Side by Side Comparison of: HP vs Canon

Worth every single penny. It's the perfect printer for running a small home business and also for homeschool families. So many great features... You can even set up a printer email address so that you can send emails to it on the go and it will print for you at home. Similarly, you can "scan to email" to send a document or photo to yourself or even to a friend for quick file sharing. (Instead of scanning to computer and emailing. It just cuts down on steps and time spent). It also has automatic double-sided printing without having to reinsert the paper manually. I was also able to get 7 months of instant ink for free with a friend's referral link and an offer HP was running which made the ink situation a no brainer!

This printer is awesome! The first one that I received was defective. After a 30 minute call to HP customer service, a new one was on the way. The new one works perfectly and we have not had any issues in a month since we received it.Things I really like about this printer are: It is very quiet and fast. Printer range is great and we can print from anywhere in our house and even from the garage. It uses very little ink - in a month we are still using the initial ink cartridges that came with the printer. It has a small footprint and the only wired connection is for power. 2 sided printing is great and totally automatic. You can use heavyweight card stock in the printer. HP customer service was fast, efficient and complete - about a week after receiving the new printer, they gave me a follow up call to ensure it was working properly. Ink jet nozzles don't clog up immediately like all of our past Epson printers. Touchscreen makes a great user interface.For a low priced printer, I cannot think of any cons.Very glad we chose this printer and we feel its a great value.

I've had the HP1510 All in One since 2001, and it still works perfectly. However, I needed to upgrade to a wireless printer since I use my smartphone for just about everything. I lurked until the price was, well amazing, and finally pulled the trigger.The Envy 7640 is plug and play. I did some research, thanks to all the reviewers before me, and had my apps loaded, which made everything go that much smoother on my phone. For Android I needed the All in One Remote and HP Eprint. I simply followed any instructions for both printer and apps setup and I was printing with ease.The footprint is similar to my old model, it sits a little higher with autofeed, which I didn't have before. It's amazing how much faster everything prints compared to my 1510, and the clarity is incredible. This is the first printer I've seen where I'd consider wasting ink to print photos.I purchased an extra Black cartridge based on reviews, but I've printed approx 30 pages on the smaller? included cartridge, and still have 75% remaining. It's great that I can use a touch screen to quickly check ink usage, link my google drive acct, can print recipes and all sorts of things I haven't explored.For someone who prints around 300 copies a month, and needs wifi capability, this is a great printer. HP generously gave me my 1510 when I worked for their biz partner, the largest chip mfr, which made me brand loyal. I feel like they have continuously earned my trust over the years with other purchases, including my new Envy 7640. I did get the Square Trade warranty because it's crazy for me no to, but would be surprised if I needed it. My cats think the printer is great fun, and come running when it cranks on. As long as they're happy,,,,

I tend to purchase HP printers. When I was still working this was the brand that we always used and had good luck in the work place. When I needed a new one this time I started looking and came across the 7640 Envy. This actually was more printer than I needed but it had a large paper tray, it will accept 8.5" x 14". It does a good job with the copy function and is very fast. It does have a Automatic Document feeder but does say not to scan pictures using the feeder. The printer can also be set up to have it's own email address so you can print from anywhere with your tablet or smart phone. This feature does have security and you can set it up so on certain people have access. In my humble opinion this is a great printer for the money. Amazon has the best price that I have seen. I am not sure about the software that comes with the unit as I run Linux. The printer does not say that it will function with Linux but I had no problem setting it up. HPLIP setup was easy.

I have been using this printer some time it has extremely user friendly, from Faxing to Double sided printing or Scanning or copying documents individually one at a time or using the automatic sheet feeder... one thing that I found very useful was the software that gives this printer the ability to generate PDF Files, another feature that I like is to go inactive and after 2 hours to power itself down... When this printer first powered up it is ready to use almost instantaneously.... The instruction screen is large and the pictures show what are the available functions and leads you step by step and provides the options of the function that are to be performed... One of biggest problems with most printers is clearing paper jams with this printer it is EXTREMELY EASY AND USER FRIENDLY it is done from the top no need to move the printer to get behind it to open the paper jam door another great printer feature is the lead through to change ink cartridges

So far, so good!!!I purchased this printer to finally replace a Kodak (5000 something model). My Kodak printer was not broken, however even though I only use black ink, it kept running out of color ink and the printer cannot be used at all (even for just black ink printing) if it is out of color ink. So, it hurt to purchase a new printer without my old one being broken. This has been a great purchase. The set up was very simple, it is very compact, and best of all it can be used for black ink only printing even if the color ink is out!!!! My kids love it too, because now I will let them use the color ink (since I don't) to do their arts and crafts whereas before the use of color ink was BANNED from use in the household...

