Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-in-One Printer (4503B002)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 14.5 x 6.9 inches ; 19.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B003YL412U
• Item model number: MG6120
  

By : Canon
List Price : $199.99
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Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One: High Performance Wireless¹ Photo All-In-One with Intelligent Touch System, Gray Ink and Built-In Auto Duplex Printing
The PIXMA MG6120 delivers high performance, quality and true ease of use in one, sleek machine. It begins with a revolutionary interface that Canon has created where the top of your printer turns into a sleek, ultra-responsive touch panel. The Intelligent Touch System provides light-guided direction with gorgeous touch sensitive controls so only the buttons you need light up. Your fingers will realize fluid, effortless operation where once you choose your function you’re one step away from imaging brilliance.
For the first time in home photo printing your HD Movie moments can now become beautiful photos with your new PIXMA printer. Full HD Movie Print² turns your favorite HD movie clips captured with compatible Canon EOS Digital SLR or PowerShot cameras into beautiful photo prints. Built-in Wi-Fi¹ lets you easily print and scan wirelessly with the added ability to print your photos from compatible iPhone, iPod touch and Android^TM devices⁴. Produce true photo lab quality prints at home with a maximum print resolution of 9600 x 2400 dpi³ and six individual ink tanks including a gray ink for professional color and black ; white photos. Plus, Auto Document Fix delivers beautiful, easy-to-view scans by advanced image analysis and area-by-area data correction, automatically.
Join the Generation Green initiative with Built-in Auto Duplex Printing, which allows you to automatically print on both sides of the paper and can help reduce your paper usage by up to 50%. Don’t feel like using a computer? No problem. Just insert a compatible memory card⁵ into the built in card slot, select images on the LCD display, and print! Thanks to a PictBridge⁶ connection you can also print photos directly from your compatible digital camera, DV camcorder or camera phone, and even with the optional BU-30 wireless Bluetooth⁷ unit. Enjoy previewing and editing images on a 3.0" Color LCD and print a beautiful, borderless 4" x 6" image in approx. 20 seconds⁸.


SPEED ; QUALITY


Extraordinary Resolution:Realize the power of 9600 x 2400 maximum color dpi firing with 1pl. Benefit? Incredible quality and detail in both your business documents and photos.³

High Performance Six Individual Ink Tank System:This 6-color ink system consists of five dye-based inks including a dedicated gray ink tank for professional-looking black ; white and color photos. A pigment-based black ink produces exceptionally crisp, laser-quality text. Plus, only replace the color ink tank that runs out.

ChromaLife100+:This system combines enhanced FINE print head technology with select genuine Canon inks and select genuine Canon photo papers for beautiful borderless photos that will last up to 300 years when stored in an archival-quality photo album⁹.
Print Beautiful, Borderless Photos Fast:Print a borderless, 4" x 6" in approximately 20 seconds.⁸

EASE OF USE


Intelligent Touch System:This all-new button navigation system allows you to effortlessly operate your machine with gorgeous touch sensitive controls.

Full HD Movie Print:The all new Full HD Movie Print software turns your favorite HD movie clips captured with your compatible Canon EOS Digital SLR or PowerShot cameras into beautiful prints.²

Built-In Auto Duplex Printing:Automatically print on both sides of the page without the hassle of turning it over manually. This saves you time, helps the environment and can cut your paper usage by up to 50%.
Scroll Wheel:Easily and quickly access and select the various features available for faster operation.
3.0" LCD:Easily view, select and edit your images for simple computer-free printing. No downloading needed, just pick your pic and print!

Auto Photo Fix II:This built-in technology automatically categorizes your images into one of five types - Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery, Snapshot with Scenery, and Snapshot with Night Scenery - then applies optimal image and multi-zone exposure correction. So, unexposed areas of the photo will be optimized, area by area and faces that are backlit and under-exposed will automatically be brightened with correct color cast to help ensure more accurate skin tones for gorgeous images.

