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Sony Corporation reported a release of two compact PictureStation photo printers — DPP-FP90 and DPP-FP70.

Both printers are built on Sony Bionz processors capable of printing a 4x6-inch photo for 45 seconds. DPP-FP90 comes equipped with 3.6-inch color display, and DPP-FP70 has 2.5-inch display. Besides, the new printers have special handles for carrying.

One of the printers’ features is a proprietary Auto Touch-up technology, which enables users to remove ‘red eyes’ effect and increase sharpness. Special filters allow to correcti of color gamma, adjust brightness of separate image objects, or transform image into black-and-white. Finally, the new printers allow making inscriptions on image without computer; you only need to pick a phrase like ‘Happy Birthday!’ or ‘Congratulations!’ and position it with the joystick on the image.

Photos can be printed either from Memory Stick cards or directly from digital cameras supporting PictBridge Technology. In Sony they note that PictureStation DPP-FP90 and DPP-FP70 printers are compatible with the majority of modern cameras, however best results can be achieved with Sony Cyber-shot and Alpha D-SLR cameras.

The printers should be available this month. The prices for DPP-FP90 and DPP-FP70 make up $200 and $150 accordingly.

Kodak Eastman reported release of 3 new multifunction photo printers of EasyShare series - 5100, 5300 и 5500.

The announced printers are built using proprietary KodaColor technology. Compared to competitors solution, this technology which can slash print costs up to 50% when printing color documents and photos. KodaColor technology is a mixture of key reagents including high-quality pigment inks, special photo paper and Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) Print Head.

EasyShare 5100 combines functions of printer, scanner and copier. This device can print black-and-white papers at the speed of 32 pages per minute, and color papers at 22 pages per minute rate. EasyShare 5100 supports PictBridge technology for direct print from digital cameras.

EasyShare 5300 has all functions of EasyShare 5100 and come with 3-inch LCD display for photo viewing. EasyShare 5300 also has a built-in reader for flash-cards of most popular formats.

Finally, EasyShare 5500 printer, having the capabilities of the two junior models, serves as facsimile machine. The device package includes automatic document feeder and a duplexer for 2-side printing. However, the display of EasyShare 5500 is a bit smaller then that of EasyShare  5300 and make up 2.4 inches

In the US EasyShare 5100, EasyShare 5300 и EasyShare 5500 appear this spring priced at $150, $200 and $300.