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Print ArticleThe Olympus True Print is available in two models, TP-100, a countertop model, at $11,000 and the TP-210, $14,500, which includes a stand and scanner. Both are equipped with the CP-8000, 4x6 dye-sub printer, and now come with a new 8x10 printer, model P-440, that will output both glossy and matte finish. The kiosks have the software for connectivity to any wide-format inkjet.
As for camera phone images, Joe Leo said, “My position is: it’s a little early.” The Sony Picture Station will be sporting a new look, higher speed, new software and a setup for receiving wireless images from a camera phone.
SONY: PictureStation Goes Wireless; Ganged Printers
Offer 12-Second Output
The Sony PictureStation will be sporting a new look, higher speed,
new software and a setup for receiving wireless images from a
camera phone.
According to Dave Johnson, senior marketing manager, the new
PictureStation will have a “sleeker” look and new
screen software to make the system more attractive to the growing
number of women customers. He said the upgraded software includes
more seasonal borders, will edit out red-eye and can add text to
the image.
By incorporating two 4x6 output Sony printers, Dave said the first
print will be finished in 22 seconds with each following print
dropping at the rate of 12 seconds each.
Dave indicated that the new Picture-Station will be equipped with
Bluetooth and infrared technology to accept images from cell phones
that can capture images.
The PictureStation will be sold with either a high-end or basic
package, though the system is modular and components can be added.
A complete package would include two UPDR-100 printers (one
possible setup: one for 6-inch paper, one for 5-inch; another, both
6-inch) and a UPD-70A, 8x10 printer, a flatbed scanner, touch
screen monitor and receipt printer for about $14,000. The basic, at
$7,000 would include the touch screen and a single printer.
Sony made a big splash at last year’s PMA by announcing at
the show that Kinkos would be replacing 800 Kodak Picture Makers
with its PictureStation kiosks. According to Dave there are now
about 1,100 Kinkos installations with some stores needing a second
unit. “They are selling prints for 59-cents each and going
like gang busters,” he said. It will be interesting to see
what effect, if any, there will be from the recent purchase of
Kinkos by Fedex.
CANON: New 24-inch Wide-Format Printer Using Pigment
Ink; Offers 17 Media Options
As on-site operators search for new profit niches to offset
shrinking roll counts, wide-format printing is becoming a bigger
player in the minilab scheme of things. Canon hopes to serve this
market with a new, 24-inch wide inkjet printer, using pigment ink,
that will be the smallest wide-format in its line with a countertop
measurement of about 47x22 inches.
Called the W-6200 imagePROGRAF, the price is not firm as of this
writing but will probably hit about $3,000 according to David
Hampson, Canon’s product marketing manager for
printers.
David said that using pigment based ink will mean that the print
will have a longevity of up to 80 years which, he claims, compares
to about 25 years for a dye-based ink print. Incidentally, Canon
makes printers for both dye and pigment ink. It’s W-8200, a
44-inch wide printer introduced last Fall, can use either
ink.
The 6200 can be set to operate at one of three quality settings:
standard, high and highest. For a 2x3 poster print (A1 size), the
standard setting will output in 4-1/2 minutes at a resolution of
600x1,200; seven minutes for a 1,200x1,200 print; and 11 minutes
for a 1,200x1,200 with 10 passes, compared to eight.
Canon is offering 17 different media surfaces, all instant dry, for
use on the 6200. Some are: white glossy, premium super gloss,
canvas, transparency and banner media. The glossy surfaces come in
100-ft. lengths; others less, depending on their thickness.
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