Epson launches PictureMate PM245 portable photo printer

New Delhi: Epson has launched the new PictureMate PM245, which is a completely portable 4 x 6 compact photo printer. The printer promises cost effective performance, alongside superior print quality. It delivers 4-inch x 6-inch photos and allows users to offer customisable special prints for their ID or passport photos as well with just the click of a button.

The printer also offers professional quality prints and claims to offer it at faster speeds of just 37 seconds to produce a 4-inch x 6-inch photo.

This printer is fuelled by the Micro Piezo Inkjet printing technology that features Variable-Sized Droplet Technology (VSDT) to achieve maximum print resolution of 5760 x 1440 dpi, and a 1.5 picolitre minimum ink droplet size smooth image gradations. Customizing various ID and passport or visa photo sizes without using a PC has been made possible with the Custom-ID function.

"The Epson PictureMate PM245 gives users the convenience of printing high quality 4 x 6-inch photographs without needing to visit a photo lab," comments S M Ram Prasad, Deputy General Manager – Consumer Products, Epson India. "It is designed to suit home users or print-for-pay users who require portability and high performance at the same time."

It promises to take only about 37 seconds to print a 4R photograph.The Epson picture pack (four colour ink set) is priced at Rs 1,400 per pack, and prints up to 150 pages of 4 x 6-inch photograph. This results into Rs 8-9 for each 4R size photograph.

The Epson PictureMate PM245 is priced at Rs 10,999.

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