PIXMA PRO9000 PHOTO PRINTER 4800X2400DPI 13INX19IN 8 COLOR
Manufacturer: Canon USA Part number: 9995A001
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- Bottom Line:
- If you don't mind the shorter display life of dye-based prints or the paper choices offered by Canon, the Pixma Pro9000 makes an excellent choice for a medium-format inkjet printer.
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CNET editors' review
PIXMA PRO9000 PHOTO PRINTER 4800X2400DPI 13INX19IN 8 COLOR price range: $499.99
- Reviewed by: Philip Ryan
- Reviewed on: 08/23/2007
- Released on: 06/15/2006
The good: Excellent color and black-and-white prints; fast printing; accepts paper sizes up to 13x19 inches; can clean nozzles for subset of colors.
The bad: Dye prints don't last as long as those made with pigment inks; large footprint; no card reader.
The bottom line: If you don't mind the shorter display life of dye-based prints or the paper choices offered by Canon, the Pixma Pro9000 makes an excellent choice for a medium-format inkjet printer.
When most people talk about printers, they talk about them in terms of printing documents and Web pages, but with more and more high-resolution cameras around, it's becoming more common for people to print large photos at home. If you want those big prints to look nice, that means buying a medium-format printer, such as Canon's Pixma Pro9000. Though it bears the Pixma Pro moniker, the Pro9000 replaces the Canon i9900, which like this printer, is an eight-ink dye-based printer. If you insist on pigment-based inks, Canon also offers the Pixma Pro 9500, but it costs more and uses a pigment-based ink set.
Compared with the i9900, the Pro9000 is a bit larger, checking in at 26 by 7.6 by 14 inches with all its trays closed. That means you'll need to devote a decent amount of desk space to this printer. Also, if you plan to use the printer's front straight-loading path, you'll need to keep 15.7 inches clear behind the printer, since you need room for the front-loaded paper to extend out the back. Though this can be awkward, some photo buffs prefer to keep some fine-art papers flat instead of feeding them through the normal L-shaped path, and the front-loading path is a welcome addition over the i9900, which didn't offer such a paper path.
While Epson has always had a reputation for having more photo and art paper options than Canon, Canon has bolstered its offerings lately. Compared with the available papers for the similarly priced, but pigment-based, Epson R1800, the Pro9000 can accept a similar number of official Canon papers as that competitor can accept Epson papers. However, while both offer standard choices such as glossy, semigloss, and matte, the selections beyond that are slightly different. For example, Epson offers two sizes of scrapbooking paper, one of which is sized to the scrapbooking standard of 12x12 inches. Canon offers photo stickers and T-shirt transfers (for iron-ons). If you plan to use any out-of-the-ordinary papers, it might behoove you to peruse the offerings of Canon and its competitors at a local camera store, or on their Web sites. If you're looking to print onto CDs or DVDs, you'll have to skip the Pro9000, since it does not offer that feature.
Unlike some less costly inkjets, the Pro9000 doesn't include a built-in card reader. The assumption is that if you're printing at this size, then you'll most likely be printing from a computer. However, Canon does include a front USB port, in addition to the high-speed USB 2.0 port on the back of the printer. The front port lets you print directly from a PictBridge compatible camera or camcorder. Other nice touches include wheels on the back of the printer, to make it easier to position and reposition on your desk, as well as damped tray mechanisms that keep the front and rear trays from slamming open. There's no roll-feed option, so if you're looking to print panoramas, you're stuck cutting down larger pieces of paper, because Canon doesn't offer specific panorama-size papers.
As usual, Canon's print driver is very good. Controls are very straightforward and there's even a clearly marked None option in the color management section, which comes in handy if you want a third-party program, such as Photoshop, to handle color management. There are also a competent set of controls for black-and-white printing. Best of all, the driver provides an option for cleaning only a subset of the nozzles, instead of all the inks at once, though that's an option as well. This should help save ink since cleaning cycles are one way to eat up a lot of ink. To avoid those cleanings, it pays to turn the printer off whenever you're not using it, since the heat from keeping the print heads active can lead to clogs.