The Canon MX922 is by far the best color printer I've ever had:
1. The quality of color prints is fabulous, especially on high-quality photo paper e.g. Kodak Metallic
2. The quality of black and white print is really good too
3. Unlike other printers, ink cartridges can be used until they actually run dry, and not only until the point that warning messages are displayed and the printer refuses to print
4. Scan quality is great too

Down sides? Sometimes it's slow to react but that's often when my computer is tired and needs a reboot. But I use it in my home and not for commercial purposes, so at the price it's really nothing to complain about.

I received my Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One printer very quickly and packaged very nicely. I previously had an "Ink devouring HP All-In-One printer which had many problems". However, this Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One provides all of the services at a affordable cost and has not run out of Ink in over two months, :-). I am just amazed at the quality of picture reproduction, even my family now has the Canon products. The Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One works seamlessly with your computer, and wirelessly provides all of the services you will need. All while saving you money for the cost of reproduction and giving BEST quality of any All-In-One printer on the market currently. I highly recommend to everyone who needs an excellent printer, that you purchase the Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One and you will be extremely happy you did and save money on each reproduction. I did not receive any benefits for my review of this amazing product, I just wanted everyone to know how great this printer is from Canon.

Like many people I had used HP printers for years. However, i was not happy with the print quality of my photos and I was particularly unhappy with how loud the printer was. When I saw this Canon on sale I decided it was time for a change. It was a great move on my part as this printer delivers all that it advertises and more. The print quality is superb and for an home inkjet printer it is reasonably quiet. It doesn't really disturb me while i'm in the same room and is barely noticeably from anywhere else (my last HP could be heard from 2 rooms away). I haven't done a paper count to see how much ink I'm actually using compared to the company's estimate but the difference from my HP, if there is one, hasn't been noticeable.

The quality of the print is excellent, especially the photos. I don't know how many people still print photos but my wife still loves to have prints to one day eventually put into albums someday in the future and the print quality of the photos from this Canon is superb. I have a hard time distinguishing which ones I printed and which ones were sent out to be printed.

All in all I couldn't be happier with this printer..

This is the most incredible piece of electronic hardware I have ever purchased as far as printers, scanners, and fax machines goes. And I've had plenty of competing brands (Epsom, Brother, HP, etc.). None have ever come close to the absolute sleekness and perfection of the print quality, and it is quite simply the easiest to set up and use, even if it is your first time for an "all in one" piece. My four year old granddaughter could breeze through this with no problem!
I am so very glad I did over an hour and a half, or more, to research and compare all the others out there. At $99, there is simply no comparison. I did buy the "ink4work Set of 20 pack PGI-250XL backup set of cartridges due to the fabulous reviews I read from other Amazon buyers, and although I haven't used any yet, it is a good feeling for $20 to have all of these as backup in case I blast through one or more colors on a specific project. One problem: Canon did not send me the cartridges in the package when I opened it and started following the very simple "fast set up" directions. Bummer! Thank goodness I had already purchased and received the generic backups - I was good to go! I will be calling Canon to let them know that I went through the box and the shipping materials very carefully, thinking maybe I threw them out by accident. No such luck. Hopefully they will make good on sending me what should have come with the unit.

I would recommend this for the novice as well as us who depend on these products to run our businesses from home a vital tool. If I can think of it, I'll update in a couple of months to let you know how it works. Total FIVE STARS. Great price on Amazon.

That said, I don't try different brands so I can compare them, so I may be biased. My camera equipment is Canon (for many years) and so my last printer was a Canon IP6000, purchased in 2006, for printing 4x6 photos (and documents). It worked great until recently when it suddenly slowed way down, which is what prompted me to go shopping. Naturally I read the reviews for Canon printers (and some other brands) and it appeared that this one was the newest technology and already had favorable reviews, including from people with home businesses.

