Reviews of the Canon Pixma MP970
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goodgearguide.com.au
Review Summary: Despite some slight flaws, the Canon PIXMA MP970 is the perfect multifunction device for photo enthusiasts and home users.
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tipa.com
Review Summary: Photos and more besides! The flagship model of Canon's multifunction inkjet printer range combines high grade photo printing capabilities with advanced scanning and copying features. The multifunction device uses 7 inks in separate cartridges for ...
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trustedreviews.com
Review Summary: So, the extra -85 you pay for the PIXMA MP970 over the PIXMA MP610 brings you a finer minimum drop size, a built-in transparency scanner, a bigger LCD screen, six-colour print and network connectivity. The machine is at the top of Canon's range and ...
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itreviews.co.uk
Review Summary: Despite upgrading its excellent software, providing simple to use menus and processes and operating at high speeds, the disappointing colour results when scanning leave this all-in-one sadly trailing behind the opposition.
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gadgetspeak.com
Review Summary: The default action when you turn the unit on is to copy but click on the joystick and you can toggle through print, DVD/CD label print, photo index sheet, settings, film print, easy photo reprint and memory card so this is certainly no dumb unit
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 2181B002
General
- Copier Type Digital
- Printing Technology Ink-jet - Color - Photo printer
- Display Diagonal Size 3.5"
- Office Machine Features Print from memory card
- Width 18.6 in
- Depth 15.6 in
- Height 8.4 in
- Weight 26.5 lbs
Memory
- Supported Flash Memory SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, IBM Microdrive, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick Pro
Copying
- Max Copying Speed up to 30 pages/min (mono) / up to 22 pages/min (color)
- Max Document Enlargement 400 %
- Max Document Reduction 25 %
- Maximum Copies 99
- Exposure Control Automatic
- Automatic Duplexing Yes
- Copying Features 2 on 1, 4 on 1, BorderFree, Fit to page
Printing
- Max Printing Resolution up to 600 x 600 dpi (mono) / up to 9600 x 2400 dpi (color)
- Max Printing Speed up to 30 pages/min (mono) / up to 22 pages/min (color)
- Ink Cartridge Configuration 7 individual ink tanks
- Color 7-ink
- Minimum Ink Droplet Size 1 pl
Scanning
- Scan Element CCD
- Optical Resolution 4800 x 4800 dpi
- Interpolated Resolution 19200 x 19200 dpi
- Color Depth 24 bit
- Color Depth (Internal) 48 bit
Document & Media Handling
- Max Original Size 8.5 in x 11.7 in
- Max Copy Size Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
- Supported Media Type Cards, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
- Speed Details Printing : up to 30 pages/min - B/W, Printing : up to 22 pages/min - Color, Copying : up to 30 pages/min - B/W, Copying : up to 22 pages/min - Color
PC Connectivity
- PC Connection Availability Yes
- PC Connection IrDA, Hi-Speed USB
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 - 10.4.x
- Software Included Drivers & utilities
Miscellaneous
- Direct Printing Specifications PictBridge, Canon Direct Print
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
Environmental Standards
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year, Technical support - Phone consulting
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- CNET Labs Color Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute) 6.36
- CNET Labs Gray Scale Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute) 7.2
- CNET Labs Photo Speed Test (pages per minute) 1.61
- CNET Labs Presentation Speed Test (pages per minute) 2.59
- CNET Labs Printer Graphics Speed Test (pages per minute) 2.07
- CNET Labs Text Speed Test (pages per minute) 7.85
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