The Pixma Pro-ten pigment inkjet printer falls squarely in the middle of Canon's professional printer offer, strengthening what appears to be a sustained claiming to Epson'due south dominance in the fine art desktop printer market. Sitting below the top of the line Pixma Pro-1 and above the dye-based Pro-100, the Pro-ten is well positioned as an attractive selection for whatsoever photographer looking to produce high quality A3+ (xiii"x19") prints. Like its larger and more expensive sibling, the Pro-10 uses Canon'due south LUCIA pigment ink prepare, which provides greater print longevity than dye-based inks like the ones found in the more affordable Pro-100.

In our earlier in-depth review of the Pixma Pro-1 we plant Canon's flagship desktop model to be very  impressive performer that stands up quite well against the rival Epson 3880, although at a list price of $999, information technology is as well the near expensive desktop A3+ inkjet printer on the market.

By contrast, while the Pro-10 features its bigger sibling'south resolution and printhead engineering, its much lower list price of $699 nestles it between Epson'south R2880 ($599 listing price) and the R3000 ($799 listing price) printers. The question then is whether the Pro-10 can deliver results on the order of what we saw with the Pro-1. And that's exactly what we aim to answer with this hands-on review.

Pixma Pro-10 specification highlights

  • Maximum 13 x xix inch paper size
  • 10 color LUCIA pigment inkset includes 3 monochrome inks and a chroma optimizer
  • 14ml ink cartridges
  • 4800 x 2400dpi print caput resolution
  • 4 picoliter ink droplet size
  • Wireless print adequacy
  • Congenital-in Ethernet port

The Pro-x prints to a maximum paper width of 13 inches and uses paint inks. Paint inks are capable of greater print longevity than dye inks and are therefore now commonplace in the fine art professional printer arena. Technological advancements in the by decade such as smaller droplet sizes and a greater number of ink channels have allowed for both fine image item and a wide color gamut. The Pro-10 is certainly up to par in these areas, delivering ten colors in aerosol equally minor as iv picoliters from individually replaceable cartridges.

Key differences compared to the Pixma Pro-i

  • three monochrome inks (vs. 5)
  • Smaller capacity ink cartridges (14ml vs. 36ml)
  • Congenital-in wireless connectivity

Looking at the specifications the Pro-10 has a smaller footprint than the Pro-1, one inch less in acme, three inches less in depth and well-nigh the same width. Though essentially lighter by 17 pounds, at 43.9 pounds, it has the same solid feel of the Pro-ane.

What's in the box?

  • Pixma Pro-ten printer
  • CD/DVD printing tray
  • PGI-72 ink cartridges (10)
  • Power cable
  • Print head
  • Installation CD
  • USB cablevision