Canon describes it as a hybrid system, which simply means that the black ink is pigmented while the colour inks are dyes.
This is a twin-cartridge printer, with separate black and tri-colour cartridges. In front of all these are six buttons to start and stop scan and copy jobs, to call up setup functions and to automatically fit a print to the page, which is an unusual feature. There are also indicators for low ink, paper jams and paper type, which is selectable through a push-button. The control panel is surprisingly busy for a low-cost printer, with a seven-segment LED display used to display the number of copies as well as symbols for status conditions. On top of the machine is a simple flatbed scanner, with a lid that lifts to accommodate books as well as single sheets. The front tray pops open automatically if you start printing with it closed. The paper path is conventional enough, with paper feeding from a 100-sheet tray set up at the back, to a fold-down output tray at the front. It’s also a devil to photograph, but that’s our problem. You’ll have to load them into a PC or Mac, first, and print them conventionally from there.Ĭanon has swung away from its silver and black colouring and has instead gone for a high-gloss black look, which is smart but so easy to smudge that you’ll probably want to keep a cloth handy. The ‘P’ in MP495 is supposed to stand for Photo, but it’s hard to see how this all-in-one qualifies, given it’s impossible to print photos directly from a camera. However, it does leave some things out of the equation, too, having no memory card slots or even a PictBridge connector, where the MP490 had both. Canon’s new PIXMA MP495 is the same price as its predecessor, the PIXMA MP490, while now including wireless connection as standard. Entry-level all-in-one printers continue to drop in price and improve their feature sets.
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