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Top Epson PictureMate Flash PM280 Photo Printer Reviews
Photography Blog wrote a review of the
Epson PictureMate Flash PM280 and said: "We
tried hard to like the Epson PictureMate 280, but ultimately
there are more negatives than positives. On the plus side, the
print quality is excellent when using the Quality mode, with
accurate colours and black and white shade, a great glossy
finish and waterproof photos that really feel like "proper"
prints. On the minus side, the only mode that you can use
directly from the printer is Speed, which cuts the print time in
half, but produces very obvious horizontal banding."
Epson PictureMate Flash PM280 News Release Summary:
Epson Builds on Success of PictureMate® Personal Photo Lab
Family With New Printers That Deliver Even Better Image Quality,
Speed and Ease of Use
PictureMate Pal, Snap and Flash Offer Professional Quality 4" x
6" Photos That Consumers Can Easily Print Themselves
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the
phenomenal success of the PictureMate personal photo lab line,
Epson America Inc. today announced three new printer models,
which enable consumers to easily print professional looking 4" x
6" photos themselves at home or wherever they choose, with or
without a computer. The newest PictureMate printer line, which
includes PictureMate Pal™, PictureMate Snap™ and PictureMate
Flash™, boasts several improvements over the previous
generation, including features that make it even easier to print
the best looking photos with no tradeoffs.
The PictureMate line, which has consistently been a top choice
among consumers for small format photo printers, uses Epson's
exclusive MicroPiezo® archival printing technology to produce
beautiful and affordable prints that resist fading far longer
than traditional film processed prints. In addition to being
fade resistant, this ink technology ensures that PictureMate
prints are smudge, scratch, and water resistant. Thanks to
improvements in the ink set, all three models produce photos
that have even greater clarity and detail than the previous
generation and resist fading up to 96 years in a glass frame and
about 200 years in a photo album.(1)
Designed as the perfect printing accessory for digital cameras,
PictureMate supports all popular memory cards, as well as direct
printing from PictBridge cameras. And with its compact size,
handle and PC-free capabilities, PictureMate can be easily moved
from room to room or wherever people are gathered.
"The PictureMate lineup has been so successful because Epson
addressed all the barriers consumers had to printing photos at
home, such as quality, ease of use, affordability and print
durability," said Grace Huang, product manager, Consumer Imaging
Products, Epson. "Now we have made the most successful snapshot
printer even faster, with more vibrant image quality so that
users will find it even easier and more enjoyable to use."
PictureMate Flash
PictureMate Flash offers all of the features and benefits
included with PictureMate Snap, as well as the ability to save
photos from a memory card to a CD via a built-in CD burner. With
one touch of the convenient "Save to CD" button located right on
the control panel, PictureMate Flash burns images to a CD
through a multi-session built-in CD burner offering convenient
backup of images without a computer. Additionally, the burner
can read photos from both CDs and DVDs enabling users to print
directly from either.
Pricing and Availability
The PictureMate Pal, Snap and Flash will all be available in
September 2006 for $149, $199 and $299, estimated street prices,
respectively. PictureMate comes with a one-year limited warranty
in the United States. More information is available at http://www.mypicturemate.com/.
Accessories
For convenience and affordability, Epson will offer two
PictureMate Print Pack options for this new generation. The
first option includes 150 sheets of glossy 4"x 6" photo paper
and a photo cartridge for an estimated street price of $39.99.
The second option includes 100 sheets of matte 4"x 6" photo
paper and a photo cartridge for an estimated street price of
$34.99. Both packs are supported by the PictureMate Print Pack
Satisfaction Guarantee.(3)
An optional internal battery is available for PictureMate Snap
and Flash that supports printing up to 140 photos or six hours
standby time with Snap and 120 photos or four hours standby time
with Flash(4) and automatically recharges with AC. The optional
internal battery has an estimated street price of $49.99.
About Epson
Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture
and image output products for the consumer, business,
photography, and graphic arts markets. The company is also a
leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and
transaction terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975,
Epson America, Inc. 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 America, Inc. is headquartered in Long
Beach, Calif.
Note: Epson, PictureMate and MicroPiezo are registered
trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. PictureMate Pal,
PictureMate Snap and PictureMate Flash are trademarks of Seiko
Epson Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective companies. Epson disclaims any rights in those
marks.
(1) Using the PictureMate cartridge and PictureMate paper,
prints are
predicted to last up to 200 years in archival sleeves in album
storage
and up to 96 years in a glass frame in indoor display
conditions. See
Wilhelm-research.com for test conditions. Actual print stability
will
vary according to image and storage or display conditions. Epson
does
not guarantee the longevity of prints.
(2) Color photo without a PC in border layout, measured from
start of
paper feed. Additional print time will vary based on system
configuration, software application and page complexity. See
http://www.epson.com/printspeed for more information about print
speeds.
(3) Please see http://www.mypicturemate.com/satisfactionguarantee
for details.
(4) Based on testing by Epson, using a brand new battery, with
images from
a memory card. Charge capability declines over the battery's
lifetime. Number of prints based on continuous printing; number
per
charge will vary with printer usage patterns and photo file
sizes.
Viewing time and the number of photos printed is substantially
less
when using a CD drive rather than a memory card.
SOURCE: Epson America, Inc.
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