Series of HP Designjet Z photo printer

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Posted by: Ilse Jurrien

HP today announced that it is changing the way graphics professionals create image with the inauguration of the HP Designjet Z Printer series. Continuing to expand its portfolio of professional printing, HP is leveraging its pigment ink technologies developed for the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 create the first large-format printers that employ scalable printing technology HP s. The HP Designjet Z photo printer is designed to provide the intuitive color accuracy, reliable and repeatable for museum-quality prints-24 and 44 inch photo 200 years stay.

Series of HP Designjet Z photo printer
"The HP Designjet Z photo printer allows photographers, graphic designers and artists print their vision with accuracy and consistency," said Enrique Lores, vice president and General Manager of commercial inkjet HP. "With our color management functionality, graphics professionals can now take advantage of a print job really intuitive and automated which expands both their business and their creative limits."

HP Designjet Z-Tech Eye-One color
The HP Designjet Z photo printer employs the industry's first embedded spectrophotometer, using a technology of Eye-One color from GretagMacbeth/X-rite. Mounted on the trolley completely independent optical printer and electronics, embedded spectrophotometer greatly simplifies the precise color matching, allowing automated ICC profiles and color calibration Advanced Closed-Loop. The result means that the user can create color profiles in minutes rather than hours and expect the exact color matches throughout the printing process.

HP Designjet Solutions-professional photography
Leading brands in the creative community, including Adobe, Colorbyte, EFI, GMG and GretagMacbeth/X-rite, collaborated closely with HP to develop optimized solutions specifically for the HP Designjet Z photo printer to fully address the needs of key markets, such as graphic design, professional photography, prepress and digital arts. From GretagMacbeth/X-rites s Eye-One Color Technology for the use of the application of calibration Adobe's Lightroom, these solutions further simplify your workflow and provide users with a simple, reliable printing.

HP Color management tools partners include:
The spectrometer, built on the eye GretagMacbeth/X-rite's color-a technology.
HP Advanced Profiling Solution s, co-developed with GretagMacbeth, offers additional options for profiling and calibration. Integrated with the HP embedded spectrophotometer, this solution includes a monitor calibrator and profiler with functionality to provide a workflow for managing color in a peer-to-end change.
EFI Designer Edition RIP 5.1 s, developed with HP specific inputs, is the latest version of EFI Designer Edition. New features in photo and give an improved user interface graphic designer full control over digital correction needs.
Imageprint RIP v. 6 photos and Colorbyte v prepress RIP to GMG ColorProof, also developed with HP specific inputs. The v. Imageprint 6 is optimized for the usage of prosumer and professional photographers. The v. 4 ColorProof works directly with the embedded spectrophotometer for printing checks, radically, shortening of the workflow.
The HP ProPrint plug-in and the button "calibrate your printer" in Adobe Lightroom, co-developed by Adobe. Printing colours referred to in the first attempt by Adobe Photoshop with free HP ProPrint plug-in for Adobe Lightroom and use the "Calibrate the printer" button to start the color management tools directly from within the application.

HP Designjet Z3100-& ink Vivera pigment system
The HP Designjet presents an eight-colour ink system HP Vivera pigment black inks and included black picture, providing a wide range of colors on matte and fine art papers glossy photo cards for creative design and photography. The HP Designjet Z3100 uses a 12-ink Vivera pigment ink system HP, HP 70 Gloss Enhancer and the HP Quad-Black inks to create beautiful prints in black and white and neutral grays truly reach in different lighting conditions. This also provides continuous tones, smooth and rich black sheen, which makes the HP Designjet Z3100 ideal for playback of high-quality art, photography and proofing applications. Both models will deliver the industry's best stay photos on a wide range of HP media in 24-or 44-inches wide.

HP-Hahnem strategic alliance the FineArt
HP has also announced a strategic alliance with Hahnem hle FineArt-the pioneer of 400 years to develop and produce fine art paper. In addition to co-produce three art cards, HP Hahnem hle Smooth Fine Art Paper, HP Hahnem hle art textures and HP Watercolor Paper, Hahnem hle Hahnem hle's entire portfolio of digital media art is compatible with HP Designjet/3100, providing customers a complete solution and reliable print media the final choice and flexibility.

