Canon iP100 Mobile Photo Printer
Canon iP100 Mobile Photo Printer
Print anywhere, wirelessly – The go-anywhere iP100 printer offers both IfDA compatibility and an optional BU-30 Bluetooth interface, enabling you to print wirelessly from a PC, PDA or camera phone. You can also connnect a digital camera or DV camcorder via PictBridge and print your photos directly – no PC required! For maximum portability, an optional Canon car adapter and rechargeable battery kit provide power wherever you are.
At a compact 12.7 x 2.4 x 7.2 inches (WxHxD) and weighing in at a scant 4.4 pounds, the iP100 is a rugged, attractive device that is easy to slip into your briefcase or traveling bag. You can further increase the portability by adding the optional car adapter or battery kit.
Don’t mistake compact for low-quality. The iP100 produces spectacular photos at 9600 x 2400 dpi. Canon’s patented print head with 1,856 precision nozzles ejects ink at droplets as small as 1 picoliter for incredible photo realism and accuracy. Together with the 5-color ink system, you are ensured the highest quality output. All without a long waiting: a photo lab-quality 4 x 6 inch borderless print takes about 55 seconds. For printing documents, the iP100 can print black-and-white documents at up to 20 ppm and color documents at up to 14 ppm.
Canon iP100 Mobile Photo Printer Reviews
Bought this to use while traveling, but once I set it up in an inconspicuous spot in the living room (where I spend way too much time with the laptop), I’ve been using it all the time. Haven’t printed photos, but for letters, Web page copies, even maps, quality matches my Epson printers. It’s at least as fast as any other home printer I’ve had. (But yes, it does spit out the pages from the table onto the floor; I attribute that to where I have it placed, and I don’t care. I don’t have to go upstairs to the desktop printer anymore.)
I use a Mac, which comes with Bluetooth, and bought the adaptor. So no cables, just the print command from the across the room, and I’m in business. I can access all the printer functions, including printer utilities, using Bluetooth — which I can’t with my Epson, which is networked through my Airport router.
Pricey, perhaps, but I’ve already taken this with me on a long weekend and was happy to be able to print out something I needed. I’ll definitely find room in the luggage for this one.
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The iP100 is named a “Mobile Photo Printer”. About that I wouldn’t know, as I did not purchase it for that purpose. I suppose that it could be used in that manner – you can even purchase what looks like a rather clunky add-on battery. However, to be honest, it seems too big to be mobile because it is not just a photo printer – it needs to be large enough to be able to handle letter sized paper. (For dedicated mobile photo printing, I use the old CP-100 which is designed only for photos and is small enough to be portable. It works directly with my Canon cameras, and it does a very good job, though I expect that the newer models are most probably even better. Of course,the iP100 has the advantage of being able to print letter sized photos.)
As a small auxiliary printer for a low-demand placement, the iP 100 is excellent. It is relatively fast – though not near the speed of a good HP Laserjet – and it prints beautifully – colors are accurate, print is clean and legible. It is also rather quiet, certainly a lot quieter than our office Laserjets. It is quite nice looking with its trays closed – the reception tray does have a tendency to drop the printed pages on the floor. Finally, it seems to be quite reliable. I am very pleased with it, but remember that I don’t use it to print mobile photos – or any photos – we have a Pixma for the non-mobile photo printing. Given how it prints, web colors, I would estimate that it would do a good job with pics, but you should find someone with more experience than I to evaluate that aspect. As should be evident, we have a number of Canon products – I have not a bad word to say about any of them. Installation is easy-easy, customer support (the one time a Canon printer malfunctioned) is excellent – we had a replacement in two days. Other companies may be better, but we stick with Canon because their stuff is simple, easy to use, reliable and inexpensive. Sorry for all the digressions.
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Why aren’t more printers like this one? There weren’t many choices in this size/functionality category, but I’m glad I chose the ip100. It sits in my open glass shelved home theater rack and has just enough room to fit standard paper in the tray. When it’s closed, it’s inconspicuous. I used the included 6″x4″ photo paper, and the photos turned out well. I couldn’t find any banding or discoloration. I see nothing bad about text printing, either. This is fast enough for my light home use, and the quality is good enough that I’ll be framing larger picture prints requested by family members. Speaking of which, the included software for printing photos is very easy to use if you’re not looking to get into serious editing. I have the printer connected using a usb cable to my htpc. I also picked up the bluetooth module and installed it into the internal side port. Works perfectly with my laptop. I couldn’t be happier. The only possible issue could be warmup time and picture processing time, but those aren’t painfully long. I’ll accept it for the quality I’ve seen so far. Some may not like the higher than average ink cost, but I’m comfortable with that tradeoff since I’m not a heavy user. If you’re looking for a small printer that has good print quality, nice style and is wireless capable, this is one to consider.
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We bought this printer to use in our kitchen because we didn’t want a big printer sitting on the counter. This one tucks away into one of our cabinets and is easy to take out and set up. Besides being incredibly convenient it prints faster, and in better quality, than our big “primary” printer. I would heartily recommend it to anyone looking for a portable or easy-to-store printer.
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I purchased this as a travel printer as I go out of town a lot and sometimes need to create documents while sitting out in the hall in the courthouse. This printer fits in my case with my laptop and produces sharp, crisp copies at a very quick printing rate. For me this thing has paid for itself already. I don’t know how I ever got along without it. If you need a small, truly portable and battery operated printer this is certainly the one to buy.