CANON PIXMA MP 520

Essentially it is a multi function digital copier with a dimension of 44.5 cm x 37.8 cm x 17.2 cm and weight 7.5 kg. Its control knob and TFT color screen will enable one to make their way through the menus and print from memory cards directly. The printing color is Ink jet having Canon FINE- 4-ink technology in it. Its copying and printing speed is updated to 30 pages per minute in black and 20 pages per minute in color, which is the most noticable feature. It can render a max of 99 copies. Apart from this it has a capacity to enlarge a document to 400%, and reducing it to 25%.It has got an original size of 216 x 297 mm maximum and supports sheets as its original type. The maximum media size is 216 x 356 mm, which includes envelopes, plain papers, photo paper, cards labels etc in it. It has a standard media capacity of 250 pages.

The feature, which is most exciting to discover, is the availability of PC connectivity built in it accompanied with Hi-Speed USB PC connection. Power consumption is no big worry as it requires AC 110/230 voltage only. It eats up 17 Watts of power when is in operation, 2.4 when it stand by and 1 watt is sleep consumption. Coming to some of its general specifications Flash memory is supported by Memory Stick, Compact Flash, SD Memory Card, Multi Media Card, xD-Picture CardMemory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, and IBM Micro drive.

It has a maximum printing resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi for color. It has served a helping hand in getting excellent quality printouts, which are clear and sharp and resembles the original. It helps in meeting all your work of photo development in any field or work. The ink loss reduction is highly appreciating. There are four ink cartridges that are used separately. Two of which are used as paper inputs, one as rear load, and one as forward load.

This printer has a vital feature of printing photos directly from Pictbridge -compatible digital cameras. It is practical and easy to set up and use for both business professionals and students. The instructions are easy to understand and follow that makes it a product demanded by all. Now printing photographs along with retaining their actual colours is no big deal. It can be simply done by using the new Canon Pixma MP 520 with less ink usage .It does all your work quietly as it is calm device and emits 36.5 dB sounds while operating. Work done is satisfactory and has superb quality. It provides support for a range of operating system like Windows XP, Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.4.x and Windows Vista. The printer comes with a bunch of complementary software including Canon Image Optimizer, Canon Photo Optimizer Pro, and Canon Photo Noise Reduction. Some of the direct printing specifications are Canon Direct Print and PictBridge. The list is too long to explain.