4800 × 2400 dpi
imageFORCE C7165
Best for: Marketing, creative, and education teams that want light-production color in-house — SRA3 and long sheets at 65 ppm
- Speed: 65 ppm
- Output: Color
- Max size: Ledger
Model
imageFORCE Technology
D² Exposure Technology
D² — Defined and Detailed — is the exposure technology inside Canon's A3 imageFORCE devices. It prints at 4800 × 2400 dpi, four times a conventional office copier: fine lines, sharp reversed-out type, smooth tones, and accurate color, so brochures, posters, and proposals can be printed in-house.
The same stroke, two dot grids
One hundredth of an inch, magnified.
1200 × 1200 dpi
144 dots in this 1/100-inch patch
4800 × 2400 dpiD² Exposure
1,152 dots in the same patch — 8× as many
See the Difference
Drag the handle. Watch the edges.
Four details cut from Canon's imageFORCE C7165 print samples. Left of the handle is what a conventional 1200 × 1200 dpi engine does with them; right is D² Exposure Technology.
Conventional · 1200 × 1200 dpiD² Exposure Technology · 4800 × 2400 dpiFloor plan from Canon's Real Estate print sample. The conventional side is a screen simulation of a coarser halftone and slight plate misregistration so the difference is visible on a monitor — bring a file to our showroom for the real thing.
By the Numbers
Eight times the dots. Same speed.
Canon's conventional office engines expose the drum at 1200 or 2400 dpi. D² Exposure Technology reaches 4800, with a light spot less than half the conventional size — and the rated print speed doesn't change to get it.
- Fine lines that print as lines, not stair-steps
- Sharp knockouts — reversed-out type and logos
- Smooth tones in tints, gradients, and photos
- Accurate color registration with less color shift
- 4800 × 2400dpi
- D² Exposure Technology print resolution
- 8×
- More addressable dots per square inch than 1200 × 1200
- 11.5Mdots / in²
- Versus 1.44M on a conventional 1200 dpi engine
Who Notices
If it used to go to a print shop, it's for you.
Memos look fine at 1200 dpi. The difference shows up on the work that carries your name out the door.
Real estate & property
Listing sheets with floor plans, square footage, and small-type disclosures — printed in-house the morning of the showing, not ordered from a shop a week ahead.
Healthcare
Patient education, wayfinding, and program posters where thin rules, small type, and brand color all have to survive a wall-mounted print.
Higher education
Recruiting posters, event signage, and research presentations with photographs that need to hold up at arm's length and across a lobby.
Architecture & engineering
Drawings and schematics at ledger size where a hairline is the difference between a wall and a door swing.
In-house marketing
Brochures, sell sheets, and proposals with tints, gradients, and logos that previously justified an outside print run.
Legal & finance
Contracts, exhibits, and statements where fine print and dense tables have to stay legible on the page, not just on screen.
Models with D² Exposure Technology
Every A3 imageFORCE we sell has it.
Five series, fifteen models. Pick by speed and color; the 4800 × 2400 dpi resolution is the same across the range. Each model has its own page with specs and the Canon brochure.
- 4800 × 2400 dpi
imageFORCE C5100 Series
Best for: Busy departments and enterprise workgroups with steady color print and scan volume
- Speed: 40–70 ppm
- Output: Color
- Max size: Ledger
- 4800 × 2400 dpi
imageFORCE C3100 Series
Best for: Small and mid-size offices that want color quality without a high-volume footprint
- Speed: 26–50 ppm
- Output: Color
- Max size: Ledger
- 4800 × 2400 dpi
imageFORCE 6100 Series
Best for: High-volume black-and-white — forms, reports, and statements at the lowest cost per page
- Speed: 55–70 ppm
- Output: Mono
- Max size: Ledger
- 4800 × 2400 dpi
imageFORCE 4100 Series
Best for: Small teams with everyday black-and-white printing and color scanning
- Speed: 25–45 ppm
- Output: Mono
- Max size: Ledger
Straight Answers
Common questions
Anything else, ask a person — we've sold and serviced Canon engines since 1982, and we'll tell you when the extra resolution won't matter for your work.
Call 615-754-2233D² stands for 'Defined and Detailed' — Canon's name for the new exposure system in its A3 imageFORCE devices. Canon's conventional office engines expose the drum with a laser at 1200 or 2400 dpi; D² Exposure Technology reaches 4800 dpi (4800 × 2400 on the spec sheet), with a light spot less than half the conventional size. Canon's own two-minute explainer is linked at the top of this page.
Included with every system
Canon builds the technology. ABC backs it.
Every D² Exposure system comes with the same 44 years of local service as everything else we sell — from the first page printed to the last.
Delivery, setup, and network install
We deliver, unbox, place, and connect the device to your network and every workstation that needs it. You print the first page before we leave.
On-site training for your team
A Canon-certified technician walks your staff through the panel, scanning workflows, and the everyday things that generate service calls when nobody explains them.
Genuine Canon toner, auto-shipped
Supplies ship before you run out, based on your device's own meter readings. Genuine Canon consumables only, so your warranty and image quality stay intact.
Same-day service standard
Local technicians dispatched from our office in Old Hickory, not a national ticket queue. Average response is under four hours.
Plain-language agreements
Lease, rent, or buy. Separate color and mono cost-per-page, no hidden escalators, and a person who answers questions about the contract by name.
One dedicated account manager
The same person from proposal through the life of the system. They know your account, your volumes, and when it's time to talk about what's next.
Get in Touch
Call, email, or send a message — whichever is easiest for you. We'll take it from there.