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Epson Stylus® Photo R1800
New Epson Stylus® Photo R1800
printer produces 13-inch-wide glossy and
Matte photos fordigital photographers
that can last 100-200 years*
TORONTO, ON – Feb. 15, 2005
– Introducing the latest ground-breaking
digital photography product from Epson,
designed to become “the” printer
of choice for photographers seeking the
best image and archival quality for both
glossy and matte photos. The Epson Stylus
Photo R1800 offers digital artists a
wide selection of photo printing features,
extremely fast print speeds and a high level
of enduring image quality up to 200 years*
that will advance their photographic skills
and creativity to new levels.
Based on the award-winning letter-size-format
Epson Stylus Photo R800, the Epson Stylus
Photo R1800 takes advantage of the same
Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss™ eight-colour
pigment inks and is capable of making photo
quality prints up to 13 inches wide and
44 inches long. This is Epson’s fastest
photo printer to date, capable of printing
an 11”x14” colour image in less
than two minutes**. Never before has there
been a 13-inch-wide format archival printer
offered as low as CDN $749 (manufacturer
suggested retail price).
“The explosive popularity of digital
photography in recent years is giving birth
to a whole new generation of digital photographers
and artists with discerning tastes and complex
media needs,” said Don Cameron, marketing
and communications manager, Epson Canada
Ltd. “The Epson Stylus Photo R1800
addresses these customers by giving them
the ability to quickly print stunning images
on either glossy or matte surfaces in a
wide variety of sizes that will resist fading
for as long as one to two centuries.”
The Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss ink set
is a unique eight-cartridge system designed
specifically for professional and advanced
amateur photographers and digital artists
who seek superior image quality, fade-resistance,
and flexibility. Advancing beyond the traditional
combination of cyan, magenta, yellow and
black inks, the Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss
ink set adds red and blue inks that expand
the colour gamut of these primary colours.
Using an eight-channel print head, the Epson
Stylus Photo R1800 conveniently contains
a Gloss Optimizer as well as both the Photo
Black and Matte Black ink cartridges in
the printer at all times, avoiding the need
to swap cartridges. The printer driver automatically
determines which black ink to use based
on the paper type selected.
About the EPSON Stylus Photo R1800
The EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 takes advantage
of Epson’s Advanced Micro Piezo®
ink jet technology to achieve a 1.5-picoliter
ink droplet (the smallest dot size in the
industry) and resolutions up to 5760 x 1440
optimized dpi.
With Epson’s patented, true BorderFree®
photo printing technology, the Epson Stylus
Photo R1800 is able to produce prints in
a variety of frame-ready and portfolio-ready
photo paper sizes. Customers can print their
photos (without having to trim the borders
or tear off perforations) in seven sizes:
4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”,
8.5” x 11” (letter), 11”x14”,
12”x12” and 13”x19”.
Users can also print on 4-inch, 8.3-inch
and 13-inch widths of photographic roll
media.
Additional Values
The printer comes with Epson Print CD Software,
Print Image Matching® Plug-in for Adobe®
Photoshop® and three filters from Nik
Colour Efex Pro™ 2.0, which operate
on both PC and Macintosh® platforms.
Epson RAW Print is also included for easy
printing of RAW format image files. Supported
by Windows® 2000 and XP, Epson RAW Print
works with the following cameras: Epson
RD-1, Nikon® D70 and Canon® EOS
Rebel. Colour management solutions include
premium ICC colour profiles, X-Rite®
Complete Guide to Colour Management, and
an exclusive offer by X-Rite for Monaco™
EZ Colour.
The EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 supports Windows
2000 and XP and Mac® OS X 10.2.4 or
higher with both Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire®
(IEEE 1394) ports.
Media Choices with the EPSON Stylus
Photo R1800
Epson offers a wide variety of papers for
use with the Epson Stylus Photo R1800 including
the following Epson-branded media: Premium
Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Semigloss Photo
Paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, Enhanced
Matte Paper, Watercolor Paper Radiant White,
Velvet Fine Art, PremierArt Matte Scrapbook
Photo Paper for Epson, Matte Paper-Heavyweight,
Double-Sided Matte Paper, Photo Quality
Ink Jet Paper and Premium Bright White Paper.
The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 raises the
bar on long-lasting photos by supporting
a wide selection of media types and sizes
of borderless Epson archival media. The
printer's output can resist fading up to
200 years* on Epson’s Watercolor Paper
Radiant White, and up to 300 years* on Epson
Premium Glossy Photo Paper when kept in
“dark storage” environments such
as in photo albums. In addition, the rating
for Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss ink on Epson
Premium Glossy Photo Paper has recently
been updated to 104 years* in normal lighting
conditions.
Direct CD/DVD Printing
The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 is the first
13-inch-wide format printer in Canada capable
of printing directly onto inkjet printable
CDs or DVDs. Users simply place these disks
in a tray that slides through the printer’s
front-loading CD tray and path. This capability
is only offered by Epson and can be found
on other printers such as the Epson Stylus
Photo R200, R300/R300M, R320 and R800. Users
can create their own CD or DVD designs,
or utilize colourful backgrounds and images
with the included Epson Print CD software.
Pricing, Support and Availability
The Epson Stylus Photo R1800 will be available
in March 2005
for an estimated street price of US
$549 / CDN
$749 through direct market resellers,
specialty photo stores, computer superstores,
and on-line retailers. The printer is backed
by the one-year EPSON Exchange Warranty
and is supported by the EPSON Connection,
a customer support technical assistance
line.
About Epson Canada Ltd.
Epson offers an extensive array of award
winning image capture and image output products
for the consumer, business and graphic arts
markets. The company is also a leading supplier
of value-added point-of-sale (POS) solutions
for the retail market. Epson Canada Limited
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Epson America,
Inc., which is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based
Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer
and supplier of high-quality technology
products that meet customer demands for
increased functionality, compactness, systems
integration and energy efficiency. Epson
Canada Limited is headquartered in Toronto,
Ontario.
About the Epson Group
The Epson Group is a network of over 88,036
employees in 111 companies around the world,
and is proud of its ongoing contributions
to the global environment and to the communities
in which it is located. Led by the Japan-based
Seiko Epson Corp., which is listed on the
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange,
the Group had consolidated sales of 1,322
billion yen in fiscal 2002.
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