Friday, March 25, 2005
Canon PIXMA MP760 Printer and Ink Cartridges Review
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Canon PIXMA MP760 Printer Key Features:
- Prints photos, copies, and scans in one convenient unit
- 4,800 x 1,200 optimized dpi color, 600 x 600 dpi black resolution
- Up to 17 ppm color, 25 ppm black, 4-by-6-inch photo in about 36 seconds
- Large 2.5-inch LCD for easy viewing, editing, and printing
- DVD/CD label tray; USB, Direct Printer Port, camera card slots; PC/Mac
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Detailed Specs (Canon MP760, Q5569A):
Product Description for Canon PIXMA MP760 (From the Manufacturer, Canon)
Canon's PIXMA MP760 Photo-All-in-One allows consumers to print directly from slides and negatives, includes card slots for direct digital photo printing, and features a color LCD screen for viewing images. In addition to great prints, users also can scan and make copies with the MP760 unit, raising the bar for photo print quality from a multi-function device.
The PIXMA MP760 model boasts speed, dynamic handling of various media types, and outstanding image quality whether users are scanning, copying, or printing photos. The built-in film and negative scanner and ContrastPlus five-color ink tank system emphasize that this is the optimal MFP for the photo enthusiast who wishes to copy, print, or archive heirloom photos or print the latest digital masterpiece.
The scanning portion of the PIXMA MP760 model includes an integrated film adapter unit (FAU) that will allow the user to scan a 35mm slide or negative at up to 2,400 by 4,800 dpi. With the included film holders, users can batch scan up to six negative frames or four mounted slides. Advanced driver software helps to identify and remove defects caused by dust and scratches on the surface of originals. For crisp results, the model also has an auto image adjust feature to help correct faded documents and faded film. The direct print feature on the model also enables users to scan their slides or negatives and go straight to print without ever having to use a computer, making the PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One a true home photo lab for both digital and analog camera users.
Simple Photo Printing
In addition to printing directly from slides and negatives, users can print their photos directly from compatible media cards using one of the MP760 model's built-in card slots. It is compatible with CF (Type I and II), MicroDrive, Smart Media, SD, Multi Media Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro. Via adapter (purchased separately): MiniSD, xD-PictureCard, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo. The MP760 MFP can produce Photo Index Sheets directly from a memory card to simplify photo and media selection. Users select photos for printing by filling in the box adjacent to the image thumbnails printed on the Index Sheets, which are then scanned back into the device. For added convenience, the PIXMA MP760 model features PictBridge technology for direct photo printing from PictBridge compatible digital cameras and camcorders.
The large built-in color 2.5-inch LCD screen supports easy preview, selection, and editing before printing from memory cards and film scans. The PIXMA MP760 model comes with one power source, easy installation, and a stylish and space-saving design. To prevent paper jams, the front output tray opens automatically when copying or printing commences.
Copy, Print, and Scan with Speed and Flexibility
The PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One model can easily copy photographs or documents. With the MP760 model, users can create borderless copies of photos or documents in credit card, 4-by-6-inch, 5-by-7-inch and letter sizes. There is also the ability to scan paper documents that can be stored electronically as PDF files with the 'Scan-to-PDF' function from within the driver.
A built-in duplex unit in the MP760 model provides double-sided printing and copying -- saving both time and paper. Also featured are dual paper paths, including an auto sheet feeder and a front-loading cassette paper tray, which enables users to switch from plain paper to special photo paper at the touch of a button on the machine.
With print speeds of up to 25 pages per minute (ppm) in black and up to 17 ppm in color, the PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One provides fast performance for home and office settings. Borderless 4-by-6-inch photos can be printed in as little as 36 seconds.
Intuitive LCD Screen
The PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One features a large 2.5-inch color LCD screen that displays valuable information on standard copying features in addition to ink tank levels, 2-sided printing mode as well as thumbnail images from digital memory cards and 35mm slide or negatives during direct photo printing.
Canon Ink SystemThe PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One utilizes Canon's unique five-color ContrastPlus ink system, which, in addition to the high-speed text and graphics pigment-based black ink tank, incorporates a dye-based photo-grade black ink tank for photo printing, helping to deliver excellent image contrast and overall sharpness, particularly when used on photo paper. To help reduce waste, each ink color is stored in a transparent, individually replaceable tank. As a result, users replace only the ink that runs out, not an entire tricolor cartridge containing unused ink.
