Canon i960 photo printer
The Canon i960 photo printer is one of the best in its photo printer series, the 3,072 nozzle print head and high-speed USB 2.0 connection making it very fast and ideal for at-home photo printing. The Canon i960 photo printer although an old model and at the moment discontinued, is still a very good photo printer with loads of features. The Canon i960 photo printer has a 4800 x 1200 DPI print resolution, resolution that has been achieved using a 2-picoliter ink droplet size that was setting new standards for photo printers back in 2003.
Although the Canon i960 photo printer is obsolete, it still makes up for a very good at-home usage photo printer. It might not offer you the same performances as a higher-end photo printer but it does the job pretty well. The Canon i960 photo printer can print on 4″ x 6″, 5″ x 7″ or 8.5″ x 11″ paper. The Canon i960 photo printer is pretty fast, printing a 4″ x 6″ border-less photo with the Canon i960 took exactly 37 seconds, whilst printing a 8.5″ x 11″ border less photo took about 2 minutes (1 minute and 50 seconds to be more precise). As I’ve said before, it might not be the fastest printer but it gets the job done pretty good and that’s one of the reasons why I’ve dedicated this website to the Canon i960 photo printer. Below you’ll find a breakdown of all the features the Canon i960 photo printer has.
Canon i960 Photo Printer Features:
- Prints 4×6″ border-less photos in 37 seconds or less.
- Separate 4×6″ paper tray attaches to the auto sheet feeder, easily mountable comes in handy when you need to print photos. Picture of the additional photo paper tray below
- 3,072 nozzles for exceptional speed and quality
- MicroFine Droplet Technology with 4800 x 1200 dpi resolution using 2-picoliter size ink droplets, makes this printer good for at-home as well as at-work usage.
- Border-less printing in 4 x 6″, 5 x 7″, 8.5″ x 11″ and letter sizes
- 6 individually replaceable ink tanks lowers the “per print” cost
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface and USB 1.1 interface, no serial connection
Moving on from the Canon i960 photo printer features, I’m going to talk about the Canon i960 photo printer mechanics and usage – this includes some screenshots of the Canon i960 photo printer itself, pictures of the paper tray and a picture from the back of the printer.
Canon i960 Photo Printer Mechanics and Usage
Canon i960 Photo Printer USB picture
The Canon i960 Photo Printer is a pretty compact and comes in shades of grey and silver making it ideal for almost any workspace. The setup of the Canon i960 photo printer is pretty straightforward and doesn’t require any special technical skills – be sure to read the manual before proceeding with the actual install. Installing the actual print head assembly and the six ink tanks took me about 2 or 3 minutes, after that Windows started installing the necessary drivers and I was up an printing in 2 minutes. What amazed me about the Canon i960 photo printer is that it’s very silent, so quiet you’ll have to check twice to make sure it’s working.
On a downside, the printer only has USB connections – both 1.1 and High Speed 2.0 – and no serial port connectivity, so those with older computers might be facing a problem which can be easily solved by buying a USB card.
Included in the pack is a 4″ x 6″ paper tray which comes in handy when you want to print 4″ x 6″ photos. It’s easy to install as it mounts on top of the existing paper tray and doesn’t interfere with it in any way. You can have letter sized and photo sized paper loaded in the tray at all time with this handy Canon i960 photo printer tray. To switch between letter sized paper and photo sized just rotate the knob to the right; when you want to switch back to letter sized paper rotate it back again.
Canon i960 photo printer 4x6 photo paper tray
It’s amazing how innovative the Canon i960 photo printer was for its time, considering the fact it was a 2003 model.
On a side-node, the Canon i960 photo printer is easy to maneuver and as a proof, the rear panel is easily detachable so if you’re facing a paper jam you can access the insides of your printer and remove the stubborn piece of paper that’s giving you headaches.
Canon i960 photo printer rear panel opened
Canon i960 Photo Printer Ink Cartridge Technology
The Canon i960 photo printer features the Canon Think Tank System, a system which makes life easier when it comes to switching cartridges. This innovative system by Canon features 6 different ink cartridges so when you run out of a color, you’ll only have to replace one of the six available cartridges.
Canon i960 photo printer ink cartridges
The above picture is an actual picture of the Canon’s i960 photo printer ink cartridge setup with all the 6 ink cartridges aligned there – it’s an amazing sight.
Canon i960 photo printer print head
The picture above illustrates the print head with all of it’s 3072 nozzles and three of the six ink cartridges. You can see from the picture that the colors in the cartridge are vivid and look very nice.
Although a pretty old printer model, the Canon i960 photo printer also features an intelligent system that tells you exactly how much ink you’ve got left till you run out of completely.
Canon i960 Photo Printer Conclusion
Although the Canon i960 photo printer isn’t bringing anything new to the table, it’s still a versatile printer and offers a pretty good return for it’s price of only $65.00 at the time speaking on ebay. The fact that the Canon i960 photo printer can easily print on 4″ x 6″ paper, that it has USB 2.0 connections and a 3,072 nozzle print heads make it an ideal printer for the amateur photographer. nter,