HP 9600 manual Understanding digital photography technologies, PhotoREt printing

Understanding digital photography technologies

In addition to six-ink color printing, the printer software offers several features for printing digital photographs.

￿PhotoREt printing

￿4800 x 1200 optimized dpi

￿Printing Exif Print-enhanced photographs

PhotoREt printing

PhotoREt offers the best combination of print speed and quality for your image.

To print with PhotoREt technology, select Best as the print quality on the Paper/Quality tab in the printer driver. See “Printing a document”for instructions on changing settings in the printer driver.

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi* is the highest-quality resolution for this printer. When

Maximum dpi is selected as the print quality, the color print cartridge prints in the 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi mode.

To print with 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi, select Maximum dpi as the print quality on the Paper/Quality tab in the printer driver. See “Printing a document”for instructions on changing settings in the printer driver.

*Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi for color printing and 1200 input dpi. This setting will temporarily use a large amount of hard disk space (400 MB or more) and will print slower. Photo cartridge, if present, further enhances the print quality.

Printing Exif Print-enhanced photographs

Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format 2.2) Print is an international digital imaging standard that simplifies digital photography and enhances printed photographs. When a photograph is taken with an Exif Print-enabled digital camera, Exif Print captures information such as exposure time, type of flash, and color saturation, and stores it in the image's file. The printer software then uses this information to automatically perform image-specific enhancements, resulting in outstanding photographs.

Printing Exif Print-enhanced photos requires:

￿A digital camera that supports Exif Print

￿Exif Print-enabled photo software

￿HP deskjet printer software that supports Exif Print

￿Windows 2000 or XP

To print Exif Print-enhanced photographs:

1Open the file you wish to print using Exif Print-enabled photo software.

2See “Printing with six-ink color”for printing instructions.

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