Prints from the Canon Pixma Pro9000 look very nice. Colors are vibrant and very accurate with a wide dynamic range and an impressive gamut. Of course that should come as no surprise, since the printer uses separate black, cyan, magenta, yellow, photo cyan, photo magenta, red, and green ink cartridges. The green and red cartridges certainly do help in achieving solid performance in those colors, but the Pro9000 also excels in other areas of the spectrum. For example, I got some very nice deep and dark purples, which often won't even display properly on a monitor.
Possibly the most impressive thing about this printer is its speed. In Standard print quality mode, I was able to make a bordered letter-size print in 1 minute, 7 seconds. Stepping up to High print quality, that time lengthened to 2 minutes, 16 seconds. The Pro9000 turned out High quality borderless letter-size prints in 2 minutes, 39 seconds. Full 13x19-inch borderless prints took 2 minutes, 47 seconds in Standard quality mode and 5 minutes, 13 seconds in High print quality mode.
There's been a lot of talk in recent years about how long inkjet prints last. But the truth is that while dye-based prints, such as those from the Pixma Pro9000, typically get print permanence ratings around 50 years (Wilhelm Imaging Research hasn't finished its testing of the Pro9000 as of the writing of this review), and most pigment-based prints end up with ratings over 100 years, the C-prints that most people remember from the film days would fade well before either dye- or pigment-based inkjet prints. If you don't mind the shorter display life of dye-based prints, or the paper restrictions of the Canon system, then the Canon Pixma Pro9000 is a great choice for a medium-format inkjet printer.
User reviews
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just got it last week-in one word-WOW!! - best prints I have ever seen from a photo printer.
by OUTDOORDALE on November 1, 2006
Pros: quick setup- easy to follow guide
Cons: heavy- other than that none
Summary: I have made prints from 4x6 to 11x17 and all came out looking like photo lab- I have been taking pictures for the last 50 years and this is like ...
Summary: I have made prints from 4x6 to 11x17 and all came out looking like photo lab- I have been taking pictures for the last 50 years and this is like a dream come true.
fantastic quality for the money.
I think the real test will be in the year to come. then I will let you know how I still feel about this printer.9 out of 9 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Awesome photo lab quality prints
by mjcomeau on February 7, 2007
Pros: Photo lab quality prints, lightning fast print speed, conservative use of ink
Cons: none yet, mabye
Summary: I just purchased this printer for my wife so she could print her portfolio. The prints are amazing as is the speed with which the printer prints. The bundled software ...
Summary: I just purchased this printer for my wife so she could print her portfolio. The prints are amazing as is the speed with which the printer prints. The bundled software is especially helpfull if you are using autocad or photoshop. The printer software comes with photoshop profiles which you can install. The best part is that even with an uncalibrated monitor, when using the photoshop profile, the color accuracy is amazing.
Each individual ink cartridge retails at box stores for around 15 but I have found them online for around 10. We have played around using canon, epson, and kodak paper, and the prints on the canon paper tend to look the best. I will be trying some Red River paper in the future.
My biggest praise for this printer is the excellent ink consumption. the portfolio we are printing is set in a completely black background, and I was worried I would have to keep replacing the black ink. So far we have made over 30 almost all black prints on high gloss paper and we have yet to get a low ink signal on the black. Another bonus is the optical ink sensors are extremely accurate.
Overall I was trying to decide between the epson 1400, 2400, and the canon. While the epsons use two black inks instead of one, there were a few features of the canon which made me choose it. First, anyone who has owned any epson printer knows that the print heads need constant cleaning which requires an ink purge which in tur uses a ton of ink, and also may require a trip to the service station. The canon has a replaceable ink head so if it ever becomes clogged or problematic you can purchase a new one instead of sending the whole printer to canon. also less print head cleaning = less purging = better ink consumption.
Second, the canon pro 9000, is a steal for the features it has. I purchased mine for 430 including shipping. The epson 1400 would be comparable in price but not in features. The Epson 2400 was much more expensive and I was not convinced that the prints were any better.
