The DIGIC II processor allows for high-quality pictures using Auto Image Optimize technology for detecting and correcting any imperfections in your photos. The printer can automatically adjust face brightness and color, remove red-eye and reduce noise.

The ES40 uses an Easy Photo Pack, an all-in-one ink and paper cartridge that contains everything you need for printing.

The printer features a bright 3.5 inch 230K dot LCD screen, easy scroll wheel and tactile buttons for easy navigating through images before printing.

The ES40 assists you in the printing process with its Voice Guidance technology. It gives you various instructions like “select a color” or “select the area for printing” and informs you when the ink cartridge or paper needs replacing.

Approximately eight seconds after you turn the printer on it is ready to start printing. It prints quickly too and produces ‘P’ size prints in 55 seconds and ‘L’ size prints in just 47 seconds.

In Creative Print mode you can make use of 12 templates to create calendars with your own images, add stamps, speech bubbles or clip art to your photos, or put your images in artistic frames.

Creative Print also allows a number of sophisticated image effects to be applied to your prints, such as Smooth Skin and other filters such as faded edges, soft focus and star lights.

SELPHY ES40 Compact Photo Printer – Specifications:

• Dye Sublimination Printing Method
• Print Speed: 4″ x 6″ Borderless Photo in 55 seconds
• Print Resolution: Up to 300 x 300 dpi
• Paper Sizes: Card (2.13″ x 3.39″), Postcard (3.94″ x 5.81″)
• Output Tray Capacity: 50 Sheets
• Borderless/Bordered Printing
• Creative Print: Frames, Clip Art, Calendar, Multi-Layout, Speech Bubbles, ID Photo, Movie Print, Images Effects
• 3.5″ LCD Display with 230k dots
• Image Quality Adjustment
• Portrait Image Optimize
• Photo Direct Print from Memory Card/Camera
• Wireless Printing via Optional Bluetooth
• Gradation: 256 Levels per Color
• Physical Dimensions: 8.9″(W) x 8.9″(H) x 5.4″(D)
• Price: $149.99

Official Information: usa.canon.com.

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Though compact, the Pro 3880 can produce exhibition quality wide-format prints up to 17” x 22”. It has a high-capacity paper feeder and its  top-loading single-sheet feeder is optimized for fine art media.

Like most Epson printers, this one is built on the UltraChrome K3 professional ink technology. It features eight-color ink set with new Vivid Magenta and Vivid Light Magenta, which provides more intense blues and violets. The printer uses nine individual 80 ml ink cartridges.

Its AccuPhoto HD2 Image Technology allows for grain-free images and provides smooth color transitions and gradations.

The Pro 3880 features the Advanced Black and White Photo Mode for those who are fond of black-and-white prints. There are four pre-set modes – neutral, warm, cool, or sepia – in the printer, and you can further adjust and save the settings.

Moreover, the printer automatically switches between Photo and Matte black inks to suit various types of media.
The Pro 3880’s MicroPiezo AMC print head incorporates an ink repellent coating, which enhances its durability.

For additional graphic needs, this printer is  also available in a Graphic Arts Edition with a PANTONE Raster Image Processor and powerful print manager interface. It includes coated and uncoated libraries for versatile spot-color matching, and integrated ICC profiles for RGB, CMYK and grayscale images ensure complete color control.

The Pro 3880 will be available from October 2009.

Epson Stylus Pro 3880 – Specifications:

• Compact A2+ printer
• Eight Color Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink
• Maximum Print Resolution: 2880 x 1440 dpi
• New AccuPhoto HD2 Image Technology
• Print Sizes: from 4×6” up to 17×22”
• MicroPiezo AMC Print Head
• ENERGY STAR® qualified

Official Information: epson.com.

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With an impressive 19.8cm touch panel user interface this new printer is not only easy to use but combines innovative technology with style. It comes with an impressive range of features, for instance, double-sided printing with the included duplexer and an automatic document feeder for convenient faxing, copying and scanning of multiple pages.

The auto-selecting A4 and photo sized paper trays means that both A4 plain and photo sized paper is always ready for use.

