Canon Picture Perfect: New Photo Printer Delivers 8- X 10-Inch Photos in Under Three Minutes On Your Desktop Without a Darkroom.COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1999-- Canon Computer Systems Inc.: BJC-8200 Combines High-Quality, Speed and Cost-Savings with Unique Canon ThinkTank System The new standard for your Digital Desktop Darkroom darkroom, n a completely lightproof room or cubicle that is used in the processing of photographic, medical, and dental films. See also safe light. : -- True 1200 x 1200 dpi -- Fastest high-resolution output in its class -- Next generation Advanced MicroFine Droplet droplet very small drop of fluid. droplet nuclei the finite particles of matter which are transmitted from animal to animal. Technology for unparalleled print quality Recognized as a worldwide leader in the photo industry and the ink jet printer See inkjet printer. market, Canon Computer Systems Inc. (CCSI CCSI Computer & Control Solutions, Inc CCSI Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (training qualification) CCSI Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement CCSI Contemporary Control Systems, Inc CCSI Channel Coding with Side Information ) today announced the BJC-8200 Color 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. photo printer which offers the fastest, true 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch (dpi) photo printing out-of-the-box of any printer in its class. Canon's top-of-the-line BJC-8200 is the first printer to take advantage of Canon's next generation Bubble Jet technologies. Through revolutionary developments in printhead printhead n → cabeza impresora printhead n → tête f d'impression printhead print n → Druckkopf m design and ink formulation, as well as Canon's Advanced MicroFine Droplet Technology which creates a four-picoliter droplet -- the smallest drop size in its class -- the BJC-8200 is capable of producing high-speed, high-quality photo prints at a cost of approximately $1.50 for an 8" x 10" photo print, including both ink and photo paper. "Canon has taken photo printing to new heights with the BJC-8200," said Peter Bergman This article is about the soap opera actor. For the Firesign Theatre member, see Peter Bergman (comedian). Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actor. , vice president of marketing and customer care for CCSI. "Our superior Bubble Jet technology has made Canon's name synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as the SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. market. Now, with the BJC-8200, Canon's technology is breaking barriers for ink jet See inkjet printer. print speed, output quality that rivals silver halide A silver halide is one of the compounds formed between silver and one of the halogens — silver bromide (AgBr), chloride (AgCl) and iodide (AgI). As a group, they are often referred to as the silver halides, and are often given the pseudo-chemical notation AgX. prints and unmatched cost-per-page, allowing us to tap into new categories such as the professional photo market." Breakthrough Technologies The BJC-8200 incorporates the latest developments in Canon's award-winning Bubble Jet technology. Canon has long been recognized for its leadership in the ink jet printer market and currently holds more than 10,000 patents on Bubble Jet technology. Many printer manufacturers rely solely on resolution to create photo prints. Canon understands that to achieve "true" photo quality, a variety of factors must seamlessly come together. Ink droplet size, precision placement of the ink, dots per inch, ink formulation and media type must all blend to produce a picture perfect print. In fact, these factors allow the BJC-8200 to achieve a print quality that falls below the invisible dot level (the point at which the human eye can no longer detect dots) giving the printer a perceived resolution of 1800 dpi. True 1200 x 1200 dpi in New Printhead Design: The BJC-8200 printer benefits from recent engineering breakthroughs that allow for a revolutionary new printhead design. The new head incorporates 1,536 nozzles, which permits high, default setting resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi (or 1.44 million dots per square inch -- nearly 40 percent more dots per square inch than 1440 x 720 dpi). This feature, combined with bi-directional printing, results in the industry's fastest photo print speeds to-date -- under one minute for postcards and under three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. for a full 8" x 10" print. In addition, the printhead for the BJC-8200 photo printer has been radically reformed to include a new star-shaped nozzle design. This new shape allows the ink to be center-weighted and therefore ejected in a controlled straight line and ultimately appears as a perfectly round droplet on the page. The result is extremely accurate precision placement of the dots, which creates an image with better tonal scale and photo print quality that rivals silver halide prints. Advanced MicroFine Droplet Technology: The BJC-8200 printer's Advanced MicroFine Droplet Technology creates the industry's smallest drop size -- a four-picoliter droplet -- for true 1200 x 1200 dpi output, even with default driver settings. Without this precision technology, inconsistencies in dot shape, uneven ink density, or even the slightest change in droplet size will result in variations in color tones and will affect overall print performance. Dot misalignments can also alter color tones and cause banding. Bi-level Inks with 33 Levels of Color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color Gradation gradation: see ablaut. : The BJC-8200 printer also uses a new six-color, Bi-level ink-tank formulation that produces the industry's first one-sixth density Photo Inks. This equates to 33 