and medium-size businesses to print up to twice the speed(2) and 30 percent lower cost-per-page than color laser printers.(3)

HP Photosmart 475 is announced. The HP Photosmart 475 is the most advanced compact photo printer in the industry.  It can store up to a thousand photos internally on a hard drive, eliminating the need to store images on a PC or camera. Photos can be printed in high quality colour, as well as black and white, viewed on a TV as a photo album by using the included remote control or directly saved to CD by connecting an external CD/DVD burner – all without using a PC.  The HP Photosmart 475 is available from August 2005 at a recommended street price of £199.99 / €249.99.

HP UK Press Release

The First Portable Printer to Store up to 1,000 Photos

Store, edit and print photos from any location - without a PC - with the HP Photosmart 475 Compact Photo Printer

TENERIFE, June 27, 2005 - HP today announced the launch of the HP Photosmart 475 Compact Photo Printer, the most advanced compact photo printer in the industry.  This stylish new device can store up to a thousand photos internally, eliminating the need to store images on a PC or a camera.  Photos can be printed in high quality colour, as well as black and white, viewed on a TV as a photo album by using the included remote control or directly saved to CD by connecting an external CD/DVD burner – all without using a PC.

HP Photosmart 385 is announced. The HP Photosmart 385 is a compact photo printer has a large 6.4 cm built-in LCD screen and prints 10 x 15 cm photos in less than a minute. Replacing the Photosmart 375 this new model is a ‘take-anywhere’ photo printer that offers a host of impressive, on-board tools for selecting, editing and printing photos and built-in Bluetooth connectivity for direct printing from all Bluetooth enabled mobile phones and handhelds. The HP Photosmart 385 Compact Photo Printer is available from August 2005 at a recommended street price of £199.99 / €199.99.

HP UK Press Release

The HP Photosmart 385 Colour Photo Printer - a Lightweight, Stylish Portable Printer Ideal for any Social Occasion

London, UK, July 1, 2005 - HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) today announced the launch of the HP Photosmart 385 Compact Photo Printer, a take-anywhere photo printer that combines almost unlimited connectivity options with a host of impressive, on-board tools for selecting, editing and printing photos in either rich colour or professional quality black and white.

This latest addition to HP’s fast-growing range of portable printing solutions is designed for maximum portability and ease of use. Compact and weighing little more than 1.4 kg it comes with a standard power cable for use at home, at friends’ houses, or when away on holiday. An optional in-car adapter is available for travelling and for complete freedom, whilst an optional rechargeable battery lets users print up to 75 photos between charges, whether indoors or out.

HP Photosmart 335 is announced. The HP Photosmart 335 is a compact photo printer that weighs less than 1.4 kg. Replacing the Photosmart 325 this new model is designed for maximum portability and ease of use. The HP Photosmart 335 has five built-in memory card slots for direct printing from all major cards and a front panel USB port which connects to any PictBridge-enabled camera. The HP Photosmart 335 is available from August 2005 at a recommended street price of £149 / €149.

HP UK Press Release

The Ideal Portable Printing Companion

The HP Photosmart 335 Compact Photo Printer is a lightweight photo printer that delivers true-to-life panorama prints, on the go

London, UK, July 1, 2005 - HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) today announced the launch of its latest portable photo printer, the HP Photosmart 335 Compact Photo Printer. Compact and weighing less than 1.4 kg, this photo printer is a perfect portable device that can be taken anywhere and used to print high quality pictures.  With great connectivity features, it is perfectly designed for printing holiday snaps, whilst on the beach or for use at home.

BIOS have reviewed the new Epson Stylus Photo R2400 A3+ photo printer.

“Epson has once again changed the world of home photography with the introduction of the Stylus Photo R2400. Replacing the Stylus Photo 2200, this A3 printer is one of the highest-quality consumer inkjet solutions to date - thanks largely to its innovative UltraChrom K3 pigment ink technology. With three levels of black and advanced driver controls, the Stylus Photo R2400 enables you to create professional-quality colour and black-and-white prints on a mind-boggling variety of media. Professional and fine art photographers should add the Stylus Photo R2400 to the top of their shopping list.”“

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Photo-i have completed their interactive review of the new Epson Stylus Photo R2400 A3+ photo printer.

“Compared to the SP2100/2200, the R2400 is a stylish looking printer, but lacks the solid feel of the 2100. There is no doubt that the 2100 is a better built printer, but it’s the output that counts, and on this account the R2400 leaves the 2100 as runner up. It’s a pity that Epson couldn’t have made the R2400 cartridges compatible with the 2100, but then I guess Epson want you to buy a new printer. In this respect Canon has remained loyal to its customers by keeping the same ink tanks for all their printers, a point that is appreciated by users.”

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TrustedReviews have posted their review of the HiTi Photo Printer 730PS, which allows you to create 4x6, 5x7 and 6x8 inch borderless prints through its Dye Sublimation technology at 300 dpi.

“You might expect print times, because of the four-part process, to be long, but in fact the 730PS produced an 8 x 6in print in a respectable one minute 36 seconds. Working from a memory card took only a little while longer, completing in one minute 49 seconds. Print quality in resolution terms is excellent, but we were disappointed with the colours, which came through with a brown, rather lacklustre hue. You can, of course, correct for this, but we’d expect a more accurate rendition at the default settings. The brownish tint applied to prints from both PC and memory cards.”

Website: TrustedReviews - HiTi Photo Printer 730PS Review

Pocket-Lint have just reviewed the Lexmark P315 portable photo printer.

