Press Release: HP Photosmart 8050 home photo printer
HP today announced the launch of the HP Photosmart
8050 Photo Printer, ideal for home photo printing enthusiasts. Affordable and
easy to use, this versatile printer combines innovative HP technologies at
breakthrough print speeds, creating outstanding quality colour and black and
white photos or documents. Fast and reliable print performances are part of the
HP Photosmart 8050 Photo Printer’s appeal. It is capable of printing
photos on a variety of paper sizes, including 10 x 15 cm, 13 x18 cm, or panorama
10 x 30 cm in as fast as 27seconds. It can also print documents at breakthrough
speeds up to 30 pages per minute (ppm) in black and 24ppm in colour, ensuring
fast high quality results.
HP 8050 printer - Features
Printing perfect photos from home has never
been easier. A large 4.6 cm (1.8 inch) colour display allows users to preview,
edit and share images without switching on the PC. While a number of new
intuitive features guide users step-by-step through the printing process,
ensuring high quality prints. Pictbridge-enabled and compatible with an
assortment of memory cards, this printer makes it simple to transfer, edit and
print images directly from a digital camera or from a memory card. An optional
Bluetooth adapter is also available for those who need to print images stored on
a PDA, camera phone or other Bluetooth enabled devices. For the more creative
user, the HP Photosmart 8050 Photo Printer can print a sequence of images or a
single still image from a digital video clip. This innovative feature makes it
easier for users to extract an image from a video sequence.
6-ink printing system with HP Vivera
Inks
The HP Vivera Inks and the 6-ink printing
system enable users to draw upon millions of ink combinations to create vivid
colour-rich images. With the HP Vivera Inks users can print snapshots of family
and friends or panoramic landscapes - these specially formulated inks ensure
photographs depict true-to-life colours that last for generations. Home users
wanting to print artistic black and white images can purchase the optional HP
100 Grey Inkjet Print Cartridge, which offers grain-free images with dramatic
detail. For greater value, photo printing users can purchase HP’s new
photo packs which have the ideal combination of ink and media and allow photo
printing from as little as 0.30?.
HP
Photosmart 8050 home photo printer - Two paper trays
The HP Photosmart 8050 Photo Printer comes
equipped with two paper trays, designed to make printing photos easy. The 100
sheet main paper tray provides a large storage area for standard paper, while a
removable 10 x 15 cm tray can hold up to 20 pages of photo paper. The automatic
paper type sensor makes printing even simpler by eliminating the need to
manually adjust paper settings via a PC. HP’s innovative Real Life
technologies offer advanced editing options for users wanting to fully
experiment with photo printing. This technology enables users to enhance images
by automatically removing red-eye, as well as adjusting the brightness and
lustre of an image with the adaptive lighting features.
HP Image Zone software and HP Instant
Share
When connected to a PC, HP’s Image
Zone software enables users to crop, edit and adjust their photos. Used in
conjunction with HP Instant Share, users can share their image with friends and
family without having to send large file attachments. The HP Photosmart 8050
Photo Printer is available from September 15 at a recommended street price of
?149 (actual prices may vary).
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to
consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, global services, business & home computing, imaging and
printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2005, HP revenue totaled
$83.3 billion.
Posted: Mon - August 15, 2005 at 08:26 AM