Canon PIXMA MG5520 Review

Canon PIXMA MG5520 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer

After successfully launching the PIXMA MG3520 Wireless Photo and the PIXMA MG2420 All-In-One (AIO) printer on July 23, 2013, Canon USA, Inc., again took its all-in-one lineup by launching the PIXMA MG7120 and MG5520 on August 22, 2013. Both of these products are Wi-Fi capable and use the Pixma Printing Solutions application, which allows users to buy directly from social networks and cloud storage.

Associated also compatible with Apple’s AirPrint system. The faster, high-resolution 3.5-inch MG7120 6-ink and compatible capabilities on CDs and DVDs. While the 5-ink MG5520 has a 2.5-inch screen. Below we discuss more one product and this time our choice fell on the PIXMA MG5520.

Design and Features

PIXMA MG5520 is an All-In-One Photo Inkjet printer. Beautiful photo prints, without frames up to 8.5 x 11 inches and sharp documents with exceptional quality.

MG5520 offers 4800 x 1200 dpi maximum color with 2pl technology, five individual ink tanks, and a ChromaLife100+ system. If the color runs out, you only need to replace the ink tank that you need. Plus, the Snap Edge feature also allows quick access to the tank for easy replacement. With a 2.5-inch LCD screen, MG5520 allows you to see preview images before installation, and correct your photos with Automatic Photo Fix II.

Connection and Installation

PIXMA MG5520 brings the convenience of PIXMA Printing Solutions (PPS), which allows users to buy photos and documents from mobile devices. With cloud printing, users can also print directly from the Cloud service boldly popular choices on the printer itself or with mobile devices using the free PPS application. AirPrint really allows users to print directly from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch wirelessly, while the default Wi-Fi technology allows users to collect and connect wirelessly from anywhere in the house.

Ease of use

MG5520 offers Auto Power On wireless, this is a practical feature that can activate the printer whenever you send photos or documents for printing. and freeing internal Auto Duplex allows users to print on both sides of the automatic paper and can reduce paper consumption by up to 50%, this helps you save money and the environment.

Full HD Movie Print allows users to turn HD video clips into beautiful prints! The Auto Scan Temporary Mode can select the type of original document that you are scanning, then change and save by adjusting to suit automatically as well.

All you have to do is change the power button and you can start entering requests in seconds. Start and Silent Mode allow you to count at any time without worrying about the people around you.

PIXMA MG5520 has also been equipped with My Image Garden software that can help you when putting up photos with a calendar display and introducing faces.

Print Speed ​​and quality

Canon rates the PIXMA MG5520 with 12.2 ipm mono and 8.7 ipm color page-to-page print speeds. In our test, which includes completion time for each print job, we see a speed of 10ppm for our five-page test sheet, rising to 11.5ppm on a 20-page document. Creating a concept mode makes little difference to the overall performance.

This speed is quite satisfactory for all-in-one inkjets, but they only make up about 70 percent of Canon’s claims. A one-page color copy takes 19 seconds, which is fast, while a 15 x 10 cm photo print takes 54 seconds with the highest quality from a PC and more than 30 seconds at normal quality from an SD card and an Android smartphone.

The print quality of this machine meets Canon’s usual high standards. The text is sharp and dense and the colors look smooth and bright, even on plain paper. It’s hard to see a clear difference in photo quality from extra gray ink – it’s quite subtle, and we were surprised to see details in some of the more dangerous shadows.