The new recorder can also be directly connected to
PictBridge compatible photo printers for printing individual digital pictures from a memory card or from a DVD disc.
It also offers
PictBridge and ImageLink compatibility, and has built-in infrared and Bluetooth wireless technology.
Developed based on expertise gained from the Mobile Internet markets in Japan and Europe, N411i is very suitable for accessing mobile Internet applications and rich contents, comprising 64 tone polyphonic ring tones, DoJa(TM) JAVA Applications and wide variety of connectivity such as Bluetooth, IrDA, USB and
PictBridge.
A program called
PictBridge allows most new cameras to interface directly with some of the newer photography printers, eliminating the need for a computer.
The guidelines leverage existing connectivity technology standards and solutions, such as Bluetooth wireless technology, printing from memory cards and
PictBridge.
Pictures can also be printed on any
PictBridge photo printer.
Although it only uses Sony brand memory sticks, this Sony is USB Direct Print (
PictBridge) capable and is USB compatible with virtually any Macintosh or Windows based PC.
Users can also print digital images by simply pushing the "Easy Direct" button if they have a printer compatible with the
PictBridge standard.
The camera supports the
PictBridge print standard, enabling you to connect, via USB, directly to a compatible photo printer to produce lab-quality prints without a PC.
In 2002, six large vendors grouped in CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) namely Canon, Seiko Epson Corp., Hewlwtt-Packard, Plympus Optical Company, Fuji Photo Film Corporation and Sony Corp., announced a standard for inter vendor direct printing with the name of
PictBridge.
The latter scans directly to a memory card, while both can print from memory cards and directly from any camera with
PictBridge.