Canon Unveils New Compact Photo Printer

With an innovative new vertical design, integrated paper and ink cartridge system and Canon’s DIGIC II imaging processor, this new printer is easy to use and offers a wide range of printing and photo-correction/enhancement options. The Selphy ES1 Compact Photo Printer’s new paper handling technology allows it to maintain its vertical design, decreases its footprint and increases the “cool” factor for printing.

"We understand that design is a key decision factor in consumer electronics purchases," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the consumer imaging group at Canon U.S.A. "Canon invested a lot of effort to create a new dye sublimation printer with an original design and ergonomic look-and-feel. The result of this effort is our new Selphy ES1 model. With its stylish design and unique paper handling, we feel that consumers will appreciate this printer’s wow factor."

The Selphy ES1 printer is the only printer to offer the ink and paper together in one cassette. This eliminates the need for a separate paper tray and allows for fast and easy ink/paper replacement. Having the paper and ink integrated also means no worries about running out of one or the other or wasting ink when the paper supply is depleted. The integrated cassette feeds the paper, and then the printer automatically rotates it externally – in plain view – to continue the four stage printing process.

Users can easily navigate through the printer's menu systems using the bright and adjustable 2.5-inch LCD screen to select and edit photos or display a slide show from a compatible memory card. This screen also allows people to trim their photos to a variety of sizes and correct red-eye while the auto-rotate function automatically flips the photo the correct way for viewing. The Selphy ES1 compact photo printer uses thermal dye technology to print razor sharp, high-resolution 300 x 600 dpi photos, with or without a computer.

Users can also enjoy built-in templates that add fun to photos like speech bubbles to give photos a voice, and calendar creation.

The Canon SelphyES1 Compact Photo Printer will be available in October, for an estimated selling price of $249.99.