Canon's Four New PIXMA Inkjet Printers Provide Life-Like Photo Quality and Fast Text at Entry-Level Price Points.LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- Canon's New Line of Inkjet Photo Printers Are First To Carry The PIXMA(TM) Brand Canon's four new inkjet photo printers - PIXMA iP1500, iP2000, iP3000 and iP4000 - offer consumers new levels of price performance for print quality that was, until recently, only available in dedicated six-ink photo printers. Available in stores this August with estimated selling prices ranging from $49.99 - $149.99(a), Canon's new PIXMA inkjet printers A printer that propels droplets of ink directly onto the medium. Today, almost all inkjet printers produce color. Low-end inkjets use three ink colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), but produce a composite black that is often muddy. feature microscopic 2 picoliter ink droplets for virtually grain-free photographs. "Canon's new PIXMA branded printers demonstrate our commitment to bringing consumers the highest level of photo quality and performance across our entire range of printing solutions," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the consumer imaging group at Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ). "With high quality photo printing established across the four new models, consumers will enjoy increased speed and productivity-based features as they step up the line." With equal quality in the four new printers, consumers will find additional features and speeds as they move up the product line. All of the new PIXMA printers feature Canon's exclusive FINE high-performance print heads. FINE technology "Full-Photolithography Inkjet Nozzle An orifice in an inkjet print head through which ink is sprayed onto the paper. Print heads with six thousand or more nozzles are common in today's printers. Nozzle Engineering" ensures sub-micron level precision during the manufacturing process. FINE print heads are the only consumer-oriented print heads to achieve an actual 1,200 dpi nozzle pitch (600 dpi for iP2000 and iP1500). FINE print heads allow for high-speed printing over wide areas in a single pass. Canon PIXMA iP1500 Photo Printer At an estimated selling price of $49.99(a), Canon designed the PIXMA iP1500 photo printer with the college student and other cost-conscious consumers in mind. Significantly faster than Canon's previous entry-level printer, the iP1500 model can print pages up to 18 pages-per-minute (ppm) in black(b) and up to 13 ppm in color(b). With true edge-to-edge borderless printing of 4" x 6", 5" x 7" and 8.5" x 11" photos previously unavailable from its predecessor, pictures look like they came from a photo lab. Canon PIXMA iP2000 Photo Printer For an estimated selling price of $79.99(a), the PIXMA iP2000 Photo Printer features PictBridge technology for direct photo printing. Consumers can easily print pictures at home or the office, from any PictBridge-enabled digital camera or camcorder(c). Users simply connect the digital camera or camcorder to the printer with the USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. cable that came with their camera. The iP2000 Photo Printer bumps the speed up to 20 ppm in black(b) and up to 14 ppm in color(b). This model adds a second front-feeding paper tray that accommodates letter-sized media in addition to the standard auto sheet feeder A mechanical device that feeds stacks of cut forms (letterheads, legal paper, etc.) into a printer. located on top of the printer, which prints all sizes up to letter sized media. The dual-paper path allows the printer to be loaded with both plain paper and photo paper simultaneously, so both documents and photos can be printed without the need for stopping and changing paper. Users can switch easily between the two sources by simply clicking the paper feed selector (programming) selector - 1. In Smalltalk or Objective C, the syntax of a message which selects a particular method in the target object. 2. An operation that returns the state of an object but does not alter that state. located on the front of the printer. Canon PIXMA iP3000 Photo Printer At the $99.99(a) price-point, the PIXMA iP3000 Photo Printer is one of the fastest printers in its class. The printer delivers up to 22 ppm in black(b) and up to 15 ppm in color(b). The iP3000 printer ejects a staggering 19 million droplets of ink per second at the maximum of 4800 x 1200 dpi color resolution See chroma subsampling and YUV. (d). The iP3000 printer also adds a second independent paper source. In addition to the standard auto sheet feeder, the front-loading paper cassette tray expands the usability by allowing the user to load 4" x 6" and 5" x 7" paper in addition to letter-sized media in either paper source. The PIXMA iP3000 printer represents Canon's entry-level price point to feature individual ink tanks. The Canon Think Tank System(TM) provides economical ink use by incorporating four individual tanks that can be replaced individually as each tank runs out(e). Adding to the flexibility, efficiency and high performance, the PIXMA iP3000 Photo Printer also