Canon rolls out new flagship DreamLabo 5000 printer in Vietnam

The launch of the new DreamLabo 5000 printer reaffirms Canon's position as the world's leading imaging solution provider to serve diverse needs of consumers.

Delivering a new standard of combined photo and text quality together with high productivity, the DreamLabo machine offers a viable alternative to silver halide technology, which will revitalise the photo print market in the country.

There are about 20 DreamLabo 5000 printers worldwide. APP, a premium digital photo company, is Canon's first customer to purchase and install this machine in Ho Chi Minh City, redefining the definition of colours.

With DreamLabo 5000, in addition to commercial printing services, APP provides innovative and personalised printing solutions – to cater to small batch premium print-on-demand needs by creating unique photo merchandises for customers.

“Canon has always been at the forefront of bringing innovative products to customers. With this latest business entry, we are hoping to strengthen our ability to meet printing needs of diverse consumer groups,” said Nick Yoshida, president and CEO, Canon Marketing Vietnam.

“For us, DreamLabo is not just a new machine, but the technology that can revitalise the entire industry and open up substantial new business opportunities, as well as provide best printing solutions for our customers,” Yoshida added.

The DreamLabo 5000 features a newly developed high-density print head, enabling over 300mm wide printing output.

Incorporating Canon’s FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) technology, the print head enables the printing of high-quality photos and detailed text to support a variety of high-value-added output, from premium photo albums, photo books, photo calendars, photo collages and other art products, to high-quality personalised photo merchandises.

When used in combination with the automatic Double-sided Printing function, the DreamLabo 5000 is capable of printing the contents of A4 size print approx.1,000 page and 4x6 single print approx. 2,300 page per hour.

DreamLabo 5000 uses a cutting-edge seven-colour dye-based ink system that delivers smooth gradation.

Employing image processing technology that makes use of the full range of Canon’s unique inkjet printing colour gamut, the new printer enables the output of photo images with a level of colour representation comprehensively surpasses that of conventional silver halide.

The system also realises high productivity by enabling paper and ink replacement during printing, supporting the extended operation times required for production printers.

Canon’s entry into the production photo printing market completes its strategy to become the leader of digital photography.

With the company’s 70 year photo heritage and 30 year printing heritage, Canon is the only company that covers the full photo imaging spectrum from input to output and the print spectrum from small volume printing at home to industrial production printing.