Canon BJC-7000
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Canon Computer Systems' BJC-7000 color ink jet printer is somewhat difficult to set up, but generates good-quality color output. There are three ink cartridges to install, one with black ink, another with CMYK ink and a special six-color Photo ink cartridge; the process looks easy in theory, but can fail in practice, and the company's support is confusing. Cleaning the print heads is an eight-step process that can also be confusing. Canon provides its Canon Creative software on the installation CD, which claims to work only with Microsoft Internet Explorer and not Netscape Navigator. There is a bewildering array of color-printing options; the preset Graphics mode works fairly well with most snapshots, generating crisp, vibrant images. Overall results on glossy paper with the Fine print quality settings are acceptable but fall below those of Epson's Stylus printer line.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1998
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Sony DSC-F1
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Sony's $849 DSC-F1 digital camera offers a compact, easy-to-use camera, but its short battery life and tedious downloading process make it a less attractive option. The camera offers a 1.8-in LCD viewfinder and a 180-degree swivel lens. A unique Playback mode allows photographers to create slide shows of photos on an LCD display. Unfortunately, the battery charge lasts approximately 20 minutes, which severely limits picture-taking time. This timespan is further shortened when users switch the camera on and off, use it in temperatures under 77 degrees and switch between modes. The camera's built-in infrared port for downloading was also extremely difficult to configure. The clumsy software took a long time to build thumbnails, save the images and then required additional time to save the images manually.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1997
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Wide wider widest
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A buyers' guide of 41 large-format printers from 14 companies that can handle maximum media widths of 36 to 73 inches is presented. The printable length of the devices is limited by the printer software or the capacity of the RIP rather than the printer itself. The print method used in the inkjet printers is piezoelectric, thermal or phase change. In the piezoelectric method, electric pulses are used to discharge the ink, while in thermal printers liquid inks are heated and sprayed onto the substrate through tiny nozzles. Phase-change printers also use heat, but they use phase-change inkjets, which are solid sticks of waxy pigments. The printer melts small quantities of each color of the substance and squirts it into the media.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1998
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