Overall I am extremely happy with this purchase. Instead of spendint 80 bucks a pice for kinkos to print portfolios, I can print them from the comfort of my own home. this is a great printer and I would highly recommend it.7 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Not worth it.
by LatinXXX on April 1, 2008
Pros: Great Output
Cons: Paper Feeds is Horrible
Summary: Paper feed has been jamming since the first day, now it is complete not working. It is not my first Canon that I have purchased. I also have a i9900 ...
Summary: Paper feed has been jamming since the first day, now it is complete not working. It is not my first Canon that I have purchased. I also have a i9900 that has similar problems but is a little more manageable. It seems that this is a problem with Canon. The output is amazing on both these printers, although the Pro9000 is slightly better. i9900 still kicks but when it comes to speed. but what is all this worth when the feeder is doesn't work. DONT BUY THIS PRINTER..
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good print quality, terrible reliability
by DougOriard on February 24, 2008
Pros: Great print quality, fade-resistent inks
Cons: Frequent printer lockups, wastes ink cleaning itself
Summary: I bought this printer to replace my Canon i9900 which was a good printer but the inks faded quickly. The pro9000 has much better fade-resistent inks (except the cartridges are ...
Summary: I bought this printer to replace my Canon i9900 which was a good printer but the inks faded quickly. The pro9000 has much better fade-resistent inks (except the cartridges are smaller but still cost even more). I think this printer uses more ink in cleaning the print head than it does in printing. The real problem though, is the frequent printer lockups. The printer locks up, not Windows. The same problem happens under Windows XP or Vista and rebooting the computer doesn't fix the problem. When the printer locks up the only way to fix it is to unplug the printer and then plug it back it. Sometime I even have to do that several times. And every time it starts up after a lockup it spends 2 minutes making grinding noises and cleaning the ink cartrides. By the time it's done, it has wasted 1/4 of the ink tanks. After a few lockups you're out $80 in ink. One way I have found to break out of this cycle is to write to the printer firmware by going into the advanced printer settings and turing on "paper width detection" and then turning it back off again. I recommend having it off for fewer problems. Having the printer driver write to the firmware seems to wake it up again for awhile. This problem has been getting gradually worse over the 1+ year I've had the printer. I called Canon about this problem before it was out of warranty and the technician had me do the "turn off paper width detection" thing. That seems to fix it for awhile, but now the problem is back again, and the printer is out of warranty. I called Canon back and complained that the problem existed while it warranty but they wouldn't replace it. It took 1/2 hour of arguing with them and multiple escalations to supervisors to get them to agree to send a replacement refurbished unit. The replacement will arrive next week. The replacement serial number is even older than my original so I don't know what to expect. They are giving me a 30 day warranty on the replacement.
I've have read the reviews on all the the 13x19" printers and users don't seem to be happy with any of them. This one is no exception. When it's working, it's great, but when it starts locking up, it's nothing but frustration.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fantastic when it works but NOT pro or reliable
by keen_amateur on September 7, 2008
Pros: Very good print quality, both colour and black and white; easy installation.
Cons: Shocking reliability, cannot take roll paper so panoramic options are limited, and very slow print speed.
Summary: I had less than forty prints out of this before it started flashing error lights. A $250 NZD repair later it went again and produced another three prints before failing ...
Summary: I had less than forty prints out of this before it started flashing error lights. A $250 NZD repair later it went again and produced another three prints before failing again. I set it aside for a couple of months and then finally got around to taking the covers off and trying to fix the faults myself. What I found inside was less than inspiring: the printer appears to have been designed by an accountant. The plastic covers and doors are flimsy, the mechanical internals look like they were scaled up from Canon's A4 printers without compensation for increased stresses, and the power supply, motors and circuitry appear to be only just able to meet the demands of the printer. It actually appears to be worse than cheap components or bad assembly: it's fundamentally bad design, in that it looks like they went from go to finished product far too fast, while trying to use pre-existing components wherever possible.
