Canon ImagePrograf Pro-310, a pro photo printer with pigment inks and extended formats

If, like us, you were surprised to know that the Pixma Pro-200 had been updated without real communication from Canon with the arrival of the Pixma Pro-200s (€ 549.99), you have to say that the developments introduced by this new model are “such” that there was not much to tell, cannon renewing the essentials of the pro-200, including the same 8-inks in color based on chroma coloring Life 100+, the same print head, the same panel (still not tactile, etc.), contenting itself with providing improved security features to meet current security risks (WPA3 Personal & TLS 1.3) and Wi- connection Fi more stable. In short, not enough to whip a cat and that should not change models the owners of the Pixma Pro-200.

In the same Canon register has changed, again on the sly, the Megatank G3570 printer, now Megatank G3590, with the only evolutions an indelible color touch screen and an automatic recto mode

News from Pro-1100

More visible, Canon made a little more noise around the launch of the new imageprograf pro-310, a variation of the old Pro-300, which it also takes up most of the physical characteristics whose head of Printing and the old panel (still not touching…). But this time, the technical advances are very real, with a maximum page length extended to 1.8 m, additional pages formats with and without border, including the A5 format, and, of course, the adoption of pigment inks Lucia Pro II inherited from the Pro-1100.

A combination of ten inks (including an optimizer of shine) whose main benefit is to be credited with the evolution of matt dark, an evolution of the formulation of inks offering a more extensive gamut in the magentas and especially the 'Use of a new wax ensuring better resistance to light up to 200 years (64 years for pro-300) and an improvement in scratch resistance caused by friction.

As we had seen with the pro-1100, the pro-310 is accompanied by the Professional Print & Layout software with functions “Contrast Reproduction” and “Printing of the Pattern” (color or monochrome) and advanced adjustments concerning use Chroma Optimizer ink. The printer also has the post artist software which allows you to easily create different types of posters or calendars from many models provided with the software. The PRO-310 image will be available in early March at all specialized photo resellers at a price of € 849.99.