Guys, it's official.

The Canon Pixma iP4680 has now been discontinued.

It has been replaced by the Canon Pixma iP4760 :D

http://www.canon-asia.com/p/EN/14-Inkjet-Printers/42-Photo-Printer/1174-PIXMA-iP4760/

Cheers!

Jo Avila

Fast printer model turnaround is just another capitalist ploy. Users of canon ip4680 say that this printer is very hardy and can virtually take any printing abuse. They say that this printer is "unbreakable," unlike other printers - which means lesser sales for Canon hehehe :Grin:.

I bet Canon iP4760 is a downgraded "upgrade" for 4680 (like when 4680 was a downgraded "upgrade" for 4500).

I've used and tested both the iP4500 and the iP4680. I didn't notice any "downgrade" from the iP4500 to the iP4680.

But I'm holding off making a comment on the iP4760 until I can borrow one from Canon for testing purposes. :D

Cheers!

Jo Avila

@jo

Will wait for that review. :)

We now have a custom color profile for the Canon Pixma iP4760 when printing on Canon Everyday Glossy Photo Paper (GP-501).

A few more test prints and I'll be ready to write my evaluation on the iP4760. :D

Cheers!

Jo Avila

P.S.

It's been fun testing this particular Canon Pixma :D

My personal evaluation of the Canon Pixma iP4760:

Canon Marketing Philippines contacted me and asked if I were interested in evaluating the new Canon Pixma iP4760. I’ve always looked forward to trying out the iP4000 series of the Canon Pixma line. The iP4000 series represents for me value for money when it comes to an inkjet printer for home use.

The Canon Pixma iP4760 is Canon’s latest flagship inkjet printer for home use. There is little that has changed when Canon upgraded the iP4760 from the iP4680. I won’t delve into the technical specifications of the printer. You can view the technical specifications of the printer at:

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=184&modelid=18637

The first thing I noticed about the iP4760 is that it’s a typical Canon Pixma. It isn’t noisy as it’s printing (even if it's printing at full speed at the highest print quality setting).

The iP4760 still uses a set of five different ink cartridges like its predecessor. It uses cyan, magenta, yellow and black dye inks for photo printing. There is a second pigment black ink cartridge that is only used for printing documents on plain paper.

A usual concern about inkjet printing is how many prints can you produce before you run out of inks. It’s hard to gauge since you run out of one certain color before another depending on the kind of images you are printing (i.e. portraits vs. landscapes).

We produced 23 inkjet prints all printed full bleed on A4 Canon Everyday Glossy Photo Paper (Canon GP-501) at the highest print quality setting. We checked the ink level afterwards using the printer software.


http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/misterkodaker/CanonPixmaiP4760.jpg


We were able to print nine more A4 full bleed prints at the highest print quality setting before the software indicated that one of the ink cartridges needed to be replaced.

By my rough estimate (based on my tests), you would probably have to produce 30-32 A4 full bleed prints before having to replace one of the ink cartridges.

The iP4760 prints an A4 print at the highest print quality setting at an average speed of 1 minute and 27.6 seconds. That’s an average of six seconds slower compared to my Canon Pixma Pro9000 MkI inkjet printer.

I performed a ramp test with the iP4760 to determine its black point and white point values when printing on Canon Everyday Glossy Photo Paper (GP-501). Black point and white point values can be measured on a scale of 0 to 255. Values of 0 and 255 respectively represent the darkest blacks and the brightest white a computer monitor can show.


http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/misterkodaker/WhitePointTest.jpg


http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/misterkodaker/BlackPointTest.jpg



Inkjet printers aren’t capable of producing prints that have the whole range of 0 to 255. The iP4760 has a black point value of 24. That’s a bit higher compared to my Pro9000, which has a black point value of 19. However, my Pro9000 has a white point value of 248. The iP4760 has a white point value of 251. I feel that’s good because the printer is very capable of preserving highlight detail in my prints.

I tested the accuracy of the generic color profiles for printing used by the iP4760. I noticed a slight greenish cast in some shadow values. It also seems that the printer is optimized to print at a print quality of standard based on my tests.

We’ve already created custom color profiles for the iP4760 when printing using GP-501. The custom color profiles have already been forwarded to Canon Marketing Philippines – just in case anyone wants to use them to minimize the greenish cast. We soon hope to finish creating custom color profiles for the iP4760 when printing on Canon Plus Glossy II paper (GP-201).

I would like to note at this point, though, that the generic color profiles used by printing by the iP4760 is fairly accurate when the resulting print is compared to my calibrated and profiled computer monitor.

The iP4760 also has a grayscale printing feature that is used for printing black & white inkjet prints. The mono tones are very neutral when compared to a mono image printed using the color inks.

Overall, the iP4760 is a solid performer. It should be more than capable of producing quality prints for the home user.

The Canon Pixma iP4760 has a SRP of P 6,995.00.

Cheers!

Jo Avila