However, I persisted and have to report that yes you can make good colour managed prints on a Mac (we have no PCs here at all). It takes some effort, but it can be done. Additional red and grey inks enhance the colour gamut and minimise colour shift for accurate colour results The versatile PIXMA G650 and PIXMA G550 enable small business owners to provide a wide range of print services to clients at affordable prices. They're perfect for DIY photo booth operators and ID providers or marketing professionals who need to generate large volumes of posters, leaflets and other advertising material. If you're looking for a printer that offers capacity, convenience and low-cost printing, without compromising image quality, you won't want to miss these latest additions to the Canon MegaTank range. Canon Print Service is a print plug-in for Android smart devices, which enables printing from Android v4.4 – v5.0 devices to many Canon printers via a Wi-Fi network. The plug-in does not work as a standalone app. Available for free at Google Play.

The G650 has a scanner for use as a copier, but the G550 is a straightforward top loading printer for photos and the like.This video looks at taking a relatively low quality phone picture and processing it to produce a reasonable looking print at A4 size. It really is quite a simple process and many paper suppliers (here in the UK) will even make you profiles if you buy some paper.

However… On a Mac, the AirPrint driver has no means of turning colour management off, so you can’t print as you would normally from the likes of Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or Lightroom. The Canon PIXMA G550 A4 Colour Inkjet Printer is compatible with a great selection of paper types. Handling paper up to A4 in size, you can print on mediums including card and envelopes, offering you a flexible solution to all of your printing requirements. Whether you want to print stunning high definition pictures on the finest glossy photo paper, or you need to produce a selection of business cards to hand out at events, this printer offers the quality you need to make the best first impression. Stunning colour profiles My print results suggest it does. The profiles are also maybe dependent on the version of MacOS in use. I have quite old kit, which is unlikely to change any time soon, but some tests from people who have tried the profiles suggests they may be of use to Mac users in general. If you have a paper similar to one of those here and are using a Mac, one of my profiles may well work for you. Profiles created for my G550 printer review (Mac only!) All paper is loaded via the top slot – this works just fine. I’m looking at this as a photo printer, so really don’t care about duplex/trays/cassettes and the like. If I wanted an office printer I’d get one.

Enrolment in Auto-Ink Delivery is for your individual use, and not for resale, redistribution or to otherwise share with other parties. Canon Print Service is a print plug-in for Android smart devices, which enables printing from Android v4.4 - v5.0 devices to many Canon printers via a Wi-Fi network. The plug-in does not work as a standalone app. Available for free at Google Play. The printer does have an inbuilt web server, which makes several tasks easier than using the small LCD. Your Auto-Ink Delivery subscription continues until it’s cancelled by you at any time or by Canon with a 30-day notice period. To achieve high quality photographic results these two printers use six dye-based inks, which include;

If you can open it on your apple device, chances are you can print it with AirPrint and an AirPrint compatible printer. Airprint works with Safari, Mail, Photos, iWork, PDF's in iBooks and many third-party AirPrint compatible apps available from the app store.It was at this point I seriously considered cutting testing short, since AirPrint allows for no real colour management. No use of ICC printer profiles – something I consider essential for effective use of Canon and non-Canon papers. You can modify your Repeat & Save subscription settings anytime by logging into the My Account section of the portal. A4, A5, B5,A6, LTR, LGL, 4″” x 6″” (10x15cm), 5″” x 7″” (13x18cm), 7″” x 10″” (18x25cm), 8″” x 10″” (20x25cm), Square 5″” x 5″” (127mm x 127mm), Square 3.5″” x 3.5″” (89 mm x 89 mm), Card Size 55mm x 91 mm (2.17″”x3.58″”)Envelopes(DL, COM10, C5, Monarch), Custom paper sizes Much as I’d love to give an ‘approved’ list of papers for B&W, I can’t. I get a steady stream of people from the US asking if paper X or Y is OK? Sorry, I’m in the UK and only get to test papers available here – even then, some companies have never asked me to look at their papers and especially in current times I can’t afford to buy rolls/boxes of expensive paper on a whim… Photo print speed is based on default driver setting using ISO/JIS-SCID N2 standard on Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and does not take into account data processing time on host computer.

But does it offer enough quality to make our Best Printer list? Here are my thoughts. Design and features Requires an Internet connection and the Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY app, available for free on the App Store and at Google Play. Compatible with iPad, iPhone 3GS or later, and iPod touch 3rd generation or later devices running iOS 7.0 or later, and Android mobile devices running Android 2.3.3 or later. Your device must be connected to the same working network with wireless 802.11 b/g/n capability as your printer. Requires a compatible social media account and is subject to that social media accounts Terms of Service. Certain exceptions may apply. In terms of photo papers there are plenty of Canon papers to choose from depending on the subject being printed. These include: Dye-based ink differentiates itself over pigment ink with brighter, more vibrant colours making it a good choice for colour photographs and also produces slightly sharper prints with text-based documents. Dye-based ink tends to be slightly cheaper too, which is good news for high capacity print requirements. Ink durability and sunlight volatility is said to be slightly lower than pigment based ink, but we’re talking about decades of durability rather than years for both options. UV resistant glass is always recommended if hanging any picture in an environment with direct sunlight.One of the key features of the G550 is that you get to refill the ink tanks once they get low. Note that although the printer will warn you when it thinks inks are low, you will need to tell it that any particular tank has been filled via the printer menu [Setup | Ink level] Head alignment