Introduction

Canon announced today proudly the launch of 2 new Selphy compact photo printers; Selphy CP400 and the Selphy DS700. Printing quality and speed have both been significantly upgraded, giving users extra fun of living with colorful digital images. Users can experience the ease and fun that ?Selphy?, the concept of Self Photography, enables - anytime, anywhere. Incorporating Canon?s ?Selphy? concept of personalized digital photography, the new CP400 and DS700 provides users the most direct photo printing without any connection made to computer. The whole process from shooting to printing are under convenient control, giving extra ease and fun for any photographic production.
Canon Selphy CP400 - Photo printer
With advanced dye-sublimation thermal printing technology for producing photos at resolution as high as 300x300 dpi, Selphy CP400 deliver images with the most genuine and vivid colours, takes only 81 seconds for printing a 4R photo, achieving the highest speed among its competitors. In addition to providing a USB interface for direct printing, Selphy CP400 also support PictBridge and any PictBridge-compatible digital camera.
Price
The new Selphy CP400 is equipped with the ?Automatic Dynamic Range Correction? function, which can adjust deviations in lighting distribution and contrast for different digital cameras, refining your photos to the best possible effect and creating fade resistant prints that last up to 100 years. The suggested retail price for the Selphy CP400 is set on HK$980 (?97,- / US $125,-)
Canon Selphy DS700 - Photo printer
Foreseeing that digital photos will soon be integrated into every facet of family life, the new Canon Selphy DS700 is equipped with a unique function to view and print images via any TV set. Incorporating an easy-to-use remote control, users can select the ?slide-mode? to preview or print through TV, or choose the ?photo print mode? for direct printing, bringing digital photos closer to the living room and for easy sharing with friends. Incorporating Canon?s unique FINE (Full-Photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) inkjet printing system, the Selphy DS700?s print head ejects ink droplets as minute as 2 picoliters (pl) with refined resolution up to 4800 x 1200 dpi, providing stunning image output. In addition to USB and PictBridge direct printing support, DS700 also supports wireless printing for mobile phones via infrared, bringing extra convenience and fun to users via infrared. Together with the Canon?s only photo printing device, printout can become fade-resistant and last up to 100 years.
Wireless printing with Built-in Memory Card Slot
Selphy DS700 supports USB interface and can be connected to a PictBridge-compliant digital cameras for prints in seconds. In addition, photos can be printed on the Selphy DS700 direct from camera-equipped mobile phones wirelessly through infrared transmission. Selphy DS700 has a special internal memory-card slot, supporting Compact Flash, Microdrive, Smart Media, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, SD Card and Multimedia Card, the storage media commonly used in various digital cameras. With an optional adapter, the new model supports xD-Picture, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo and mini SD Card.
Comprehensive printing size
The new Selphy compact photo printer series offers a wide range of printing sizes to cater to different needs. The brand-new Selphy printers support printing of 5 most common sizes including 4R photos, credit-card size, 3.94? x 5.83? stickers, 3R photos, 4 x 8? wide size greeting cards. (Selphy DS700 does not support 3R photos and 4 x 8? wide size greeting cards), providing additional choices for users to exercise their creativity in designing their own digital output.
Multi-layout printing
The new Selphy CP400 and DS700 feature an exceptional range of functions. Apart from the ID Photo and Movie Clip printing functions, ?Multi-layout Printing? and ?Fix-size Printing? are also added. With the original ?Multi-layout? printing function, users can easily print multiple (2, 4, 6 or 9) images on a single photo sheet. The ?Fixed-size? printing function enables users to preset the printing size before image-size adjustment to ensure the printout is produced to the optimum proportions. This simple and handy function greatly boosts efficiency.
Slim and Sleek Design
Not only do the new Selphy CP400 and DS700, deliver high-quality printing effects, but, with their compact design, the new models are also very easy to carry. The dimensions of the Selphy CP400 measure only 171 x 120 x 56mm with a mere weight of 820g, while Selphy DS700 are 215 x 217 x 79mm, and weighing only 1,800g. The brand-new Canon Selphy CP400 and DS700 compact photo printer series will be available from March in Hong Kong. Suggested retail prices are as follows: Selphy CP400 HK$980 and the Selphy DS700 HK$1,380.