Silhouette® Cameo
Discover the all-new Silhouette Cameo 5, the fastest, most accurate, and quietest electronic business cutting machine in Silhouette's lineup. With advanced engineering and powered by Silhouette Studio®, it's perfect for both beginners and pros. A more robust machine with a quieter operation, smooth-opening lid and enhanced registration mark reading for flawless Print & Cut jobs. Cut up to 305mm wide. Using the Silhouette Cameo 5 business cutter will give endless possibilities for your business. Whether adding to your existing branding business or starting a small to medium business, the Silhouette Cameo 5 is your ultimate cutting solution.
The Creative Possibilities With The Silhouette® Cameo 5 Are Endless
- Cutting width: 305mm
- Max cutting depth 0.3cm/ 3mm height clearance for thicker materials.
- Can cut with and without a cutting mat
- Maximum cutting length: 61cm with a cutting mat.
- Matless cutting capabilities: Cut 488cm without a mat & 20m with a software upgrade.
- 300% speed increase compared to previous Cameo models.
- Maximum cutting force: Carriage 1: 300 gf and Carriage 2: 5 kgf (highest in machine class)
- Powerful FREE software that is versatile yet incredibly easy for you and your employees to master.
- SilhouetteStudio® is perfect for both beginners and pros.
- Interface: USB 2.0 (Full-speed) / Bluetooth®.
- Multiple blade options.
- Auto-cross cutting with the AutoBlade.
- Scan and cut / print and cut features, standard.
- Standard tracing options are available, with advanced tracing options accessible through a software upgrade.
- Blades: Silhouette Cameo 4 blades fit & work in the Silhouette Cameo 5 vinyl cutter.
- Automatic cutting tool detection: The auto-set blade is adjusted to the correct depth by the software according to the substrate being cut.
- Mac & PC compatible.
- Software upgrades: Should your business expand and the Cameo isn't able to cope with your volumes, you can simply upgrade your free edition to the Business Edition software. This upgrade provides the ability to connect multiple machines to the same PC and run multiple jobs simultaneously. Software upgrades can be purchased online. You can see the full comparison of packages here - https://www.silhouetteamerica.com/software/chart.
- Three levels of software upgrades that gives you the functionality such as barcodes, plug-ins for CorelDRAW®, advanced tracing, tracing by colour, tiling, nesting, advanced warping, puzzle generation, importation of embroidery files, and more.
- We repair them locally.
- 1 Year warranty with local support.
- Free training at our offices in Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Cape Town.
What can you cut?
- Heat transfer vinyl for branding t-shirts & fabrics.
- Sticker vinyl for business branding and wall murals for rooms and more.
- A full range of pre-printed sublimation patterns which can be cut and transferred to decorate sublimation coated products if you don’t own a sublimation printer.
- Stencils for acid etching (glass etching), wood burning gel, fabric paint, wall art, stamp making, and sandblasting.
- Can draw words/designs with standard gel pens. (Needs a pen holder).
- Draw sublimation words and sketch designs using Sublimation Craft Marker Pens (needs a pen holder), in your vinyl cutter. With sublimation ink already in the pen, it allows you to transfer your sketches on a wide range of blank sublimatable items from JG Electronics.
- Sketch foil designs (foil stamping) for award certificates, business cards, event invites and more on cardstock using the VC Foil Heat Pen with Heat Transfer Stamping Foils.
- Emboss logos (raised mark on the surface) on business cards, birthday cards, Christmas cards, invitations for special occasions, cardstock bookmarks, and much more using the Silhouette embossing tool used in conjunction with the Cameo 5 embossing mat
- Can cut paper, cardstock, some fabrics and loads more
Optional extra accessories
- VC Cameo 5 Electrostatic Mat:
Uses static electricity to hold the media being cut in place – perfect for thin items which can be damaged by std mat. - VC Cameo 5 Electrostatic Cover:
This sheet protects the Electrostatic Tray or Mat surface from damage. It also helps to create a static layer to hold material in place during machine operation.