Canon PIXMA G620 Wireless MegaTank Photo All-in-One Printer [Print, Copy, Scan], Black,Works with Alexa

This All-in-One printer/copier/scanner is simply amazing. I use this printer to print photos, at the highest quality possible, both in color and black and white. The quality is stunning--as good as my Pixma Pro 9000 mark II, which has an 8-color system as opposed the G620's 6-ink system (Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Red, Black, and Grey). But don't let the fewer ink colors fool you; this printer does absolutely fantastic when printing photos. And it does so economically! The ink tanks are just huge and the ink is very affordable. I've printed well over 150 8-1/2 x 11" prints and barely begun to use the ink. There's no way I could have done that on a cartridge printer without a lot of cartridges and a lot of expense. Installing the ink is easy, since the bottles (and I'm still on my original set) are keyed to each specific tank. There's no way to put the wrong ink into the wrong tank by accident. Each tank refills in seconds. Set up was easy--basically rip the tape off, load ink, load software and do a calibration. The software was quickly downloaded from Canon. A quick test print determined that I had to adjust the default density of the prints, because it was too dense/dark. Moving it one setting lighter in the Canon software made it ideal, and that's using Canon approved paper with the Canon driver and Canon paper choice. I would highly recommend Canon's pro-luster paper with this printer, BTW. It's a great default paper. Experimenting with other papers, I found that Hahnemuele Glossy Photo Rag Baryta makes absolutely stunning images with very deep blacks and great color depth. The setting I would recommend is to 1) Set the printer options in your driver to semi-gloss,and use Hahnemuele's ICC profile for the Canon i6400 printer. In the Advanced printer settings, select Paper Abrasion Prevention. I use Qimage Pro for printing, as it makes it easy to use paper profiles. This All-in-One isn't perfect. It's fairly slow in printing, so don't expect instant print results. But the results are worth the wait. There's no automated paper feed for the copier or scanning features of this All-in-One. Sheets have to be laid down by hand over the glass for scanning or copying But these complaints are very minor IMHO, unless you're scanning a lot of documents. Print size is limited to 8-1/2" wide, so unfortunately, you can't print 13"x19" prints. The printer is very economical because the ink lasts a long time. In fact, the costs are competitive with color laser prints, but with much higher quality results. This printer is very highly recommended; you won't be disappointed with it. I've ordered the gear to set up my own paper profiles, because I really like how this all-in-one printer/scanner/copier prints color images.

I bought the Canon PIXMA G620 for my small business to print marketing materials, thank you cards, and similar projects. Overall, I’m really happy with it, but there are a few things worth knowing before buying. One of the biggest limitations is the paper thickness it can handle. Canon lists the maximum supported weight as 275 GSM on their website. You might be able to get away with printing something slightly thicker like 300 GSM, but you’ll probably end up with roller marks or paper jams if you try to do that regularly. I ran a single 300 GSM index card through mine, and it printed fine mechanically, but that’s as far as I pushed it. I can’t say how well it would hold up long term with paper that thick. The paper I use consistently is Hamilco’s 100 lb (270 GSM) double-sided glossy cover stock, and it prints beautifully with this machine. It’s thick, has a premium feel, and gives my marketing materials a professional look. The colors come out vibrant and sharp, and the gloss finish adds just the right amount of shine without being too reflective. I tried other papers, including photo paper, but most were either too glossy, too thin, or showed fingerprints easily. The Hamilco paper is affordable, easy to find right on Amazon, and I’d highly recommend it if you’re looking for a thicker, classy paper for marketing use. I saw other people mention in their reviews that the screen is hard to see, and while I’ll admit it’s small and you have to be looking straight on at it to read it, it’s really not the end of the world. Once you get familiar with the menu, it’s easy to navigate. Setting it up was simple. It took me about ten minutes from start to finish, and most of that time was spent installing the drivers and software. I also recommend downloading Canon’s PosterArtist software. It makes it easy to adjust print settings, change paper sizes, perform maintenance, and even design materials directly. I’m using the free trial right now, but the paid version isn’t expensive and seems worth it if you print a lot. Overall, this printer does a great job for the money. The colors are vibrant, the setup is quick, and it’s perfect for thank you cards, flyers, and general marketing materials. As long as you stay under that 275 GSM limit, you’ll get consistent, high-quality prints. I’m very happy with it and would definitely recommend it to other small business owners who want great results without spending a fortune.

