Posted to Photo Printers 2009-01-04
If you are in the market for a Photo Printer that can do much more for you than just print photos, then the Canon PIXMA MP620 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier may be the one for you. Whether your goal is to print quality photos at home, or have the ability to print photos and more at an affordable price, then the PIXMA MP620 gives you the best bang for your buck. The Energy Star rated PIXMA MP620 is the successor of the popular PIXMA MP610. It is an all-in-one Photo Printer that is geared toward the home user who wants a printer with Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity capabilities in a smaller footprint. Measuring 14.5 x 17.7 x 6.9 inches and with a weight of 18.7 lbs, the MP620 packs a lot of functionality into a small box. Photos can be printed directly from one of the supported memory cards, directly from a compatible digital camera or camera phone, or from a Bluetooth device with the BU-30 Bluetooth interface, which gives you a wide variety of printing options in an affordable package. Like most all-in-one printers, the MP620 has a card reader that can support most memory cards, but an adapter accessory is required to read the XD Picture card format.
FeaturesThe Canon PIXMA MP620 features the Auto Photo Fix option. It interprets the layout of the photo being printed and will correct red eye, enhance facial tones, optimize brightness and contrast while improving color saturation which results in a better looking photo without the need of manual photo editing. Besides the Auto Photo fix option, the PIXMA MP620 also offers borderless printing, calendar print, document printing, ID photo print, photo index sheet, photo printing and template print. These features and more provide high quality printing capabilities in a small package. The PIXMA MP620 is capable of doing more than just printing photos. The MP260 has an optical resolution of 2400 x 4800 dpi with gutter shadow correction, network scan, push scan and scan to memory options. In addition, Canon also offers its new Auto Scan Mode. This feature determines the type of document being scanned, whether a photo, business card or text document, and automatically crops and saves the image type as either a PDF or JPEG. PerformancePrinting quality is better than most. With 5 separate ink cartridges in dye based black, magenta, yellow, cyan and a pigment based black, the MP620 saves you money by wasting less ink by having separate cartridges, and can print quality photos and documents in a reasonable amount of time. Color 4 x 6 inches Photos print in approximately 41 seconds, black documents print up to 26 ppm and color documents print up to 17 ppm. Printing resolution is 600 x 600 dpi for black and as high as 9600 x 2400 dpi for color. Since this is an all-in-one machine, it does more than just print. The copier capabilities are up to 24 cpm for black documents and up to 16 cpm for color. There are also a variety of copy features available on the MP260. You can do 4 in 1 and 2 in 1 document, borderless copying, face brightener / fading correction, fit to page, image repeat, intensity, manual color adjustment, masking copy, multiple copy (from 1 to 99 pages), preset copy ratio, photo reprint, trimming copy and zoom. SummaryIn conclusion, the Canon PIXMA MP620 is a quality photo printer that the average home user can afford. If you are looking for a quality photo printer that can do more for you than just print photos than the Canon PIXMA MP620 would be the way to go. Pros
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