Auto Document Fix:Auto Document Fix delivers beautiful, easy-to-view scans by advanced image analysis and area-by-area data correction, automatically. So, your document text can be darkened with pronounced edges for clear, sharp text that’s easy to read, and pictures will maintain color tone and contrast.
Auto Scan Mode:Automatically recognizes the type of original being scanned, then scans and saves with the suitable settings.¹²

Quick Start:Powering up your printer is now faster than ever. After pressing the power button you can begin inputting commands in mere seconds. So, full operation is possible in a much shorter time.
2-Way Paper Feeding:To add to your options this feature lets you load paper from the front cassette or rear tray so whether your home office or photo lab is open, you’re ready to print!
Beautiful ; Borderless:Print photo lab quality from 4" x 6" up to 8.5" x 11."¹⁰

CONNECTIVITY

Built-In Wireless:Print or scan wirelessly from any Wi-Fi enabled computer around the house.¹

Smart Phone Printing:Take full advantage of Canon’s fantastic Wi-Fi printing technology to unlock, print and share your stored images right on the spot. Print your photos wirelessly from compatible iPhone, iPod touch and Android^TM devices.⁴

Built-In Ethernet:This wired LAN interface lets you connect to a home or office network, with connected computers sharing the power of this versatile machine, each being able to display the printer’s status at any moment.
Memory Cards⁵ / USB¹¹ / PictBridge⁶ ; Optional Bluetooth⁷:Don’t feel like using a computer? No problem. Just insert a compatible memory card into the built in card slot, select images on the LCD display, and print! Thanks to a PictBridge connection you can also print photos directly from your digital camera, DV camcorder or camera phone. Plus, you can print from the optional BU-30 wireless Bluetooth unit.

Hi-Speed USB:Plug the cable into your PC for a super-fast connection for your data transfers.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES ; BENEFITS

Fast Document Printing:Print black and white, and color documents in the official print speed measure (images per minute) for one, four page Excel document, one, four page Word document and one, four page PDF document.¹⁴
Optical Scanning Resolution:Produces high quality, 4800 x 4800 dpi scans for incredible image detail.

Easy-WebPrint EX:Print what you want off the web, easily. Easy-WebPrintEX allows you to create your own layout, take different sections of different websites and put them all on one page. Move, resize and trim your clips, insert notes and edit text, make it a portrait or landscape, print up to 3 columns on a page and even save the layout as a PDF file.¹³
Stay True To The Original:This built-in technology automatically optimizes your copy quality based on the type of original you’re copying.

• Windows® 7,Windows Vista®, Windows XP/2000¹⁵
• Mac OS® X v. 10.4.11 to 10.6.x¹⁵

• PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One
• Document Kit: Cross Sell Sheet, Getting Started, Important Information Sheet, Networking Troubleshooting Guide, Safety Environment Information, Setup Software ; User’s Guide CD-ROM, Warranty Card
• Ink Tanks: PGI-225 Pigment Black, CLI-226 (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black/Gray)
• Power Cord
• Print Head
• Sample Media (PP-201 4" x 6"/3 Sheets)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Disclaimers