“How does the low price point of Lexmark’s machine affect the quality of prints? We were satisfied with our prints although colours lacked brightness. Our disappointment was more with the odd, slim borders left blank on 6x4 prints. The P315 uses thermal inkjet to print, which takes a while longer than dye- sublimation and produces prints that we have found are susceptible to marks. A drop of water washes off the image whereas prints from our Canon photo printer, which lays down colours in layers, have been water resistant in our tests.”

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DIWA member and Danish website Digital Magasinet have reviewed the new A3+ printer from the HP, the Photosmart 8750, which was announced at PMA in February.

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BIOS have published their review of the new Epson PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition printer (also known as the Epson Picturemate 500).

“Print quality is ultimately what counts with a dedicated photo printer - and the PictureMate 500 won’t disappoint. Output quality is virtually identical to its predecessor, and you have to look really closely to see slight vertical banding and ink droplets - flaws found on all inkjet printers. Viewed at arms length however, prints were as good as any you can get from film. In particular, colours were vibrant and lifelike, details crisp, skin tones natural, and saturation levels spot on. Like the original Picture Mate, you’ll be able to get great quality prints out-of-the-box without having to tweak a printer’s driver settings.”

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PCMagazine have cast their critical eye over the compact Canon SELPHY CP400 photo printer.

“Add the Canon Selphy CP400 ($149 direct) to the growing list of dedicated photo printers for 4- by 6-inch photos. Similar in many ways to other printers in this category, it’s easy to set up and use; it can print directly from PictBridge cameras or from computers (but not memory cards); and its output is smudge- and waterproof thanks to thermal-dye technology (also known by the misnomer “dye sublimation”). It also brings a few extra tricks to the table, including the ability to print on a variety of paper sizes, from credit card size to 4 by 8 inches (though most people print at 4-by-6).”

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Samsung SPP-2020 and Samsung SPP-2040 printers are introduced today. The SPP-2020 and SPP-2040 use Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer technology to produce water and fade resistant 4” x 6” prints in 60 seconds. The Samsung SPP-2040 additionally offers a 2” color TFT-LCD and 7-in-1 memory card interface. Price and availability of the Samsung SPP-2020 and SPP-2040 to be announced.

Samsung Press Release

SAMSUNG MAKES BOLD ENTRY INTO THE COMPETITIVE PHOTO PRINTER MARKET

Two New Photo Printers Produce Striking Fade-Resistant 4” x 6” Prints At A Fast 60-Second Print Speed that Lessens the Gap from Snap to Fridge

Irvine, CA – Samsung, the world’s second largest laser engine manufacturer, bursts onto the photo printer scene with a pair of compact, high quality dye-sublimation photo printers—the SPP-2020 and the deluxe SPP-2040—that allow users to print perfect snap shots, with or without a PC. These desktop units feature an industry-leading 60-second print speed and produce beautiful 4” x 6” prints that emerge dry, and with a water and fade resistant finish that protects photos from fingerprints and smudging.

DPNow have published a detailed evaluation of the K3 Ultrachrome inkset from Epson, as used in the new Stylus Photo R2400 A3+ photo printer (pictured).

“In this article we focus entirely on colour gamut, the breadth of colour a printer is capable of reproducing. Using Gretag Macbeth ProfileMaker we custom profiled an Epson Stylus Pro 4800 for use with Epson Premium Semi Gloss photo paper and plotted the measured base colour gamut at L:50 (mid-density), L:25 (darker) and L:75 (lighter). The results are compared over the following pages with those from the Epson Stylus Photo R1800, which uses Epson’s UltraChrome High Gloss inks introduced last year and the Epson Stylus Photo 2100 (2200 in some markets), which uses Epson’s original three year old UltraChrome ink formulation. We’ve also compared the results with HP’s new Photosmart 8750 A3 printer and Canon’s i9950 A3 model.

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Like the look of the new Epson Stylus Photo R2400 A3+ photo printer, but don’t want to pay for one? Then Photo-i’s competition will be right up your street, especially if you live in the UK - they are giving away an Epson Stylus Photo R2400 to one lucky reader (but only if you live in the UK).

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Epson UK Press Release

13th June 2005 - Environmental Business Products Limited, one of the UK’s largest importers and distributors of Epson compatible printer cartridges, has stopped importing and supplying Epson compatible printer cartridges as a result of an out of Court settlement reached between it and Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”). The settlement follows High Court proceedings brought by Epson against Environmental Business Products Limited for infringement of a number of patents and registered designs belonging to Epson in respect of Environmental Business Products Limited’s acts of importation and supplying.

Epson UK Press Release

13th June 2005 - Environmental Business Products Limited, one of the UK’s largest importers and distributors of Epson compatible printer cartridges, has stopped importing and supplying Epson compatible printer cartridges as a result of an out of Court settlement reached between it and Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”). The settlement follows High Court proceedings brought by Epson against Environmental Business Products Limited for infringement of a number of patents and registered designs belonging to Epson in respect of Environmental Business Products Limited’s acts of importation and supplying.

Macintosh Digital Hub Site have also got hold of the new Epson Stylus Photo R2400 A3+ photo printer, and are publishing their findings in blog format:

“The three prints I’ve made this morning have been on Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper. For one of the prints, I tried the R2400’s advanced black-and-white mode. In this mode, Epson’s driver does an on-the-fly conversion of a color image, and several dialog box options allow you to tweak the contrast and tonality settings of the resulting print (learn more here). The results are amazing. My first test print was easily the best black-and-white print I’ve ever seen come out of an inkjet printer. The blacks are truly black, with no slight tint. It looks like it came out of a photographic darkroom.”

Website: Macintosh Digital Hub Site - Hands On with the Epson Stylus Photo R2400

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