Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer
The affordable Canon PIXMA iP3600 boasts a 5-color ink system of 4 dye-based inks and a pigment-based black ink to yield vivid colors and bold, black text. The iP3600 outputs photos at a resolutions up to 9600 x 2400dpi color. Plus it is quick...a photo lab-quality 4 x 6" borderless print takes only about 41 seconds. Users can print photos directly from a PictBridge-compatible digital camera or camera phone without a computer. Dual paper trays allow photo and plain paper to be loaded to keep workflow going.
The included software features Auto Photo Fix, which corrects redeye and enhances your images. The iP3600 is just 17 x 11.07 inches and only 12.5 pounds and will fit into a variety of spaces in a home, office or dorm room.
- Fast Document Printing
- Black ink documents print up to 26 pages per minute and color documents can be printed as fast as 17 pages per minute. When speed is what you need, 4 x 6" borderless photos are ready in just 41 seconds.
- Lab Quality Photo Prints
- With a maximum 9600 x 2400dpi and microscopic ink droplets as small as 1 picoliter using FINE Technology, images are produced in great detail.
- High Performance Ink Cartridges
- The iP3600 uses genuine Canon cartridges containing specially formulated inks. The Canon Think Tank System features individual ink tanks and an intelligent ink management system allowing replacement of only the colors that run out--reducing waste and saving money. A unique low-ink sensor alerts you when ink levels are low, helping you avoid running out of ink unexpectedly.
- FINE Technology
- Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) uses a patented print head with 2368 precision nozzles, injecting ink droplets as small as 1 picoliters.
- Dual Paper Trays
- Two-Way paper feeding for convenient plain and photo paper handling.
- Quick Start
- After pressing the power button, printing can begin in approximately 2 seconds. Full operation is also enabled in a shorter time now too.
- Automatic Image Optimization
- Within the included Easy-PhotoPrint EX software, the Auto Photo Fix program optimizes images for such factors as skin tone, white balance, brightness, and makes red-eye corrections. Images are automatically optimized for one of five categories (Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery, Snapshot with Scenery, and Snapshot with Night Scenery).
- Click-Connect-Print
- Just capture an image with a PictBridge ready digital camera/DV camcorder, then connect and print.
- Long Lasting, Archival Prints
- The ChromaLife100 ink system has a permanence rating in excess of 100 years for color and black & white images when printing on select Canon photo and fine art papers.
- Canon Generation Green
- Generation Green is Canon's new environmental initiative. Designed to provide business partners, customers and consumers a way to learn about the environmentally-friendly approach that Canon is taking to design many of its current and future products and solutions; for example, possible cost savings through energy efficiency. The features that follow have Generation Green characteristics.
- Reduction in Packaging
- The packaging of the iP3600 has been reduced by 4.2% over the previous model, delivering shipping efficiencies of up to 23% percent. Downsizing the packaging helps reduces CO2 emissions and waste throughout the whole process of production, shipping, to selling.
- Individual Ink Tanks
- The individual ink tanks may reduce the amount of wasted ink from cartridges as compared to a composite 4 color cartridge, by allowing users to replace individual color tanks rather than entire color cartridges.
- ENERGY STAR
- Qualified products are 25% more efficient than conventional models. By using less energy, these products reduce greenhouse gas emissions and saves energy as well as money.
- RoHS Compliance
- This is a directive from the European Union that restricts the use of hazardous materials found in electronic products. This product contains no cadmium, mercury, lead, hexavalent chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB), or Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE).
- Hardware Recycling Program
- Canon is committed to the world community and the belief that we are building a better world for future generations. We want to work with our customers to help ensure appropriate recycling of products to help improve the environment and our local communities.
- Refurbishing Program
- The Canon U.S.A., Inc. refurbishing facility manages all waste stream processes for Canon products, so Canon has full control over recovery and salvage for Canon products, not third-party vendors.