HP Designjet Z photo printer-color management
Also, the color management capabilities of HP Designjet Z Photo Printer Series automated have opened the doors for more media options. Leveraging relationships with strong brands such as Hahnem hle, the HP Designjet Z photo printer quickly can create ICC profiles for most commercially available media.

& Tool HP Color Center, HP Color Expert Service
Support the experience of color of HP Designjet Z Photo Printer Series are a variety of HP services and support options that give users more confidence in their press. Users can rely on HP Color Center for step-by-step instructions for color management and HP Color Expert Service for a single point of contact for remote assistance to solve problems of color workflow. From installation to media profiling, fine-tuning finishing tips, HP printing experience ensures a flawless, easy for novices to professionals in every step of the way.

HP Designjet printer-price & availability
SKU-availability expected price model
HP Designjet Q6675A 24 "$3,395 October 2006
HP Designjet Q6677A, 44 "$5,595 October 2006
HP Designjet Z3100 Q5669A, 24 "$4,095 first half 2007
HP Designjet Z3100 Q6659A, 44 "$6,295 first half 2007

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Epson P5000 Photo Viewer

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Posted by: Ilse Jurrien

TP-5000 is the latest addition to the range of Epson's award-winning multimedia storage Viewer s. Equipped with an Epson Photo Fine Viewer Ultra large LCD with the 4.0 filter system to 4 colors first of world s, provides a greater range of colors and unparalleled image quality. The P-5000 is equipped with a 80 GB hard drive and long battery life, which makes it a reliable storage device for photographers. JPEG, RAW support for major manufacturers and software management improved user-friendly media are also included into a stylish, durable and portable. Epson's photo Ultra thin screen uses red, blue, emerald green and yellow-green color, that allows to reproduce a more natural level.

Epson P-5000 photo fine LCD Ultra-
Also extends the range of colors of red and blue filters allows the Epson P-5000 to record a wide range of shades of red and blue. This translates into a total range of colors greater than over 16.7 million colors, which is larger than S-RGB by 117% and is the world's first portable product to support Adobe RGB color space. Combined with a screen size of 4.0 and a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, the beautiful picture viewer LCD Ultra supports the latest high resolution cameras and marks a new standard of excellence in the market of storage device.

Epson P-5000 Photo Viewer-RAW format
Epson has incorporated a number of features that ensure that the P-5000 is a truly professional back-up for photographers. A storage capacity of 80 GB lets you store up to 4,500 files in RAW format. It is possible to remove the images from your digital camera by simply inserting the memory card into the card slot and download your photos. Backup speed is incredibly fast with a transfer rate of about 155 seconds to 1 GB of data to a Compact Flash card. You can also backup via USB 2.0, transfer images from your P-5000 to an external hard disk and print directly on any compatible Epson USB printer.

Epson P5000 Viewer-Software
The Epson P-5000 allows photographers to ensure that all metadata stored exposure, color and composition of images, which is ideal when you're on site. So if you've captured the picture perfect, you can review detailed settings easy to replicate it. You can also assign your own quality rating to your photos, choosing between one to five stars, where five is for your favorite or best shots. Then you can browse the photos according to your ratings and download the best work through software link2 or AdobeBridge for fast editing.

Epson P-5000 multimedia Viewer-detail
The P-5000 has a powerful zoom function up to 400%, allowing you to view images in greater detail. The powerful processor makes viewing of full-frame images and thumbnails blazingly fast. The browser has three display modes; 12 64 miniatures miniatures, or a list of files. It takes only six seconds to display 64 photo miniature, allowing you to find the photo you're looking for quickly and easily. Files protected with the security features of P-5000 folder, you can password protect folders to prevent any unauthorized access to files.

Epson P-5000 Photo Viewer-color
With further appeals for multimedia, the P5000 is the world's first product to support portable colour space xvYCC video. This is an extended color space for video application, giving vivid colour reproduction. Also supports MP3, AAC, WMA formats for music and DiVX, MPEG 1/2/4, AVC, WMV9 and Motion JPEG formats for movies, where you can enjoy your favorite songs and videos while you're on the road. The new software Link2 allows for easy management of photos, music and movies.