includes a fully functional auto-duplex unit that automatically reroutes the page for properly formatted two-sided printing. Both time-saving and paper-saving, the iP3000 printer is the first consumer printer at this price point to feature automatic duplex printing The ability to print on both sides of the paper. built-in. Canon PIXMA iP4000 Photo Printer Replacing last year's i860 model, Canon's new PIXMA iP4000 photo printer will be available for an estimated selling price of $149.99(a). The iP4000 model is Canon's fastest consumer inkjet printer to date with print speeds of up to 25 ppm in black(b) and up to 17 ppm in color(b). In addition to the FINE print head, second paper tray and auto duplexer, the PIXMA iP4000 photo printer features Canon's unique five-color ContrastPLUS ink system. The ContrastPLUS ink system incorporates a dye-based photo-grade black ink tank for photo printing, delivering improved image contrast and overall sharpness, particularly when used on photo paper. The ContrastPLUS ink system also has a pigment-based black ink tank to achieve crisp, fast, high-quality black text. Canon includes several software applications(f) on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). for each of the four new printers to make a variety of applications easier for the consumer including printing photos and web pages. An updated version of the very popular Easy-PhotoPrint software (Windows(R)/Mac(R)), allows customers to print photos quickly using simple menu choices to locate digital images, pick paper size and type, choose the layout and print. Other features that help produce realistic digital images in the Easy-PhotoPrint software include Vivid Photo to print life-like vibrant colors and Photo Noise Reduction to decrease noise from digital images. New tools added to this version include Face Sharpening for out-of-focus face correction, Face Brightener to correct for less-than perfect lighting conditions, Red Eye Correction, Blemish blem·ish n. A small circumscribed alteration of the skin considered to be unesthetic but insignificant. blemish Remover to reduce the appearance of wrinkles wrinkles See bells and whistles. and skin imperfections in addition to Auto Duplexing support. Easy-WebPrint software(g) (Windows only, requires Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. version 5.5, version 6.0 is recommended) provides consumers with a tool that automatically resizes web pages to fit the standard printer page so they may be printed without losing important information from the right side of the screen. PhotoRecord(TM) (Windows only) helps print photo albums and photos with frames. The PIXMA iP1500, iP2000 and iP3000 printers are compatible with Windows 98/Mellinum Eddition/2000/XP. The inclusion of a parallel port on the iP4000 printer gives additional support for Windows 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R). All four printers are compatible with Macintosh(R) OS 9.x and Mac OS X v 10.2.1 to 10.3.x or later. A one-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. with InstantExchange is included with an option to purchase an extended limited warranty (good for up to three years) from Canon for $50.00(h). All four printers will be shipping in August to retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . About Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2003, with global revenues of $29.9 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com. Specifications subject to change without notice. (a) Prices are MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) at time materials were created. Prices subject to change at any time. Actual prices are determined by individual dealers and may vary. (b) PPM print speed based on highest speed printer driver setting. Print speeds will vary depending on system configuration, software, document complexity, print mode and page coverage. (c) For a listing of select Canon digital cameras and camcorders featuring Bubble Jet Canon's trade name for its thermal drop on demand inkjet printer technology. The ink is heated, which produces a bubble that expands and ejects the ink out of the nozzle. As the bubble cools, the vacuum created draws fresh ink back into the nozzle. Direct or PictBridge direct printing technology, visit www.usa.canon.com/consumer/directprint. To determine if a non-Canon brand camera or camcorder, is PictBridge-compatible please consult the manufacturer. (d) Resolution may vary based on printer driver setting. (e) Will vary based on composition of images/documents printed. (f) System requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. vary by application. (g) Easy-WebPrint, is compatible with Windows(R) XP and Windows 2000/Me/98 only. Easy-WebPrint requires Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. version 5.5, version 6.0 recommended. See www.canontechsupport.com for updated compatibility. (h) Price subject to change without notice. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. Canon U.S.A. Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com |
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