1. Wireless printing requires a working network with wireless 802.11b/g capability. Wireless performance may vary based on terrain and distance between the printer and wireless network clients.
2. "Full HD Movie Print" is available from "MOV" movie files created by Canon digital cameras. From PC, or Mac with Intel® processor. Requires Canon ZoomBrowser EX 6.5 or later, or Canon ImageBrowser 6.5 or later.
3. Resolution may vary based on printer driver setting. Color ink droplets can be placed with a horizontal pitch of 1/9600 inch at minimum.
4. Requires Canon Easy-PhotoPrint for iPhone app, available for free on the App Store^SM, or Canon Easy-PhotoPrint for Android app available for free in the Android Market. Compatible with iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, iPod touch and Android devices running Android OS 1.6 or later.
5. Compatible memory cards include SD^TM Memory Card, SDHC^TM, MultiMediaCard®, MultiMediaCard® Plus, CompactFlash® Card, Microdrive®, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO^TM, Memory Stick Duo^TM and Memory Stick PRO Duo^TM. The following can be used with the addition of a special adapter sold separately: miniSD^TM Card, miniSDHC^TM, microSD^TM Card, microSDHC^TM, RS-MMC^TM, Memory Stick Micro, xD-Picture Card®, xD-Picture Card® (Type M), and xD-Picture Card® (Type H).
6. Requires mobile phone equipped with PictBridge technology and a USB cable.
7. Requires mobile phone (or other device) equipped with Bluetooth v2.0 technology and optional Canon Bluetooth Unit BU-30. Bluetooth operation depends on the device and software version used. Operating distance is approx. 10 meters but may vary due to obstacles, radio signals, locations where radio interference occurs, magnetic fields from microwave ovens, device sensitivity and/or antenna performance.
8. Photo print speeds are based on the standard mode driver setting using photo test pattern(s) and select Canon Photo Paper. Print speed measured as soon as first page begins to feed into printer and will vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, types of paper used and page coverage. See www.usa.canon.com/printspeed for additional details.
9. Based on accelerated testing by Canon in dark storage under controlled temperature, humidity and gas conditions, simulating storage in an album with plastic sleeves. Canon cannot guarantee the longevity of prints; results may vary depending on printed image, drying time, display/storage conditions, and environmental factors. See www.usa.canon.com/chromalife100plus for additional details.
10. Supported paper types for borderless printing are as follows: Photo Paper Pro Platinum, Photo Paper Plus Glossy II, Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss, Photo Paper Glossy and Matte Photo Paper.
11. USB flash memory with security enabled may not be used. Requires an extension cable if cannot be attached. Additional Disclaimers
12. For network users, Auto Scan Mode is only available when scanning at a computer using MP Navigator EX software and selecting the 1-click feature then "save to PC".
13. Compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 in Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP only. Not included on installation CD. Requires Internet connection during installation.
14. ISO/IEC 24734, 24735 define the default print and copy speed measurement methods. Print speeds are the averages of ESAT in Office Category Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24734, excluding time to print the first set. ADF copy speed is the average of ESAT in General Performance Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24735, excluding time to copy the first set. See www.usa.canon.com/ipm for additional details.
15. System requirements vary by application.
16. Warranty programs are subject to certain conditions and restrictions. See www.usa.canon.com/support for details.

Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One: High Performance Wireless1 Photo All-In-One with Intelligent Touch System, Gray Ink and Built-In Auto Duplex Printing. The PIXMA MG6120 delivers high performance, quality and true ease of use in one, sleek machine. It begins with a revolutionary interface that Canon has created where the top of your printer turns into a sleek, ultra-responsive touch panel. The Intelligent Touch System provides light-guided direction with gorgeous touch sensitive controls so only the buttons you need light up. Your fingers will realize fluid, effortless operation where once you choose your function you’re one step away from imaging brilliance.

 

Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-in-One Printer (4503B002)

 

Technical Details

• All-new Intelligent Touch System allows you to effortlessly operate your machine with gorgeous touch sensitive buttons
• Six individual ink system featuring gray ink for professional-looking black ; white photos
• All new Full HD Movie Print software turns your favorite HD movie clips captured with your compatible Canon EOS Digital SLR or PowerShot cameras into beautiful prints
• Maximum 9600 x 2400 color dpi for exceptional photo quality
• Keep it eco-conscious: Built-in 2-sided printing helps the environment and can cut your paper usage by 50%

