Canon PIXMA iP5200R Photo Printer

Product Description

The feature-rich PIXMA iP5200R Photo Printer can produce a beautiful photo lab quality 4x6 borderless print in about 36 seconds. And it delivers an amazing resolution of up to 9600x2400 color dpi, for detail and clarity unmatched by comparable printers. 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 ContrastPLUS 5-color ink system, four dye-based inks and a pigment-based black ink, also produces true-life photos with a wide color palette with laser-quality text. The iP5200R photo printer conforms to the IEEE 802.11b/g wireless (WiFi) standard, enabling it to receive wireless transmissions from up to 164 feet away. Print a photo front just about anywhere. Integrate this versatile printer into a full wireless home network or print to it from an individual WiFi-enabled computer. The iP5200R photo printer uses WiFi Protected Access (WPA), the latest technology to help make your wireless printing more secure. And if your home or office uses a mix of Windows PCs and Mac computers, the iP5200R photo printer is designed to work with both. ChromaLife100 system for long lasting, beautiful photos Built-in 2 sided printing and second paper tray for convenient paper selection Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98, Mac OS X v10.2.1 to 10.4.x Dimension - Width 17.5 x Height 6.3 x Depth 12.2 inches Weight - 16.1 pounds

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This printer might just become your favorite home electronics component. The feature-rich PIXMA iP5200R Photo Printer can produce a beautiful photo lab quality 4" x 6" borderless print in about 36 seconds. And it delivers an amazing resolution of up to 9,600 x 2,400 color dpi, for detail and clarity unmatched by comparable printers. 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 one picoliter. Also, the ContrastPLUS five-color ink system--four dye-based inks and a pigment-based black ink--produces true-life photos with a wide color palette, along with laser-quality text.

Want to print directly from your PictBridge compatible digital camera or DV camcorder? It's easy: just connect and print! The dual paper path lets you keep photo paper stored in one tray and plain paper in the other, so you're always ready to print photos or documents. Another feature is the two-sided printing capability using the auto sheet feeder or the paper cassette - helping you cut your paper usage in half.

The iP5200R photo printer conforms to the IEEE 802.11b/g wireless (WiFi) standard, enabling it to receive wireless transmissions from up to 164 feet away. Meaning? You can work here and print there, with no printer cable to tie you down. Print a photo from your den, or a report from the patio. You can integrate this versatile printer into a full wireless home network, or print to it from an individual WiFi-enabled computer. The iP5200R photo printer uses WiFi Protected Access (WPA), the latest technology to help make your wireless printing more secure. And if your home or office uses a mix of Windows PCs and Mac computers, no problem; the iP5200R photo printer is designed to work with both.

The Canon ChromaLife100 system combines the PIXMA iP5200R Photo Printer's FINE print head technology and newly developed inks with select Canon photo papers, with results rivaling that of many conventional photos. These beautiful photos will also last up to 100 years when stored in an archival quality photo album.

What's in the Box:
PIXMA iiP5200R Photo Printer, PIXMA iP5200R print head, ink tanks: PGI-5Bk black, CLI-8Bk black, CLI-8C cyan, CLI-8M magenta, CLI-8Y yellow, power cord, easy setup instructions, document kit, Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing 4" x 6" sample pack

Customer Reviews:

Very convenient in WiFi home.......2007-01-04

This printer is very convenient in our WiFi household [family with high school and college students, a couple of laptops, a couple of desktops, something different every day]. We used to keep a PC with attached Epson C80 printer on wired LAN. The PC had to be on and the printer had to be on. The print nozzles kept clogging, and Epson told me the solution was to power off the printer when not printing. The old printer kept getting clogged heads because it would only "park" when powered off. So either we had to keep the printer "off" and turn it on/off manually, or go through an ink wasting ritual clean/test/clean/test until the print nozzles unclogged.

Now things are much better... The Canon PIXMA iP5200R is on WiFi, so I don't have to use a PC to "host" the printer. The PIXMA has automatic power on/off, so it turns on when someone sends a print job and turns itself off when not in use. This is very convenient, saves power, and no trouble with the ink/nozzles.

I don't do a lot of extremely technical photography so I can't say how the PIXMA compares to other photo printers. The photos I print look great to me. Text and graphics printing look great too.

