Photo printers

From Printing

Surveyed February–March 2007

Contents 1 overview 2 characteristics 2.1 Printing Technology 2.2 Print Resolution 2.3 Paper Sources 2.4 Interface Connections 3 UI interface features 3.1 Paper 3.2 Print quality 3.3 Maintenance

overview

Photo printers for individual use or small workgroup

• (very) high resolution: 4800 dpi and higher optimised
• low volume printing
• low printing speed: 1–10 ppm
• low paper capacity circa 120 sheet
• individual use or small workgroups

example: Epson Stylus Photo R800

characteristics

Printing Technology

inkjet

Print Resolution

• 4800x1200 45% of printers, at the bottom of this market
• 4800 x 2400 10% of the printers in this cluster
• 5760 x 1440 35% of printers in this market
• 9600 x 2400 10% of the cluster

Paper Sources

• 120 sheets plain paper, 20 sheets Photo Paper (A4, B5, A5, A6 Letter, legal, executive, envelopes )
• A3 20% of the printers at the top of this market;

Interface Connections

• Firewire: 10%
• Network: 10%
• USB: all

UI interface features

Paper

• Paper Size: Paper Size: 3.5" x 5", 4"x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", A4 (8.3" x 11.7), letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"), 11" x 14", 12" x 12", B (11" x 17"), A3 (11.7" x 16.5"), Super B (13" x 19"), user definable, plus 4", 8.3" and 13" wide panoramic roll papers
• fit to paper size: (A4, A3, B5, B4, A5, A6 Letter, legal, executive, envelopes, etc)
• multiple page (n-up): normal, 2in1, 4in1, 9in1, 16in1, 25in1,
• poster: print over multiple pages: 1in2x2, 1in3x3, 1in4x4, 1in5x5
• borderless printing on/off
• orientation: portrait, landscape, rotate 180°
• copies: number, collate, reverse print
• print pages from x to y
• scaled printing: scaling % (x-y)
• media type: photo paper, photo paper glossy, photo paper semi-glossy, matte photo paper, board paper, envelope
• paper source: auto sheet feeder

Print quality

• resolution: draft/high/standard/custom
• detaliated colors settings: auto/manual (color mode (color profile), color balance c,y,m, intensity, contrast, brightness: light/normal/dark)
• greyscale printing: on/off
• preview before printing: on/off

Maintenance

• status monitor
• print head alignment
• head cleaning
• nozzle check
• ink cartidge replacement (head position)
• ink level status (warning when empty)