Customer Reviews

Pros:
Effortless set up, even for WiFi
Excellent print and photographic quality
High quality scanning
Faster than older Canon inkjet printers
Slick interface/modern design
Buffed up Canon software
Front loading paper tray
Excellent customer support (see addendum)
Cons:
Memory card reader on WiFi works for Windows but not for Mac
Slow wireless 'upload' from printer
Shiny exterior picks up fingerprints
Completely redesigned ink cartridges means that you are stuck with expensive, proprietary
ones, at least for the time being
No continuous document feed
Long install time for proprietary software
Canon software is much better, but still a little slow and clunky
No printer functions will work (including scanning) if there is a missing or malfunctioning ink cartridge
The PIXMA MG6120 is one of Cannon's newest line of printers. It is long on features and really is an excellent, all around printer for home use. It was easy to set up using the supplied CD and worked without a hitch on WiFi immediately on set up. The text printing on normal paper is excellent and the photographic reproduction is nearly photo-lab comparable.
Note: I am using the printer on an Apple iMac with a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (for the truly savvy, this is a 17" MA590LL/A, late 2007 model). I am running OS X 10.6.4 on the Mac side and Windows 7 home edition on Bootcamp. The printer that I am comparing this model to, is my old Canon MX310[Canon Pixma MX310 Office All-in-One Inkjet Printer (2184B002)], bought from Amazon circa 2007.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
The printer is packaged with a quick start up guide, network trouble shooting guide, a starter pack of 6 ink cartridges, power cord, paper for print head alignment, and sample pack of 4 X 6 Canon Plus Glossy II photo paper. Extricating the printer from its box was par for the course, with the usual removal of protective wrapping and unsticking of orange tape.
The printer itself weighs in at 20 lbs, so it is somewhat more hefty than it looks and it is by no means petite at 18.6 x 14.5 x 6.9 inches. It sports a small view screen and innovative touch panel that functioned smoothly. It has a pleasing, modern design, and a glossy finish that really looks cool at first, but is a real magnet for fingerprints.
SET UP:
You hardly need a manual to tell you what to do, as the printer really tells you what to do itself once you turn it on. The carriage centers as you open the device and placing the print head in place is easy. The ink cartridges are color coded and fit in place easily. There is a thick, black cartridge that can only fit in one space, but the color cartridges are otherwise identical. They will fit into each other's slots, but there is a guide on the print head that makes placement a no brainer. As each cartridge is equipped with its own microchip, my guess is that the printer would inform you of any errors in placement. Not wanting to mess up the color printing for the first runs, I stuck with the program and didn't let the machine prime the ink tanks while placed in the wrong slots. Once closed, the machine quickly cleans the print heads and then prompts you to place the photographic paper in the back loading slot for print head alignment. A few minutes later, this is done. Plain paper can then be loaded in the front cassette or in the rear loading slot, and you're off to the races.
WARNING!: A word about the ink tanks--these are a brand new style. This means that it will be some time before refurbished or third party cartridges are available for use. Although brand new Canon ink cartridges are likely to function the best, other options do significantly decrease the price per page and not everyone needs 100% full quality prints or an archival photo that will not fade in `300 years.' You can get an idea of ink prices here: Canon PGI-225 BK/ CLI-226 C,M,Y 4 Pack Value Pack (4530B008); Canon CLI-226 Gray Ink Tank (4550B001). Note that at the time that I am writing this there is no value pack that covers all of the MG6120 inks together. Unlike other Canon photo printers you will need the PGI-225 black and FOUR CLI-226 cartridges (C,M,Y, and GRAY). At present prices, refilling the ink tanks twice would cost about as much as buying a brand new MG6120 at Amazon's sale price. To my knowledge, no 3rd party refill kits or refurbished cartridges are available at this time.)
UPDATE 1/15/2011: Generic inks are now becoming available for the printer. But so far, caveat emptor. I purchased these 6 PKS GENERIC INK CANON PGI-225 CLI-226 Pixma iP4820 MG5220 at a bargain basement price but--as always--there's a catch. The cartridges do NOT come with cartridge recognition chips--the printer WILL NOT RUN unless the chips are in place. The instructions tell you how to transfer the chips from your existing OEM cartridges to a plastic device called a 'chip extender.' Once you understand how to do this it isn't exactly rocket science but lets just say that there's a learning curve here and only 1/6 cartridges were recognized by my printer. I will be contacting the company and trying to figure out where things went wrong and re-updated the review, but at this juncture I CANNOT recommend these cartridges. My guess is that either the chip extender isn't lining the chip up correctly, I glued the chips on to the chip extender incorrectly, or I damaged the chip in the process of moving it. The cartridges themselves DO look like the real thing and appear to be compatible in all other ways. Unless you have experience with such things, I would avoid these. Canvassing the net, there now appear to be some vendors (ones certified by the BBB) that are producing compatible or refurbished cartridges (WITH chips). The only cartridge that doesn't seem to be available this way so far is the grey cartridge, but I imagine that this will soon be available.
