CANON i80 SERIES
Color Portable Bubble Jet Printer with Bluetooth Kit
Item Code: 8582A001
WHAT COMES IN THE BOX:
OVERVIEW
Incredibly Powerful. Surprisingly Compact.
High performance, compact design.
Sophisticated yet incredibly easy to use, the Canon i80 Color Bubble Jet Printer delivers a remarkable combination of high performance and portability. It's capable of printing up to 14 ppm in black and up to 10 ppm in color*, while achieving a resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 color dpi**. Canon advanced MicroFine Droplet Technology™ uses a revolutionary nozzle system that ejects consistent prescribed-volume droplets as small as 2 picoliters, with remarkable accuracy. The result? Impressive resolution and dramatic detail on graphics and photos, along with clean, crisp text.
Wireless and camera-direct printing.
The powerful, compact i80 printer features wireless operation, both with IrDA compatibility*** and an optional Bluetooth interface***, which enables it to receive wireless transmissions from popular handheld devices. To ensure maximum portability Canon developed several optional accessories, such as a car adapter and a rechargeable battery kit - providing power on the go. Now with the purchase of these optional accessories, you can print a photo or document from a job site to your vehicle - or from your den to your home office. For added printing flexibility, you can connect any Bubble Jet Direct or PictBridge-compatible digital camera or DV camcorder directly to the i80 printer and print photos - no PC required! With the optional accessories you can shoot a picture on the go and print it immediately, which is ideal for both work and play.
Amazing-looking borderless, digital photos.
At home or on the road, the i80 printer enables you to produce 4 x 6, 5 x 7 and 8.5 x 11 in. borderless prints, with stunning edge-to-edge quality, razor-sharp detail and the look and feel of a traditional photograph. You'll speed through photos with the i80 printer - this mobile photo lab prints 4" x 6" photos in approximately 82 seconds*. The included Easy-PhotoPrint 2.0/ Easy-PhotoPrint Plus‡ software makes it simple to print professional-looking digital photos through your computer, even enabling you to reduce red-eye problems and smooth out facial imperfections - all in just a few easy steps. Canon developed Easy-WebPrint (Windows only)‡ software to help eliminate the hassles of web printing. Web pages are automatically formatted so they'll print properly with full color and without trimming off the right hand margin
Specifications
Main Unit Specs
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Print Speed (up to) |
Black:14 ppm (approx. 4.3 seconds/page)*
Color:10 ppm (approx. 6 seconds/page)* |
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Number of Nozzles |
Total- 1,088: Black - 320; Color - 256 x 3 (C,M,Y) |
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Print Resolution (Up to) |
Black:600 x 600 dpi
Color:4800 x 1200 dpi** |
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OS Compatibility |
Windows®7, Windows XP/Me/2000/98 and Mac OS (8.6 to 9.x), Mac OS X (v10.2.1 to 10.2.x) |
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Standard Interfaces |
USB 2.0/IrDA (Windows only); Bluetooth***; Direct Print Port (cables not included) |
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Ink Compatibility |
BCI-15 Black ink tank, BCI-15 Color ink tank |
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Buffer Ram |
64KB |
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Paper Sizes |
Letter, legal, 4" x 6", 5" x 7", U.S. #10 or European envelopes |
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Paper Compatibility |
Plain paper, Envelopes, Glossy Photo Paper, High Resolution Paper, Matte Photo Paper, Photo Paper Plus Glossy, Photo Paper Plus Glossy For Borderless Printing, Photo Paper Pro, Photo Paper Pro For Borderless Printing, Transparencies |
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Paper Handling |
Built-in sheet feeder - 30 sheets @ paper weight 17 lb.
Envelopes - 5
Glossy Photo Paper (8.5" x 11") - 10 sheets
High Resolution Paper (8.5" x 11") - 10 sheets
Matte Photo Paper (8.5" x 11") - 10 sheets
Photo Paper Plus Glossy For Borderless Printing (4" x 6") - 5 sheets
Photo Paper Plus Glossy (5" x 7") - 10 sheets
Photo Paper Plus Glossy (8.5" x 11") - 1 sheet
Photo Paper Pro (4" x 6") - 10 sheets
Photo Paper Pro For Borderless Printing (4" x 6") - 10 sheets
Photo Paper Pro (8.5" x 11") -1 sheet
Transparencies (8.5" x 11") - 30 sheets |
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Noise Level Approx |
40 dB(A) in best quality mode |
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Physical Dimensions |
12.4" W x 6.9" D x 2.0" H |
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Weight |
4 lbs. |
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Power Source |
120V AC, 60Hz |
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Warranty |
1-year limited warranty with InstantExchange program. 1-year telephone support (90 days toll-free from the time of first call). |
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Software Included |
CD-ROM† including: Printer Driver, Setup Software and User's Guide, Electronic User's Guide, Photo Application Guide, e-registration, Easy-PhotoPrint 2.0/Easy-PhotoPrint Plus (Windows/Mac), PhotoRecord (Windows), ZoomBrowser EX (Windows), ImageBrowser (Mac), PhotoStitch (Windows/Mac), Easy-WebPrint (Windows only, requires Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5, version 6.0 recommended) |
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* PPM print speeds are based on the highest speed printer driver setting. Photo print speed based on default printer driver mode using Canon Photo Paper Pro. Print speed will vary depending on system configuration, software, document complexity, print mode and page coverage.