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| Printing Method | |
|---|---|
| Printing Technology | Inkjet |
| Maximum Resolution | 9600 x 2400 |
| Minimum Ink Droplet Size | 1 Picoliter |
| Ink Type | Canon ChromaLife 100 |
| Ink Palette | Pigment Black, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Ink Cartridge Configuration | 5 Individual Ink Cartridges |
| Ink Cartridges |
PGI-220 Large Capacity Pigment Black (Approx. 350 pages) CLI-221 Large Capacity Dye-based Black (Approx. 420 pages) CLI-221 Large Capacity Dye-based Cyan CLI-221 Large Capacity Dye-based Magenta CLI-221 Large Capacity Dye-based Yellow |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Print Speed |
Black Text: 26 ppm Color Text: 17 ppm 4 x 6" Borderless Photo: 41 seconds |
| Input Buffer | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Printer Duty Cycle | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Print Archival Life | Up to 100 Years |
| Paper Handling | |
|---|---|
| Maximum Paper Width | 8.5" |
| Maximum Printable Area | 8.5 x 14" |
| Paper Sizes | 4 x 6", 5 x 7", 8 x 10", Letter, Legal, U.S. #10 Envelopes |
| Borderless Photo Sizes | From 4 x 6" up to 8.5 x 14" |
| Paper Types | All Inkjet-compatible Paper Products |
| Maximum Paper Thickness | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Paper Capacity |
Paper Cassette: Up to 150 Sheets Rear Paper Tray: Up to 150 Sheets Auto Sheet Feeder: Up to 150 Sheets (plain paper) |
| Special Media Support | Canon Fine Art Papers |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Computer Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Compatible Memory Cards | N/A |
| Direct Print Capable | Yes |
| Network Capable | No |
| PostScript Support | No |
| System & Software Requirements |
Windows 2000 Professional, XP, Vista Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later) |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Status Display | No |
| Image Preview Display | No |
| Front Panel Controls | Power, Paper Feed, Resume/Cancel |
| Power Requirements | 110-240VAC, 50/60Hz |
| Dimensions | 17.0 x 11.7 x 6.0" (431 x 296 x 153mm) |
| Weight | 12.2 lbs (5.6kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 56 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
94%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Accurate colors (40)
- Easy to setup (40)
- Easy to use (40)
- High quality (35)
- Sharp tones & colors (30)
Cons
- Pricey ink replacement (9)
- Slow print time (9)
- Noisy (7)
- Hard setup (3)
- Too much ink used (3)
Best Uses
- Color photos (38)
- Everyday images (34)
- Black & white photos (14)
- Art prints (7)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Enthusiast (18), Casual user (15), Semi professional (11), Professional (8)
- Primary use:
- Personal (43), Business (9)
Most Liked Positive Review
Superb Low-Cost Photo Printer
I bought this printer for printing photos and I am exceptionally pleased with the quality of its output. Colors are acurate, picture detail is very sharp, print speed is good, and the included ...Read complete review
I bought this printer for printing photos and I am exceptionally pleased with the quality of its output. Colors are acurate, picture detail is very sharp, print speed is good, and the included software for printing photos is robust and easy to use. The top load paper tray works well for photo paper and plain paper. I have only printed 12 to 15 4" x 6" photos and the printhead alignment patterns thus far, but the printer monitor still shows the ink cartridges as full. I am curious to find out how many photos can be printed with a set of cartridges.
I am unimpressed with the bottom paper tray for 8-1/2" x 11" paper and the quality of print on standard copier paper. The bottom tray is cheaply made, unintuitve to use, has very low capacity, and does not work reliably. Make sure you have the rear paper jam access cover properly inserted if you have trouble with paper feeding from the bottom tray. Print on standard copier paper tends to bleed through to the back of the sheet, so ink usage may be high on plain paper. I only intend to print photos, so these issues are not concerns for me.
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Most Liked Negative Review
A Waste Of Money
I bought this printer in August 2010. I wish I'd seen my own review on the web while researching this printer (yes I did research before buying). There are not enough 1 star ...Read complete review
I bought this printer in August 2010. I wish I'd seen my own review on the web while researching this printer (yes I did research before buying). There are not enough 1 star reviews for this printer.When the starter cartridges ran out, I replaced them. The black won't print at all, even though I've been given 2 replacement cartridges. The colors print but quality is inferior (too faint). It's probably too late to get my money back so I'll probably have to eat the [$] cost and the $10 2 yr warranty. I'm not gonna spend half the price of the printer to ship it somewhere only to have it return and still not work. It's a brand-new printer. It shouldn't have problems at all.I've checked out reviews and talked to cartridge sales people - this printer has a "print head problem." Why should I have to mess with a new print head, even if they send me one?? The dual paper trays are also very confusing and don't always work properly. The setup took a long time and the manual is confusing - not clearly written and not clearly presented visually.I've always had HP printers, they worked beautifully for years on end. I thought I would take a chance on a Canon... what could go wrong, right?! Never again. Going back to HP.