UPDATE 7/12/2011
FYI, there are now places where you can get non-OEM cartridges with working chips. Recently, I purchased these: LD © Canon PGI225 ; CLI226 Compatible Set of 14 Ink Cartridges: 4 Pigment Black PGI225, 2 each of CLI226 B/C/M/Y/G and so far they are working well. This is by no means the only source for non-OEM cartridges, but it's right here on Amazon. There are also other sources for these cartridges that can be found on the web. These come with working chips that monitor the ink levels and worked flawlessly with the printer.
The compatible cartriges give you twice as many cartridges as the Canon OEM for less than half the price (Compare this to Canon PGI-225 BK/ CLI-226 C,M,Y 4 Pack Value Pack (4530B008) in Retail Packaging and add in the Gray Canon CLI-226 Gray Ink Tank (4550B001)). Remember, generic cartridges do not have the same guarantee that they will work with a printer and often do not have the same quality control as OEMs. Moreover, the ink inside the cartridges may not be of the same quality.
If you decide to go the way of non-OEM cartridges, make sure that you use a reputable vendor. Also, as noted above, I would recommend avoiding cartridges that do not come with chips. They may be somewhat cheaper in the short run, but having the chips already installed on the cartridge makes life easier in the long run.
THE SOFTWARE:
Loading the software was similarly easy on both OS X or Windows. The supplied CD easily installs the software with a few simple prompts. In both cases, however, the basic software can take up to 10 minutes to load. On Windows, the printer is picked up and is automatically added with a click. On the Mac side, the software is similarly easy to install, but you have to supply the WiFi network password to add the printer.
The present Canon software is definitely an upgrade from the previous generation. The main screen gives you options for photo printing, calender printing, layout printing, album printing, and movie printing (this feature only works with Canon cameras). The photo print option is the most useful and allows you to print single photographs or a number of photographs on a single sheet of paper. Scanner options include autoscan, OCR (optical character recognition), attaching scans to emails, and opening of saved images. There are also options for web services, help/settings, and product information.
None of the software really represents a real photo editor, and, truthfully, most people have their favorites anyway. Nevertheless, there are some basic photo editing features such as red eye reduction, face sharpening, face smoothing, blemish correction, and brightness/contrast/sharpness/blur controls. But these are painfully slow on both the Mac and in Windows. Unless you are doing something very simple, you'll want to use your photo editor of choice.
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This is a great machine. The print quality is superb. I compared it to an HP8500 and it beat it hands down in print quality.
Set up was fairly straightforward. I tried the wireless feature and it was easy to configure my settings but when it came time to connect my laptop to it I couldn't find the printer. I assume I needed to load the CD drivers, etc. on my laptop as the instructions say to do, which I did not want to do.
This to me should not be the case. My Mac connects to all kinds of other printers and finds the drivers it needs. Anyway, I connected the printer to my desktop (not the laptop I was mentioning) with the USB cord and it went fine. No problems at all.
I really like the display that pops up and guides you through whatever you are doing. Depending on your job various options/buttons light up on the cover which is really neat. So what you can see are only the things available for your job. Very nice.
A major complaint I have is that the startup manual is so confusing. Rather than keep the languages separated, they chose to split the page for English and I assume Spanish. It became very confusing. This really slowed me down. But it wasn't the printer's weakness, but the person who made that decision.
Another issue I have is that the paper cassette doesn't hold a lot of paper. No big deal if it sits next to your computer. But if you are using the wireless option from another floor in your home, well that could become a hassle.
All in all, this is a great machine and is performing very well. The print quality and speed are superb.