Now, let's switch gears. My printing needs have diminished over the years as I have become increasingly more digital in document storage, online financial transactions, etc. Basically, if I can do it digitally, then that is the route I take. This includes my photo collection which is stored on my iPad for showing off. :-) I also bought a CanoScan 8600F (flatbed scanner) in 2006, which is still in use.

So, imagine my very pleasant surprise when I discovered the awesome speed and stream-lined functionality of the multi-sheet scanning feature! If one sets up a directory (in the accompanying software utilities) ahead of time, then it's as simple as loading your documents, hitting either start button (black or color) and very quickly a pdf file shows up in the pre-set directory. Did I mention it has an ethernet port and is quickly (and painlessly) recognized on the network once the drivers are installed? I don't like Wi-Fi for home networking, I prefer ethernet (gigabit speed) when ever I can get it, so this port was a big plus for me. All of my computers see and work with the Fax driver, Printer driver and Scanning driver.

Now, let's mention some little things that make this machine great. I never turn it off as it has a low-power state (automatic after a few minutes of inactivity) where everything powers down with only one small, blue light glowing. If I send something to the printer it immediately comes to life, takes a few moments to warm up and (this is cool) the paper output tray *automatically* opens and the extension support flips out! It's the little things that make me smile. :-) Also, if I place one or more documents in the scanner slot (while in low power mode) then it instantly springs to life and takes a few moments to warm up.

Having stated that I print less and less these days, I must say I was impressed with the ink cartridges. They all have small, red LED lights that confirm they are plugged in correctly and in working order! Another smile. :-) Now I don't FAX much these days, but it's nice to know that it is hooked into the "clone" line through my PhonePower VOIP adapter (2 ports) and therefore is available upon demand. Oh, btw, the top lifts up like a flatbed scanner also, so I guess I will be donating the CanoScan 8600F soon.

Final analysis: This machine's capabilities pleasantly exceeded my expectations, even after reading the specs and reviews. It has proven to be fairly equal in functionality to the Xerox multi-function machine at work, but at a fraction of the cost. The only thing it can't do is print 11x17, but that isn't an issue at this time. I will try to get back in a year to report on it's longevity prospects.

UPDATE: I have knocked the rating down to 4 stars because there is no secondary sheet feeder. (My rating for this is actually 4.5 but that choice isn't available). Occasionally I have need to print on 8.5 x 14 (legal). With this unit one must remove the regular paper from the lower (main) paper tray, extend it out (at least they did build that into the unit) and load the 8.5 x 14 paper. I suppose I have been spoiled by top (secondary) sheet feeders on previous printers, so this is a small let-down. I guess I assumed the scanning feeder could be used as a secondary sheet feeder (for printing) but due to the design of the machine it cannot.

UPDATE, 11-24-13: I had occasion to send my sister a letter today (she hates email) so I typed one up and hit the print button. I have not printed anything for several months, and the print cartridges are now 7 months old. My letterhead includes a small photo of a sunset over a local river at the bottom. After hitting the print button the machine woke up, flipped out the print tray, spent a minute doing a self-diagnostics, then printed out my one page in about 7 seconds. Apart from a slight smudge at the top (probably due to inactivity for several months) the letter printed out flawlessly, including the photo. I reprinted the letter and there were no smudges or flaws. Since I have not needed "legal" size paper anymore, I am changing my rating to 5 stars since this machine is doing everything I need it to do.

UPDATE, 05-25-14: I lost my mother on Feb. 1 and inherited her estate. I was forced to move temporarily from WA to KY to liquidate the estate. My first priority was to set up my office so I could deal with the legal, financial and medical accounts and issues. I am also Trustee so there were many Will disbursements to deal with. I did not bring my MX922 from WA, instead I bought a new one once here. After 4 months of scanning, copying, and printing, I can now say I have given this machine a workout, including the printing function. It has performed most excellent. I also needed to buy more ink cartridges and discovered an alternate source (here on Amazon) for cartridges that are: (a) a fraction of the cost of Canon cartridges, (b) still have the same red LED's on them that communicate with the printer and (c) are relatively CLEAR, so one can see how much ink is left. I still cannot comment on photo printing as I am all digital these days when it comes to photography. But I can give this unit 5 stars for being a workhorse in all other areas! I can also say that if one schedules their need for printing envelopes in batches, this unit does that professionally as well.