I think I'm getting good ink economy compared to other printers. The printer cartridges hold a lot of ink compared to some other brands (more ink per unit cost) and I'm not having to waste a lot of ink in the print nozzle cleaning ritual.

I'm very happy with this printer. I'm only disappointed that Canon discontinued this model, I was going to buy another one for another network setup at remote part-time office.

Canon fits the bill!.......2006-11-16

I originally purchased the Canon PIXMA IP4200 photo printer for use as a color printer (to print my school assignments), with the ability to print photos with some degree of accuracy. The 4200 worked well, but didn't have the ability to print on my home network with multiple platforms, mainly Mac Tiger 10.4 and Windows XP and 2000 Pro at the same time. That was really frustrating and unbelievable. I could not even use an A/B switch; the PIXMAs require a single full-time dedicated USB port. I have used printers from Brother and HP and never had issues printing while sharing across a network, even across multiple platforms. After a lot of effort and patience on my part, Canon agreed to replace it with the PIXMA IP5200R. At first it worked while the USB ports were plugged into a Mac computer, however (using the Ethernet port) with the Windows computers did not print at all. After I changed it around so that the USB port was plugged into a Windows computer, and shared that with other Windows PC's, not the Mac, it worked. I installed the network driver software (via Ethernet) for the Mac to work. I think that downloading the latest drivers from Canon's web-site would be a good idea, not using the driver disk that comes with the printer. It is working now for all five of my home computers, and I am satisfied. One of the main reasons I chose Canon over HP is that I did not like the fact that when I owned an HP printer, when the color cartridge ran out of one of the three inks, the whole cartridge had to be replaced, wasting 2/3 of the cartridge's ink, not to mention the fact that the print head had to be replaced too. Print heads can last a lot longer then the ink tanks. I like the fact that the PIXMA series has five ink tanks, which may sound expensive, but it allows for greater overall efficiency in supply use. I think that many people are complaining about the supply usage, but I believe that what happens when you install a new print head is that it uses almost half the ink just to fill the print head. Subsequent ink tank replacements should "last longer". While the Canon PIXMA series is certainly different then most, I believe it represents a better value then anything on the market.

Exercise in frustration for low light pics--and very little control.......2006-09-21

This printer has been an exercise in frustration. I was very happy with our Epson 200R, but we used it to death and wanted to try an upgrade. I should have bought 2 more of the Epsons.

I like to take pics in low light, and this printer has not yet printed a low light print w/ enough detail. They are all horribly dark, muddy. The details drop out. The most frustrating thing is that the print driver gives very little by way of choice. Whereas the cheaper Epson gave more control over print quality, to adjust brightness the Canon gives three choices: Light Normal andd Dark. "Light" just washes out the picture. And, still, for my lowest light pics, Light is still too too dark. My pics look like MUD.

I read online that i should use the proprietary software to adjust the brightness of my pics. First, i hate the idea that i have to make my photos lighter just so they'll print correctly. Second, the software crashes every single time I get to the final step!

I understand there are various "profiles" i could use to help. Well, i frankly would rather be doing other things than spending an hour to print one photograph. Like taking pictures. I don't want to fool endlessly with settings--I just want a printer that works.

Argh!!!

The first few prints we made with this printer looked ok. I think they were probably brigth, outdoor shots. For anything else this printer has been useless.

Gave 2 stars bc the wireless funtion would be convenient--if only the printer worked correctly!!

Good printer so far.......2006-08-02

Despite what others have reported, I had no problems setting up the printer for both wired and wireless. I do recommend setting it up wired first. My 2nd computer prints via the DLink wireless router with no problems. The power button on the printer is pretty well hidden (black button on a black case) but I discovered the auto power on/off setting which works great, even with wireless.

The duplex feature is great and photos print nicely.

Note, for the wireless set up you do need to know a little about this. If someone set up your wireless for you then you might need them back to configure the SSID (and WEP key if used.)

I have had no problem with ink and have done quite a bit of color printing and still have the original cartridges.

Quality and Speed.......2006-07-25

This printer is wonderful. The print quality is as good as you get through snapfish or similar digital processing companies - assuming you step up and buy good photo paper. The output speed is excellent in both color and black. The flexibilty of having two paper trays works well for me as I have the printer hidden away in a draw and connected wirelessly to my hub/router. The printer is larger than I expected but, really what's the big deal, if you want a smaller printer that's portable get a HP Deskjet 460bwt. Set up was a breeze - I'm running Mac OS 10.4.7 on a MacBook Pro. Great quality, great price and excellent flexibility with the wireless feature.

