Pros
- Speedy prints
- Produces great quality photos
Cons
- No media slots but supports PictBridge
- Lacks a control panel
At A Glance
Canon's i9900 usues special red and green inks to help produce terrific glossy photos.
Manufacturer’s Description
Bigger just got better. The i9900 Photo Printer is a high-end large format machine whose remarkable output can rival that of a professional processing lab. It's capable of producing edge-to-edge true borderless prints, from 4 x 6 up to a breathtaking 13 x 19 size, with the look and feel of a traditional photograph. Think of it: you can take a digital picture, set your printing parameters and be holding an amazing 13 x 19 poster-size borderless print in about 3 minutes. For true printing freedom you can even connect a Bubble Jet Direct or PictBridge-compatible digital camera or DV camcorder to the i9900 printer's conveniently located Direct Print Port and print photos without a computer.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 8580A001 |
| Inventory Number | 23401 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 96.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.096 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Firewire | Yes |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 22.5 inches |
| Depth | 13.1 inches |
| Height | 7.2 inches |
| Weight | 17.6 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 17.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 2400 dpi |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Superior |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 3.1 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Superior |
| Color Photo (secs) | 22.16 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Superior |
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 61.47 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 19.56 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 53.32 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 175.31 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 22.16 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 196.49 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Good |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 61.47 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 1 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 61.69 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Good |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.4 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Good |
