If you are taking photographs of a special event, the rich colors and fine image quality will exquisitely capture facial expressions. You will be able to print all the fine details of a flower, an insect, or a bird with this high resolution. If you enjoy taking candid or formal photographs of nature, this level of detail is impeccable. This printing system delivers 1,400 DPI photo quality. With this versatility, you can expect your photos to have exceptionally smooth gradations, amazingly accurate skin tones, and sharp, grain-free images. What makes this possible is the ink nozzles that offer five different droplet sizes, some of which are as small as 1.5 picoliters. This printer emphasizes crisp and clear high-definition borderless prints. Take home or office photo printing to studio-quality levels with the Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Digital Photo Inkjet Printer.

The Windows print driver includes an auto photo-correction feature that isn’t included in the Mac version. Sadly, black-and-white prints have a faint, but noticeable color tint. In high-speed photo mode, a color 8×10″ print took 2 minutes and a 13×19″ print took 3 minutes, 45 seconds. This and the driver’s quality Epson paper profiles result in vibrant, accurate color prints with smooth gradients and good detail. The 1400 has a new printhead capable of ink droplets down to 1.5 picoliters and print resolutions up to 5760×1440 dpi. The set of six individual cartridges is more efficient, because now only the specific spent cartridge needs to be replaced.

Epson’s new durable Claria dye ink set is more stable, resisting scratching and fading, and the company says that prints will last up to 98 years under glass. The Stylus Photo 1400’s professional print quality is based on several features. On the back is the power cord and USB 2 connector. On top is the only paper feed, which holds from 4×6″ to 13×19″ sheet paper up to 0.11mm thick. The printer’s solid, 25-lb silver-and-black chassis has a simple design: On the front, it has a three-button control panel and a USB PictBridge port for printing directly from digital cameras and cell phones and above the extendable paper output tray is a drop-down unit for printing on CD/DVDs. This new printer delivers professional-quality color prints at an affordable price, making it a good choice for beginning digital photographers. Epson is replacing their venerable 1280 dye-ink printer with the improved Stylus Photo 1400.

Epson stylus photo 1400 printhead