Manufacturer Product Description Photo lab-quality 4 x 6 inch borderless prints in 20 seconds? Yes, you can do that, and much more. The new 5-color ink system – four dye-based inks and a pigment-based black ink – produces vivid colors and bold, black text. And Canon’s patented print head technology creates beautiful, long-lasting photos with resolution up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi.
This stylish home printer delivers a resolution of up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi, with droplets as small as 1 picoliter for spectacular photo detail and document clarity. View larger |
You can also print photos directly from a compatible digital camera or camera phone – no computer required! The two paper trays let you store both photo and plain paper, allowing you to automatically print 2-sided and save on costs. Quick Start lets you power up in seconds, and the Auto Photo Fix feature corrects red-eye and enhances your images.
Long-Lasting Beautiful Photos ChromaLife100+ system delivers vibrant photos that last up to 300 years.
Five High-Performance Ink Tanks The 5-color ink system consists of four dye-based inks plus a pigment-based black ink, producing exceptional photos and crisp, laser-quality text. You replace only the color that runs out, rather than a multi-color tank containing unused ink.
Spectacular Resolution This stylish home printer delivers a resolution of up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi, with droplets as small as 1 picoliter for spectacular photo detail and document clarity. And you won’t have to wait long for your exceptional photos. A beautiful borderless 4 x 6 inch photo takes approx. 20 seconds.
Auto Duplex Print The two paper trays let you store photo paper in one, plain paper in the other – so you’re always ready to print either photos or documents. Plus, you can automatically print 2-sided to save paper.
Automatic Image Optimization Just one of the features on the included Easy-PhotoPrint EX software – Auto Photo Fix - optimizes your images for such factors as skin tone, white balance and brightness, and makes red-eye corrections.
Just Snap and Print Print right from your infrared-enabled mobile camera phone!
PictBridge Powering up your printer is now faster than ever. After pressing the power button, you can begin inputting commands in approximately 2 seconds. Full operation is even enabled in a shorter time now too.
Having sworn off HP and Epson printers years ago because of problems with reliability and service, I decided to give Canon a chance. Based on the mostly stellar reviews of the iP4500, I decided to purchase the slightly cheaper successor model, the iP4600. I was particularly interested in the duplexing option for printing out longer documents, and the high-quality photo output. The directions for setup were easy, although the entire process took close to 20 minutes, with all the packaging and cartridges, etc. I've used the printer now for nearly two weeks now, and here are my initial impressions: - Photo quality is excellent! I haven't had an inkjet printer in several years, but this thing blows away anything I've had before. If you don't look too closely, the prints on photo paper could fool me into thinking they came from the store, rather than my own printer. I also tried some off-brand photo paper, which seems to use a different printing preset than the Canon paper, but quality was comparable once I figured this out. Borderless printing seems to work as advertised, although I personally prefer a bit of a border. - Speed is okay. I've only printed photos on the included 4x6in photo paper, but it takes less than half a minute per picture, which seems fast. Single-sided printing speed is acceptable -- about 15-20 seconds per side of text. - Duplexing is slow -- the printer lets the front of the page dry before moving on to the back, and this takes an additional 5-10 seconds per sheet. This nearly doubles the printing time. [As noted in the comments, you can apparently adjust the drying time to reduce this wait.] - Text quality is reasonably good, nowhere near laser-quality, but eminently readable. While the printer has a relatively large footprint, it is nice that I can load paper into the cassette below the printer (which extends slightly from the front of the printer) or the rear tray, which I prefer for my desk setup. All in all, I think everything I saw in the reviews of the iP4500 applies here. I am quite satisfied with the printer so far.
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