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Canon G550/650/620 printer unboxing/setup - installing inks, print heads and software
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- Keith sets up a Canon Pixma G550 printer (G650 is the same, but with a scanner) In the US the 650 is the G620 Wireless MegaTank Photo Printer
The printer is loaded with six inks from bottles and set up for wireless connectivity.
There will be videos, articles and a review of this printer in due course when I'll be looking at just how useful it is for a variety of applications.
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Thank you very much from the Netherlands here!! With your guidance the G650 came in this morning and is now up and running! Two tasks next, connect with a second computer and then: print photos!! I'll look at your account on YT or your website if you have such great help as this video is.
Thanks - all my Gxxx info and videos are linked from the main review at:
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper Thank you very much again. Very helpfull!
Thank you for all the videos on Canon G550 and have now purchased a Canon G550. The setting up video is spot on and allowed we to set up the printer quickly and with no issue. A great set of videos for anyone looking to buy a Canon G550.
The only thing I would add is I am a Linux user and as soon as I manually connect the printer to my home WiFi through the wizard on the printer Linux found the printer no problem. I would also say the display on the printer is too small and not easy to read in low light. Apart from that a great A4 printer photo printer but not a printer for printing documents.
Glad it was of help
I agree about the display [it's covered in the main written review] fine in the light where I was testing, but tricky in dimmer light
Again well done, always happy to watch your reviews
Thanks - more on the way ;-)
Thanks! I got this printer last month and have been quite happy with the images. Looking forward to your detailed reviews.
Thanks - I'm having some issues with Mac colour management, but it is a very competent printer.
Thanks , I am looking forward to the next videos….
Thanks...
Brilliant I got a G650 yesterday from Argos and for the price it’s really an amazing printer.
I find with thicker paper like 180 GSM it scores the image even with abrasion on.
But it’s hardly noticeable looking direct at the image but still not ideal.
Look forward to your future videos on this one with hints tips and paper types
Thank you
I've not seen issues in that respect, up to 310gsm so far - if it persists it may be a fault.
For photo printing it really needs profiles for optimal results, but is certainly a capable device
I’ve just tried with Canons SG201 paper and no issues with marking the paper, maybe they just want you to use their own… when you print on others it appears again.
More noticeable in the darks so have another look at different angles in the light and see if you notice this mark lines.
They are not noticeable looking at the print from direct on
Thank you and look forward to your next video indeed.
Bedankt
Thanks - really appreciated
Hello! I love your videos and I bought a G550 after saw this one. My question is How can I choose the kind of paper in the printer driver? There is nothing to choose from…
I am using the airplay driver because there is not a diferent driver in the canon’s website.
Thank you very much.
Thanks - have a read of the main [written] review for more detail.
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper thank you.
Thank you so much for helping 🤎
Thanks
I'm so glad you've got one of these Keith. Look forward to your reviews on this, and perhaps a comparison to the Epson ET-8500/8550, mindful of the fact of course that it's limited to A4.
Two very different printers - I don't ever publicly do comparisons between brands though ;-)
On a Mac, the lack of driver is from my POV a bad move, and would rule out me buying one.
However...
Now that doesn't mean I can't make good prints, just that non functioning colour management is a complete showstopper from a personal viewpoint, given all the work I do.
Of course there is no doubt a sizeable market that doesn't care about colour management - but I don't really do the videos for them ;-) :-)
@@KeithCooper I'll have to watch videos on both back to back and get some test image prints done first.
The Epson seems, based on features, to be a better all rounder - inbuilt duplexer, usable onboard screen etc, but the Canon is so much cheaper you could buy a high end office printer with the saving in price and get all of that anyway.
For me, as a starter photo printer/printer for smaller prints it would perhaps be somewhat ideal. And actually in that sense, I appreciate it for what it is - basic, but in theory at least, delivering quality results with good colour gamut (when they sort the driver issue) for a hugely reduced price.
The lack of Mac support and significant difference in features between this and it's Epson competitor seems to smell a bit of "rushed to market". I'm half tempted to wait a year or so to see what follows over the next year or so. Mac support is essential for a creative tool, and I can't help but think there'll be an A3/A3+ version to follow and perhaps a model with a more complete feature set.
I'd also suggest reading my reviews - they are where I put more detailed stuff - especially since written articles can be refined/expanded and updated/corrected.