UPDATE, 08-24-15: Earlier in the year I decided to start creating my own greeting cards (using CorelDraw) and printing out 5x7 photos for b-day gifts to relatives and friends (from PhotoShop). Both machines are still working great, and they produce exceptional photos. There are settings within the Canon print drivers that one can play with to improve the photo quality as well. I can also endorse the much cheaper ink cartridges that I buy from Blake Printing Supply on Amazon. I have gone through 2 sets (10 cartridges in a set) and they work great as well. For those wanting to find them, do a search on Amazon for "MX922 compatible ink cartridges" and look for Blake Printing Supply.

The HP all in one is perfect for the home/small business user. I love that we can print from our apple and android devices. You can setup to send from anywhere. I can scan and send to any PC on my network. Prints great photos. The small cartridges are cheap and print plenty of papers and photos.

This is a pretty decent printer for the price. I think it prints nice photos and prints quick enough. It's just a little loud, and slow when scanning/copying. However, it's quite the step up from my old printer which was almost 10 years old and on its last leg. I like all the wireless functions this has and the ability to print on a Chromebook and from my phone. I also like that I can scan something and email it directly to the person instead of scanning it into the computer, saving the file, then sending an email. All very convenient functions.

Quality and speed is great. I had a previous HP version where if you placed papers in the autofeed the HP scanning software would automatically open on the computer desktop. This version does not allow that option. So you have to save scans to one folder then move them or manually open the HP software, go to scanning click a few more times and select a scan to location. Either way is a pain. Ink seems more expensive then it should be. I tried using refilled ink but the printer will not recognize it.

My favorite HP all in one to date. The only problem I have is sometimes it won't recognize my laptop and will have to print from my phone... Which is a bit annoying. But it's still a great machine!

I purchased this printer to replace an HP Photosmart printer for which it was becoming difficult to find ink cartridges (planned obsolescence is industry wide and, seemingly, impossible to avoid). Since the old Photosmart had no platen I had to have a second printer for scanning and copying (Epson Workforce). The Envy 7640 enabled me to replace both printers, freeing up space in my work area. I am not a heavy user (nope, not commenting on my body type) so I didn't enroll for the ink program (I'm not sure that I would, regardless, since I don't like to be committed to anything [except my wife, dear] that I can't control, depending on circumstance).The 7640 has performed entirely as presented. Set up was very easy and it integrated seamlessly into my home network so that both I and my wife can have it set as default printer and print on command. Photo printing is just as good as the Photosmart (which I liked) and scanning to the computer over the network is faultless.One caution that is not limited to this particular printer: If you want to use it to automatically detect incoming faxes, it cannot be connected to a line that has provider voice mail. I am using a second line for a charity that I run and it has a Verizon Fios voice mail box. Since I don't do much (if any) faxing any more, it is not an issue for me.So, bottom line, the printer works well and does what it says it will do. I give it only four stars because I haven't had it long enough to settle into a love affair....initial infatuation is the best you get from me.

Purchased the 7640 a couple of weeks ago for use with my Apple iMac desktop. Installation took a little while, but less than an hour. I had no hitches. It easily connected wirelessly to my iMac through my Comcast modem/wireless router. The document feeder for scanning has worked fine so far. No jams like the printer/scanner i replaced. Speed is acceptable for a home office. Only issue i have had is with the manual scanner. Scanning through the feeder works fine and communicates well with the iMac. But scanning manually on the glass results in freezing the transfer of the image to the iMac. It doesn't make since why there would be a performance difference, but will need to trouble shoot when i get some free time.

I had the prior model of this, the 890 series, but after about two years it suddenly stopped printing and the Canon technician said it cannot be fixed. The printer was perfect – it did everything I needed. So I bought this next generation, this MX922. It seems to be identical except for one real bummer: they removed the external paper feeder, which I used all the time. Now you have to dig down and pull the drawer out to add paper or to see what's there. A pain, but doable. Would have given this five stars if they have that external paper feeder.

