Name: Canon PIXMA iP4820 High Performance Inkjet Photo Printer with 9600 x 2400 dpi Print Resolution, Built-in Auto Duplex Printing for Mac and Windows
Brand: Canon
SKU: ICAIP4820K
Price: 74.95 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)

Canon PIXMA iP4820 High Performance Inkjet Photo Printer with 9600 x 2400 dpi Print Resolution, Built-in Auto Duplex Printing for Mac and Windows

Canon PIXMA iP4820 Inkjet Photo Printer

Canon

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Top Rated Gear: Canon PIXMA iP4820 High Performance Inkjet Photo Printer with 9600 x 2400 dpi Print Resolution, Built-in Auto Duplex Printing for Mac and Windows

The PIXMA iP4820 Premium Inkjet Photo Printer possesses the high-quality, performance and ease of use for your various home printing needs. Plus, its sleek design is sure to compliment any home work area. Enjoy incredible 9600 x 2400 maximum color dpi with 1pl and a 5 individual ink tank system for beautiful, borderless photos up to 8.5" x 11," web pages or documents all with amazing quality.When printing your photos, realize the power of the ChromaLife100 when using genuine Canon inks and photo papers so your photos can be shared and preserved for generations. You'll also be helping the environment thanks to built-in Auto Duplex Printing. This feature allows you to easily print on both sides of the paper without having to manually turn it over. So, you can help reduce your paper consumption by up to 50%, can save money and help the environment all at the same time.For the first time in home photo printing you can print still photographs from your captured HD movies with extraordinary technology called Full HD Movie Print. The all new Full HD Movie Print software turns your favorite HD movie clips captured with your Canon EOS Digital SLR or PowerShot cameras into beautiful prints!Printing and automatically correcting your photos has never been easier thanks to Auto Photo Fix II, which can be found within the EasyPhoto-Print Ex software. If that wasn't enough versatility, you can also enjoy 2-way Paper Feeding and computer-free photo printing with a PictBridge connection. So, you can print photos directly from your compatible digital camera, DV camcorder or camera phone.

The dual paper feeds are confusing and require careful set up. Unlike most printers, one of the feeds requires print side down. There is a considerable lag time between the print command and actual printing.

Quality printing, Constant supervision

I bought this to replace an iP-5000 which gave excellent service for about 7 years. It is my third Canon printer. The iP-4280 is faster than the 5000, and the output quality is often so much better that I print a lot of things in fast (draft) mode. 
Photo printing seems to use more ink than needed, prints are very dark and dense, so a lot of adjustments are necessary until you learn what works best. Ink tanks are small, though, and a set of five at Canon's prices costs as much as the printer. I haven't used non-OEM ink...yet. But there are a number of  alternative brands out there, with the requisite microchip. Also there are chip-reset devices that would allow you to refill tanks yourself.
Paper handling from the rear feeder is better, too. Paper centers now, with easy sliding guides instead of the single, hard to move left-hand gadget on the 5000. I haven't tried envelopes yet. The menus under print properties are expanded, with more options in maintenance and a quick set-up menu for individual jobs. 
Overall, quiet and fast, with excellent quality output.

Excellent Got Better

Works like a champ

I use the printer for business invoices and for personal photos.  It works great.  A little difficult to set up, but after reading the directions (duh), installation went fine.  Excellent photo printing.

Excellent Printer for the Price

good printer

Although this is my first photo printer i'd have to say that it is worth every penny! Very fast print times even with 8x10 photos and very little ink consumption. I have only had this printer for about two weeks but it's definately a great buy for the quality you get out of it. Photos look like they were professionally printed!

works great

The auto duplex feature is FULLY AUTOMATIC,  and works Pretty Fast.

The inks are expensive but seems to last longer than the average printer.
 
Photos are great. However, it seems that when you print on photo paper other than cannon's the pictures are too dark and reddish tone.