Product Descriptionprint resolution: 600 x 600 dpi black; 9600 x 2400 dpi color * advanced 7-color ink system for accurate, lab-quality prints * text documents: up to 30 pages per minute in black; up to 22 pages per minute color * photos: borderless 4" x 6" prints in approximately 35 seconds * built-in two-sided printing * scan up to six frames of 35mm film or four mounted slides at a time * optical resolution: 4800 x 9600 dpi (19,200 x 19,200 dpi interpolated) * 48-bit color depth * copy speed for text documents: up to 30 pages per minute in black; up to 22 pages per minute color * reduction/enlargement: 25-400% * Ethernet port for connecting multiple users in a computer network * 3-1/2" color LCD screen * built-in card reader accepts most types of memory cards * direct photo printing with PictBridge-compliant cameras * dual paper tray * Quick Start function * 7 individually replaceable ink tanks * 1-picoliter sized ink droplets for detailed, grain-free photos * ChromaLife 100 inks for long-lasting photos * Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) 3,584-nozzle print head * paper sizes: letter (8-1/2" x 11"), credit card (2-1/8" x 3-3/8"), 4" x 6", 4" x 8", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", U.S. #10 envelopes * high-speed USB interface *Amazon.com Product DescriptionThe Canon PIXMA MP970 Photo All-in-One Inkjet Printer lets you preview, scan, copy, and print photographs and documents with one easy machine. This all-in-one printer features a compact, streamlined design that can preview images in high resolution on its 3.5-inch TFT display, scan beautiful images with color resolutions up to 9600 by 2400 dpi, or print photos directly from memory cards, cameras, DV camcorders, or camera phones in seconds. The printer's Easy Scroll Wheel makes operation a breeze. The Auto-Image Fix feature ensures that every photo is clear and vivid--even when scanning difficult items such as thick notebooks or faded images--to result in stunning color resolutions up to 4800 by 9600 dpi. This PIXMA will even allows print or copy two-sided to save paper and space. Just press the Power button and get to work, thanks to the printer's helpful Quick Start design. Copies come out crisper than ever with the system's Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology. Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.4.x8 operating systems, this printer comes backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty. What's in the Box
Pixma MP970 photo all-in-one printer, cross sell sheet, easy setup instructions, quick start guide, setup software and user's guide CD-ROM, user's guide, PGI-5 black ink tank, CLI-8 (cyan/magenta/yellow) ink tank, power cord, print head, and sample media (8.5-by-11.5-inch sheets). ReviewsI've used Hewlett Packard, Apple and Brother brand color laser printers. This is my first color ink-jet printer and my first Canon printer and I'm very satisfied. It prints excellent quality photographs and seems to scan pictures better than my Brother MFC-9440CN color laser all-in-one that has twice the resolution of the Canon printer.
Maintenance is very low. I'm able to go months in between print jobs without the printer cartridges gumming up (like an HP color printer does). Also, I've been able to find third party ink cartridge refills for this printer which has cut the cost of operation in half.
This printer is a great deal at a relatively low price.
Great, especially if you know ....... Date: May 6, 2009
Pros: Compact Design, Lightweight/Portable, Easy Setup, Easy to use, Sharp Tones & Colors
I used it a couple of times with excellent results and then after some time came back and tried to use it again. But the second time, I used it with some other picture application besides the Easy PhotoPrint EX. The picture quality was grainy and yuck. So use the Easy PhotoPrint application that comes with it, or if you lost the driver, get it from this website again. It's a free download and is available for Macs as well as PC. *Also, VERY IMPORTANT***on the Easy PhotoPrint, when you go to select the type of paper in your printer (tab on the left side of the screen), look within the dialogue boxes at the top that come up for a block to check that says, "Vivid Photo" and check that box. Otherwise, it will come out grainy. If you don't check that box, you might think you are getting a worse product than you really have. B/c this is a magnificent printer! You will be surprised at the clarity and boldness of the colors! Best "photo" printer I have ever bought!
Bought one of these because it is a Canon (great past experience) and it can be modified to print on CDR and DVD disks easily. It is a very nice, if HUGE, all-in one, and the ethernet capability is awesome and easy to bring up. It's a good, quick scanner, too. Duplex is a nice feature. Pretty quick printer. The chip in the ink reservoirs is NOT nice as it means that non-OEM cartridges are more expensive than they should be.
Biggest negative is that, on receipt, the printer mangles paper. It appears that the print head snags the edge of norma (thin) sheets and tears the paper. This makes the print head drag over the paper and smears ink. Very ugly. Canon will fix it, of course, but it really should not require repair.
Better QC is called for. You can't trust anyone, I guess.
I bought this printer to replace a recently deceased Epsom. Since it is the highest rated printer in Consumer Reports, I was pretty sure I would be pleased with it. The step-by-step setup instructions for set up were easy to follow. It makes beautiful pictures, and it's fast. I like it.
Do not buy this printer. Under any circumstances. Don't get me wrong...it's a great printer when it works. But here's the rub. It. Never. Works.
We've had this printer for less than a year and it's worked for about 7 months during that timeframe. First we had a power problem, then the paper feed broke. Then the black ink cartridge wouldn't register, now the yellow ink cartridge won't.
I will say Canon's product support is very helpful...but first you send in the printer, then they tell you what is wrong, then they fix it, then they send it back...with each step taking a week. Then repeat this for the paper feed, then repeat this for the black ink cartridge problem, etc., etc.
And when the printer won't recognize the yellow ink cartridge and you just want to do something in black and white. Sorry...it won't do anything, even 100% black and white until the problem is fixed.
Bottom line: If you HAVE to use this printer...buy two. Cause you're gonna need the other one when you send the original back and forth to Canon.
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