LCD tablet for creators "Wacom Cintiq Pro 16".Display, physical keys, all updates

The latest model of the LCD tablet (liquid tab) "Wacom CintiQ Pro 16" has been announced by Wacom (Wacom).The release date is November 5 (Fri), the price at Wacom Store is 184,800 yen.It is the second generation of the current Wacom Cintiq Pro 16.

About two and a half years ago, "Wacom CintiQ 16" without "PRO" appeared.The price is about half the price of this Wacom Cintiq Pro 16.Does it change so much just by adding Pro?It looks like it changes.

The 2021 version of Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 adopts the latest touch screen technology, improving operability such as pinch, zoom and rotation.Since the touch operation of the canvas is the advantage of using a tablet such as an iPad as a liquid tab, improving the operability here should affect the production efficiency.

In addition, a touch function on / off button to prevent unpurable touch judgment during drawing is mounted on the upper part as a physical switch, and four customable physical keys are placed on both sides.In the case of liquid tab work, it is common to operate a shortcut key or keyboard on the other side of the dominant hand, but it may be completed only by the key operation of the liquid tab itself.

The display resolution is 4K and the Adobe RGB cover rate is 98 %.Wacom's top model adopts the familiar "direct bonding method" to reduce the parallax between the pen tip and the cursor.In addition to HDMI connection, Type-C connection can now be connected.It also supports VESA mount.There is something 2nd generation!

Impressions by animator and illustrator Hitomi Kariya have been released, but it seems that detailed points have been updated reflecting the voices of professional creators, such as reducing fan sounds and improving cable positions.13 inches is small, 24 inches is large, but 16 inches are old.For those who felt so, it would be a long -awaited update model.

Source: Wacom

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