** Resolution may vary based on printer driver setting. Ink drops can be placed with a minimum pitch of 1/4800 inch.
*** IrDA v1.1, Bluetooth v1.1 (with optional adapter), IrDA v1.1 is compatible with Windows XP/2000/Me/98. Bluetooth Technology is compatible with Windows XP only.
† System requirements vary by application. ImageBrowser, Easy-PhotoPrint 2.0/Easy-PhotoPrint Plus and PhotoStitch are not supported on Mac OS 8.6. |
CNET REVIEW
http://www.cnet.com.au/canon-i80-239116329.htm
Design
With the sole exception of its grey cover, the Canon i80 looks identical to its predecessor, the immensely popular i70. On the inside, however, the portable i80 photo printer boasts myriad technical improvements, including enhanced photo quality, better print speed, and improved ink efficiency. Canon also offers an optional Bluetooth module and car adapter for the i80. One thing that does remain the same, however, is the hefty AU$449 price tag, which doesn't include the accessories. The associated costs alone will keep this portable inkjet printer out of the hands of all but the most dedicated digital-photo enthusiast. If, on the other hand, your job keeps you out of the office--say you work as a real estate agent, a sales representative, or an insurance adjuster--the i80 is your best bet for printing high-quality photos no matter where in the world you are. It is expensive, yes, but it's worth every penny.
Weighing less than two kilograms and measuring only 5.08 by 30.5 by 17.78cm (W, H, D), the Canon i80--like the i70 before it--is among the smallest and lightest inkjet printers we've tested. And yet, unlike the snapshot Canon CP-300, the i80 handles with ease all different sizes of paper, including letter, legal, A4, 4x6, 5x7, and envelopes. The printer's top cover quickly becomes the intake paper tray and can hold 30 sheets of plain paper or about 15 sheets of photo paper. Unfortunately, this printer is not designed to handle heavy print jobs; for instance, there's no output tray. Whenever we loaded more than a few sheets of plain paper, we experienced paper jams.
The USB 1.0 port on the right side of the i80 connects it to a PC or a Mac. (The USB cable, however, must be purchased separately.) On the left side of the printer, there's a USB 2.0 port for Bubble Jet Direct- or PictBridge-compatible digital cameras, such as the Canon PowerShot S50. There's also a proprietary connector strip along the back for use with an optional battery or cradle kit. And the i80 can also be powered from your car's cigarette lighter--again, with an optional adapter.
Setting up the i80 is a very simple process, aided by a well-illustrated setup poster. The printer's design itself is so straightforward that anyone can get this printer up and running within a matter of minutes right out of the box.
Features
Despite its compact size, the i80 comes with feature options to beat the band. Unfortunately, most of them cost extra: for the car adapter or the bluetooth kit, for example, you'll be out of pocket an additional AU$129 for each accessory. The good news is that the i80 shares the same i70 battery and cradle kits, allowing current owners of the i70 to upgrade with less expense.
The basic i80 printer does ship with a few new features included. In addition to supporting the Bubble Jet Direct format, which allows you to print images without a PC or a Mac, the i80 includes PictBridge photo technology, once available only in Canon's high-end inkjet printers, such as the i960. Plus, the i80 uses a smaller print head, producing droplets as small as 2 picoliters. That means better image quality, faster print speeds, and more efficient ink usage than the i70. The i80 also offers resolutions up to 4,800x1,200 colour dots per inch, and it supports a variety of photo papers, including borderless.
Like the i70, the i80 includes easy-to-use software. ZoomBrowser Ex and PhotoRecord are apps that manage and archive your photos. Easy-WebPrint and Easy-PhotoPrint simplify and enhance the process of printing either photos or Web pages. And there's a very interesting application called PhotoStitch that creates panoramic photos from individual shots.
Performance
The i80 performs as well as the i70 in speed, but it surpasses its predecessor in quality. In CNET Labs tests, the i80 pumps out 5.6 pages per minute (ppm) of text on regular paper, compared with 7.5ppm for the i70 and a very sluggish 1.5ppm for the HP DeskJet 450cbi. On a 10.5x7-inch test photo, the i80 took a mere 2.8 minutes per page (mpp), tying the i70 for speed, and finishing well ahead of the 450cbi's 4.5mpp.
The i80's overall print quality is impressive, to say the least. On inkjet paper, both text and graphics look sharp and crisp, and graphics specifically have excellent gradients, as well as perfect colour matching throughout. The only glitch in our tests was that the text and the graphics were light, though this can be fixed by adjusting the print driver. But the Canon i80 impressed us the most with its excellent photo quality. The printouts look as crisp as those from the highest-quality printers we've seen, such as the Canon i960's or the Epson R300M's.
The i80 is frugal with ink, too. By our calculations, the i80 used about US$1 worth of ink and paper for every 10.5x7-inch photo, about average for a quality photo printer these days. Given that our test photo is graphically dense and rich, with a wide palette of colours, it's likely that you'll spend even less
Printer: RRP AU$449.00
Bluetooth Kit: RRP AU$129.00
