Canon PIXMA iP4700 Premium Inkjet Photo Printer (3742B002)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

For those who want superior photo quality and built-in Auto Duplex Printing at home, your single function printer has arrived. The PIXMA iP4700 Premium Inkjet Photo Printer possesses the high-quality, performance and style needed for your varied home printing needs.

Print from anywhere in the house quickly and easily!

Incredible 9600 x 2400 maximum color dpi¹ with a minimum color droplet size of 1pl and a 5 individual ink tank system sets the stage for beautiful borderless² photos up to 8.5" x 11", web pages or documents all with amazing quality. The ChromaLife100⁺ system enables your photos to last up to 300 years³ when using select genuine Canon ink and paper and stored in an archival-quality photo album. Printing and automatically correcting your photos has never been easier thanks to the new Auto Photo Fix II feature within the popular Easy-PhotoPrint EX⁴ software.

If that wasn’t enough versatility, you can also enjoy 2-Way Paper Feeding and computer-free photo printing with a PictBridge connection. So, you can print photos directly from your compatible digital camera, DV camcorder or camera phone⁵.

Speed ; QualitySuperior Resolution: Realize the power of 9600 x 2400 maximum color dpi firing with a minimum color droplet size of 1pl. Benefit? Incredible quality and detail in your borderless photos, web pages and business documents.

High Performance Individual Ink System: This 5-color ink system consists of four dye-based inks plus a pigment-based black ink, producing exceptional photos and crisp, laser-quality text. So, you only replace the color ink tank that runs out.

Fast 4" x 6”: Print a beautiful, borderless 4" x 6" photo in approx. 20 seconds⁶!

ChromaLife100⁺: This system combines enhanced FINE print head technology with select genuine Canon photo papers and inks for beautiful borderless photos that will last up to 300 years when stored in an archival-quality photo album.

The stylish PIXMA iP4700 will stand out anywhere in your home.
Ease of UseKeep It Green: Built-in 2-sided printing can cut your paper usage by up to 50%, helping the environment.

Auto Photo Fix II: This built-in technology automatically categorizes your images into one of five types - Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery, Snapshot with Scenery, and Snapshot with Night Scenery - then applies optimal image and multi-zone exposure correction. So, unexposed areas of the photo will be optimized, area by area and faces that are backlit and under-exposed will automatically be brightened with correct color cast to help ensure more accurate skin tones for gorgeous images.

Beautiful ; Borderless: Print photo lab quality from 4” x 6” up to 8.5” x 11.”

2 Way Paper Feeding: To add to your printing options, this feature lets you load paper from the front cassette or rear tray so whenever your photo lab or work station is open, you're ready for superior quality printing!

Two built-in paper trays let you store photo paper in one, plain paper in the other.
ConnectivityPictBridge: Don’t feel like using a computer? No problem. Thanks to a PictBridge connection you can also print photos directly from your compatible digital camera, DV camcorder or camera phone.

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed: Plug the cable into your computer for a super-fast connection for your data transfers.

Print 2-sided to save paper!

Features

What's in the Box?

PIXMA iP4700 Premium Inkjet Photo Printer

Document Kit: Cross Sell Sheet, Getting Started, Important Information Sheet, Safety Environment Information, Setup Software ; User's Guide CD-ROM, Warranty Card

Ink Tanks: PGI-220 Pigment Black, CLI-221 (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black)

Power Cord

Print Head

Sample Media (4" x 6" /5 sheets)

Consumables

The iP4700 is compatible with the following consumables: PGI-220 Pigment Black, CLI-221 (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black).

Disclaimers1.Resolution may vary based on printer driver setting. Color ink droplets can be placed with a horizontal pitch of 1/9600 inch at minimum.

2.Supported paper types for borderless printing are as follows: Photo Paper Pro Platinum, Photo Paper Pro II, Photo Paper Plus Glossy II, Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss, Photo Paper Glossy and Matte Photo Paper.

3. Based on accelerated testing by Canon in dark storage under controlled temperature, humidity and gas conditions, simulating storage in an album with plastic sleeves. Canon cannot guarantee the longevity of prints; results may vary depending on printed image, drying time, display/storage conditions, and environmental factors. See www.usa.canon.com/chromalife100plus for additional details.

4. Compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista or Windows XP only. Not included on installation CD. Requires Internet connection during installation.

