Epson Stylus® Photo R280 Printer, RX595 and RX680 All-In-Ones Provide Photo Enthusiasts and Creative Hobbyists with One Solution for Their Photo and Everyday Printing Needs
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Aug. 20, 2007 – Epson America, Inc today announced its newest line of printers/all-in-one's designed especially for photo enthusiasts and creative hobbyists – the Epson Stylus Photo R280, RX595 and RX680.
All three Ultra Hi-Definition models – the Epson Stylus Photo R280 photo printer, Epson Stylus Photo RX595 all-in-one and Epson Stylus Photo RX680 all-in-one – deliver a dozen 4”x6” photos in as fast as 2 minutes, 17 seconds . Users may choose their preferred format – bordered or borderless photos in popular 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, and letter (8.5”x11”) sizes as well as a variety of specialty media.
Shared Features of the Ultra Hi-Definition Product Line
The Epson R280, RX595 and RX680 share a number of innovative features developed specifically for photo enthusiasts and creative hobbyists. These include:
- Picture perfect: Epson’s Auto Photo Correction feature delivers beautiful photos effortlessly by automatically correcting dark, backlit and washed-out photos, while adjusting skin tones and enhancing the richness of scenery .
- Incredibly durable prints: Epson Claria Hi-Definition Ink produces gorgeous glossy photos that are instantly dry to the touch as well as smudge, scratch, water, and fade resistant. Additionally, these photos can last more than 200 years.
- Brilliant colors: Epson’s six-color Claria ink produces rich, deep hues and vibrant, realistic colors. Each model uses individual ink cartridges so consumers only have to replace specific colors as needed.
- Borderless printing: Epson’s BorderFree® printing capability delivers borderless photos in 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, and letter (8.5”x11”) sizes with no perforations or edges to trim.
- Professional-looking CDs/DVDs: Epson enables users to print directly on ink jet printable CDs and DVDs, eliminating messy and sticky labels that can warp and potentially damage CD/DVD drives. Instead, users quickly and simply create personalized designs with Epson Print CD software (included) and print directly onto a CD or DVD using the convenient front-loading CD tray. Easily print over the entire surface area from the center to the edge of CDs/DVDs for a clean and professional look.
Details on the Epson Stylus Photo R280
The compact Epson
Stylus Photo R280 is a single-function Ultra Hi-Definition photo
printer that offers outstanding print quality for a remarkably low
price. It has all of the shared features and performance offered in the
Ultra Hi-Definition product line, including fast print speeds. Its slim
design makes the Epson Stylus Photo R280 ideal for smaller spaces.
Details on the Epson Stylus Photo RX595
The Epson Stylus Photo RX595 all-in-one offers the same
industry-leading print quality and performance of the R280, but adds
scanning, copying and robust PC-free photo printing capabilities. It
features a large 2.5-inch high-quality color LCD making viewing,
selecting and cropping photos convenient and simple. Users may print
directly from virtually all digital camera memory cards and USB flash
drives or directly from digital cameras or cell phones via the
PictBridgeTM connection or optional Bluetooth® device. Users also may
view and print by dates. Product highlights include:
- Photo quality scanning: Scans photos and more with 48-bit 1200x2400 dpi resolution; also scans directly without a computer to PDF and JPEG formats to USB flash drives and memory cards.
- Restoring and reprinting photos: Easily restore the color to old, faded or badly exposed photos with or without a computer using the RX595’s Photo Restoration feature. Users also can crop, enlarge or change a color photo to black-and-white or sepia.
- High quality copies of photos and everyday documents: Convenient copy feature enables users to duplicate, reduce and enlarge photos as well as quickly make copies of everyday documents up to 37 cpm.
- Customized photo greeting cards: Enables photo enthusiasts and creative hobbyists to create their own photo greeting cards without a computer. Simply select a favorite photo from a memory card and combine with customized text and graphics using the scanner.
Details on the Epson Stylus Photo RX680
The Epson Stylus Photo RX680 all-in-one is the top of the line
Ultra Hi-Definition printer. It comes equipped with a large 2.5-inch
high quality color tilt LCD and enables PC-free photo printing through
built-in multipurpose memory card slots, a PictBridge connection for
digital cameras, USB flash drives, or optional Bluetooth device. The
RX680 offers all of the features of the RX595 and adds:
- Two paper trays: Front and rear trays enable users to “set it and forget it” by putting their commonly used photo paper in one tray and plain paper in the other. Both trays are fully adjustable and hold up to 270 sheets of plain paper combined.
- Duplex printing: This feature enables users to print on both sides of the paper, which is particularly handy for creating newsletters, greeting cards, mailers, brochures, and the like.
- Auto Photo Correction with preview: Users can watch bad photos transform into gorgeous ones right before their eyes by simply pressing the Auto Photo Correction preview button.
Pricing and Availability
All three models will be
available in September. The estimated street prices are $99.99 for the
Epson Stylus Photo R280, $149.99 for the Epson Stylus Photo RX595 and
$199.99 for the Epson Stylus Photo RX680. All Epson Ultra Hi-Definition
printers are both Windows® and Macintosh® compatible. More information
about Epson and its products is available by visiting the Epson Web
site at www.epson.com.
