Canon Comp. PIXMA MP950 All in One Printer

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 18.5 x 10 inches ; 28.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 37 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BKUSR4
• Item model number: 0585B002
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 2, 2007

Product Description

Product Description

If you're looking for the ultimate in Print-Copy-Scan performance, this is your machine. The PIXMA MP950 Photo All-In-One produces an amazing resolution of up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi, for remarkable detail and clarity. To achieve this, Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a next-generation 3, 584-nozzle print head that ejects precise, consistent droplets as small as 1 picoliter. The results: smoother, virtually grain-free images. The advanced 7-color ink system includes six dye-based inks and a pigment-based black ink. The results are truer, more life-like photos and laser-quality text. And what about speed? A 4" x 6" photo lab quality borderless photo takes approximately 46 seconds.The AE (Auto Exposure) Copy feature automatically optimizes reproduction quality based on the type of original you're duplicating. Plus, the convenient Photo/Film button lets you make reprints of photos and 35mm film without using your computer. When scanning, high performance CCD technology produces spectacular 3200-dpi scans, with vibrant 48-bit color depth. You can simultaneously scan up to 12 frames of 35mm film (negatives or positives), or up to 8 mounted slides. For convenience, two paper trays let you keep photo paper stored in one, plain paper in the other, so you're always ready to print either photos or documents. You can print 2 sided documents automatically to help save on paper costs, and even create 2 sided photos using Canon Photo Paper Plus Double Sided in 5 x 7 and 8.5 x 11 inch sizes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My new baby!, October 30, 2005

By	A reader - See all my reviews

This review is from a non-expert in photography / printing- in fact I'm not even a knowlegable amature and have had no experience with home colour printers since about 1997 (might as well be the stone age). Consequently I can't compare this product to similar items- I can only convey my impressions of it.

Unless noted otherwise all photos were taken with a Sony Cybershot DSC-P1 3.3 megapixel camera.

The first photo I printed was on Standard quality L size paper and I was quite impressed with the result. The scene included a lot of fine details and these were rendered quite well. Upon closer examination there was some noticable lack of definition when compared to the on-screen view of the same image- but good enough for most purposes I would think.

I next tried the same image with Premuim grade L size paper and there was noticable improvement in fine details.

For a bit of a test I printed a scene with a wide range of colors and textures on premuim paper and was quite astounded at the quality. This scene was more brightly lit than that discussed above so the basic image quality was probably beter. To my (very) inexpert eye the result looked something like the result of a commercialy processed film image. Everything from bright chrome, rough textured pottery, dusty wooden panels and my wife was faithfuly rendered. Some foliage in the corner of the image was blurred but, as adjacent objects were sharp, it was probably just moving in the wind at the time of exposure.

I next tried some A4 size pictures and here I met my first disapointment. The definition decreased noticably. However- I assume that that is at least partly due to the limited resolution of my camera (only 3.3 mega pixels). To test this out I printed some higher resolution images from the internet and was happy to see that the image quality improved.

The printer takes a little while to warm up but once up and running it is as fast as the advertising promises.

The advertisments boast that it can produce laser-printer quality text. I'm not quite sold on that. It is very good and is pretty fast too but you probably wouldn't want to use it as your main printer for text unless you have a fairly light workload.

Scanning and copying functions are all very good and the unit has now replaced a my old (1 year old!) dedicated scanner / copier.

I found the set up of the printer to be very simple and there were no snags. All in all I am very happy with it- the only problem is I now want to buy a better camera to be able to take advantage of it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Canon Hits Another Home Run - MP950, July 5, 2006

By	J. S. Kermick (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently purchased the MP950 for office and personal use. Great news, the product is cost effective, easy to use, and I have produced professional quality catalogs in house. The photos are incredible and the scanner is top notch. Although I am not currently using the negative feature of this product, I chose this Canon Multifunction unit for it's scanner and high end print quality. Clear individual ink tanks save money, even IF I do large print jobs since it has a large smudge proof black ink for text plus six other colors. We make our color proofs on the printer then send them out for higher volume print jobs. I love this printer!!! FYI: This product doesn't have fax, as we have fax machines in our office, however, with winfax or rightfax, I could fax from this printer, or you can use the free fax program included with Windows XP - it's a secret...Canon has consistenty been tops in PC Magazine/PC World/Consumer Reports for the last few years, they have forced the competition to change how they sell printers. Always check the cost of your ink and how much ink is in the tanks. Canon usually provides more for your money. Also, price your inks, many retailers sell the ink for more than suggested retail...Amazon is actually several few bucks cheaper...You replace each color as it runs out...cost savings in the long run...The truth is out there...

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent all in one and it can print directly to cd's/dvd's, September 3, 2006

By	B. Harris (SF, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great all in one printer and as mentioned before you can fax with winfax or rightfax. Heard due to a patent issue Canon can not sell the print to cd version in the U.S. but you can enable this feature, search the web for "five easy steps" and canon and mp950. Actually most of their printers can print directly to cd/dvd you just need to follow the steps.