distinct gradation levels per pixel -- nearly double the levels of any previous Canon printer. This increase in gradation allows for more subtle transitions between colors and produces photo images completely free of graininess graininess a fault in x-ray films in which there is clumping together of the silver particles in the emulsion, causing the image to lose its homogeneous appearance and to give an impression of lumpiness. . With the Bi-level inks included all in one printhead, users no longer have to swap between cartridges to achieve monochrome, color or even photo color prints. Canon ThinkTank System: The BJC-8200 photo printer includes an intuitive individual color ink cartridge design -- the Canon ThinkTank System -- that eliminates waste and reduces operating costs by letting the user replace only the color of ink that has run out. Ink quantity is monitored by an advanced optical low-ink sensor that warns users (via a "pop-up" on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. icon) when the supply of any color ink is low -- before time and money is wasted on printing partial pages. Photo Paper Pro: Optimum print performance is achieved when printing on Canon's new Photo Paper Pro, designed by Canon exclusively for use with the BJC-8200 printer. Using a unique four-layer structure, ink droplets instantly bond to surface layers before they can feather or bleed. Photo prints come out dry and water-resistant as a result. While optimum print performance is achieved on Photo Paper Pro, outstanding image quality can also be attained on a variety of other print media, including plain paper. IS-52 Color Image Scanner Cartridge: Canon was the first company to introduce a Color Image Scanner Cartridge for desktop and portable printers in 1997. Canon is still the only company to offer this exclusive technology. By simply replacing the printhead with the optional IS-52 Color Image Scanner Cartridge (estimated street price of $99(a)) the BJC-8200 printer can operate as a color image scanner, with a maximum optical resolution of 600 dpi. The scanning feature works in conjunction with special software to permit color adjustments to improve image quality and image enhancements to create a variety of artistic effects. Geared for the high-end photo enthusiast or graphics professional, the printer comes with both a parallel and universal serial bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (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. ) port for easy interface with your PC, Macintosh G3, G4, iMac, PowerBook, or iBook. The improved head and engine design is also Canon's quietest, at only 37 decibels while printing. Driver enhancements include an Image Optimizer and Photo Optimizer, as well as a new poster printing option, ideal for the professional graphic designer. Shipping in December, the BJC-8200 Color Bubble Jet photo printer will carry an estimated street price of $399(a). In addition, the printer includes the Canon Creative Photo 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). , offering Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.0 (PC) and Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 (Mac) software that gives graphics professionals the creative tools necessary to maximize their hardware performance and produce high-quality materials. These features, combined with the new Bubble Jet technologies, make this the perfect "digital desktop darkroom" solution. Warranty and Customer Technical Support The BJC-8200 photo printer comes with 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. , which includes the SelectExchange warranty program(b). An optional three-year Extended Service Plan is available for this printer for approximately $50. CCSI offers a full range of customer technical support options including: 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, toll-free automated support for basic product troubleshooting issues on most current products; option to speak to a technician free of service charge during regular business days/hours for products under warranty; paid support for urgent product matters during non-regular business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a and for products no longer under warranty; the Canon Computer Systems Inc. Web site and 24-hour, toll-free Fax Retrieval System(c). About CCSI Canon Computer Systems Inc. (CCSI) is a subsidiary of both Canon USA Inc. (Lake Success, N.Y.) and Canon Inc. (Tokyo). With headquarters in Costa Mesa, CCSI was founded in 1992 to market Canon-branded computer peripheral products in the United States, including Color Bubble Jet printers, the MultiPASS line of multifunction printers, FAXPHONE facsimile machines, CanoScan color flatbed scanners and Canon Creative software. Retail software products are marketed by Canon Software Publishing, a division of CCSI created in 1998. Customers are reached via the mass-market channel -- a network of computer dealers, superstores and mass merchants. For more information, customers can call 800/OK-CANON or visit the CCSI Web site at www.ccsi.canon.com. A special site for customers interested in the BJC-8200 has been established at www.bjc-8200.com. Canon is recognized as the world's largest computer printer manufacturer, a leader in imaging technology and a top worldwide patent holder. As a global technology leader, Canon achieved $24 billion in worldwide sales in 1998. (a) Prices are estimates only, subject to change. Actual prices determined by individual dealers and may vary. (b) SelectExchange warranty program subject to restrictions and limitations. See warranty card for details. (c) Support program specifics subject to change without notice. Note to Editors: Product specifications and features subject to change without notice. |
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