5. Requires mobile phone equipped with PictBridge technology and a USB cable.

6. Photo print speeds are based on the standard mode driver setting using photo test pattern(s) and select Canon Photo Paper. Print speed is measured as soon as first page begins to feed into printer and will vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, types of paper used and page coverage. See www.usa.canon.com/printspeed for additional information.

Stylish Photo Printer with 5 Individual Ink Tanks and Built-in Auto Duplex Printing.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.7 x 6 inches ; 12.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 18.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002M78HVS
• Item model number: 3742B002
  

Technical Details

• Incredible 9600 x 2400 color dpi1 for the best in photo lab printing
• Print amazing 4 x 6 inch borderless photos in approx. 20 seconds
• The ChromaLife100+ system gives you beautiful and long lasting photos
• Keep It Green - Built-in 2 sided printing helps the environment and cuts your paper usage by 50%
• Do even more with the included software from easily printing web pages with "Easy-Web Print EX-4" to effortlessly adjusting photos with the new "Auto Photo Fix II"

Customer Reviews

I purchased this printer after a lot of research here on Amazon and elsewhere. This printer is replacing an old Epson Stylus Photo 780 that I've had for years. I was really unhappy with the Epson because the ink heads clogged up constantly. I also wanted the newest printer possible, since I've had problems with other devices not updating their drivers, so this printer fit the bill.

The Canon printer has been wonderful for me so far. It was easy to set up and install and worked right away. I'm using Snow Leopard on a Mac, so I had to download the actual driver from Canon's web site, but this is easy to do and pretty self-explanatory.

I love that the printer is all enclosed. The regular paper sits in a tray at the bottom, and everything can be closed up so that dust doesn't get into it. Photo paper is loaded at the rear.

This printer has individual ink cartridges, a plus in my opinion.

I am using it lightly (10-15 regular color pages, 1-2 photos per week) so I have not dented the supply level on the ink cartridges, and can't really comment on how fast the ink runs out. The print quality is pretty good for the regular paper, and very good for photos. I was very impressed with the photos that I printed, they were sharp and the color was great.

The software drivers are adequate and not too confusing. I found this printer very easy to use and of good quality. I'm very happy with it, and it's miles better than my old Epson.

My trusty Pixma iP5200 bit the dust a few weeks ago due to an unknown problem. It always functioned well, and was very reliable and produced excellent results. I depended on it for all my regular printing, especially the hidden feature for printing on CD/DVD discs. They came out beautifully in about 30 seconds. It was time to move on and upgrade. Or so I thought.

First, I had to wonder why Canon produced the Pixma iP5200 several years before the new iP4700 came along. What's up with that?! Nevermind. I went ahead and ordered the 4700. After receiving it and setting up, I discovered several troubling things. I noticed it takes forever to start up when you send it a print job. Several minutes at least, all the while spewing wasted ink during way too many cleaning cycles. And if the unit wasn't already turned on, it was reported as Offline by the computer and has to be manually powered on, not very user-friendly!

To add insult to injury, Canon doesn't seem to be getting paid enough for their ink cartridges, and so, to improve revenues, has reduced the newer CLI-221 cartridge capacity to a mere 9 mL of ink, and drained the PGI-220 to only 19 mL. The older CLI-8's had 13.6 mL in them, and the PGI-5 Bk had 26 mL! That's over 30% less ink you are paying the same amount of money for, and the printer goes through more cleaning cycles than it's predecessors did. You do the math!

The last straw for me was finding out that the printer does not print CD/DVD discs. This was a very important feature to me. Units sold in Europe are endowed with this capability as a standard feature. I was able to utilize the hidden feature in my previous iP5200 by reprogramming it for Euro mode, and using CDLabelPrint (which, by the way, works wonderfully and can print all the way to the 17mm center hole!).

Bottom line, I ended up selling the printer 1 week after purchasing it to a friend who did not need the CD/DVD printing feature, and acquiring a Canon iP4500 legacy printer (the very last model produced which does CD/DVD printing, now sadly discontinued).

Beware of this unit's limitations. It will print very high quality photos, and does fast and crisp text. However, your consumables costs for ink are going to much higher (unless you know how to refill using quality inks), and the issues with no CD/DVD option and refusing to print from a power-off state pushed it over the edge for me.