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# Exif Print and PRINT Image Matching

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Exif Version 2.2 (also called Exif Print, an international standard for digital cameras) and PRINT Image Matching allow you to print fine-quality photographs using, in combination, a digital camera and printer that support these features.

## Effectiveness

### Exif Print

When taking photographs using an Exif Print compatible digital camera, information about camera settings when the photograph was taken is embedded in the photo data. Such information includes exposure mode, white balance, gain control, contrast, saturation, and sharpness, among other attributes. The printer then corrects and enhances the photo data using this information and prints an image that reflects the original scene captured by the digital camera.

#### Printout without Exif Print

#### Print with Exif Print

When Exif Print data is embedded in the photo data, the printer interprets how to adjust and print the image.

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The images above are samples. Print results depend on the printer.

### PRINT Image Matching

PRINT Image Matching gives control of the printing process to the digital camera, allowing printed images to reflect the camera's distinctive qualities. When taking photographs using a PRINT Image Matching compatible digital camera, print command information from the camera is embedded in the photo data. The print command then instructs the printer how to correct color and details based on information stored at the moment the photo was taken. Digital camera settings that create the print command include the gamma, color space, color balance, shadow point, contrast, and brightness settings, among other attributes. A printer equipped with PRINT Image Matching is able to interpret these commands and faithfully reproduce the characteristics of the image captured by the digital camera.

#### Printout without PRINT Image Matching

#### Printout with PRINT Image Matching

When PRINT Image Matching data is embedded in the photo data, it tells the printer how to adjust and print the image.

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- The images above are samples. Print results depend on the digital camera.

- See the relevant device instruction manual for details concerning the use of devices loaded with the PRINT Image Matching function.

- Please check with the input device manufacturer to determine whether it is loaded with the PRINT Image Matching function.

- If printing is performed from general retouch software that does not support PRINT Image Matching, the PRINT Image Matching function cannot be used.

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## How to use

You can print pictures using software such as EPSON Easy Photo Print that supports Exif Print/PRINT Image Matching.

For Exif Print/PRINT Image Matching compatible paper, see your product's documentation.

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