Canon PIXMA iP4000R Wireless Photo Printer

Average customer rating:

Effortless
Quiet, sharp print quality ...easy to setup
Very Flexible Printer
Wow! This printer is amazing!
Best printer ever

Canon PIXMA iP4000R Wireless Photo Printer

Manufacturer: Canon
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

Maximum 4,800 x 1,200 color dpi resolution
Up to 25 ppm black, 17 ppm color; dual paper path with 2-sided printing
Borderless 4-by-6-inch photos in about 36 seconds
ContrastPLUS ink system for true-life photos and laser-quality text
802.11g wireless, USB, and PictBridge interfaces

ASIN: B0002RP2GI

Product Description

The Canon PIXMA iP4000R Photo Printer delivers high speed, superb quality and the ultimate freedom of wireless printing. Conforming to the IEEE 802.11g wireless (WiFi) standard, it can receive wireless transmissions within a range of up to 164 feet. Now, you can print a photo or report from your patio to your den, or from your kitchen to your home office - no wires required! Plus, with direct photo printing, just connect any PictBridge compatible digital camera or DV camcorder, and print. You can even produce edge-to-edge true borderless photos in 4 x 6, 5 x 7 and 8.5 x 11 in. sizes, with the look and feel of traditional photographs.The ContrastPLUS 5-color ink system - four dye-based inks plus a pigment-based black ink - produces true-life photos along with laser-quality text. To achieve a high resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 color dpi, Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a high-performance 1, 856-nozzle print head that ejects precise, consistent droplets as small as 2 picoliters. Need speed? You can blaze through document printing at up to 25 ppm in black and up to 17 ppm in color, and a beautiful 4" x 6" borderless photo takes only 36 seconds.

Customer Reviews:

Effortless.......2006-02-25

I finally upgraded from an ancient (but still working) CanonBJ, and I'm very happy with the results. Setup, including connecting through my wireless router, was a breeze; printing is speedy whether through my desktop or laptop; photo quality is great. Letter-size paper in the top feed and photos/envelopes in the tray offers good flexibility. I had trouble installing the Canon "Easy Web Print" on my laptop for some reason, but it isn't an essential feature. I haven't used the PictBridge feature with my camera yet, but it's nice to have the option avaiable.

Quiet, sharp print quality ...easy to setup.......2006-02-09

The unpackaging and ink cartridge instructions are concise and easy to follow. Pop the Pixmaip CD into your PC and follow the directions to install the printer on your wired or wireless LAN. You'll also automatically install the printer drivers, setup the printer device on your PC and load software useful for picture viewing and editing. Printer setup was a no-brainer and thus far the Pixma ip400R has been totally print reliable. This printer can be placed anywhere in the house and still receive print jobs by all household PCs! The "Out of the box" setup time until the first print copy was about 30 minutes.

Very Flexible Printer.......2005-12-28

I have a home network with both Windows XP and Mac OSX computers - 1 Windows desktop, 1 Windows laptop, 1 iBook. I struggled for a year trying to get my iBook to print on the printer attached to the desktop. I also tried several print servers, and never managed to get a good network printing solution.

Then, I happened upon the Canon iP4000R. I like Canon (have an i900D) for the cost of consumables (not cheap, but cheaper than Epson, HP) and photo print quality, so I decided to try the iP4000R.

It installed in minutes on my network. It works flawllessly with Windows and Macintosh computer via WiFi!. Its only plugged into a 120V socket, sitting out of the way, waiting for a print job.

It has 802.11g for speed and WPA for security - something I did not expect to find in this price range (I paid $160). I was also pleasantly surprised by the paper inpute cartridge under the printer which keeps the printer's profile low - no paper sticking out of the top like my i900D.

I think this printer is a bargain considering you are getting a very good quality printer, a print server, ethernet and WiFi adapter.

Wow! This printer is amazing!.......2005-11-27

This is one amazing printer. The print quality is outstanding. Photos look professional, they look exactly the same as photo-lab prints. Black text looks laser quality and the WiFi feature lets me print from anywhere in my house, from any one of my computers.

Best printer ever.......2005-11-17

Does everything it advertises. Borderless printing and duplex printing are the s**t. The wireless printing is cool too but its up to you to decide if it's worth the extra $$$. As for me, I am totally satisfied.

