PHOTO PRINTERS
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imagePROGRAF Printer Technology
Photographers seeking to produce their own
gallery-grade inkjet prints have had limited
choices until now. Understanding the demands of
professional photographers — especially those who
shoot with the EOS System — Canon has responded
with the imagePROGRAF series Photo Printers.
Both feature impressive new technologies that
bring superb quality and performance to large
format photo printing. It’s never been simpler or
more cost-effective to produce gallery-grade
prints at home or in the studio.
Incomparable 12-Color
LUCIA EX Ink Set
With increasing consumer
demand for professional and high quality print
output, high-end graphic and photographic studios
continue to seek the capability to accurately
produce vivid output of their most demanding
projects. The all-new 12-Color LUCIA EX pigment
ink set from Canon, incorporated into the 44-inch
imagePROGRAF iPF8300, 24-inch imagePROGRAF
iPF6350 and the iPF6300 printers, increases the
achievable color gamut by approximately 20 per-
cent to produce rich, expressive imagery. The
introduction of the new LUCIA EX ink set provides
photographers with the ability to precisely
achieve their desired results by producing more
expressive and crisp blacks, smooth color
gradations, and the capability
to faithfully reproduce the
finest details in the shadowed
areas of photographs. Even
very delicate shading is
reproduced smoothly to give
images exquisite depth.
The new pigment inks are
also designed with an innovative polymer structure
that results in greater scratch resistance and
protection from color fading, while also reducing
bronzing and metamerism, ensuring durable,
stable output. Additionally, LUCIA EX pigment
inks exhibit excellent short-term color drift (“dry-
down”) behavior, which is critically important for
color-managed workflows and in proofing
applications. The new LUCIA EX inks are also
resistant to damage from atmospheric ozone, a
particular concern in urban environments in
situations where prints might be displayed
unframed and exposed to ambient indoor air.
Automatic Color Stability
Control System
All imagePROGRAF printers offer a sophisticated,
automatic color stability control system for simple,
predictable color. With a high-performance
multi-sensor installed in the printer, calibration
is done easily and quickly (approximately 10
minutes) with a simple setup from the printer’s
operation panel. When calibrated, photographers
will find amazing consistency among all calibrated
printers they might use. Canon’s imagePROGRAF
color calibration will help ensure that the col-
ors photographers saw when they captured their
images, and on their calibrated computer
screens will be preserved in print.
Photolithographic User-Replaceable
Print Heads
Canon’s FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle
Engineering) print heads help ensure accu-
rate and detailed ink delivery, no matter the
medium being used for printing. This new,
advanced head design uses two print heads —
each with 15,360
nozzles — yielding
over 30,000 noz-
zles, which release
microscopic ink
droplets quickly
and precisely. This not only makes extremely high
output resolution simple, but also provides for
faster, more reliable printing. Photographers no
longer need to compromise on print speed to
attain high image quality because Canon’s
superb print head technologies deliver both.
The large number of nozzles also substantially
increases print head life, so the printer requires less
frequent maintenance. The print heads are user
replaceable, and can be replaced with mini-
mal downtime and without service calls, saving
time and money and increasing productivity.
16-Bit Printing Support
While conventional inkjet printers support 8 bits
per-channel and require a conversion from 16 bits
somewhere during t he workflow, the imagePROGRAF
printers provide advanced support for high-bit
depth files. Software Plug-ins enable high-bit
depth images to be printed directly from Digital
Photo Professional. Also included is an export
module for printing 16-bit files directly from
Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
. These features provide the
photographer with the first true wide-dynamic-
range workflow option from capture to output.
Images are reproduced with smoother tonal
gradations for greater photorealism. Dynamic-
range-related problems, such as posterizati on
and banding, are significantly reduced.
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LUCIA 12-Color Pigment Ink Set
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PHOTO PRINTER TECHNOLOGY
Built upon a foundation of leading-edge technologies, the EOS System puts photographers in touch with their mind’s eye, enabling
them to capture images of beauty and clarity that had once existed only in their imaginations. Canon’s commitment to photographic
excellence, however, does not end with image capture. Combining
Canon’s superb expertise in photography, photocopying and printing
technologies, Canon imagePROGRAF and
PIXMA photo printers are redefining output quality,
performance and convenience. They are the
perfect complement to your EOS System with
results that are nothing short of stunning!
imagePROGRAF iPF5100
PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II
PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II
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High Performance
& Integration
Integrated System
& Engine Control
High Fine
Image Process
Integrated System
& Engine Control
High Speed
Engine Control
High Accuracy & High Speed Control
of High Density Head
Multi-nozzle Dual Print Heads
Exclusive Canon L-COA Image Processor
