With a lightweight, compact form factor, this mighty printer can produce gallery quality prints from the convenience of a desktop
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 10, 2020/ -- Canon Central and North Africa (www.Canon-CNA.com) today launches the imagePROGRAF PRO-300, an A3+ printer with the quality features of the award winning
imagePROGRAF PRO series – perfect for semi-pros and aspiring
photographers, small studios and photo labs. With a lightweight, compact form factor, this mighty printer can produce gallery quality prints
from the convenience of a desktop.
Replacing the PIXMA PRO-10S,
this new entry to Canon’s imagePROGRAF PRO series inspires confidence
with its easy to use software and design, rewarding photographers with
impeccable prints every time. Photographers can leave the printing to
imagePROGRAF PRO-300 and focus on their photography thanks to the
built-in nozzle recovery and skew correction functions, which reduce ink and media waste. The imagePROGRAF PRO-300 enables borderless printing
on all media types and improves black density and colour vibrancy on
both fine art and glossy media. With the imagePROGRAF PRO-300, Canon
photographers can enjoy a seamless workflow – from image capture to
print – with features designed to bring their photos to life.
Amine Djouahra, Sales and Marketing Director at Canon Central and North
Africa declares: ”The imagePROGRAF PRO-300 offers its customers high
performance and high speed, with great image quality, as well as
seamless workflow. This allows photographers to quickly get a glimpse of what their work will look like and easily share it with family and
friends.”
Fuss-free, gallery-quality printing
With exceptional monochrome printing, and vivid colour printing up to A3+,
the imagePROGRAF PRO-300 is a must-have for photographers looking to
submit quality prints for competitions, galleries, exhibitions or sales. Using 10 LUCIA PRO pigment inks, the printer achieves an expanded
colour gamut to create greater depth and outstanding colour in every
print. For greater expression of deep blacks and monochrome images, this model uses new ink in both photo and matte black to realise deeper and
more vivid blacks than ever before on glossy and fine art media. Its
dedicated Chroma Optimiser lays down a clear ink to minimise surface
irregularities on gloss or semi-gloss paper, reducing bronzing and
delivering stunning tonal superiority.
Producing high quality
prints without compromise, Canon’s L-COA PRO processor easily handles
large image data and calculates the optimal ink droplet layout at
super-fast speeds - printing A3 in less than five minutes [1]. With the
LUCIA PRO ink system, photographers can achieve consistent,
professional-level results across a wide variety of media with no
hassle. With separate ink nozzles for photo and matte black, the printer uses a zero-ink switching method – automatically choosing the correct
ink based on the paper loaded – saving time and reducing ink
consumption.
Print confidently, work productively
The imagePROGRAF PRO-300 brings images to life in print form. With
imagePROGRAF PRO technologies built into this model, users have
confidence their original images will be reproduced faithfully and with
maximum productivity. One of the biggest concerns when printing
professional photography is the ink nozzles clogging and causing
misfires. To combat this, the imagePROGRAF PRO-300 detects if any nozzle is not firing correctly and will switch to backup nozzles to ensure
there is no banding in the image whilst it is being printed. If paper is not aligned correctly when fed through the printer, the Auto Skew
Correction function corrects and feeds the paper through to ensure a
perfectly level print. In addition to this, the imagePROGRAF PRO-300
checks the density levels of ink tanks, and periodically shakes the
cartridges to maintain constant ink density levels throughout each tank – ensuring colours are always consistent. Photographers can also quickly
and easily navigate the printer’s menus and functions with the clear and bright 3-inch colour LCD display that allows instant monitoring of
printer functions, ink levels and paper settings. Such features ensure
failsafe printing with the imagePROGRAF PRO-300 – saving both paper and
ink.
Print without borders
Taking a huge
step forward from the PIXMA PRO-10S, this model also supports borderless printing in all print modes including highest quality printing, on a
wide variety of media - even fine art paper. What’s more, photographers
can even print panoramic images to custom lengths up to 990.60mm.
