scope:

This document specifies a method for measuring single photo printing time of digital photo printing devices on a wide range of print technologies. This document is applicable to digital photo printing devices that can produce photo prints on either 2" × 3" (51 mm × 76 mm), L (89 mm × 127 mm), 4" × 6" (102 mm × 152 mm), A6 (105 mm × 148 mm), A4 (210 mm × 297 mm), 8,5" × 11" (215,9 mm × 279,4 mm), 11" × 17" (279,4 mm × 431,8 mm), A3 (297 mm × 420 mm) or A3+ size sheets. Devices can be connected to either the computer system, media card or mobile devices. This document includes test setup procedure, test runtime procedure and reporting requirements for the digital single photo printing time measurements. Instant photoprint systems, which do not complete image formation at the time of paper ejection from device, are out of the scope of this document.

NOTE Inkjet, thermal transfer, dye-sublimation, electro photo and colour or monochrome thermal activated systems (such as ZINK®¹)) are typical technologies of the scope.

¹⁾ ZINK is an example of a suitable product available commercially. This information is given for the convenience of users of this document and does not constitute an endorsement by ISO or IEC of this product.