Epson P-5000 Photo Viewer-specific
Epson P-5000 Multimedia Storage Viewer key features summary:
World first four-color filter with fine LCD photo viewer 4.0 Epson Ultra s
Display the image brightness, color and unparalleled detail (640 x 480 pixels)
Back-up, viewing and sharing digital photos (JPEG & RAW)
Store files of up to 4,500 in RAW format2 with 80 GB of storage capacity
Support of Adobe RGB
Built-in CompactFlash and SD card memory slot for additional back-up
Reliability with a long battery life
Print your photos to any compatible Epson printer via USB direct print 2.0
View metadata at the touch of a button
Folder protection function for safety guaranteed
Rate your photos as displays for enhanced file management
Thin and high-quality resistant casing
Enjoy a wide range of formats of music and movies
World's first portable player support for colour space xvYCC video
Officially DivX certified product

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Photo test Canon IXUS 980 is

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Posted by: Dennis Hissink

LetsGoDigital received a test model of the Canon Digital IXUS 980 is. A new IXUS series brother that gradually consists of a huge amount of templates. Canon IXUS 980 is, however, is no longer faithful to the tradition that used to evolve around design and a convenient (auto). 980 is camera Canon offers manual Aperture or shutter setting, just like most PowerShot models. This is a setting that I myself expected impatiently. And it is exactly that combination of a stylish camera, when you don't have to depend on a camera automatic setting, which is attractive to the photographer.

Canon IXUS 980 is photo gallery
The new camera Canon IXUS 980 is optical image stabilizer ensures sharp images features Canon through the entire zoom range including photographing in bad light. Canon IXUS IS is equipped with new DIGIC 4 image processor, Canon. This processor should ensure an extremely fast processing and images without noise, besides offering intelligent technologies, which adds positively to the ease of use and the possibility of an image of success.

Digital camera Canon IXUS 980IS
For those looking to take their photography to the next level, the Canon Digital IXUS 980 is a first for the Digital IXUS: a manual mode which allows control of shutter speed and aperture. This is ideal for unusual lighting situations, experimental or expressive strokes. For a fraction of a second opportunity of photo, a second new mode-QuickShot-uses the optical viewfinder for focusing and framing, virtually eliminating shutter lag. Canon IXUS 980 is also equipped with optical image stabilizer technology Canon s, click Blur-free images throughout the zoom range and in low light conditions.

Photo test Canon IXUS 980 is
Canon IXUS 980 is is the digital camera on my list of priorities to be reviewed soon. In addition to the test in practice the operation and functionality of the IXUS camera are evaluated together with the images captured, the technical tests in our DIWA lab is crucial to achieving a balanced final conclusion. Photos of Canon 980 is are taken with a full production appeal which means that this model of camera is equal to the camera Canon IXUS that consumers can expect to purchase. Test photos were taken in Purmerend, Netherlands. See the Gallery Canon IXUS at LetsGoDigital.

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EPSON Perfection V300 photo scanner

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Monday, August 25, 2008
Posted by: Mark Peters

Ccontinuing commitment for photo enthusiasts and advanced amateur, Epson America has announced the scanner Epson Perfection V300 Photo, the latest consumer scanner in Epson's award winning line-up. With optical resolution of 4800 dpi for only $ 99.99, this versatile scanner offers outstanding features for all-around needs-from photo negatives and slides and 3D objects documents using the high-rise lid, 180-degree scan everyday.

Epson V300 Scanner
Epson V300 photo features one-touch quickly and automatically scan with four buttons easy to scan, copy, email, or PDF documents, photos and more. Using the maximum resolution of 4800 x 9600 dpi hardware with 48-bit colour scanning, and dynamic range 3.2, consumers can easily create high-quality scans with incredible detail and accuracy, using one of the four scan mode that cater to users of all levels, from beginner to professional. Furthermore, the easy photo Fix technology Epson s produces excellent results in restoring color photos, removing dust and grain reduction-all with just the touch of a button.

Scanner Epson ReadyScan LED technology
Epson is constantly looking to not only meet, but exceed our customers ' needs by creating the scanner perfection ideal balance of quality and overall value, said Grace Huang, senior product manager, Epson America Inc. "The Epson V300 Photo scanner is the best all around, at prices affordable in its class with exceptional image quality and versatile featuresby making the choice for anyone looking for imaging technologies top-of-the-line at a price that's easy on the pocket. Epson's ReadyScan LED Technology enables efficient scan speed faster and eliminates warm-up both when you start a scan or when switching between reflective and film scanning, allowing for greater productivity. Consuming less energy and with No mercury, inherent to traditional cold cathode fluorescent lamps, ReadyScan LED technology allows the Epson V300 Photo scanning solution offering.