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Pros
- Easy Setup
Cons
Best Uses
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
Was easy to setup. Paper trays become an issue. It selects the wrong paper tray
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Great Contrast
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
fast great on ink
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Fast Print Time
- Great Contrast
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
- No USB cord to hook it up
- Paper feed flimsy
Best Uses
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
I got this for my wife for Christmas for one purpose - to print edible pictures for her cakes. Set-up was easy enough but Canon wants you to install their driver/Windows 7 wants to install it's driver (which it did in the background as soon as the USB cable was attached leading to Canon 3600 and Canon 3600(1)) which was irritating. After deleting the Windows 7 driver and aligning the printhead the quality of print on the edilble paper was outstanding. Set to glossy paper and photo output it was worlds better than the store we used to buy these at which charged us $7.00 per copy. Crisp colors and sharp photolike images will allow my wife to keep her customers happy. Only reason I did not give this 5 stars is the paper feeder is kinda flimsy and cheesy and the whole printer is a light plastic.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Great Contrast
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
- Limited width
Best Uses
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
Prints great! Easy setup! Five minutes out of the box I printed a photo.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Great Contrast
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
Best Uses
- Art Prints
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
This product is just the right thing that I got for myself this Holiday Season.
When my Pixma IP 4600 died I thought that it's the end of my association with my Canon Printers. I have had Canon Printers since the introduction of the BCJ 99. And except for some brief moments I dabbled with Epson. But Epson was complicated and temperamental. So I got myself Canon printers. Wow!! What a relief! and How easy life has been. It's too bad that Canon like "Rachel" (from "Blade Runner") can't be forever. But IP 3600 is "Rachel" re-booted!!!!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Similar:
- Pixma IP 4600
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Cheap
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
For the price this is pretty amazing. It is slow I guess but I am not a production shop. Too new to know about the ink usage, always the costliest thing about inkjets.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Color Photos
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
We ordered 4 of these printers for a recent Help Portrait event where we photographed a stream of families, and printed pictures for them before they left. These printers were great. Cost effective, fast enough, and produced great photos.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
Cons
- Slow Print Time
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
While ink is the money maker for Canon and Epson and all printer manufacturers I am impressed by the quality of the photos and documents I have printed from this. Just new but if the ink lasts I'm happy.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Great Contrast
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
- Finding all the tape
Best Uses
- Art Prints
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
once I got all the packing tape off I went on to print 200 holiday cards with no problem & it didn't use as much ink as I expected it would.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy set up
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Great Overall Quality
- Great picture quality
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
- None yet
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
This printer is a good value.
Out of the box the colors seem true but I am still dialing it in with my paper. I would buy it again.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
Well priced printer for the functions.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
- Pricey Ink Replacement
- Too much ink used
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
easy set up
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Contrast
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
I print alot of photos for my own use and to give to friends etc. Does a great job and the colors are true. Easy to use. Also printed letters on it and it was great for that. No complaints at all. Buy this one!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
- Noisy
Best Uses
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
This is the second pixma printer I have had, do not like to have multi use printers, and this is a nice, inexpensive, printer only.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
We've recommended Canon printers for many years and this Pixma, bought to replace an earlier version that has performed flawlessly since about 1995, is nothing less than I expected.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Fast Print Time
- Great Contrast
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
- Pricey Ink Replacement
Best Uses
- Art Prints
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
I use this printer for every print job and it is great - I have had many epsons and have a 5100 and I use the 3600 most of the time - great color and speed.. Way to go Canon. !
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
Very good quality and output rate for the money. Canon products are great!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy set-up
- Excellent image output
- Good output
Cons
- Drinks ink
Best Uses
- Excellent all around
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
This Printer works well, paper handles well, but it drinks ink as if it's going out of style.
Easy to set up, cheap enough. The output is stunning as well. Aside from drinking ink, if one cartridge is empty, the printer will not work until it's full. Fine for color work, but if I can't print a letter until I get a new cyan cartridge, I'm not a happy camper.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Overall Quality
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
Best Uses
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
For the money, this printer is hard to beat. Prints great pictures. Everything I was looking for. I expected to pay more for a printer this good.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Overall Quality
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Canon iP3600 PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer:
I bought one for everyday printer. Liked it so I got another week later for daughter.Great document printer and really suprised how well it prints photos. I use iP8500 for photos and it is very close for 4x6. The seperate pigmented black for text was a selling point.Seems to do well on ink consumption and 3rd party ink refills are available.
- Primary use:
- Personal
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- Original: $5.99
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- Price: $5.39
Ink Cartridges
- Price: $10.65
Photo Paper
- Price: $9.17
Copy Paper
- Price: $4.99
Surge Protectors
- Price: $5.86
What's in the Box
- Power Cord
- Print Head
- Sample Media Pack (4" x 6" / 5 Sheets)
- PGI-220 Black Ink Tank
- CLI-221 Black Ink Tank
- CLI-221 Cyan Ink Tank
- CLI-221 Magenta Ink Tank
- CLI-221 Yellow Ink Tank
- Cross Sell Sheet
- Getting Started Guide
- Important Information Sheet
- Safety Environment Information
- Setup Software & User Guide CD-ROM
- 1-Year Canon U.S.A. Warranty
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