The PX810FW produces sharp lab quality photos with vivid, life-like colors thanks to Epson’s Micro Piezo™ print head technology combined with Epson Claria Photographic Ink.

You can edit and print photos directly from a memory card using the touch panel, and print directly from PictBridge compatible cameras and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software for text scanning.

It also houses the innovative greeting card feature that allows you to produce a personalized 10×15cm card incorporating your own handwritten message within the photo without even switching on the PC.

Like many Epson printers, this one uses individual ink cartridges that means that only the color used will need replacing, reducing the amount of money spent on ink.

Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper in 10×15cm, 13×18cm and A4 sizes in included, so you can start printing straight away.

Epson Stylus Photo PX810FW - Specifications:

• Contemporary Design to Fit Modern Surroundings
• Hi-Definition Photo Printing, Scanning and Copying, plus Fax
• Large 19.8cm Touch Panel
• Integrated Wireless and Ethernet
• Automatic Document Feeder
• Automatic Printing on Both Sides of the Page
• Auto-selecting A4 and Photo Paper Trays
• Printing on suitable CD, DVD discs
• Epson Claria Photographic Ink
• Save money with individual inks – only replace the colour used
• ENERGY STAR® qualified
• Available 01 September, 2009

According to photographyblog.

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The printer houses five single ink tanks containing pigment black for text and dye-based cyan, magenta, yellow and photo black inks for color prints. Canon’s Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering technology allows for print resolutions of up to 9600×2400 dpi.

The PIXMA iP4700 incorporates a fast print engine. Its print speed is 9.2ipm for mono documents and 8.1ipm for color. And a 10×15cm (4×6”) photo is produced in approximately 20 seconds.

There are two paper trays – a rear tray and a cassette – in the iP4700, so it’s easy to make double-sided prints as different media can be loaded at the same time. Two-sided printing is available for plain paper in A4, B5, A5 & Letter.

Among other Canon printers the Pixma iP4700 is renowned for being “intelligent.” Intelligent image correction is possible with Auto Photo Fix II that analyses images and corrects their color, contrast and brightness detail in under-exposed zones and also features automatic red-eye reduction. Easy-WebPrint EX Software is responsible for smart and simple webpage clipping.

The Canon PIXMA iP4700 is inished in smart gloss black with gunmetal highlights and is available from late September 2009.

Canon PIXMA iP4700 – Specifications:

• Print Resolution: Up to 9600 x 2400 dpi¹
• Print Speed: Borderless 10 x 15cm in approx. 20 sec
• Auto Duplex: 2-way Paper Feed
• Single Ink technology - 5 separate ink tanks
• Rear Tray: Max. 150 sheets
• Rear Tray (Media Size): A4, B5, A5, Letter, Legal, Envelopes (DL size or Commercial 10), 10 x 15cm, 13 x 18cm, 20 x 25cm, Credit Card (54 x 86mm)
• Camera direct photo printing from PictBridge compliant digital cameras & camcorders
• Driver Features: Photo Optimizer PRO (Windows only), Image Optimizer (Windows only), Photo Noise Reduction, Vivid Photo, Simulate Illustration, Monochrome effects
• ChromaLife100+ for long-lasting photos.

Official Information: canon-europe.com.

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The Canon Pro9000 Mark II has 8-ink system in comparison with the Pro Mark II’s 10 inks and ships with eight inks: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Photo Cyan, Photo Magenta, Red and Green. The system uses individual cartridges for each color.

The Pro Mark II can print High Resolution images (4800×2400 dpi) quite fast. It has the big print head that is responsible for its high print speed and prints approximately three times faster than its predecessor, the Pro9000.

Some of its features also deserve attention, for instance, its Ambient Light Correction according to which color output can be adjusted for viewing under a variety of lighting conditions. But the thing is that this option is available under Windows Vista only.

The Pro 9000 Mark II cares about what you print. It has an Auto Photo Fix function to optimize images as portrait, scenery, night scenery, snapshot with scenery or snapshot with night scenery. Backlit underexposed faces are brightened and color casts are removed.

