Canon has upgraded its product lines and services for the spring season. For instance, Canon launched the image PROGRAFPRO-1000 for professional photographers at a retail price of 159,800 Yen. For general consumers, Canon introduced the SELPHY CP1200 at a suggested list price of 12,800 Yen. This compact and lightweight printer can print images from smartphones, tablets, other image storage devices and social networking sites via a Wi-Fi connection.
Canon's photobook producing service—Photo Jewel—is now updated to 'Photojewel S. Still images can be cut and added to the photobook. DreamLabo 5000 is being used to print the images. The photobook can be made in five different sizes of square and oblong shape with a soft or hard cover. Prices range from 1,980 Yen for 15cm sqaure, soft cover with 20 pages for 6,480 Yen and so on. Consumers can select the number of pages. Canon has estimated that the size of the Japanese photobook market in 2015 at 6.2 million units worth 12 billion Yen will expand further in 2016.