Canon Inkjet Printer: specifications and reviews

Literally in the last few years manufacturers of printing equipment still heard potential buyers and provided the market with demanded products. It's not just about the affordable price and ergonomics, but also the functionality that is required to fully work with the printer.

The focus of this article is Canon inkjet printer . This is one of the best representatives of the market, it is able to fully satisfy all the requests of even the most demanding buyer. The reader will get acquainted not only with the technical characteristics of popular models, but also learns what functionality the printer device should have in the first place.

The main criterion

Any purchase does not begin with a search for technical characteristics, but with a budget for the purchase of a decent device. The Canon printer is also an exception. An inkjet color gadget for home use is recommended by experts to purchase in a budget class, limited to a psychological price barrier of 10,000 rubles.

The devices costing above are oriented to professionals and in most cases are intended for photo printing studios. As for the lower price borders (less than 5000 rubles), there are no restrictions for the buyer, simply in the cheap class the functionality of printing equipment is significantly reduced.

Print Quality

The next step in choosing a decent printer is to identify the technical characteristics of the print head, which is equipped with all Canon printers (inkjet). Expert opinions on this issue are uncompromising: a decent printer for home use should have the following characteristics:

• The minimum print resolution should be at least 2400 x 9600 dots per inch;
• The number of used paints should be at least 4, including black;
• The device must print without margins;
• The volume of one drop, squeezed out at printing, should make not less than 1 picaliter.

It is clear that the requirements are too high and only 5-10% of printers in the computer market have such characteristics, but these factors determine the print quality. You can only sacrifice the output of an image without fields - this indicator is not always in demand among home users.

Working with media

It's not about printing from removable memory cards (although this functionality is also considered in demand), but about the density of the paper with which the Canon Pixma inkjet printer can work. Unlike laser technology, this device does not need to bend the sheet, passing it from the laser drum to the stove. Therefore, the manufacturer simply must provide the user with the ability to print on thick media.

A good indicator is the density of 60-300 grams per square meter. Support for printing on photo paper is required. As for applying paint to special optical discs, this functionality is already on the fan. True, many users, judging by their feedback, have never used this opportunity since the purchase and consider this function superfluous.

Local connection

In addition to the usual USB connection, the printer simply has to be a network, that is, it works autonomously, from a personal computer or laptop. So, the Canon Pixma iP7240 inkjet printer , like all its class modifications, is equipped with a built-in Wi-Fi module. This functionality is not implemented in the same way as for competitors (we are talking about constant problems with connection), but fully, at the level of a wireless access point.

From this it follows that the printer is accessible to any mobile device that works with Wi-Fi networks (phone, tablet, laptop, TV) - no restrictions. The manufacturer specified in the technical description for the printer a list of compatible operating systems for connection over a wireless channel. But this is unnecessary, because the real access point does not care what operating system is used by the connected device.

Cost of printing

The size of a drop of paint in one picalitre is already hinting to the owner that his inkjet printer Canon economically spends resources, but this is not enough for many users. The fact is that disposable cartridges have a small resource and high cost. The problem can be solved in several ways - replenish the installed containers with paint using medical syringes or use the continuous ink supply system (CISS). Naturally, the second option is chosen by almost all users.

As for the installation of such a system, there are some problems with modern Canon printers. The fact that the manufacturer, trying to please the buyer, has made its devices so compact and elegant that without physical damage to the case for installing CISS simply can not do. Therefore, the installation of the system should be entrusted to professionals in the store or experts of the service center.

The 3 in 1 device

The most popular in the market are Canon inkjet printers, which are popularly called MFPs (multifunctional devices). In fact, there are few functions in them: printing, scanning and copying. The remaining parameters do not differ from those of a conventional printer. Such devices - 3 in 1 - allow the user to save a lot when buying office equipment, but there are many negative feedback from the owners.

The problem is that the MFP is a consumer technology. That is, in it all the functionality is realized at the middle level and is oriented to an undemanding user. Therefore, buyers will have to choose what is more important for them - print quality, or multifunctionality. Experts recommend not to chase for cheapness, and to entrust their choice to two separate devices. For example, choose an inkjet printer Canon iP7240 and a scanner CanoScan LIDE 220.

Active controls

Many potential buyers are interested in buying a decent printer with an additional control panel that allows you to print from different media. Of course, it's convenient to connect a USB drive or memory card directly to the printer and print using the built-in liquid crystal display.

Such functionality is in demand in photo printing studios where it is required to quickly print a photo to the client from media, but at home this is rarely practiced, because it is easier to consider (and maybe edit) the photo on the monitor screen and only then send the document for printing.

And if you take into account the same inkjet printer Canon Pixma iP7240, equipped with a full wireless module, then the user does not have problems to print directly from the camera, because most modern devices support work in Wi-Fi networks.

Additional Functionality

Focusing on the cost of the purchase, many potential buyers try to pay more attention to the study of product characteristics. The fact is that many manufacturers equip their devices with additional functionality that can be useful to the user, for example:

• Built-in two-sided printing (duplex);
• Self-cleaning printheads when idle and on;
• Silent operation mode.

Naturally, any Canon inkjet printer with additional functionality can attract the attention of customers. Only additional parameters should be paid attention only when the user has already determined the basic characteristics of office equipment.

Finally

Judging by the feedback of users in the media, it's not so easy to choose a decent inkjet printer on the domestic market. Trying to get the attention of the buyer, all manufacturers of printing equipment often go for deception. Therefore, experts recommend that newcomers pay attention to the Canon inkjet printer, presented on the shelves of several interesting modifications. After all, according to the "price-quality" ratio, the Japanese representative does not have so many competitors on the market.