Canon EOS 40D, EOS Digital Rebel XTi EF-S 18-55 Kit, EOS Rebel T1i EF-S 18-55, EOS Rebel X/XS, EOS Rebel XSi EF-S 18-55IS Kit Professionals Guide

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These professional photographers depend on Canon for their total imaging

solution from composition through final prints. Canon innovation speaks

directly to their needs and desires for better tools. Canon’s leadership in

imaging technologies and uncompromising quality standards have delivered

a wide range of tools that include the EOS System of cameras, lenses and a host of accessories. Today, the

Canon system also addresses the photo printing needs of today’s digital imaging professionals. Already

redefining output quality and performance in fine art and commercial applications, Canon imagePROGRAF

and PIXMA Pro inkjet printers are setting new standards in professional workflows. From individual vision

to print, professionals now count on Canon for the finest in image capture and presentation.

The Canon Total Imaging Solution: the Professional’s Choice.

Reliable, Efficient, Versatile

Exclusive Canon L-COA Image Processor

Canon’s exclusive L-COA (Large format printer COmmon Architecture) image processor is the “brains” of the imagePROGRAF printer engines. Sophisticated algorithms and high-speed processing ensure rapid printing with the highest precision. Multiple tasks are processed on-board with simultaneous, parallel operation to ensure the most efficient processing of large amounts of data, ensuring the highest printing speed, highest output quality, and consistent color at all times.

Internal 80GB Hard Drive

The iPF9100, iPF8100 and iPF6200 have a built-in 80GB hard disk drive to buffer and store print jobs. It frees up the host computer more quickly for other tasks. Multiple copies and reprints do not require the resending of data from the host computer. The printer can even perform unmanned overnight output of multiple jobs after the host computer has been shut down.

As a former painter; I always pay the highest

attention to the detail and color quality in my

work. The symbiosis of my Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

camera and imagePROGRAF iPF9100 printer

comes as close to painting as I could have ever

imagined. The high quality and resolution I

capture with my camera is exactly what I get

on paper… and I get superb color quality with

amazing consistency

and speed. What

would have taken me

days to accomplish in

the past, I can now

achieve in a matter

of hours.

— Ryszard Horowitz

“I simply love to be in control of my images

from their inception to presentation.”

Like musicians with their instruments, digital

artists must achieve ‘oneness’ with the tools

we wield. For my purposes, none are finer than

those offered by Canon. The iPF9100 is fast,

consistent, reliable, and happily works on a

seemingly limitless variety of commercial grade

and fine art media. It’s capable of covering

immense acreage in very short order. With

Canon’s philosophy of technological synergy

across the company’s entire product line,

from EOS Digital cameras to Realis projectors

and professional

printers, digital artists

can finally be assured

that their vision

will flow smoothly

from inspiration to

final realization.

— Bruce Dorn

Fast, High-Precision Output

FINE Dual Print Head Technology

Canon’s FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) ultrahigh-density print head technology uses the latest semiconductor manufacturing techniques to guarantee the highest precision and consistency. It ensures large-format output of exceptional detail and tonality while delivering higher printing speeds.

Moreover, unlike conventional inkjet printers with single print heads, the imagePROGRAF printers employ an innovative dual print head design. Each print head has 15,360 nozzles, yielding over 30,000 nozzles. This not only makes extremely high output resolution possible, but also ensures more reliable printing at even faster speeds. The iPF9100 with its 60-inch wide carriage, for example, can output a full 36

x48"color print in approximately five minutes.

“Show big, sell big. Let your needs, not

the limitation of your printer, dictate size.”

Smooth Reproduction of Gradations

Precise Color Rendition in Consistency

The 12-color Canon LUCIA ink set includes Red, Blue, Green, Photo Cyan, Photo Magenta, Gray, Photo Gray, and Matte Black inks in addition to the traditional Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black inks. Combined with Automatic Color Stability Control, the inks assure truer colors with smoother tonal gradation—noticeable even when working with pale or pastel colors, where subtle shades must be accurately captured. It also ensures predictable, repeatable color print after print. Calibration takes less than 10 minutes and is automatically applied to all supported media types and print modes.

