m1 – limitations of hardware

M1 – Limitations of Hardware/Software

By D-Wayne

PaintShop Pro

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Photoshop

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CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation

It allows users to draw images and design graphics using shapes and paths.

Contains added features for Bitmap images, design layouts & integration for other formats.

Comparison

Software PSP Paint Photoshop CorelDRAW

Price £59 £0 £350 £215

Ease of use 5/5 2/5

Compatibility 3/5 2/5 5/5 4/5

Canon PIXMA iP4850

Photolab-quality 9600dpi and 1pl

Full HD Movie Print

ISO ESAT speed 11.0/9.3 ipm mono/col

10x15cm photo in 20 sec.

5 Single Inks

Auto Duplex print & 2-way paper feeding

Direct Disc print

CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM

Easy-WebPrint EX

ChromaLife100+

£70

Epson Stylus SX515 MultifunctionInkjet Printer

Pros

Smudge-free output even on standard plain paper

Quick and easy Wi-Fi connectivity

Very fast for mono A4 text output

Intuitive control panel with a 6.3cm colour LCD screen

Good memory card support

Cons

Slow colour/photo printing

Photo quality is dull with poor colour rendition and a lack of contrast

Print heads are prone to clogging if you only use the printer infrequently

2400 x 2400dpi scanner resolution lags behind competitors

Paper transport system is quite noisy

Canon PowerShot A3100 IS review

Pros

Smart metal body

Clear and efficient controls

Cons

Poor lens performance

Unadventurous specs

Too expensive

£160

Resolution12.1 megapixels

Optical zoom 4 x

Screen size 2.63 in.

Fujifilm FinePix AX250

Basic SpecificationsResolution: 14.00 MegapixelsLens: 5.00x zoom(28-140mm eq.)Viewfinder: LCDLCD Size: 2.7 inch

Canon CanoScan LiDE 100

Pros

High-quality photo scans.[300dpi]

Scan type: Colour: 48-bit internal

Backlight correction.

Color restore. Dust removal.

Scan to searchable PDF format.

Cons

Bundled software offers limited functionality. Relatively slow.

HP Scanjet G2710 Photo Flatbed

Up to 2400dpi optical scanning resolution Bit depth 48-bit Transparency adaptor: Built-in (TMA); two 35

mm slides or two 35 mm negative frames Max scan size: 216 x 297 mm

Scan file format: Windows®: BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, TIFF Compressed, PNG, PCX, FlashPix (FPX), PDF, PDF searchable, RTF, HTM, TXT; Macintosh: TIFF, PICT, JPEG, GIF, FlashPix, Plain Text, PDF, HTML, Rich Text