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Canon MG8220 Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA MG8220 is the low-cost solution for buyers that want both quality photo printing and multifunction capabilities in their home printer. Experts tests note that while the unit's speeds of up to 12 pages per minute for monochrome documents and around 9 pages per minute for color graphics may seem slow, they are quick compared to other affordable personal inkjet printers. Taking its speeds, variety of photo printing features and inexpensive PIXMA MG8220 printer ink into account, this print, scan, and copy machine is one of the top picks in its class.

Other than its exclusion of a fax function and an automatic document feeder that's often seen coupled with a scanner, the MG8220 has very few faults. One of its best features is the flexibility that comes with built-in wireless connectivity, which will allow users to print from anywhere in their house. Users will also be able to scan directly to a network or USB flash drive, and print directly from PictBridge compatible cameras and flash memory cards like Memory Stick Duo and CompactFlash using the provided memory slots.

The versatile front panel offers access to features for each function, including photo copy and advanced photo copy buttons for quality duplicates of a user's favorite images and a 3.5-inch display for previewing photos. Users can also access photo albums on the web with the front panel's Online Album Print option.

The unit's 300-sheet input capacity is flexible and can support plain or glossy paper, providing a separate tray to handle specialty media like CDs and DVDs. Output quality is satisfactory on any type of accepted media, with a sharp printing resolution of up to 9600x2400 dpi using color Canon MG8220 printer ink.

The device prints with standard capacity 510-sheet color Canon MG8220 ink cartridges and 340-sheet black PIXMA MG8220 ink. Users have the option to replace standard black supplies with a high-capacity Canon MG8220 ink cartridge that can yield up to 450 pages.

The MG8220 functions primarily as a home photo printer that will allow users to easily access and print from albums they've stored on their computer or the web, or even directly from their cameras. The ability to also copy and scan projects with user-friendly controls makes this device a bargain among its class of all-in-one inkjet printers.