However, if you want to scan negatives or print black and white photos, or if you value the more subtle colour produced by a CCD scanner, the MP990 is built for the job. Most people won't need all the features that the MP990 has to offer. Scan quality was sharp and clear, with particularly accurate colour and subtle gradation, with distinct variations in tone reproduced on even our murkiest negative scans. You can select resolutions of up to 1,200dpi from a menu, but can also type in any resolution you want. By default, the interface closes automatically after each scan, but this is easy to change if you prefer it to stay open for batch scanning. A screen in the lid of the scanner can be removed to reveal a backlight and a negative frame, which can take a film strip of up to six photos.Ĭanon's recently updated ScanGear interface has plenty of advanced features, from colour adjustment and sharpening to software-based fade and scratch correction. Separate objects on the platen are correctly detected and individually scanned. The MP990's photo scanning capabilities are particularly good. However, at 10.5ppm with standard quality text, you won't have to rely on draft for quick prints. Draft text is thinner than its full-quality equivalent, but no less dark or sharp. Canon PIXMA MP990 Canon 2946B001, CLI-221BK Black Inkjet Cartridge Canon 2947B001, CLI-221C Cyan Inkjet Cartridge Canon 2948B001, CLI-221M Magenta Inkjet.
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A full quality 6x4in colour print on Canon's top Platinum Pro paper costs around 40p.Ĭolour and mono, prints and copies are as good as we've come to expect from this award-winning range of printers with sharp text even at small font sizes plus bright, accurate colour on graphs and business illustrations. Photo prints aren't incredibly fast, but at around 49 seconds per 6x4in prints, we have few complaints.
The MP990 adds a grey ink cartridge to producing stunning true greyscale shading on black and white photos.Ĭolour photos also look astonishingly good, with rich tones, sharp detail and incredibly subtle reproduction of subtly gradated dark colours. Most of the current Pixma range takes five cartridges – dye-based cyan, magenta, yellow and black for photo printing, plus a pigmented black for sharp document prints.