Canon PIXMA PRO-200 printer review

The PIXMA PRO-200 is Canon's latest dye-based A3+/13-inch photo printer raises the bar and works wonders for glossy output

5 Star Rating
Canon Pixma Pro-200 review
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Digital Camera World Verdict

There’s no beating dye-based inks for an ultra-smooth finish on glossy photo paper. With eight separate inks under the bonnet, the PIXMA PRO-200 picks up the baton from the preceding PRO-100S model, upping its game with a revamped ink formulation to enhance print quality, a more intuitive interface that adds a 3-inch color screen, and a higher-precision paper transport system. For inkjet photo printing on glossy paper, it reigns supreme.

Pros

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    Spectacular print quality on glossy paper

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    Fast print speeds in all quality modes

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    Enables borderless output on both glossy and matte media

Cons

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    Ink cartridge capacity is a little meagre

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    Deep blacks aren’t quite as impressive as with Canon’s PRO-300 printer

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    Not the ideal choice for matte and fine art media

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The Canon PIXMA PRO-200 is the successor to one of the best photo printers ever. Canon’s PIXMA PRO-100S has long been our favorite A3+/13-inch pro-grade printer for creating photo prints on glossy paper. Running on eight dye-based inks, including black, grey and light grey, it delivered sumptuously smooth glossy prints with immaculate color rendition, along with very convincing tonal expression for black & white photographic images. The replacement PRO-200 brings a number of improvements and enhancements, similar to those of the imagePROGRAF PRO-300 pigment-based printer in comparison to the older PIXMA PRO-10S model.

Specifications

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Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards is a photographer and journalist who has spent years using and reviewing all manner of photo gear. He is Digital Camera World's principal lens reviewer – and has tested more primes and zooms than most people have had hot dinners! 

His expertise with equipment doesn’t end there, though. He is also an encyclopedia  when it comes to all manner of cameras, camera holsters and bags, flashguns, tripods and heads, printers, papers and inks, and just about anything imaging-related. 

In an earlier life he was a broadcast engineer at the BBC, as well as a former editor of PC Guide.