Fine Print Head
All of the Canon PIXMA Photo All-in-Ones feature exclusive Canon Fine high-performance print heads. Fine technology (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) delivers sub-micron level precision during the printing process. Fine print heads are the only consumer-oriented print heads to achieve an actual 1,200 dpi nozzle pitch and are manufactured without machining or assembly.
The Fine print head found in the Canon PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One is an adaptation of Canon's own silicon chip manufacturing technology, used to create print heads with the tolerance and precision close to that of integrated circuits. The PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One has 1,856 total nozzles that are capable of ejecting millions of ink droplets as small as two picoliters each second, the smallest ink droplet size in its class. This unique method produces detailed images with outstanding resolution of up to 4,800 by 1,200 color dpi. Fine print heads provide greater accuracy for virtually grain-free prints.
Software
The PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One includes the following software:
- MP Navigator (Windows/Mac) helps users get immediate optimal results with minimum fuss. Users select the required process (e.g. scan, print image from PC), then select the desired output; e.g., photo print, PC copy, OCR, attach to e-mail, printing or save as a file or PDF.
- Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Mac) assists with options such as media selection, size, and scaling to make borderless printing of JPEG files easy. It includes features such as Face Sharpening for out-of-focus face correction, Red Eye Correction, Digital Face Smoothing to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and Blemish Remover.
- Easy-WebPrint (Windows 98, 2000, Me only) sits on the Internet Explorer toolbar and helps to take the frustration out of web page printing by correctly scaling output to prevent the common problem of having the right-hand side of web pages cut off.
- ScanSoft OmniPage SE (Windows/Mac) - Optical Character Recognition application that converts scanned text into characters for editing or storage as searchable text file.
- Arcsoft Photostudio (Windows/Mac) - Image-editing program featuring automatic color and tone enhancement, cloning, animated 3D text and over 40 special effects.
What's in the Box
Canon PIXMA MP760 Photo All-in-One, PIXMA MP760 print head, ink tanks (BCI-3eBk Black, BCI-6Bk Black, BCI-6C Cyan, BCI-6M Magenta, BCI-6Y Yellow), power cord, documentation kit, and setup CD-ROM; printer cable not included
MSRP for Canon PIXMA MP760: $299.99
Street Price: $200.00 - $325.00
PC MAGAZINE.com Editors' review:
The Canon Pixma MP760 Photo All-in-One ($299.99 direct) is the second AIO we've seen that includes a transparency adapter in the top cover. The other is the similarly priced Epson Stylus Photo RX620. Much like the Epson AIO, the MP760 can work as a printer, scanner, standalone copier, and standalone photo lab, printing directly from memory cards, PictBridge cameras, and 35mm slides and film.
Setup is typical for an AIO that connects via USB. The printer engine is the same one that's in two of our current Editors' Choices—the Pixma iP4000 printer and the Pixma MP780 Photo All-In-One. It uses the same five-cartridge ink system, with both pigment-based black for standard printing and dye-based black for photos, and offers essentially identical performance as those two units, among the fastest we've seen for ink jets.
On our business applications suite, the MP760's total time was a good 15 minutes 27 seconds. That compares well with the MP780's time of 15:41 and the iP4000's 15:48, with little difference among the three printers on any individual test. On our photo suite, the MP760 averaged 1:08 for each 4-by-6 and 2:36 for each 8-by-10, again closely matching the iP4000 and MP780. By contrast, we timed the Epson RX620 at a relatively slow 26:46 total for the business applications suite, although it tied with the MP760 for photos.
Output quality is better than with most ink jets, ranging from the high end of good for text and graphics to the high end of very good for photos. That matches the RX620 for text and photos, and falls just below the RX620's very good for graphics. Text was easily readable at 4 points for more than half the test fonts, but one font required 12. The only issue for graphics was a tendency to lose thin lines.
Photos are true photo quality, but the MP760 misses an excellent rating because of a sprinkling of minor flaws. Photos printed directly from prints and slides qualified as good or better, although the unit's scanner lost detail in dark areas on one particularly difficult test slide. Again, that's on a par with the RX620. The two printers are extremely well-matched, but the MP760's better speed for business applications gives it the advantage.
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