The last straw was the weekend where I tried to produce 20 prints. I got 5, with the printer needing mechanical adjustors re-set between prints, or the printer head jiggled, with failures and lockups happening between every print. My particular favorite is the fault where it sucks expensive paper halfway into the machine, locks it in a death grip, and then pulls wheelies on it.
Oh, and it snorts its way through ink, too. At the end I was changing a tank per print.
Even when the machine is working perfectly it takes around 30 minutes for an A3 print. If you're starting out as a pro and are selling prints, this time requirement is a serious problem.
The printer is now in a scrapheap. If you're contemplating buying one of these machines - do yourself a huge favour and find other options. After my experience, I wouldn't take one of these home if the shop gave it to me.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great image quality and takes HP's $/pg to the cleaners
by FXi on August 26, 2007
Pros: Super color output, excellent detail
Cons: Just like the B9180 initial models have had issues. It needed an automatic color calibration sensor to rate a perfect 10.
Summary: Like all first releases this model has had it's share of first release blues, printers dying and such. Yet they all do, really, when you consider the misalignment and ...
Summary: Like all first releases this model has had it's share of first release blues, printers dying and such. Yet they all do, really, when you consider the misalignment and pizza wheel marks on HP's and the head issues and ink not fully used up issues of Epson's.
Frankly this and the new dye Epson are in a class to themselves. They have superb quality, print longevity that beats film, and Dmax and color snap that put the dye models costing far more to shame. HP has yet (it's been years mind you) to release any model in the mid range to address the use of separate cartridges. You either go to their high end B9180 or you are in the low end consumer 7xxx series. The 8750 is years old in technology and wastes ink and $$. Epson still has head clogging issues, but otherwise fantastic efficiency and quality.
So the two vendors Canon and Epson are squared off with HP trailing a usual distant 3rd.
Great printer!1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Was awesome until recently!!
by kejosan541 on September 11, 2009
Pros: Excellent print quality on papers up to 315gsm. Grayscale and color. I sell high quality art prints.
Cons: Purchased in Aug 2007, now all of a sudden, the printer only prints partially and then feeds the paper, then says that, "there is no paper!" Well of course there is no paper, the dratted thing fed out the paper before finishing the print!
Summary: I have deleted and reloaded the dirver several times, hoping this would solve the problem. -"No Dice!" I have asked Canon for help. There best answer so far? -I ...
Summary: I have deleted and reloaded the dirver several times, hoping this would solve the problem. -"No Dice!" I have asked Canon for help. There best answer so far? -I need to get the unit repaired or buy a new one. I guess nearly $400.00 every 2 years is OK, by some folks, but I think that stinks!!!
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Fantastic printer - best colors superb paper handling
by Tradeguy on February 3, 2009
Pros: color balance and intensity, print driver, distinct color cartridges (saves $$), paper handling
Cons: size, no network or wireless interface
Summary: I'm a professional artist and craftsman and I use my 9000 to print on a variety of specialty papers, including extremely heavy (30 ml) photo magnet paper. I've ...
Summary: I'm a professional artist and craftsman and I use my 9000 to print on a variety of specialty papers, including extremely heavy (30 ml) photo magnet paper. I've used HP and several other Canons before finding the 9000. Nothing has handled the media as perfectly, or printed so beautifully.
Far as reliability, I don't recommend using reloaded ink cartridges or non-OEM cartridges. I learned my lesson doing that to an IP5200 when it destroyed the print head. ONLY USE ORIGINAL NEW CANON CARTRIDGES AND INK.
Do that, and you have a workhorse printer that will serve you well. -
Awesome photo 8"X10" from canon
by nabas1 on December 24, 2008
Pros: for a month serching Info on Epson R1900 And Pixma Pro9000 Reding All the Cons & pros on Cnet . and amazon .About These printers. I made My mined Pixma pro 9000 Is the best For Me.
