Canon has added another printer to their line, the Pixma iP4300 printer, featuring four dye-based ink tanks, plus a pigment black ink tank, which, they explain, “deliver sharp text and professional-grade documents, making the iP4300 printer optimal for everyday tasks like printing Web pages, text documents, and presentations.” With the front panel PictBridge port, consumers can directly connect any PictBridge enabled digital camera or DV camcorder to print photos. Canon adds that the ChromaLife100 system2 helps ensure that the photos will last, while the individual ink tanks also incorporate the Smart LED system to alert the user to low ink levels and to easily troubleshoot issues. The printer employs a print head that incorporates the Canon FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) technology with 3,584 precision nozzles that produce a high quality 9600 x 2400-color dpi5 maximum resolution, with droplets as small as one picoliter. Expect an MSRP of $99.
The company also released several new PowerShot cameras – the A710 IS (7.1MP, Image Stabilization, 6X optical zoom, $399), A640 (10MP, 4X optical zoom, $399) and A630 (8MP, 4X optical zoom, $299).
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