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Print bigger with the new Epson A3 photo printer featuring Claria Photographic Ink
The Epson Stylus Photo 1400 features fast connectivity, six individual ink cartridges with Epson Claria Photographic Ink and advanced Epson imaging technologies. It prints high-quality, glossy photos up to A3+.
8 January 2007 – Epson has launched a new A3+ six-colour photo printer, featuring Claria Photographic Ink for long lasting, borderless premium quality photo prints. The Stylus Photo 1400 is the successor to the renowned Epson Stylus Photo 1290s and offers more durable photos, superior image quality and faster printing speeds. It also features six individual ink cartridges, so only the colour that is used needs to be replaced. Direct printing onto CD and DVD faces is included for personalised archiving and easy identification of CD content. Connectivity support includes Pictbridge, USB 2.0 and an optional Wireless Ethernet Print server.
The Stylus Photo 1400 is equipped with Epson’s advanced Micro Piezo™ print head technology that delivers sharp borderless prints from 10x15cm up to A3+. It also incorporates Epson’s improved Advanced Variable-Sized Droplet Technology (Advanced VSDT) which provides more flexible ink droplet sizes and more accurate placement of the droplets. Together with six-colour printing, the result is even more detail where light colour and softer tones are required.
The Stylus Photo 1400 driver also supports Adobe RGB for a wide colour gamut. Additional colour output modes include ‘Epson Vivid’ ideal for presentations and graphs and ‘Epson Standard’ for faithful reproduction of sRGB images. In addition, the Epson Stylus Photo 1400 allows advanced colour management with out-of-the-box ICC profiles for the Epson media range.
Epson PhotoEnhance automatically detects and optimises images according to subject type, for example, portraits, landscapes and sky lines. In addition it analyses and improves skin tones, colour casts or light exposure. The end result is optimum image quality regardless of experience in photo manipulation.
Mark Robinson, Product Manager, Epson UK says, “Epson has developed a new generation of affordable A3+ photo printer to meet the needs of the amateur photographer and photo enthusiast who want to print their bigger photos on glossy media. The Stylus Photo 1400 benefits from the superior quality output of Epson Claria Photographic Ink while offering an efficient and affordable solution for bigger prints.”
About Epson Claria Photographic Ink
The name “Claria” is derived from the term clarity and is specifically denoted as Photographic Ink to express Epson’s confidence in its rich definition and excellent durability. When combined with Epson Glossy Photo Paper, Epson Claria Photographic Ink delivers superior quality glossy prints of the highest levels of durability. The six-colour ink set includes cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan and light magenta. It offers 200 years of durability and archivability in album storage, family photos can be preserved and shared for generations to come.
With Epson Claria Photographic Ink the colouring agents’ molecules have a stronger and more stable structure, making them more resistant to the fading effects of light and unstable gasses in the atmosphere. The result is that Epson photo prints retain their beauty under a wide range of conditions.
Epson Stylus Photo 1400 key features summary:
Print superior quality photos up to A3+ with Claria Photographic Ink
Efficient printing with separate ink cartridges – only replace the colour that is used
Photos will last 200 years in an album1
Achieve bright and vibrant photos with Epson PhotoEnhance technology
Print an 8x10" photo in 111 seconds
Achieve vivid, life-like images with 5760x1440dpi
Print directly from PictBridge digital camera
Edit and print photos with Epson Easy PhotoPrint
Print directly onto compatible CD-R/DVD-R
Print, edit, remove red-eye, add fun-frames and crop photos with Epson Creativity Suite
Stylus Photo R1400 available January 2007 - RRP inc VAT £299.99
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Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
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I have a R1800 and the price saving on a r1400 looks very attractive for those wantng to move into l... (more)
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Josh Bear Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
I notice it only has one black rather than matte and photo like the r1800, won't this effect photo p... (more)
Ian Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
Epson is basically saying that they aren't aiming the R1400 at pros that require matte surface print... (more)
Ian Re: Stylus Photo 1400 - price correction!
Sorry folks, the Epson Stylus R1400 press release we originally received from Epson UK stated the pr... (more)
Josh Bear Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
Isn't that only £30 cheaper than the R1800? In which case the R1800 would be the one to choose (ext... (more)
JSR Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
I noticed the same thing. Who's going to buy the 1400? For £30 extra you can get the R1800 which ... (more)
Ian Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
£205 + 17.5% VAT is £241, not £230.
The guide prices for the R1400 and R1800 are £100 apart, not £... (more)
JSR Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
n;8297]£205 + 17.5% VAT is £241, not £230.[/quote]
It's still closer to £230 than £300.
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Ian Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
I'm sure you actually accept it's what everyone does. Some outlets (like Jessops, for example) pri... (more)
JSR Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
n;8311]I'm sure you actually accept it's what everyone does. Some outlets (like Jessops, for example... (more)
Ian Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
According to my colleagues in the trade, there is a very healthy demand for 3800s. That's not to say... (more)
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The Picturemate is the example of Epson being blindsided. They didn't expect the Picturemate to be... (more)
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Well, you still can. Ilford Gallerie Classic Pearl is virtually the same and a lot cheaper.
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Josh Bear Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
Not to go off at a tangent but where does the word "Codswallop" come from?:D
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JSR Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
n;8342]Codswallop, Epson's printer range has consistently had a balanced range of business pigment (... (more)
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I don't think anyone really knows:
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JSR Re: Epson launches new A3+ six-colour photo printer - Stylus Photo 1400
I may be resurrecting an old thread, but I bought myself an Epson 1400 recently. Although I have an... (more)
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Follow up -
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