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 digital cameras, inkjet printers 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 440+ user and expert reviews and 30+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Canon are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular photo printers. Their photo printers start at $26 for the CP760 which is a 300 x 300 photo printer and a photo printer that has a 210 x 297 mm (A4) max print size and go up to $949 for the PRO-1000 which is a 2400 x 1200 photo printer and a photo printer that has an A2 (432 x 559 mm) max print size. The average price of a new Canon photo printer is $228.

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 82%.

Canon have a number of great features including my image garden and Google Cloud Print 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		11
4 stars		14
3 stars		3
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		39
4 stars		6
3 stars		5
2 stars		2
1 star		0

Over 89% of expert reviews and 87% of user reviews for Canon photo printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 86% and 85% respectively across all Photo Printer brands.

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	Epson	Canon	LG	Kodak	Lexmark
	81% 13 reviews
	73% 9 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	80% 7 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	80% 6 reviews	80% 1 review			60% 1 review
	69% 7 reviews	80% 1 review
	80% 4 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	70% 2 reviews	100% 1 review	100% 1 review	60% 1 review
	84% 5 reviews
	70% 4 reviews
	75% 1 review	83% 2 reviews			50% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	87% 3 reviews
	85% 2 reviews	60% 1 review
	90% 3 reviews
	75% 2 reviews	84% 1 review
	67% 3 reviews
	90% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	88% 3 reviews
	79% 3 reviews
	81% 3 reviews
Other Expert Sites	69% 38 reviews	64% 12 reviews	57% 6 reviews	78% 2 reviews
Average	78% 122 reviews	78% 27 reviews	79% 7 reviews	69% 3 reviews	55% 2 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Photo Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 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	Epson	Canon	LG	Kodak	Lexmark
	3	1
	3
	3
	2	1
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
			1
	1
	1
			1
	1
			1
	1
		1
	1
	1
	1
Other Expert Sites		1	1	1
Total	25	4	4	1

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 and Google Cloud Print.

Canon My Image Garden

Canon photo printers that feature my image garden include the Canon PIXMA IP110 ($41), the Canon PIXMA IX6850 ($273) and the Canon PIXMA iP8750 ($0).

Canon Google Cloud Print

Canon photo printers that feature Google Cloud Print include the Canon PIXMA IX6850 ($273).

What is the Best Mid-Range Canon Photo Printer?

Canon PIXMA IX6850

9600 X 2400 DPI

10.4ppm PRINT SPEED (COLOUR,

44dB NOISE LEVEL

150 Sheets MAX INPUT CAPACITY

A great mid range choice, priced at $273.42 is the Canon PIXMA IX6850, which has a Kagoo Score of 74.

Features We Love:

My image garden

Google Cloud Print

9600 x 2400 DPI

Supports Wi-Fi

Supports borderless printing

A good spec and classic photo printer.

90 Reviews	6 Reviews
79 Features	Good Features
65 Value for Money	Good
74 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Multiple reviews mentioned that Canon PIXMA IX6850 has good expert reviews with an average expert rating of 79%.

The cheapest price that we could find for the PIXMA IX6850 in the US is $273.42 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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