Cons: Non at This Time
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I up Loded one picture to a Three Canon Printers Mixma pro 9500& Pro9000and MP620 and about 4 days i receved the photos. that ...Summary: www.Canon estore.com/trymyphoto
I up Loded one picture to a Three Canon Printers Mixma pro 9500& Pro9000and MP620 and about 4 days i receved the photos. that who I made my Mined To Buy Canon Pro9000 Ausme print. Thank You Canon Great Jop. -
Gorgeous prints, a class act.
by Tiffy32 on October 25, 2008
Pros: Stunning print quality, quiet, and fast. In college I worked in the Graphics dept. print shop with some high dollar poster printers. This printer has the quality of units that cost far more. I am not sure I have seen pix this great from a photo lab.
Cons: Nothing. I have a Samsung monitor that I thought had great color when I bought it, but I had to tone it down to print on a Canon IP6600. I have tried to calibrate the monitor to match what the 9000 can do but it cant match the colors in these photos.
Summary: Two words. Stunning quality. I can't stop looking at these prints. Quiet as a mouse. The printer is big but it makes 13x19 in prints! It has to be ...
Summary: Two words. Stunning quality. I can't stop looking at these prints. Quiet as a mouse. The printer is big but it makes 13x19 in prints! It has to be big.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon USA
- Part number: 9995A001
- Description: With the PIXMA Pro9000, you'll discover just how good a photographer you really are. The 8-color ink system opens up your color palette, and advanced software fine-tunes your output. Ready to move up to 13" x 19", or print on fine art papers? This professional-grade printer will take you to the next level. The PIXMA Pro9000's ChromaLife100 system combines the benefits of dye-based ink, Canon photo paper and FINE print head technology to produce long-lasting, beautiful prints. With an 8-color dye ink system, the Pro9000 produces a wide color gamut to achieve vivid coloration and high glossiness.
General
- Printer Type Photo printer - Ink-jet - Color
- Width 26 in
- Depth 14 in
- Height 7.6 in
- Weight 30.9 lbs
Printer
- Inkjet Technology Canon FINE (Full-lithography inkjet Nozzle Engineering)
- Ink Palette (Colors) 8-ink - Red, green, cyan, photo cyan, magenta, photo magenta, yellow, photo black
- Nozzle Configuration 8 x 768 nozzles
- Minimum Ink Droplet Size 2 pl
- Ink Cartridge Configuration 8 individual ink tanks
- Connectivity Technology Wired
- Interface USB
- Max Resolution ( B&W ) 4800 dpi x 2400 dpi
- Max Resolution ( Color ) 4800 dpi x 2400 dpi
- Direct Printing Specifications PictBridge
- Printer Features Borderless printing
RAM
- RAM Installed ( Max ) 42 KB
Media Handling
- Media Type Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper, Fine art paper, Heavy-weight paper
- Max Media Size (Custom) 13 in x 19 in
- Media Sizes 4 in x 6 in, 4 in x 8 in, 5 in x 7 in, 8 in x 10 in, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Super B (13 in x 19 in), Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
- Envelope Sizes US No 10 (4.1 in x 9.5 in)
Telecom
- Modem None
Networking
- Networking None
Scanner
- Type None
Copier
- Copier Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays Total (Free) None
- Connections 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B, 1 x Direct print port - 4 pin USB Type A
- Compatible Slots None
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Voltage Required AC 120 V
- Frequency Required 60 Hz
Battery
- Type None
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Canon PhotoRecord, Canon Easy-WebPrint, Drivers & Utilities, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Pro
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 - 10.4, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Environmental Standards
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Sound Emission (Operating) 37 dBA
Accessories
- Canon CLI 8Y - ink tank (32074367)3.75 - 28.00
- Canon CLI 8 8 Color Multipack - ink tank (32330223)86.61 - 119.99
- Silex Pricom C-6700WG - print server (33722386)99.56 - 204.47
- Canon Photo Paper Plus II - glossy photo paper - 100 sheet(s) (33003970)14.50 - 21.60
- Canon Fine Art Paper Photo Rag - fine art photo rag paper - 20 sheet(s) (32076305)36.36
Manufacturer info
- Canon USA
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