Canon has announced two leading products in the PIXMA lineup: the PIXMA MG8140 and the PIXMA MG6140. Their printheads are created using Canon FINE technology, and have 6 separate ink tanks, including a gray ink. They provide a professional level of photo printing in both grayscale and color.

Both models are able to print a 10×15 cm color photo borderless in approximately 20 seconds and have the printing speed of 12,5 / 9,3 images per minute in monochrome / color mode, according to the ISO ESAT standard. PIXMA MG8140 can scan and re-print 35 mm films and slides. In the two models is implemented an improved system of working with printing media: two paper path, double-sided printing and direct printing on a suitable DVD, CD or Blu-ray disk.

The new Intelligent Touch System by Canon makes the printer easy, allowing you to manage them using the touch panel. User interface is backlit to facilitate navigation and show what functions and operations are available at the moment. The new models also implement the Quick Operation system, which provides the fast and direct access to frequently used functions. Installation menu and function buttons make it easy to call the required options directly from the main screen.

The PIXMA MG8140 and the PIXMA MG6140 ship with Full HD Movie Print Function, enabling to print an image by selecting individual frames from Full HD videos shot on Canon digital cameras. The program provides the video images detail level at up to 1080p resolution, and can also improve resolution and reduce noise levels to ensure optimum quality with the help of Frame Enhancement technology.

In addition, users of printers can take advantage of the extended version of the Easy-PhotoPrint EX. Now this software has a direct access to Flickr. Easy-WebPrint EX provides a simple and intelligent printing of Web pages, allowing you to select, cut and combine the content of different sites in a single document–from fitting to one page to creating a booklet.

The PIXMA MG8140 and the PIXMA MG6140 standard supports Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Thanks to IrSimple, PictBridge, and Bluetooth (as an option) the printers can connect to compatible digital cameras, camera-equipped mobile phones and camcorders.

Artisan 725 and Artisan 835 are two new multifunction inkjet printers, which have been announced by  Epson. They are designed to print text and photos, as well as scan and copy a variety of documents.

Being moderately priced ($300 and $200 for Artisan 835 and Artisan 725, respectively), the new devices can print in up to 5760×1440 dpi resolutions and produce 10×15 cm photos with supernatural, high-quality reproduction of colors . Both MFPs can work autonomously, without connecting to a computer, since they have a built-in card reader to print documents and photos directly from memory cards. These models also have USB port for flash drives and hard drives, and even they can be connected to LAN using WiFi module or built-in network adapter. Epson Artisan 725 printer is equipped with a special control panel and Smart Touch 2.5-inch screen.

As a model Artisan 835, then it is 7.8-inch touch panel, a built-in diagonal display increased up to 3.5 inches. Both MFIs issuing 9,5 black and white pages per minute and 9 color pages in the same period of time. Release Artisan 725 and 835 is scheduled for this month. The older model comes in black, and younger will be available in black and white hull.

Epson has announced that its wide-format inkjet printers Series Stylus Pro 7900 and 9900 reached 98% coverage of the Pantone Matching System. In turn, the company Pantone LLC confirmed that the achievement award of the certificate of conformity for Epson.

Pantone is an international reference system for selecting, identifying, combining and control of color in variuos application ares , including printing . With the ability to achieve 98% coverage of Pantone Colors professionals who use printers Epson now have complete freedom in creating designs, color proofing and commercial printing. Ability to tightly control the color allows, for example, exactly reproduce the corporate colors and a wide spectrum of Pantone colors to create eye-catching advertising, art and photo prints.

The combination of Epson Micro Piezo TFP and 10-color set of inks Epson UltraChrome HDR (High Dynamic Range) provides the results needed for graphic designers and professional printing. In addition to cyan, light cyan, vivid magenta, vivid light magenta, yellow, black, gray and light gray inks, Epson UltraChrome HDR inks include orange and green colors, to achieve the accuracy of hues, especially in the spectra from green to yellow and from yellow to red.

Epson has introduced two new devices that combine the quality of printing and ease of management: Epson Stylus S22 and SX125. As the producer states, new items are affordably priced and feature economical printing achieved by using separate cartridges. Epson Stylus S22 printer is suitable for printing text documents and photographs, while Epson Stylus SX125 MFP also supports copying and scanning.

Their cost-effectiveness both devices own to the use of separate cartridges – the user only changes the cartridge that is empty. The Epson DURABrite Ultra pigment ink ensures quick drying and longevity of prints, guarantees their resistance to water and light.

Thanks to Epson Easy Photo Print software supplied along with the printer, the user can easily adjust the contrast and color of photographs, and eliminate “red-eye” effect without resorting to complex image editing programs. The delivery package of Epson Stylus SX125 contains ABBYY FineReader, specialized software for rapid recognition and editing of scanned text, as well as Epson Easy Photo Fix software to restore color, remove dust and correct background light of scanning photos.

Main characteristics of the Epson Stylus S22 and SX125:

• High speed printing — up to 30 ppm in monochrome and 15 ppm in color
• Separate ink cartridges —the user only changes the empty cartridge
• Resistance of prints to water and light, thanks to quick-drying Epson DURABrite Ultra ink
• Printing on a variety of media with pigment ink with polymer additives
• Instant red-eye removal, as well as color correction and contrast with software included in delivery box