Canon Pixma TR7020 printer review

The Canon Pixma TR7020 is a new all-in-one printer that’s tailor-made for working from home

Canon Pixma TS7450
(Image: © Canon)

Digital Camera World Verdict

Canon’s smart new all-in-one printer aims to take the chore out of working at home, with quick and easy printing, scanning and photocopying, seamless connectivity with smartphones and tables over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, along with elegant and intuitive onboard controls. The auto document feeder accommodates up to 35 sheets of paper and there are dual paper input feeds, plus built-in OLED and LED displays. It’s highly effective for documents and creative projects but less ideal for photo printing.

Pros

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    Quick and efficient printing

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    Scanning and photocopying with ADF

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    Auto duplex for document printing

Cons

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    Only four inks in total, in dual cartridges

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    No slot for direct printing from memory cards

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    Photo quality is a little lacklustre

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Canon’s latest mid-range PIXMA TR7020 all-in-one printer is available in black  or white. Naturally, they’re both color printers although the color range isn’t as broad as with many PIXMA printers, which combine a pigment-based black ink for crisp mono document printing with dye-based CMYK inks for color photos. Instead, this printer has a pigment-based black ink cartridge and a tri-color dye-based cartridge containing cyan, magenta and yellow inks. Darker tones in photo prints therefore need to be produced by using only the three colored inks to generate ‘composite black’, which can result in a lack of contrast and vibrancy, and a relatively limited gamut. But more on that later.

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! 

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