Should You Buy a Canon Photo Printer?

Canon is one of the most popular photo printer brands as well as being well known for its inkjet printers, digital cameras and camcorders.

If you are wondering how Canon photo printers compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared 150+ photo printers by objectively and impartially analysing over 4,200 user and expert reviews and 110+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Canon are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and award winning photo printers. Their photo printers start at $28 for the SELPHY CP510 which is a 300 x 300 photo printer and a photo printer that has a 10x15 max print size and go up to $1,099 for the PRO-1000 which is a 2400 x 1200 photo printer and a photo printer that has a 420 x 594 mm (A2) max print size. The average price of a new Canon photo printer is $224.

Is Canon the Best Photo Printer Brand?

So are Canon photo printers any good? We give every photo printer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all photo printers we are able to impartially rank all the photo printer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Canon is the actually best photo printer brand out there.

Let's look at how Canon photo printers compare to the other photo printer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

There's a wide selection of Canon photo printers available compared to other photo printer brands, with 20 Canon photo printers currently on the market in the US. Canon also have better reviews than the typical photo printer brand, with the average rating of a Canon photo printer being 79%.

Canon have a number of great features including my image garden which sets them apart from the competition.

However Canon photo printers tend to be more expensive than most other photo printer brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Canon Photo Printer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Canon photo printer to work out the average distribution of reviews for Canon and then compared this to the other photo printer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		74
4 stars		138
3 stars		28
2 stars		6
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		1,090
4 stars		354
3 stars		114
2 stars		101
1 star		282

Over 86% of expert reviews and 74% of user reviews for Canon photo printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 88% and 76% respectively across all Photo Printer brands.

Purchasers of Canon photo printers frequently mentioned that the product produced good quality prints, and they have won 40+ awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Canon photo printers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other photo printer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Canon	Epson	Fujifilm	Polaroid	LG
	72% 16 reviews	80% 21 reviews	80% 4 reviews
	77% 18 reviews	82% 10 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	82% 14 reviews	75% 13 reviews
	72% 12 reviews	74% 10 reviews
	84% 8 reviews	83% 11 reviews
	77% 7 reviews	80% 7 reviews
	86% 6 reviews	89% 4 reviews		86% 1 review
	78% 8 reviews	70% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	70% 5 reviews	87% 5 reviews
	80% 7 reviews	85% 3 reviews
	73% 6 reviews	84% 4 reviews
	83% 5 reviews	79% 4 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	77% 6 reviews
	68% 6 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	73% 6 reviews	70% 2 reviews			100% 1 review
	67% 3 reviews	84% 5 reviews
	80% 1 review	78% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	86% 3 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	85% 4 reviews
	75% 4 reviews	80% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	71% 90 reviews	72% 77 reviews	78% 18 reviews	68% 8 reviews	50% 7 reviews
Average	77% 229 reviews	80% 199 reviews	80% 26 reviews	78% 10 reviews	75% 8 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Photo Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 43 industry awards for Canon photo printers. The table below compares the number of awards received by Canon to other popular photo printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning photo printers

Number of Awards	Canon	Epson	Fujifilm	Polaroid	LG
	4	6
	3	4
	2	3
	2	3
	2	3
	1	2	2
	1	1	1
	2	1
	2	1
	1	2
	1	2
	2		1
		3
	1	2
	1	2
	3
		2
	2
	1		1
	1	1
Other Expert Sites	11	14	1		5
Total	43	52	6		5

How Reliable Are Canon Photo Printers?

We checked over 4,200 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon photo printers. over 90 of these reviews mention reliability of which 75% were positive. Therefore the majority of Canon photo printer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Canon photo printers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Canon photo printers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

good build quality — two attributes were pleased to see continued on the companys latest dye-sublimation printer

The latest Selphy dye-sublimation model is a well-built snapshot printer capable of producing good photos

beige shell has a robust feel

Excellent build quality

Excellent Build Quality

it has a built in multi memory card reader too

robust construction

NOT RELIABLE

The device is plasticky

not substantial build quality

Poor Build Quality

I'm not sure of the durability

Features to Look Out For On Canon Photo Printers

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Canon photo printers that set them apart from the competition. These include my image garden.

Canon My Image Garden

Canon photo printers that feature my image garden include the Canon PIXMA iP110 ($200).