July 10, 2003 (TOKYO) -- Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd announced on July 9 that it has developed a compact printer for making hard copies of image data taken with a mobile phone camera and transmitted wirelessly.

With the appearance on the market of mobile phones equipped with high-image-quality 1-megapixel cameras, the company expects demand for printers that offer easy output to rise.

The NP-1 printer is a battery-driven unit that communicates with mobile telephones via infrared signals. For output, the printer uses card-sized film used with instant cameras. Color emerges in the development process, making ink unnecessary.

The company plans to place the printer on the market in December, selling it for around 20,000 yen.

(The Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

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