For me the videos are overviews, and always secondary to the written material
@@KeithCooper Will do thanks :)
Did u find an answer? 8500 vs g650@@jameswalker7874
Hello. I just bought the G570, printed the 2 test sheets successfully too but when I put some 4*6 papers to print photos the printer just does not accept the paper - 'paper does not feed' error 1070.
The solutions I'm seeing online all need the rollers to be cleaned but in my case this is a brand new printer! I have managed to get prints by switching the printer on & off , by pressing cancel & then printing again and cancel & printing again until the paper is 'accepted' and a print is made. Have been able to make just 15 4*6 prints.
Need your suggestions 1. Is there any defect in the printer? 2. By any chance am I doing something wrong?
3. Any suggestions?
I have tried putting in 10, 20 pages in the feed and just a single page in the feed but this does not seem to make any difference. Please, some help.
Sounds like a duff printer.
I wouldn't keep one which did this...
Return to seller/Canon is my only suggestion for a new printer, this is what warranties are for...
Hello Keith, Thank you for great video,
Can you please let me know that as the G650 is a good quality Photo printer, will office text printing still be average quality ?
Thank you to help..
Yes, it's quite competent.
However to be honest I don't ever include document printing in my detailed testing.
Hi Keith, I enjoy watching your content and I am happy to see you got this printer for a review. I am definitely looking forward to see your opinion on this one. I would appreciate if you could do some comparisons to Canon imagePROGRAF, especially regarding the quality and price per print.
I have recently bought G640 to print some personal projects as well as providing my clients with small prints, ID photos etc. I print my works in a bigger sizes in proper photo labs but I have to admit I am struggling in finding a good, reliable provider for that. Little lines showing that the printer head was blocked drive me crazy and I often have to reject prints I receive. So I decided to get this little printer to start my adventure and scale it up if it turns to be something I am more into.
Thanks
I won't be doing direct comparisons, but print price is going to be much lower.
BUT - the 550/640 have a potentially crippling problem, if like me you use a Mac. There is no driver, meaning that the AirPort print driver doesn't support colour management enough to make full profiles.
I'm still investigating this but it means that my ICC profiles will likely only be usable to Mac users.
Still, my prints on it with test profiles are fine and much better than without them - it is an interesting problem to investigate in a printer, which normally for my personal work, I'd likely not give a second glance to (too small!)
I also hope they sort the software out so that profiles can be created for Windows and Mac.
If I had a PC I could make profiles, but the Mac setup means that whilst I've made some profiles (they work) they are not 'full' ones - more experimenting required
@@KeithCooper Would this be something Canon could cure by releasing proper drivers for Macs?
I'd hope they bring proper Mac drivers out - it seems a bit crazy to make a creative oriented printer without full Mac support.
There are no plans for that - it is a deliberate choice AFAIK (and gets a big thumbs down from me)
@@KeithCooper Seems a very big negative to me. Wipes out a large section of the market. At first you could think it's preserving the market for the likes of the Pro-200, but if you're a more cost driven person you'd now be forced to buy the Epson.
A very reasonable observation ;-)
What would be a good paper to use for this printer in a matte and a glossy? I’m new to printing and would like to get started with decent quality paper
For initial use, I'd start with a Canon Lustre
See the main [written] review
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/
I'm about to have the Pixma G650 delivered and found this video very helpful. Quick question about the ink bottles; can they be re-used? By this I mean can the empty ones be returned to Canon for re-filling, or are they single use only? If the latter, it seems like a waste of a perfectly reusable item.
Nope - single use
Hi Keith, just set up my new Canon G 650 after following your video. It is working fine but it is VERY noisy! A lot of clanking takes place as each sheet of paper feeds in. Is this typical? It is very distracting in my small office. Regards, John
The one I tested, whilst not quiet, was not very noisy - if it's a new one, I'd contact Canon.
I have the 650. Airprint only was a disappointment. I'd be interested to see what progress you can make with profiling. It's hugely economical though. I've printed well over 3000 A4 b/w text on my first black ink bottle :) - Make sure you turn on quiet mode.
Well, I have profiles that work on a Mac - whether they are 'real' profiles is something I don't know as yet.
AirPrint is unfortunately the only Mac print option... I'm not getting a win PC just to test a small printer ;-)
@@KeithCooper I await your next video with bated breath.
