Other than that, even draft text looks great, and in fine mode, text is almost laser-like. As with other Canon printers, plain-paper graphics turn out comically orange–faces of all races look as if they were spray-tanned. The Pixma MG8220’s output is exceptional–with an exception. Put comparatively, text documents are expensive, while graphics and photos are average in cost. Sparing you the math, four-color pages cost about 14.2 cents, and 4-by-6-inch photos cost 23 cents. The color cartridges vary in yields, with the three main CMY cartridges lasting around 450 pages, and the photo black and gray lasting quite a bit more. Since this is a photo printer, we’ll gloss over the fact that the black cartridge lasts for only 311 pages–a pricey 5.1 cents per page.
The printer uses the $14 CLI-226 cartridges for the five photo colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, photo black, and gray) and the $16 PGI-225 cartridge for black text. Ink costs for the Pixma MG8220 are a tad on the expensive side for photos, and downright unfriendly for text. In addition, the Pixma MG8220 has front slots for SD and Memory Stick cards, as well as a USB/PictBridge port. The MFP also comes with a 35mm film and slide adapter, which is located on the reverse side of the removable backing on the inside of the scanner lid. A tray for printing specially coated CDs and DVDs is included the tray feeds manually into a slot above the output tray. The bottom cassette holds 150 sheets, as does the rear vertical feed, which also serves to eliminate the sharp turn for heavy photo paper. One of the Pixma MG8220’s main rivals, the Epson Artisan 837, comes with an ADF.Īside from the lack of an ADF, the Pixma MG8220’s paper- and media-handling features are top-notch. The system looks great and works well, but perhaps more intelligent on a printer this pricey would be a front touchscreen display, which would allow space for an automatic document feeder for the letter/A4 scanner. When you need a function, the appropriate touch buttons light up otherwise, they stay dark. The Pixma MG8220 uses Canon’s Intelligent Touch system, which consists of a 3.5-inch, tiltable color LCD driven by contextually lit touch controls integrated into the scanner lid. And unfortunately, its space-agey touch control panel leaves no room for an automatic document feeder, a feature that is becoming common among its competitors.
For the price, however, we expect better than the subpar plain-paper color graphics it produced in tests.
#CANON PIXMA MG5220 BEST PRICE PLUS#
High-end perquisites include integrated slide and film scanning, CD/DVD printing, and a six-tank ink cartridge system (CMYK plus photo gray and black) that produces excellent glossy photo prints. The Canon Pixma MG8220 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One is the company’s flagship consumer color inkjet multifunction (print/copy/scan), with a flagship price ($300 as of January 24, 2012).
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