Offering support for Canon and third-party paper, including Hahnemuhle,
Canson, Awagami and many more, the imagePROGRAF PRO-300 gives users the
freedom to print images with the paper of their choice.
Alongside the launch of imagePROGRAF PRO-300 is the release of a new fine art
paper from Canon – Premium Fine Art Rough (FA-RG1). This paper adds a
three-dimensional touch to fine art images where depth and expression
are desirable. With a luxury touch, the paper uses high quality cotton
to deliver a special premium feel. Available in various sizes the paper
weighs 310g/m² and is available in packs of 25 sheets. With this new
addition of Fine Art Rough, Canon offers a complete range of
professional photo paper for glossy, semi-gloss, matt and fine art
media.
Seamless workflow
This compact A3+ printer streamlines the printing process, whether that’s for a single
photographer printing at home or a photo lab. Users have complete
control of their prints with the Canon Professional Print & Layout
software, which comes free with imagePROGRAF PRO-300. Working as both
standalone software, a plugin through Canon’s Digital Photo Professional imaging software, or Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, users can govern
colour management, profiling selection and layout settings such as split gallery wrap printing and panoramic printing. Using this software,
photographers can access the soft proofing and hard proofing functions
to ensure precise colour matching from screen to print every time.
Connecting easily with PC or Mac using a Wi-Fi, ethernet or USB
connection, the imagePROGRAF PRO-300 offers a range of connectivity
options to support multiple workflows.
With a complete line-up
of solutions from input to output, Canon photographers can print images
like never before. Working seamlessly with Canon’s EOS camera technology to unlock unique features in the Canon Professional Print & Layout
software, using the imagePROGRAF PRO-300 users can achieve the highest
level of print fidelity from images captured only using EOS cameras.
Functions such as DPRAW Print [2] and HDR Print [3] can read the RAW
image data from EOS cameras, to reproduce the sharp areas of an image
accurately, as well as recover highlights from single exposure images.
Also launching today are the ground-breaking EOS R5, capable of recording 8K RAW, the powerful EOS R6 and four new RF lenses and two extenders the
RF 85mm F2 MACRO IS STM, RF 600mm F11 IS STM, RF 800mm F11 IS STM, RF
100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM, EXTENDER RF 1.4x, EXTENDER RF 2x. The
imagePROGRAF PRO-300 will be available from July 2020 and more
information about it can be found here: https://bit.ly/3gMmiB7
imagePROGRAF PRO-300 key features:
- A3+ Small footprint, big potential
- Gallery quality printing with no ink switching
- Print without borders on a wide variety of media
- Enhanced colour gamut for greater depth
- 3-inch colour LCD menu screen
- Outstanding monochrome print quality
- Accurate screen to print match, every time
- High speed, high quality printing
[1] Photo print speed is based on the default setting using ISO/JIS-SCID N2 on
A3+ Bordered Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and does not take into account
data processing time on host computer
[2] DPRAW Print is compatible with EOS 5D MKIV, EOS R and EOS R5
About Canon Central and North Africa:
Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) (www.Canon-CNA.com) is a division within Canon Middle East FZ LLC (CME), a subsidiary of
Canon Europe. The formation of CCNA in 2015 is a strategic step that
aims to enhance Canon’s business within the Africa region - by
strengthening Canon’s in-country presence and focus. CCNA also
demonstrates Canon’s commitment to operating closer to its customers and meeting their demands in the rapidly evolving African market.
Canon has been represented in the Africa continent for more than 15 years
through distributors and partners that have successfully built a solid
customer base in the region. CCNA will ensure the provision of high
quality, technologically advanced products that meet the requirements of Africa’s rapidly evolving marketplace.
With over 100 employees,
it will manage sales and marketing activities across 44 countries in
Africa. Canon’s corporate philosophy is Kyosei – ‘living and working
together for the common good’. For more information: www.Canon-CNA.com
- Link: Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA)
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