Epson Picturemate 215
4 Colour Inkjet Printer with 2.5" LCD
Professional photo quality prints with absolute freedom
Less $100 Cashback (Valid until 11th January 2009)
Representing new levels of quality and freedom, the Epson PictureMate 215 is the next step in 4x6–inch photo printing for the home or office. With an optional Bluetooth functionality, the PictureMate 215 delivers outstanding portability and freedom. Added to this is an enhanced user interface and high resolution 2.5–inch colour LCD for viewing up to six photographs simultaneouslyPhotographs in less than a minute.
PC–Free photograph printing
One of the PictureMate 215's greatest features is its true portability. There's no need at all to be connected to a computer to print out your photographs. It's all about total photograph printing freedom. Simply insert your camera's memory card into the PictureMate 215's card slot and use the in–built 2.5 inch LCD viewer and straightforward control panel to view, select and print your photographs.
You can even access your photographs using PictBridge and USB Direct Print enabled cameras and making it even more flexible and compatible with today's lifestyle is the optional support for Bluetooth. With this, your PictureMate 215 can connect wirelessly to a Bluetooth compatible device – such as a mobile phone – and print your photos without waiting.
Professional quality photographs
With a maximum resolution of 5760 Optimised dpi (when connected to a PC) using Resolution Performance Management (RPM) technology, the Epson PictureMate 215 generates outstanding quality photo prints using ink droplets as tiny as 2pl.
The PictureMate 215 has been designed specifically to make quality photograph printing – as easy as possible. With features such as true BorderFree photographs, where the photograph is printed right to each edge of the photo paper, along with ink dots so small that they're at the limit of human visibility, the PictureMate 215 is an amazingly powerful printer.
Adding also to the undeniable quality of PictureMate 215 is a newly developed dye–based ink that delivers colours so brilliant and bright, that in many cases the range of colours can actually exceed that which you would expect from professional photo developing lab.
PicturePack – Ink and Paper
Print photos at home hassle–free with Epson's PicturePack! Epson's PicturePack is an economical and convenient pack that contains a single photo cartridge and photo paper to print 150 glossy 4 x 6" photos. With an RRP of $42 including GST for the PicturePack, the price for a photo printed from the PictureMate 215 rivals traditional photo processing costs at just over 28 cents per photo.
Simple and straight forward operation
In developing the PictureMate 215, Epson created a compact and portable 4x6–inch photo printer for people who want high quality photos without the hassle of going to a photo lab. It's for that reason the PictureMate 215 features a range of innovations that make photo printing something that almost anyone can now accomplish.
Auto picture display: As soon as a memory card is inserted in the PictureMate 215's memory card slot, the unit automatically retrieves the files and displays the first one on the in–built 2.5–inch colour LCD.
Simplified control panel: Forget about complex operations. With the PictureMate 215 control panel, selecting, viewing, and printing photographs is a simple fingertip operation.
Bundled software: When the PictureMate 215 is connected to a PC or Apple computer, a range of bundled software makes printing, managing and editing your photographs incredibly easy.
2.5–inch LCD screen
The PictureMate 215's in–built 2.5 inch colour LCD reflects Epson's global leadership in colour LCD technologies. The advanced colour LCD gives incredibly crisp and clear displays of the photo files contained on the currently inserted memory card or, compatible device.
Using a combination of the PictureMate 215's simplified control panel and powerful colour LCD, users can easily view and select specific photos to be printed. While the colour LCD significantly simplifies the entire photograph printing process, it's also a major step forward in guaranteeing absolute freedom in photograph printing. Forget about the need to be connected to a PC; the PictureMate 215 is a compact and entirely self–contained photo printing solution.
Photographs in 42 seconds
At the touch of a button, the PictureMate 215 can deliver photo lab quality prints in 42 seconds.
Underpinning the printer's ability to achieve such high print time performance is a combination of Epson inkjet photo printing technologies – such as the MicroPiezo print head, which exerts exceptional levels of control over ink droplet formation and positioning.
This technology combination also features Epson's widely acclaimed Variable Sized Droplet Technology (VSDT), which enables the print head to generate five different sized ink droplets, with the smallest being used for fine detail in the photograph and the larger sizes for areas of solid colour.
| PRINTER TYPE |
| PRODUCT NAME |
Epson PictureMate PM215 |
| PRODUCT CODE |
C11CA28401 |
| PRINTING METHOD |
On-demand Inkjet (piezoelectric) |
| NOZZLE CONFIGURATION |
4 x 90 nozzles (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) |
| PRINT SPEED |
| Photo 10 x 15cm |
37 seconds (draft, borderless) |
| RESOLUTION |
5760 dpi with Variable-Sized Droplet Technology |
Print Speed Data Printout Pattern The thumbnail image below show the printout pattern used to determine print speed specifications.
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*"Second" rating refers to the time taken to print one page. The computer environment we test under is as follows: CPU: Pentium 4, 2.4GHz; RAM: 512MB; OS: Windows XP professional; Interface/Connectivity: USB2.0 HighSpeed; SOFTWARE: Word XP/PhotoShop7.0; PAPER: Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper or Plain Paper
+ When printed on Epson PictureMate Photo Paper |
| PRODUCT DIMENSIONS |
231mm (W) x 169mm (D) x 149 mm (H) |
| WEIGHT |
2.2kg |
| INTERFACES |
| CONNECTIVITY |
High Speed USB - Compatible with the USB 2.0 Specification (cable included)
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| LCD SCREEN |
2.5” with tilt adjustment |
| CARD SLOTS |
CF Type II, Memory Stick, SC/MMC, XD-Picture card |
| PICTBRIDGE |
Yes |
| PAPER HANDLING |
| PAPER FEED METHOD |
Friction Feed |
| PAPER SIZE |
Epson PictureMate Photo Paper - 10 x 15cm/4"x6", Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper - 10 x 15cm / 4"x6", Epson Glossy Photo Paper - 10 x 15cm / 4"x6" |
| CAPACITY |
20 Sheets |
| PRINTER SOFTWARE |
| PRINTER DRIVERS |
Provided on CD |
| OPERATING SYSTEMS |
Microsoft® Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / Vista
Mac® OS 10.3.9 or later |
| APPLICATIONS (PRINTER SOFTWARE) |
| Epson Creativity Suite |
Epson Easy Photo Print
Online Guide |
| ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS |
| AC ADAPTOR RATED VOLTAGE |
AC 100 ~ 240v |
| RATED FREQUENCY |
50 ~ 60 Hz |
POWER CONSUMPTION
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Approx 13.3W (print mode)
Approx 2.7W (sleep mode)
Approx 0.2W (power off mode) |
| OPTIONS |
| Bluetooth adaptor |
C12C824384 |
| WARRANTY |
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12 months return to base |
Standard |
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Optional Additional 2 Year Warranty |
3YWPM215 |
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Epson Warranty |
| DURABILITY |
| Dark storage: 200 years album storage |
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| GENUINE Epson PAPER + INK |
PictureMate PicturePack
(with 150 sheets of paper and 1 x 4 colour photo cartridge) |
T5852 |
