Canon's PIXMA MP600 has been the mainstay of its all-in-one range, so it'll be a hard act for the newly introduced PIXMA MP610 to follow. Both machines are intended for the small and home office markets, as colour all-in-ones for printing plain paper pages and photographs.
The MP610 continues the look of its predecessor; a sort of irregular octagon in black and silver, with elongated sides at front and rear. At the back is a near-vertical, 150-sheet paper feed tray and there's a separate paper cassette, again 150-sheet capacity, which slots in underneath from the front. The front cover folds down to make a paper-out tray and there's a CD/DVD carrier which can also be slotted in - though it's a bit fiddly - once an internal flap's been lowered.
A 62mm LCD folds up from the front lip of the scanner lid so you can view photo thumbnails from any memory card; there are slots behind a cover to the right of the output tray for all formats except xD, an odd omission. The control panel the LCD display reveals uses Canon's intuitive, rotating finger-disc for selecting menu options and there are context-sensitive function keys, too.
This multifunction printer, scanner and copier connects to mains power and a PC via a USB connection at the back, so there's very little difference from the MP600, so far. There are worthwhile improvements, though. For a start, the optical scan resolution has been increased fourfold from 2,400 x 4,800ppi (pixels per inch) to 4,800 x 9,600ppi. Then there's Auto-Image Fix, which can correct for brightness, contrast and saturation in images you load and print directly.
The MP610 comes with a good suite of software, including PhotoStudio and OmniPage, and prints commendably quickly in most modes. A five-page text document took just over half a minute and, although we couldn't match Canon's claim for a borderless 15 x 10cm photo in 21 seconds, we did manage just under 40 seconds in standard mode, which is still good. The only fly in the speed ointment is the machine's duplex speed. Our double-sided print test took nearly nine minutes, due to enforced drying time between sides.
Print costs are reasonable, at around 1.8p for a black ISO page and 5p for a colour one, and print quality is excellent on both plain paper and in photos. There's plenty of image detail and colours are both natural and vivid when you need them to be. The device has separate black inks, tailored to text and photo prints
The MP610 continues the look of its predecessor; a sort of irregular octagon in black and silver, with elongated sides at front and rear. At the back is a near-vertical, 150-sheet paper feed tray and there's a separate paper cassette, again 150-sheet capacity, which slots in underneath from the front. The front cover folds down to make a paper-out tray and there's a CD/DVD carrier which can also be slotted in - though it's a bit fiddly - once an internal flap's been lowered.
A 62mm LCD folds up from the front lip of the scanner lid so you can view photo thumbnails from any memory card; there are slots behind a cover to the right of the output tray for all formats except xD, an odd omission. The control panel the LCD display reveals uses Canon's intuitive, rotating finger-disc for selecting menu options and there are context-sensitive function keys, too.
This multifunction printer, scanner and copier connects to mains power and a PC via a USB connection at the back, so there's very little difference from the MP600, so far. There are worthwhile improvements, though. For a start, the optical scan resolution has been increased fourfold from 2,400 x 4,800ppi (pixels per inch) to 4,800 x 9,600ppi. Then there's Auto-Image Fix, which can correct for brightness, contrast and saturation in images you load and print directly.
The MP610 comes with a good suite of software, including PhotoStudio and OmniPage, and prints commendably quickly in most modes. A five-page text document took just over half a minute and, although we couldn't match Canon's claim for a borderless 15 x 10cm photo in 21 seconds, we did manage just under 40 seconds in standard mode, which is still good. The only fly in the speed ointment is the machine's duplex speed. Our double-sided print test took nearly nine minutes, due to enforced drying time between sides.
Print costs are reasonable, at around 1.8p for a black ISO page and 5p for a colour one, and print quality is excellent on both plain paper and in photos. There's plenty of image detail and colours are both natural and vivid when you need them to be. The device has separate black inks, tailored to text and photo prints
Canon - PIXMA MP610 features - Verdict
While there's not a huge difference between Canon's PIXMA MP610 and the MP600 it replaced, the increased resolution in the scanner and improved automatic photo fixing are both welcome. Canon's range of all-in-ones remains one of the best on the market and the well-priced MP610 takes its place well.
While there's not a huge difference between Canon's PIXMA MP610 and the MP600 it replaced, the increased resolution in the scanner and improved automatic photo fixing are both welcome. Canon's range of all-in-ones remains one of the best on the market and the well-priced MP610 takes its place well.
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