Epson unveils a photo printer with 7 inch display

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 04 February 2010, 17:51 IST   |    3 Comments
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Bangalore: Epson has launched its latest mini photo printer - the Epson PictureMate PM310 which offers users, an innovative dual functionality - photo playback with its large, seven-inch digital photo frame and photo printing with its compact photo inkjet printer. The Epson PictureMate PM310 serves not only as a professional mini photo printer but also doubles up as an attractive digital photo frame that presents images and photo slideshows. Its user-friendly applications also allow users to personalize their images with pre-installed photo frames that include Disney character themes and print them instantly. "The Epson PictureMate 310 is a revolutionary inkjet photo printer that is designed to redefine modern living," explains Samba Moorthy, Senior General Manager, Sales and Marketing at Epson India. "It combines a large seven-inch digital photo frame with an ultrafast inkjet photo printer that delivers high quality photographs in just 37 seconds. The Epson PictureMate 310 serves as an ideal gadget for family gatherings where digital photos from different cameras can be displayed and printed wirelessly with a click of a button on its remote control." The Epson PictureMate PM310 features the largest display screen available in its class - 7.0 inch LCD digital photo frame. Its tiltable screen allows users to preview and edit images before printing and also serves as a desktop digital photo frame that displays photographs with extreme clarity and brilliance. It comes with a remote control that allows users to navigate wirelessly to showcase their images in a series of animated photo slideshows. The Epson PhotoEnhance software also allows users to edit their images by adjusting skin tones, colour casts, exposure levels and remove red eye effects. The new Epson PictureMate PM310 is compatible with the optional Large Capacity PicturePack which is a bundle of a high capacity ink cartridge and 300 pieces of 4 x 6-inch Epson photo paper that allows users to print in high volumes even more affordably. Epson has also simultaneously launched its newest mini photo printer - the Epson PictureMate PM235, which gives users a fully portable, compact 4 x 6 - inch format photo printer. Featuring an optional rechargeable battery pack, the compact Epson PictureMate PM235 provides a totally mobile solution that allows users to print without needing a power point. In addition to brilliant 4 x 6 -inch photos, the mobile photo printer also allows users to customize special prints like their ID or passport photos easily with a click of a button. The Epson PictureMate PM310 is priced at 14, 999 and the PictureMate PM235 at 12, 999.