CNET Editor's rating: 7.6 out of 10
Reviewed by
Felisa Yang
Review date: 7/26/07
Release date: 7/2/07
The good: High-quality text and graphics prints and scans; fast graphics and photo prints; built-in memory card reader and PictBridge port; reasonable print costs; lots of special copy and photo print features; produces scannable proof sheet.
The bad: Slow text prints; photo quality needs improvement; can't use USB port to connect flash drives; scan-to-program feature is stunted; can't initiate transfer of photos from card to PC via control panel.
The bottom line: The Canon Pixma MP470 offers good print speeds, great text and graphics print quality, and useful features for a low price. This $100 multifunction printer trumps all of its budget competitors with printer quality; we highly recommend it for home users on a budget.
8 out of 10 - Excellent
very fine value
I bought this machine at Office Depot for $80, a bargain (they get you on the ink, like all inkjet... Read more
by nikej (see profile) -
February 9, 2008
Manufacturer:
Canon USA, Inc.
Part number: 2177B002
General
Copier Type
Digital
Width
17.8 in
Depth
13.9 in
Height
6.7 in
Printing Technology
Ink-jet - Color - Photo printer
Weight
13.4 lbs
Display Diagonal Size
1.8"
Office Machine Features
Print from memory card
Printer
Inkjet Technology
Canon FINE (Full-lithography inkjet Nozzle Engineering)
Nozzle Configuration
320 nozzles (black), 3 x 384 nozzles (cyan, magenta, yellow)
Minimum Ink Droplet Size
2 pl
Ink Cartridge Configuration
1 black cartridge, 1 color cartridge (cyan, magenta, yellow)
Memory
Supported Flash Memory
MiniSD,
CompactFlash,
Memory Stick,
IBM Microdrive,
MultiMediaCard,
SD Memory Card,
XD-Picture Card,
Memory Stick Duo,
Memory Stick Pro
Copying
Max Copying Speed
up to 22 pages/min (mono) / up to 17 pages/min (color)
Max Document Enlargement
400 %
Max Document Reduction
25 %
Maximum Copies
99
Automatic Duplexing
None
Copying Features
Fit to page
Scanning
Scan Element
CIS
Optical Resolution
2400 x 4800 dpi
Interpolated Resolution
19200 x 19200 dpi
Color Depth
24 bit
Color Depth (Internal)
48 bit
Printing
Max Printing Resolution
up to 600 x 600 dpi (mono) / up to 4800 x 1200 dpi (color)
Max Printing Speed
up to 22 pages/min (mono) / up to 17 pages/min (color)
Ink Palette Supported (Colors)
Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
Color
4-ink
Document & Media Handling
Max Original Size
Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
Min Copy Size
2.1 in x 3.4 in
Max Copy Size
Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
Min Copy Weight
64 g/m2
Max Copy Weight
273
Supported Media Type
Cards,
Envelopes,
Photo paper,
Plain paper
Borderless Photo Sizes
4 in x 6 in,
5 in x 7 in,
8 in x 10 in,
A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in),
Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
Standard Media Capacity
100 sheets
Speed Details
Printing : up to 1.3 pages/min ( 4 in x 6 in ) - Photo,
Printing : up to 22 pages/min - B/W fast,
Printing : up to 17 pages/min - Color fast,
Copying : up to 22 pages/min - B/W fast,
Copying : up to 17 pages/min - Color fast
PC Connectivity
PC Connection Availability
Yes
PC Connection
Hi-Speed USB
Operating System Support
MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000,
MS Windows Vista,
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later
Software Included
Drivers & utilities,
ScanSoft OmniPage SE,
Canon Easy-PhotoPrint
Power
Power
AC 110/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational
14 Watt
Power Consumption Standby
2.1 Watt
Miscellaneous
Direct Printing Specifications
PictBridge
Consumables Included
1 x Ink tank ( Color ) - Canon CL-41,
1 x Ink tank ( Black ) - Canon PG-40
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
CNET Labs Color Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute)
4.49
CNET Labs Gray Scale Scanning Speed Test (pages per minute)
4.6
CNET Labs Photo Speed Test (pages per minute)
0.81
CNET Labs Presentation Speed Test (pages per minute)
1.72
CNET Labs Printer Graphics Speed Test (pages per minute)