TIPA Awards 2009
Best Expert Photo Printer in 2009: Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II
The TIPA panel were impressed with the PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II, as it enables gallery-quality imaging: "(it) uses a 10-colour pigment based single ink system, including matte black and photo black. This allows photographers to print on gloss and matte media with exceptional colour accuracy and gamut, without the need for swapping ink tanks."
Features of the Canon Pixma Pro 9500 Mark II
- Up to A3+ & 14" wide prints
- 10 Lucia pigment inks
- Stunning glossy prints
- Striking monochrome prints
- Superb colour control
- Wide range of media support
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
- 16bits per channel printing
- Ambient Light Correction
Professional printing up to A3+ & 14" wide prints
The Canon Pixma Pro 9500 Mark II allows you to produce saleable prints in sizes from 10x15cm up to A3+ and 14” wide media - perfect for exhibiting.
Media Freedom and stunning glossy prints
The Canon Pixma Pro 9500 Mark II allows you to print your images on gloss media with no 'Bronzing' or 'Gloss differential'. Choose from a range of Canon Gloss, Matte, and Fine Art media. Alternatively, select from a number of supported third party medias from Hahnemuhle, Crane, Somerset, Moab, Innova, Arches, Canson & Pictorico and more. Print on to media up to 1.2mm thick thanks to the flat paper path.
10 single Lucia pigment inks
Sell your prints with confidence thanks to Canon’s fade resistant Lucia pigment inks. The extra Red & Green cartridges expand the printer’s colour gamut, while the Photo & Matte black inks are both installed at the same time: no more swapping cartridges for different paper types.
Superb colour control and striking monochrome prints
The neutral grey and metameric properties of Canon’s Lucia inks means that neutral, smooth & high contrast mono prints are easily achieved – even when there are elements of both colour and monochrome in the image.
FINE print quality and 16 bits per channel
Canon’s FINE Print head is made by a full-photolithography process, not bonded, which enables accurate placement and control of each individual drop of ink and a high resolution of 4800x2400 dpi. The result is highly detailed, grain-free prints. 16bits per channel printing creates smoother tonal gradations in colour and monochrome and enables you to make the most of your 16bit images.
Adobe PS Elements 6.0 and Easy-PhotoPrint Pro Plug-in included
For efficient photo editing, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 is included along with Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Pro Plug-In, for Photoshop* or Digital Photo Professional, which allows you to layout multiple images and adjust the print settings all from one screen.
Ambient Light Correction
The Ambient Light Correction feature** automatically corrects the print colour tones for accurate colour rendition in the lighting conditions under which it will be displayed.
* Compatible with Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3/CS4 and Photoshop Elements 6
**Windows Vista only
The PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II is bundled with the following software:
Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Pro – advanced imaging plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3/CS4/Elements 6.0 and Canon Digital Photo Professional 2.1 or later, allowing Canon Pixma Pro 9500 to be seamlessly integrated into the imaging workflow. Features include:
- RAW image printing (from Canon Digital Photo Professional and Adobe Photoshop Elements)
- Direct access to ICC colour profiles
- Monochrome mode, for printing colour data in black and white, with rich gradation and without colour casts
- Ambient Light Correction, for accurate colour rendition under different lighting conditions (available only on systems running Windows Vista)
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 – powerful, easy-to-use photo editing software which allows users of non-Canon EOS D-SLR cameras to convert and print RAW files.
- Canon Colour Management Tool Pro** – create custom ICC profiles easily with select X-Rite spectrophotometers
- Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX – fully integrated user-friendly software for photo printing and creative projects, such as calendars or photo albums.
- CD-LabelPrint – simplifies printing directly onto ink jet printable CDs and DVDs.
Compatibility
The Canon Pixma Pro 9500 Mark II is compatible with Windows 7 (via download from Canon UK website) Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.5
** Only available as download from Canon Europe Website