Technology is great, but I am not one to dwell

on it. The Canon iPF8100 beautifully portrays

the subtleties of my nature photographs as

captured with my EOS Digital camera. It gives

me great confidence that my fine art prints convey

my vision and that my collectors will receive the

best possible realization of that vision…

And that’s all I really need to know. I do like the

amazing speed of the iPF8100 because that helps

me maintain creative focus as I refine a print’s

nuances. I also like having the ability to print

on either watercolor or standard inkjet paper

without changing inks. This printer performs

wonderfully,

and, as a Canon

camera user,

I expect no less.

— William Neill

“I want my gear to enhance, not interfere with,

my creativity. Canon delivers for me!”

In today’s competitive market, a complete color-

managed high-efficiency workflow from capture

through output is a must. I shoot my EOS-1Ds

Mark II RAW and work in 16-bit color. With the

iPF8100, I can now maintain that high-bit-depth

workflow without having to “dumb down” the

image to 8 bits for the printer. Of course, I am

still a visual person, and there are times “per-

fect,” profile-matched color is not what I want.

The Canon export module lets me make changes,

just like I used to in the

darkroom, without altering

my original file. And I can

easily catalog all of my

settings for consistency

and repeatability.

— Vincent Isola

Uncompromised High-Speed Output

Canon engineers have created ingenious export modules for imagePROGRAF printers that bypass the operating system’s 8-bit restriction. The export module circumvents the operating system and is designed with a much more intuitive interface than printer drivers. In addition, because the export module is independent from the operating system, it uses only Canon optimized math resulting in higher quality prints. Canon Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software offers numerous output enhancement

features, such as layout templates, Soft Proof, and Real Preview. Using the output enhancement features, along with Canon’s export modules for imagePROGRAF printers, allows direct 16-bit printing from DPP and Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3 for true wide-dynamic-range workflow options from capture to output.

“The iPF8100 is twice as fast and has a larger,

smoother color gamut than any other printer I’ve used.”

I spend a great deal of time creating my images

with my EOS-1D Mark III, I expect my printer to

faithfully match not only my images but also my

imagination. It must also work seamlessly with my

other equipment. The iPF6200 is simply amazing.

I get the rich tones and saturated colors I demand,

print after print and with it's 80GB hard drive it

allows me to be even more efficient. I never have

to worry about color gamut, saturation, or con-

trast—my prints just seem to glow. If you have a

vision—one that you have spent years exploring—

you want tools that complement and even

enhance that vision. The iPF6200 does all that

and more. The dark-

room of the future

has arrived, and I

embrace it!

— John Pinderhughes

Unrivaled Color Consistency

Color Stability Control System

The iPF6200 and iPF6100 incorporates a Color Stability Control System that ensures consistent color, from print to print and throughout the service life of the printer. The built-in system employs a precision multi-sensor inside the printer, calibrating in under 10 minutes and easily initiated from the printer’s control panel. Adjustments made with any media type are saved and automatically applied to all other supported media types and print modes. Calibrated Canon imagePROGRAF printers deliver amazing consistency not only among output images but also among all calibrated printers across a work environment.

Extensive RIP Support

Most major third-party RIP (Raster Image Processor) providers will support all the imagePROGRAF printers. These printers, therefore, enable design studios and advertising agencies to output in-house prepress proofs in addition to exhibition-grade photographic images.

“Not happy with printers I owned, I began

building a new darkroom... only to discover Canon had made my efforts superfluous.”

Extraordinary Black-and-White Prints

Superior Grayscale Reproduction

The imagePROGRAF printer LUCIA ink set uses three levels of black ink (Black or Matte Black, Gray and Photo Gray) to reproduce grayscale images. As a result, black-and-white images are reproduced with smooth, natural gradations and excellent highlight detail. These inks also assure an exceptionally high D-Max to produce crisp images with outstanding contrast.

Conventional inkjet printers must use color inks when printing black-and-white images because using black ink alone would result in grainy prints that exhibit poor tonality and reduced detail.

The LUCIA set greatly reduces dependence on color inks for grayscale output, virtually eliminating metamerism and unwanted tinting.

I converted an image I shot on my EOS 5D to

black-and-white using Canon’s Digital Photo

Professional software. What came out of the

printer with incredible speed was a gorgeous,

rich print with overall quality comparable to that

of a traditional silver gelatin print. I am a firm

believer in keeping things

in the family. By that I

mean Canon in, Canon out.

The workflow is smooth

and uncomplicated, and

the results are stunning.

— John Huba

“The iPF6200 creates richer blacks than

any other inkjet printer I have ever used.”

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