Average customer rating:

Great camera for the price!

Cheap digital camera -- you get what you pay for

JVC GCA33 VGA Digital Camera, Silver

Manufacturer: JVC
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Dual-mode digital still camera and Web camera

Creates VGA (640 x 480) images

Saves up to 120 images to internal 8 MB flash memory at default mode

Connects to PCs via USB port

Uses 2 AA batteries (included)

ASIN: B00006BSU1

Product Description

GC-A33 is a digital Still Camera & Webcam: this two-in-one unit offers digital Still Camera function and PC-Camera function. It also includes a built-in 8MB Flash Memory for shooting of approximately 120 still images and a VGA file (640 x 480 pixels) for easy photo retouching and attaching to e-mail.

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The versatile JVC GC-A33 is an affordable choice for shooting pictures for online publishing. You can also use it as a PC camera (Webcam) in conjunction with video-conferencing software like Microsoft Netmeeting.

With an internal 8 MB flash memory, you have room to capture and store up to 120 digital images (in normal mode) that can then be quickly and easily downloaded to your computer for editing, posting to Web sites, and e-mailing. The built-in flash can be set to auto for low-light photography or left off when you're shooting in brighter conditions. White balance is automatically adjusted to give you accurate colors in almost any situation. There is also an LCD status display for confirmation of settings and battery level.

To use the JVC GC-A33 as a Webcam, just connect it to your PC using the included USB cable and follow the instructions given by your video-conferencing software (sold separately).

The JVC GC-A33 comes with a camera pouch, two AA alkaline batteries, tripod (flexible/adjustable table-top style), USB cable, hand strap, and CD-ROM with drivers and applications.

Customer Reviews:

Great camera for the price!.......2003-01-13

If you want an inexpensive digital camera and own a PC, this model is for you. No preview of photo until you load on your PC. Then, it's just as functional as the more expensive models. WEBCAM is TONS of fun, especially for the kids. Use with USB port (included), CD-ROM (included), Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000. Worked on Compaq Presario laptop. Self-timer.

Cheap digital camera -- you get what you pay for.......2002-11-10

I bought this digital camera to use for a project at school -- I needed something cheap and easy to use. I didn't want to spend more than $and after looking around on the net concluded that this one was the way to go.
I received it a few days ago and have been trying it out ever since. It took the first useable picture just an hour ago!
While this camera is cute and compact, it seems to me that it takes pictures two ways: far too dark (haven't tested it out in broad daylight as it's raining here) or far too bright. The flash bounces off objects harshly and while there is supposed to be a varibale exposure value that can be set, I found that it basically doesn't make a difference. The menu display is digital but THERE IS NO ON-BOARD PICTURE DISPLAY! I was very disappointed about this!
I will say that for $ it seems to be a good value. It comes in a family-friendly package with extremely simple directions and very few cables or wires. It runs on two AA batteries (included) and stores between 60 (in Fine mode) and 120 (in normal mode -- a bit grainy usually) pictures at once. It doesn't take any discs or cartriges, which can be a good thing or a bad one, depending on your computer-savvy or computer-sloppy nature. The shutter is generally as fast as a 35mm (sometimes there is a little delay).
Included in the package is a TWAIN program to transfer pictures from the camera to your PC and a photo-editing program (and something for making 360 degree photos). I don't know how good they are -- I'm a Photoshop girl myself -- but judging from the TWAIN interface they seem to be quite user-friendly. Also packaged with this camera is a mini-tripod (to use when in the 10-second-delayed-self-timer mode?!). Oh, and while it functions as a webcam you're supposed to use your own software (apparently packaged with Microsoft Netmeeting or something -- I'm not sure, as I have no need for this feature).
All in all, I definitely stick by my statement -- you get what you pay for. It's not a great camera, but a child could use it and that is a plus for anyone who isn't very comfortable with computers. It's about the size of one of those cool APS camperas (with the drop-in film); smaller than a normal 35mm. It comes with a case (with belt loops) and hand strap, so it's portable. Don't expect to take spectacular pictures on it, but if you play around with different lights and angles you should get the hang of it. It is easy to use and definitely is in the "cute" category. Again, be warned that you can't see your pictures before transferring them to the PC, so if there is any doubt, take multiple shots!!!

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