(1) Live preview of the selected image 

(2) Tools for cropping and rotating of the images 

(3) Thumbnails of all open / selected images 

(4) Area for saving and selecting your favourite settings 

(5) Print settings area (Paper Type, Layout, Colour Management) 

(6) Print Button with a setting for number of copies

In the Media Type section select either the paper name for Canon’s photo papers or paper type for other papers (i.e. Other Glossy Paper, Other Fine Art Paper or Canvas).

Select correct paper size and the relevant paper tray (Rear Tray or Manual Feed). Typically, glossy, lustre and matt papers are loaded to the automatic rear tray while the thicker and heavier papers should be inserted to the manual feeder.

Choose from pre-set borders including borderless and bordered print as well as 2 or 4 images on a sheet of paper. When printing with borders simply adjust the size of the image by dragging its corners in the preview window or by choosing the exact image or border size in millimetres in the layout menu.

Easily centre the image on the paper using the alignment menu or add your custom layout to the list (by clicking the plus button).

Canon Professional Photo printers allow you to print photos looking as close as possible to the images displayed on the monitor.

For best results set colour mode to ICC Profile, set printer profile to ‘auto’ for Canon papers or select correct ICC profile for other papers. The rendering intent should be set to ‘perceptual’.

Select ‘Print Black and White Photo’ mode to transform a colour image to mono or produce more natural-looking black and white photos from monochrome images.

The ‘Clear coat the entire page’ option applies Chroma Optimiser (where available) to the entire print, resulting in further enhancement of glossiness. As default the clear ink is only applied to areas covered with colour inks.

In the text setting (part of the layout section) you can add a custom header, footer, page number, copyright information or photo shooting information (if available in the image data).

The text font, size and colour can be customised. For most of the text settings a bordered layout is required.

When printing a black and white image, you can easily specify a tone with a single click to give mono photos a warmer or cooler tone. Colour images can be adjusted in each colour direction.

Pattern print function lets you print a single sheet with thumbnails of your photo adjusted in a selected colour direction or brightness and contrast.

Although your camera and printer may be loaded with high-performance functionality, there is no way to avoid the attenuation of transmitted light and signals during processing. However, the main cause of this is the difference between the ideal image and an image which is not sharp in detail, and if this is corrected based on the precision data of each it will be possible to achieve a naturally ideal image. What makes this possible is Canon’s superiority in terms of control, from input to output, and the exclusive use of Canon products. Images can be restored to their original sharpness through corrections based on precision data for both ideal and less-than-ideal optical and print characteristics.

The Digital Lens Optimiser is a feature which can either be found in Digital Photo Professional, a genuine EOS software application designed for processing RAW images, or as a function installed in some cameras. It removes less-than-desirable optical characteristics from the RAW image data when using compatible cameras and lenses. It is part of Canon’s image sharpening technology, which is made possible since Canon independently develops everything from lenses and sensors to image processors. In addition to correcting lens aberration, altered light is corrected to its original state using a diffraction phenomenon, low-pass filters, etc. to faithfully and beautifully recreate original images in full sharpness.

Contrast reproduction is a function found in Print Studio Pro plug-in software, which is included with the PRO-1000. This function corrects any loss in sharpness during printing by analysing the differences in the printer and paper in advance. This results in a faithful recreation of original image sharpness, achieving prints that are full of life. Distinguishing between ideal and less-than-ideal print characteristics makes it possible to print high-resolution photos that retain the same level of sharpness as the original images.