Electronic Gadget Reviews

The Canon PIXMA MP970 Photo All-in-One Inkjet Printer lets you preview, scan, copy, and print photographs and documents with one easy machine. This all-in-one printer features a compact, streamlined design that can preview images in high resolution on its 3.5-inch TFT display, scan beautiful images with color resolutions up to 9600 by 2400 dpi, or print photos directly from memory cards, cameras, DV camcorders, or camera phones in seconds. The printer’s Easy Scroll Wheel makes operation a breeze. The Auto-Image Fix feature ensures that every photo is clear and vivid–even when scanning difficult items such as thick notebooks or faded images–to result in stunning color resolutions up to 4800 by 9600 dpi. This PIXMA will even allows print or copy two-sided to save paper and space.Just press the Power button and get to work, thanks to the printer’s helpful Quick Start design. Copies come out crisper than ever with the system’s Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology. Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.4.x8 operating systems, this printer comes backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer’s warranty.

What’s in the Box
Pixma MP970 photo all-in-one printer, cross sell sheet, easy setup instructions, quick start guide, setup software and user’s guide CD-ROM, user’s guide, PGI-5 black ink tank, CLI-8 (cyan/magenta/yellow) ink tank, power cord, print head, and sample media (8.5-by-11.5-inch sheets).

Product Description
print resolution: 600 x 600 dpi black; 9600 x 2400 dpi color * advanced 7-color ink system for accurate, lab-quality prints * text documents: up to 30 pages per minute in black; up to 22 pages per minute color * photos: borderless 4″ x 6″ prints in approximately 35 seconds * built-in two-sided printing * scan up to six frames of 35mm film or four mounted slides at a time * optical resolution: 4800 x 9600 dpi (19,200 x 19,200 dpi interpolated) * 48-bit color depth * copy speed for text documents: up to 30 pages per minute in black; up to 22 pages per minute color * reduction/enlargement: 25-400% * Ethernet port for connecting multiple users in a computer network * 3-1/2″ color LCD screen * built-in card reader accepts most types of memory cards * direct photo printing with PictBridge-compliant cameras * dual paper tray * Quick Start function * 7 individually replaceable ink tanks * 1-picoliter sized ink droplets for detailed, grain-free photos * ChromaLife 100 inks for long-lasting photos * Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) 3,584-nozzle print head * paper sizes: letter (8-1/2″ x 11″), credit card (2-1/8″ x 3-3/8″), 4″ x 6″, 4″ x 8″, 5″ x 7″, 8″ x 10″, U.S. #10 envelopes * high-speed USB interface *

Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

Technical Details

• Model Number: 2181B002
• Print speed: 4-by-6-inch borderless photo: approximately 35 seconds; black: 30 ppm (as fast as 2.0 seconds per page); color: 22 ppm (as fast as 2.7 seconds per page)
• Number of nozzles: Black: 512; color: 512 x 1 (black, cyan, magenta, yellow, photo cyan, photo magenta); total: 3,584
• Ink droplet size: 1, 5
• Print resolution: Black: up to 600 x 600 dpi; color: 9600 x 2400 dpi
• Paper sizes: Credit card (2.13 x 3.39 inches), 4 x 6 inches, 4 x 8 inches, 5 x 7 inches, 8 x 10 inches, letter, legal, U.S. #10 envelopes, photo stickers
• Copy speed: Black: up to 30 cpm (as fast as 2.0 seconds per page); color: 22 cpm (as fast as 2.7 seconds per page)
• Scanner element: Charged-Coupled Device (CCD)
• Maximum resolutions: Optical: 4800 x 9600 dpi; interpolated: 19,200 x 19,200 dpi 48-bit internal / 24-bit external
• Maximum document size: 8.5 x 11.7 inches
• Support media: SD Memory card, SDHC, MultiMediaCard, miniSD card, RS-MMC, microSD card, CompactFlash card, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, xD-Picture card
• OS compatibility: Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Mac OS X v.10.2.8 to 10.4.x7
• Standard Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, IrDA v1.24, Bluetooth v1.25 (optional), card slots, PictBridge (cable not included)
• Software included: Printer driver, MP Navigator EX, setup software and user’s guide, Easy-PhotoPrintEX, ScanSoft OmniPage SE
• Dimension: 15.6 x 8.4 x 18.5 inches (W x H x D)
• Weight: 26.3 pounds
• Warranty: 1-year limited warranty
• What’s in the Box: Pixma MP970 photo all-in-one printer, cross sell sheet, easy setup instructions, quick start guide, setup software and user’s guide CD-ROM, user’s guide, PGI-5 black ink tank, CLI-8 (cyan/magenta/yellow) ink tank, power cord, print head, sample media (8.5-by-11.5-inch sheets)