This printer is environment-friendly: it uses Canon Generation Green Technology which helps you to reduce and recycle waste and save energy.

Printer Reviews:

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The Canon Pro9000 Mark II’s dyes deliver a brilliant range of color that, under proper storage, will outlive you (which is all that counts). And the printer is capable of subtle variations in tone and color, when printed on a variety of fine art media.

Canon Pro9000 Mark II Inkjet Photo Printer - Specifications:

• Auto Photo Fix
• Borderless, Document, Grayscale & Color Photo Printing
• 2-Way Paper Feeding
• 8 Individual Ink Tanks
• Advanced Pattern Print
• Ambient Light Correction (Windows Vista only)
• Auto Sheet Feeder
• Fine Art Paper Support
• Print Speed : 8×10 borderless color photo in about 47 seconds, 11×14 color photo on 13×19 paper in about 1 min. 23 seconds
• Number of Nozzles: 6,144
• Print Resolution: Color and Black up to 4800×2400 dpi
• Paper Sizes: 4×6″, 5×7″, 8×10″, Letter, Legal, 11×17″, 13×19″
• Auto Sheet Feeding Rear Tray holds 150 sheets;
• Noise Level: Approx. 42.5 dB(A)

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HP introduces world’s first web-connected printer - HP Photosmart Premium all-in-one inkjet printer with its TouchSmart technology. It is designed to give people quick touchscreen access to popular Internet content.

This versatile printer is ideal for multitasking households - it prints, faxes, copies and scans and delivers lab-quality photos. It has a full range of wired and wireless connectivity options, and can print directly from Wi-Fi-enabled PCs, Bluetooth®-enabled devices, the Apple iPhone and the Apple iPod touch using HP iPrint Photo.

The HP Photosmart Premium features a new web-based printing platform with HP applications (apps) that allow people to connect instantly the necessary content - users can browse and view popular web destinations and print content they wish in an easy-to-read format.

Some apps are preloaded on the printer; some apps you can download as they become available at the HP Apps Studio. The first HP app partners will be USA TODAY, Google, Fandango, Coupons.com, DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Web Sudoku and Weathernews Inc. Through these apps, you will have free access to customized daily news, maps, coupons, coloring pages, movie tickets, recipes, personal calendars and more.

The new printer also will connect directly to your Snapfish account to view, print and upload photos. Additionally, you can access projects from the HP Creative Studio.

The printer also is ecologically-friendly: it features automatic two-sided printing save paper and a reusable bag to reduce packaging waste.

HP Photosmart Premium - Specifications:

• Print speeds: 33 ppm black /32 ppm color
• 4800 x 9600-dpi optical resolution scanning
• 48-bit color scanning
• Up to 33 copies-per-minute in black and 32 cpm in color
• Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi black copying with 1200 scan dpi
• Up to 4800 optimized dpi color copying
• Fax: Store up to 60 phone numbers
• Dimensions/17.99 inches (w) x 19.33 inches (d) x 7.76 inches (h)
• Weight: 16.53 lbs.
• USB High-speed 2.0, Ethernet and Bluetooth
• Estimated U.S. street price: $399.99

According to http://www.hp.com.

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The device utilizes two trays: a multi-sheet feeder in the back, and a single-sheet feed integrated into the output tray on the front of the device. Both trays can accommodate paper up to 13×19 (A3+), allowing you to make photo and other fine-art prints on a variety of media.

It’s also worth noting that the Pro9500 can print bordered or borderless prints at sizes all the way down to 4×6. So, you could even use the Pro9500 to print home/home office documents if you wanted to – it certainly has the flexibility. But the ink and the device are expensive.

Buttons and controls on the printer itself are minimal at most as the majority of the Pro9500’s functions are handled via Canon’s supplied software So, the Pro9500’s spare, simple, and easy-to-connect approach is standard for this class of machines.

Printer Reviews:

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They state the printer’s exceptional image quality, ultra-quiet operation. It is also easy to set up and use. Its downsides are probably slower print speeds and it’s comparatively expensive.

Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II - Specifications:

• Print speeds: 8×10 in approx. 4 mins., 11×14 in approx. 8 mins
• Print resolution: up to 4800 x 2400 dpi
• Ten color pigment-based individual ink tank system
• Ambient light correction technology
• 4-in-1, 2-in-1 printing
• Two way paper feeding (front, rear trays)
• Hi-speed 2.0 USB, PictBridge connection
• EnergyStar qualified (Generation Green product)

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You can print high-quality photos on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper in 10×15cm, 13×18cm and A4 sizes. The package also contains an Epson Photo Paper Pack, so you can start printing photos immediately after installation.

The Epson Stylus Photo P50 uses Epson’s Micro Piezo™ print head technology which, combined with Epson Claria Photographic Ink, produces Hi-Definition images. You also benefit from the ability to print borderless photos up to A4 size and even printing directly onto suitable CDs and DVDs discs is available.

It is cost-effective too because the Epson Stylus Photo P50 uses individual ink cartridges, so you only need to replace the color used. They are available in a convenient, cost-saving multipack. This is also an Energy Savings Recommended printer.

The P50 has a modern design, and besides, its premium finish includes a fingerprint-resistant top surface that reduces the amount of cleaning required and keeping the printer looking sleek and smart.

Epson’s Easy Photo Print software allows for the easy optimization of any photo, such as backlight correction and red-eye removal.

Paolo Marenghi, Product Manager at Epson UK, commented: “Your creativity comes to life with the Epson Stylus Photo P50. It gives you control over how your photos are printed, and delivers results that are better than lab-quality. Offering Hi-Definition images, value and efficiency – it’s the ideal choice for the aspiring photo enthusiast.”

Epson Stylus Photo P50 - Specifications:

• Print Better-than-lab-quality Photos at Home
• Borderless Prints up to A4 Size
• Uses Epson Claria Photographic Ink
• 10×15cm Photos in approx. 12 secs
• Can Print directly onto Suitable CDs/DVDs
• Epson Photo Paper Pack included
• Epson Easy Photo Print
• Energy Savings Recommended
• Contemporary Glossy Black Design
• Fingerprint Resistant Top Surface
• RRP: £89.99
• Available 1st July, 2009

According to http://www.epson-europe.com.

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The S21 is perfect for printing documents, letters, web pages, emails and lab-quality borderless photos at home. It will print on a variety of media delivering perfect results every time though for the best quality photos Epson recommends its range of glossy photo papers - Photo Paper, Glossy Photo Paper and Premium Glossy Photo Paper.

The printer uses low cost individual ink cartridges, so you only need to replace the colour used. These individual ink cartridges are also available in a convenient, cost-saving multipack.

The Epson Stylus S21 features Epson’s DURABrite Ultra Ink, an advanced pigment-based ink technology that makes the ink resistant to water, smudging and can be used with highlighter pens. It also produces superb text definition and lab-quality photos.

It comes complete with Epson PhotoEnhance and Epson Easy Photo Print which enables you to adjust the colour and contrast of images and remove red-eye from photographs with the click of a button.

Richard Aplin, Product Manager at Epson UK commented: “The Epson Stylus S21 offers consumers an easy to use, compact printer at an affordable price that is perfect for everyday printing. As it uses individual ink cartridges, it offers a truly cost-effective solution to printing.”

The S21 is an Energy Savings Recommended all-in-one which reflects Epson’s ongoing focus to reduce the carbon emissions associated with the use of its products.

Epson Stylus S21– Specifications:

• Compact everyday document and photo printer
• Save money with individual ink cartridges, only replace the colour used
• Epson DURABrite Ultra Ink Technology
• Borderless photos up to A4
• Print Speed: up to 26 pages per minute
• Epson PhotoEnhance - automatic adjustment of the colour and contrast
• Epson Easy Photo Print for Red-Eye Removal
• Energy Savings Recommended printer
• Available from 1st July, 2009

According to www.epson.co.uk.

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