The Canon i960 photo printer is designed for those who need fast, high-quality prints, and it’s intended specifically for photo printing. Measuring 16.5 x 12.2 x 7.3 inches, the Canon i960 looks flashy with a curved, brushed-silver belly offset by smoky-gray, translucent accents on the front panel and the paper guides.
Thanks to Canon’s MicroFine Droplet Technology (using 2-picoliter size ink droplets), the i960 is capable of producing 4800 x 1200 dpi print resolution for remarkable detail and sharpness. And this becomes new standards for today’s professional photo printing.
Perhaps the most striking thing about the Canon i960 is that it features fast photo print speeds. And the key to the printer’s speed is its 3,072-nozzle printhead and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface that enables super-fast photo transfers from your computer. This printer features extremely fast photo printing speeds of about 40 seconds for a 4″ x 6″ borderless photo and approximately 1 minute 50 seconds for an 8.5″ x 11″ borderless photo (using high quality color setting).
Another great thing is that you can print without a computer. The Canon i960 supports PictBridge for printing directly from a Bubble Jet Direct or PictBridge-compatible digital camera or camcorder. All you have to do is simply connect the digital camera or camcorder to the convenient front-panel Direct Print Port, print and voila! The Canon i960 photo printer is compatible with both Widows (XP, Windows 2000/Me/98) and Mac OS (8.6 to 9.x).
If you want to explore the Canon i960 printer a little deeper, you can calibrate individual colors to your liking or save customized print settings for complex jobs. The printer uses six individual ink cartridges: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, plus photo-cyan and photo-magenta.
However, the cost of operation is a little on the high side as is typical with most Canon photo printers. You may find that the printer’s high ink consumption works against you. I’d estimate that for 8.5×11-inch photo prints is going to average around $1.30 a page. Printing a 4×6-inch photo will cost about 75 percent less.
The bottom line on this printer is that if you need fast printer with high quality prints then the Canon i960 photo printer is a good choice.