Canon PIXMA iP5200 Ink Cartridges

Canon iP5200 Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA iP5200 and the iP5200R (with the addition of wireless network support) are both home inkjet printers that are designed to meet the photo printing needs of personal users. Speeds of up to 30 pages per minute for monochrome projects, 24 pages per minute for color, and a little over a minute for a 4x6 inch photo make it a quick device. Affordable PIXMA iP5200 printer ink and ample connectivity make it a low-cost and versatile option for home photo printing.

The device's media handling is one feature that distinguishes it from other similar units, providing a maximum of 300 pages with its dual 150-sheet input trays, one of which is rear-loading. The unit can accept a range of media types including photo stickers, semi-gloss photo paper, matte photo paper and plain paper. The choice of connectivity options is also extensive, with a PictBridge port for direct photo printing from compatible digital cameras and a standard USB port for compatibility with flash drives, in addition to the wired and wireless networking support of the iP5200R model.

With the manufacturer's Full-photolithography inkjet nozzle engineering technology the device can print with precision and a small minimum PIXMA iP5200 printer ink droplet size of 1 picoliter. As a result, photos have accurate and vibrant detail, printing with a crisp maximum resolution of 9600x2400 dpi using color Canon iP5200 ink. While the unit's overall output is satisfactory, reviews note that its monochrome and color projects are only average compared to similar printers.

The unit has a wide color palette that incorporates cyan, magenta, yellow, dye-based black, and pigment-based black Canon iP5200 ink cartridges. While the standard black and color supplies can last approximately 280 pages each, its additional pigment-black Canon iP5200 ink cartridge has a maximum capacity of 650 pages, which is fairly impressive for such an affordable machine.

This device ranks high among personal photo printers due to its speeds and abundant support for paper and connectivity options. Although output doesn't quite compare to the best in its class, the iP5200 should still perform adequately for home use.