Very interesting Keith. I'm more than happy with my little Epson Eco Tank printer but of course this Canon improves on that with the addition of Red and Grey inks too. £200 seems pretty reasonable to me. A full set of replacement inks is only around £70 which most will rarely purchase even with heavy use. Does this printers Windows driver allow colour management? One of the reasons I went for my Epson was that at the time I purchased it none of the comparable Canon models had this feature within their driver ( you had to have a Pro100 or better to get that ability ). If I could use colour management and load my own custom ICC profiles I'd seriously look at buying one of these for sure 😊
Ah, the red/grey ink thing... much of which is marketing guff ;-)
I believe that the win setup does include a proper driver (but no profiles) - I'm building profiles for the Mac and they are working very well, despite the airprint problem.
@@KeithCooper Really...would the addition of the red and grey inks make very little impact regards colour? I figure that at the very least the grey would help with B&W printing or am I completely wrong? Hoping this printer has a driver that allows colour management, I might just download the driver to my PC and check that out first before potentially buying this printer 😉
The grey is mainly for dilution/gradation of the colours rather than for B&W
The red does give a bit of a nudge to the gamut and can offset weaknesses in the yellow (and magenta)
That said there is no simple mapping between similarly named ink colours between ink sets. The G550 also uses the old Chromalife100 inks with a relatively weak black from a fading POV.
I will have a lot of profiles for this printer, but they are created for printing on a Mac...
Is there any soon update for this model ?
Not that I've heard of - BUT I often don't get update news for the lower end printers until they are formally announced.
Can you use pigment based inks on a printer likes this? Or is there another A4 printer that uses pigment inks that I should look at? I want to possibly sell prints and don't want the colours to fade. Thinking A4 might be large enough for the time being.
Well, you could try, but Canon thermal printheads are very closely matched to the characteristic of the ink. If it worked, it might not work for long. I'm sure someone will sell you inks along with claims of compatibility - I wouldn't put them in any printer of mine...
These really are lower end consumer products - with care, reasonably good results can come of them, and with careful choice of media they won't fade in a few years...
If longevity genuinely matters though, there are no small, cheap pigment ink printers.
I say genuinely, since it's all about marketing and positioning your products at a profitable point in the market
@@KeithCooper So much to learn about printers! But I think you've hit it on the head with your last sentence. It's all about marketing and placement. Should've thought of that myself as I have been in business.
I don't see myself printing off low quality 8x10 prints and selling them for a few pounds on an 'artisian'market stall. Talked to one such photographer recently who actually lost £17 that day after his fees!
To quote a photographer who knows about printers and tilt shift lenses, I've better things to do with my time.
So the plan is to build and develop a website, try to place my photos a bit higher up the food chain in terms of quality and use a firm such as Loxely until I can justify a pigment ink printer.
I know that I've paid more for my last couple of lenses than a good printer but am aware that unless I have a demand for my prints it'll be an expensive ornament.
Still have a lot to learn in the meantime.
Hi dear. Super video! Thanks for it! I would to know what is difference between inks Gi-43 and Gi-41? Can i use gi 41 istead? (Pixma 650) cause its cheeper. Or gi-490
Thanks
Wrong inks make for poor prints - false economy
@@KeithCooper but all that inks from canon.
Makes no difference - Canon make plenty of different inks, especially for cheaper/home-office printers like this.
It might work, but it's not something I'd ever try...
@@KeithCooper Thanksfir answering! Good luck!
How long it takes to print 4x6 photo glossy direct from i phone
I've no accurate info on this I'm afraid
Are there any ink tank printers with irreplaceable print heads? I assume that is better?!
I'm going to say - you assume wrongly ;-)
The replaceability of heads is entirely due to the design and technology used for the heads.
Replaceability has zero effect on print quality
@@KeithCooper Sorry, maybe I need to rephrase my question. I was asking if a printer with an irreplaceable head is better in terms of cost and operation? I've checked few Brothers ink tank printers which seem to come with fixed printer heads. So I was confused about which one to purchase.
Ah, I only really look at photo printers, so essentially Canon and Epson. Brother are not in this market and HP walked away from high quality desktop photo printing years ago. I don't look at office type printers in my testing (I'm a working photographer)
Replaceable heads have no real impact in cost as far as I know, but once again I purposely ignore costs in the sort of analysis I do ;-)