Features of Epson V300
Epson V300 Photo scanner has four scan mode to accommodate the various user levels and skills. Full Auto mode allows users to quickly and automatically scanning photos, documents and film with just the touch of a button. Home mode gives users more control over menu setting scans with easy to follow and one touch functions as easy photo Fix. Advanced users can choose to scan using the professional mode, which offers image correction tools including a tonal curve, Histogram palette and densitometer. New Epson V300 photo is Office Mode, which offers users functionality available in Epson's GT-series of scanners for documents including threshold control, enhancement of the text and color dropout. For greater flexibility, the Epson V300 Photo has a built-in transparency unit for convenient scanning slides and negatives. Scanning a 35 mm film strip (up to six frames) or four 35 mm mounted slides with the film holder is included to easily create magnifications up to 13 x 19. In addition, this scanner is equipped with an innovative high-rise lid, 180 degrees for scanning 3D objects and oversized, which makes it an excellent tool for scrapbookers to create pages of background, the accents of the page and more.

EPSON Perfection V300 price & availability
The Epson V300 Photo adds even more versatility with the software package, which includes Epson Scan with Easy Photo Fix for automatic color restoration, dust removal faded photos and reduction of grain, ArcSoft MediaImpression and ABBYY Fine Reader Sprint Plus OCR. The scanner is compatible with popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home/Professional, Windows XP Professional x 64, Windows Vista, Macintosh OS X 10.3.9-10.5 x and is also compatible with TWAIN. Epson V300 photo can be purchased for an estimated street price of $ 99.99 Epson from authorized dealers, consumer electronics stores, mail order, distribution and Epson Store Web site. The Epson V300 Photo includes a one-year limited warranty.

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Kodak photo frames

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Saturday October 4, 2008
Posted by: Dennis Hissink

If that will be familiar with the imaging world, you probably remember the enormously huge Hall that Kodak used to claim for his company to showcase and introduce the Kodak assortment. This is difficult to imagine, after visiting the Photokina 2008. The old Kodak Kodak no longer today. Namely, Kodak doesn't seem to be having a prominent place in the field of consumer electronics, and the Kodak booth seems to confirm this. There is a line-up of digital compact cameras on the meter; waiting for visitors, however, the personal photoframes seems to have taken over. These frames stem from a long generation of digital photo frames which recent frames benefit since they are packed with all sorts of new techniques.

Kodak OLED digital photo frame
Take for example Kodak latest OLED digital photo frame. OLED technology fits a product such as a digital picture frame. The extremely wide viewing angle of approximately 180 degrees and high contrast around native to the perfect list for the living room. Compared to a standard LCD photo frame, the contrast of the Kodak photo frame is considerably higher. This was very evident when Kodak demonstrated the new OLED photo frame.

OLED display frames
The Kodak photo frame is equipped with an SD card slot format that offers the user the ability to reproduce images captured directly from the camera for the OLED photo frame. In addition, the digital photo frame offers WiFi communication that allows wireless Internet, computer, etc. The digital photo frame will be available soon as this year. The price might make the consumer feel; for if you buy the Photograph in the United States through Kodak, you will have to pay the amount of $ 999.

Kodak product line at Photokina
Kodak EasyShare Z1485 Is
Kodak EasyShare Z1015 Is
Kodak EasyShare M1093 Is
Kodak EasyShare M1073 Is
Kodak easyshare m1063
Kodak easyshare c913
Kodak OLED picture frame
Kodak EasyShare photo frames

Kodak cameras at Photokina
Kodak has a lot of in-house technology and the consumer will no doubt come across this technique in one way or another. Yet, sorry still declining Kodak's presence in the field of consumer electronics. We are very well able to recall the introduction of the Kodak DCS 14n 14 megapixel DSLR (Photokina 2002); that was the perfect time and much awaited by fans DSLR. The fact that these very keen to make a series of compact cameras to rather unanimous EasyShare is rather sad. See Kodak Gallery full LetsGoDigital.

Photokina 2008 booth Tours
Canon
Casio
Fujifilm
Hasselblad
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Kodak
Leica
Nikon
Nikonians
Olympus
Panasonic
Pentax
Samsung
Sigma
Sony
Tamron

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