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Panasonic KX-PX1 home photo printer
Ilse Jurriën : February 15th 2006 - 20:14 CET
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 Panasonic KX-PX1 home photo printer : Panasonic introduces a new home photo printer, the Panasonic KX-PX1: Superb for printing images captured by the latest Lumix digital cameras in clear and beautiful detail. As household penetration of digital cameras continues to increase on a global scale, consumer demand for an easy-to-use home printing solution is also starting to rise. In response to these market trends, Panasonic has developed the compact-sized KX-PX1 home photo printer, which is equipped with Panasonic original image processing technology and a faster print engine for high speed, high quality prints. Now, images captured by Lumix digital cameras can be processed and reproduced to achieve prints of a great quality.
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 Printer for Lumix digital cameras
Furthermore, thanks to a new over-coating process performed by these two new printers, your prints can now keep their quality for up to 100 years. The superb partner for your Lumix digital camera; the compact-sized =Panasonic KX-PX1 home photo printer, unlike other home printers, is able to read image data from recording modes that are unique to Lumix digital cameras, such as “skin” mode, “night scene” mode and “high sensitivity” mode.
Panasonic Image processing technology
The Panasonic original image processing technology, utilized in the KX-PX1, reads all the data (including Exif data) embedded in the digital images and can therefore achieve true and natural reproduction in print. All the characteristic elements of the image, such as the following, are perfectly transmitted to your prints:
1) Backlight Compensation; where dark parts of the image have been compensated for.
2) Colour Correction; where natural colours are enhanced, for example the blue of the sky.
3) Noise Reduction; where image noise in high sensitivity mode has been reduced.
Panasonic KX-PX1 home photo printer - The smallest and lightest
By mounting an improved cooling unit on the side of the print engine, we have been able to dramatically reduce the height, volume and weight of these printers. The Panasonic KX-PX1 is one of the world’s smallest and lightest A6 dye-sublimation photo printers equipped with PictBridge. It is approximately 4.7 cm high and weighs approximately 800g; superbly small and light for you to take wherever you want. In addition to the standard post-card size, the Panasonic KX-PX1 can print 16:9 wide aspect images. This enables users to print images captured by the unique Lumix 16:9 wide aspect mode in their original format with no need for trimming. To print 16:9 wide aspect prints you need an optional cassette (KX-PVPW1X) and wide size paper.
Panasonic KX-PX1 printer - High-Speed printing
The demand for faster print speeds from home printers continues to increase. By developing a new type of thermal print head, Panasonic has been able to improve thermal transfer performance of the print engine which has, in turn, reduced the printing time to approximately 65 seconds for Postcard size prints. The combination of dye-sublimation technology and an over-coating process means that the prints produced by the KX-PX1 are resistant to light, water, UV rays and skin contact. As a result, prints from the Panasonic home printer will stay in good condition for up to 100 years. This is a presumed value based on original measurements performed by Panasonic. It is a value that is likely to vary depending on environment and, therefore, it cannot be guaranteed.
About Panasonic
In the United States, Panasonic Digital Document Company, Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, markets a broad line of digital imaging systems, computer peripherals and office system products designed specifically for business use. Products available include fax and Internet fax machines, digital copiers, network multifunction devices, document management systems, scanners, electronic whiteboards, color laser printers and impact printers.
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