SiPix Offers First All-in-One Digital Camera and Printer for Under $300
PC EXPO/TECHXNY, NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- SiPix, Inc., The Digital Imaging Appliance Company, today announced a combined digital camera and printer, the SCP-1000 Digital Instant Camera. The marriage of a digital camera with a 2 x 2.5 inch continuous tone photo printer provides mobile professionals and photographers with an inexpensive instant digital print and share solution. The SCP-1000 will be available in August and will have a suggested retail price of .
The affordable SCP-1000 offers the combined benefits of a digital camera and a photo printer, without the need for a PC, creating an in-the-field Digital Instant Camera at only 50 cents per photo.
The SCP-1000 is a VGA digital still camera with four megabytes of internal memory with room for up to 56 stored images. The camera is CompactFlash ready, which provides unlimited storage when using digital media. In addition, the camera includes a 2x digital zoom, a four-mode built in flash, a dual mode self timer, manual white balance, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and battery charger. When printing, the camera uses thermal color transfer technology to produce colorful and vibrant prints. The SCP-1000 also emulates a mass storage USB enabled device and can act as a dedicated USB photo printer with any compatible PC.
The SCP-1000 uses specially designed paper and color cartridges from SiPix. A color cartridge will be included with every 20 piece package of photo quality paper. The color cartridge takes the guesswork out of confusing ink levels as it uses advanced thermal color transfer and is designed to be replaced with each new package of paper. These packages will be available at the retail level for .99. Value packs will also be available, 3 packages each including 20 pieces of photo quality paper each and a color cartridge, for .99.
The SiPix SCP-1000 includes a USB cable, camera strap, a video cable, a 9V rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, a battery charger, a 20-piece paper package and a color cartridge and a Quick start guide. The two CD-ROMs contain MGI PhotoSuite III SE, the SCP-1000 TWAIN driver and Adobe Acrobat Reader and a PDF owner's manual.
SiPix Announces the PocketColor 200 - True Mobile Digital Picture Printing For Battery Powered, USB Printer Produces Business Card-Sized Color Photos
PC EXPO/TECHXNY, NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- SiPix, Inc., The Digital Imaging Appliance Company, today announced the PocketColor 200 Print & Share. The slim and compact printer is ideal for printing high resolution, continuous tone color prints while in the field, traveling, or on location. It uses an advanced thermal color transfer method to create stunning 2-inch by 2.5-inch photos. The PocketColor 200 will be available in July for a suggested retail price of .
Any digital photographer can use the printer as it can print directly from a Windows- based PC or notebook via a USB cable. Additionally, the PocketColor 200 works directly with the SiPix SP-1300 digital camera. This allows for direct printing from the digital camera without the need for a computer, creating a true, portable digital darkroom.
The printer uses specially designed paper and color cartridges from SiPix. A color cartridge will be included with every 20 piece package of photo quality paper. The color cartridge takes the guesswork out of confusing ink levels as it uses advanced thermal color transfer and is designed to be replaced with each new package of paper. These packages will be available at the retail level for .99. Value packs will also be available, 3 packages each including 20 pieces of photo quality paper each and a color cartridge, for .99.
The PocketColor 200 will retail for an estimated and ship with an AC adapter for use in the home or office, a travel pouch, a USB cable, a color cartridge and 20 sheets of photo paper, a cleaning head and a quick start guide. The included CD-ROM will include MGI PhotoSuite III SE, the PocketColor 200 Print Driver, Adobe Acrobat Reader and a PDF owner's manual.
SiPix Announces SP-1300 Shoot & Share Digital Camera 1.3 Mega Pixel Digital Camera Prints Directly to SiPix PocketColor 200 Mobile Photo Printer
PC EXPO/TECHXNY, NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- SiPix, Inc., The Digital Imaging Appliance Company, today announced the SP-1300 Shoot & Share 1.3 Mega Pixel digital camera. The SP-1300 connects directly to the SiPix PocketColor 200 for instant printing of digital photographs, without the need for a PC, creating a truly portable digital darkroom. The camera will be available in July for a suggested retail price of .
An evolution in design and functionality, the camera not only prints directly on the go, but it also comes with many features usually found on expensive digital cameras. This includes a 1.8-inch LCD display, a 2x digital zoom, a manual exposure compensation button, special effects including a Black and White and a Sepia mode, 4 megabytes of internal memory, a CompactFlash slot, red-eye reduction, a dual mode self timer and is Direct Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant.
In addition, the SP-1300 includes the SiPix USB Mass Storage feature that allows users direct access to the images stored on their camera. Traditionally, the TWAIN interface has required a series of steps needed to gain access to the images. Now, Windows 98, 98SE, 2000 and ME users can use their camera like a hard drive. They can quickly transfer images from the SP-1300 to their computer without the need of a third party TWAIN application.
The SP-1300 offers one button instant printing when connected to the SiPix PocketColor 200. The PocketColor 200 is available separately for . The SiPix printer uses an advanced thermal color transfer method to create vivid 2-inch by 2.5-inch photos.
The SiPix SP-1300 includes a USB cable, camera strap, a quick start guide and 4 AA batteries, two CD-ROMs containing MGI PhotoSuite III SE, the SP-1300 TWAIN driver, Adobe Acrobat Reader and a PDF owner's manual.