My Canon PIXMA MX492, which I used for general document printing, died three days ago after more than 7 years of problem-free service, so I had to get a replacement. Since I'm an avid photographer, and haven't owned a good photo printer in many years (I have had two Epsons, which eventually developed serious problems), and had good results with this last Canon, I decided on a G620, which is designed for both document printing and making excellent photo prints, according to reviews. I ordered the G620 on the day the old printer died and received it the next day. Setup with my Windows 11 PC was easy and I had no issues, installing the printer on my Wi-FI network so that I could locate the unit without a cable in a convenient spot several feet from my PC. At the end of the setup process, the G620 printed two test prints on the regular paper I had loaded in the rear tray. They looked perfect. It was ready for use. I decided to first make a color photo print on letter size Epson glossy paper. The only adjustment I made was some sharpening before sending it to the printer. I used the High quality setting in the driver. The print was terrific, as beautiful as any print I've made from a home printer. Detailed with accurate colors. I was impressed and pleased. But this euphoria was short lived. I loaded a second sheet of glossy paper and opened a monochrome photo in PS. I sent this image to the printer and waited patiently for it to print, hoping that the grayscale print quality (using the High quality setting again) would be as pleasing as the color print I'd just made. Indeed, the print quality was excellent, highly detailed with good tonal transitions---BUT, there was a 0.5" horizontal mark near top center of the image that appeared to be created by a roller, and to the left of this mark were several vertical, wavy scratches extending about another 2.5 inches below it. A disaster! I was appalled that a brand new printer would make one good print to tantalize and then ruin the second one. I went on the Canon Community forum to see if anyone else had reported this issue, and sure enough I found another G620 user whose prints had the same marks (he had posted photos of them). His printer was not I think brand new, and he had cleaned the rollers and performed another maintenance task, but the marks continued to appear on his prints. The moderator responded by recommending he have it repaired by Canon. I decided to sleep on the problem and make a decision in the morning. This morning I turned on the printer and fired up the PC to see what would happen if I made another photo print. No changes of any kind were made to the printer or Wi-Fi network since the day before. I opened a black and white photo in PS and sent it to the printer, and got an error message in the driver: "Printer not responding". Overnight, it apparently had given up any pretense of working. I had no desire to exchange it for another G620, since I had no confidence that another unit would not have similar issues. So I packed it up and returned it to Amazon this afternoon for a full refund. I don't know what I'm going to buy now, but it's unlikely to be a Canon printer. It seems the manufacturing quality control might not be as rigorous as in the past, or perhaps my luck with their printers has simply run out. At a minimum I need another basic printer for documents, but I had also wanted to make high quality photo prints again, so a printer that can do both is desirable. Unfortunately, from the research I've done so far it appears that all models of home photo printers tend to have or quickly develop mechanical issues. Perhaps the wisest solution is to get an inexpensive document printer and continue to use labs to produce high-quality photo prints (and leave the printer problems to them). I will figure out what to do while waiting for the refund!

after 4 months of useage - Best printed - photos ever - but big negitive, " small back lite LCD screem is really hard to read." the screen is small and dim.- but on the positive side the large ink tanks are great and big savings on ink cost, when compared to small cartiges on other canon printers. No sure if the print heads won't clog when the printer isn't used for long periods of time. They claim the ink tanks will auto cap close when you turn off power and not dry out ?? I'll soon find out after a couple of months. The other TS8820 Canon Cartige printer I have needs new cartiges every time it goes unusded inspite of proper storge instruction and the print heads need cleaning as per maintenance screen instructions

Overall, at least so far, I'm quite happy with this purchase. I've only had it for a couple of weeks, but so far it's been great. One thing everyone should know, and that Cannon does not inform people about, is that if you want to print quality photos with this printer YOU MUST DOWNLOAD CANNON'S OWN PROPRIETARY PRINT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. This will allow you to choose paper, print quality, etc. I printed my first photo using the system dialog and there were faint vertical lines - not good. So I started to search for the why of it - knew it could not be clogged print heads, etc. as printer was new. The answer turned out to be quite simple but hard to find - download cannon's proprietary print management software. Once I did that the lines dissapeared and the print quality was amazing. Set up was easy, but wireless connection was not so straight forward. The only thing I don't like is the fact that the screen for printer dialog and commands (copy, etc.,) is so darn small it's hard to read. I also like the fact that the print heads are replaceable so if print quality deteriorates you can just change out the heads. Don't know how much they are or how easy to find, but they are separate (left and right) and replaceable. So, would I recommend it? Yep, I would.