I've had the printer for a few months now, and it's great! Never had a double-sided printing printer before, but this is so convenient! I use it to print lab reports and powerpoint notes for school constantly. The deep paper tray has me running only to collect my homework, and not to refill the paper again. It connects to laptops by Wifi, and it's so simple to use!
The only thing is sometimes this printer switches trays on the automatic option, and it will say the printer is empty, when it's really just trying to print your full sized document onto photo paper (which I took out of the upper tray because of this). Also, the paper they give you for the bottom tray is essential to keep at the bottom of the paper pile, it helps the printer align, and it doesn't print correctly without it. To me, this printer is a fantastic buy, and even with the quirks, I'd but this one again.

Overall, this is an outstanding product and does exactly what it's supposed to do. You can print directly onto CD's or paper. You can scan, fax, or copy. And you can do it all wirelessly. Trust me, printing from your phone at any time while connected to your home network is an incredible feeling. I have had issues doing this using other printers, but a streamlined process with this one.
I do, however, wish this printer was a little quicker. It really seems to take a while to get going once you've clicked the print button on your device.
Also, you will notice the cost-per-page is higher than average - although the ability to buy separate ink cartridges for each color is a nice benefit, and can help save some money.
So overall, I give this product 4 out of 5 stars! I am very satisfied with this product and will continue to buy from Canon and Amazon as well.
Thank you!

(Included images show album artwork & printed CD using the Canon PIXMA MX922)

This is my first review on any product on Amazon, this review will be on the Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax. After reading almost 75 reviews this will be focusing on the reviews with 1-2 stars. First to the complaints on the wireless air-print from Ios or Android, if you setup the printer using WPS your phone will never pick up the printer or will appear offline. You have to select WLAN Setup from Menu on the printer then select other setup options on the LCD screen then select standard setup and find your router then select and type in your password then connect. Also you have to make sure your phone is on the same channel, so especially if you have a dual-band router and your phone is on the 5ghz channel and the printer is on the 2.4ghz channel you will also run into problems. So every thing has to be on same channel, phone on 2.4ghz then the printer has to be on 2.4ghz channel then you will have absolutely no problems printing from your phone. Then with the complaints about noise there is a Quit mode selection in the menu when turned on it reduced all printer noise by at least 75%. Now to the ink consumption this printer is one of the best in the simple fact that if one of your cartridges runs out it will continue to print. Also the printer by default will print even all Black and White documents in the color setting because it brings a better quality this can simply be changed in your printer settings in your control panel to Black and White so most regular text documents will use the XXL cartridge which lasts for ever. With this setting changed if the page has color it stills prints in color.Compared to other printers when one cartridge runs out the printer will not continue to print until the ink cartridge is changed. The Canon PIXMA MX922 is one of the best printers I've used regarding ink, as a plus you can buy a color and XXL Black cartridge set from Amazon for a total of $60. As far as the scanner and copier go's it is one of the best I've used on a printer under $200. Have not had a chance to use the Fax so I can't reply in this review on that subject. One of the few downfalls of this printer is the size it really is a rather large printer compared to other all in one printers in it's class so take that into consideration. Photos are absolutely beautiful when used with Cannon Pro Platinum photo paper at 4x6 100 sheets for $20 on Amazon. As far as setup and install program wise it's pretty much standard procedure. I've had the printer for about two weeks now and really I am so impressed for only $99. To those saying about break downs well with the SquareTrade 3-Year Electronics Protection Plan ($75-100) for only $14.20 how can you go wrong? There is another slight downside if you don't have a router or wireless access the printer doesn't come with the USB cable to direct connect, but one can be purchased on Amazon for $5.49 the Mediabridge USB 2.0 - A Male to B Male Cable (10 Feet) - High-Speed with Gold-Plated Connectors - Black. For those people giving this printer 1-2 stars it really is not their fault they are just ignorant to technology. Throwing off people into second guessing in purchasing this amazing piece of home all in one equipment. The auto 35 page duplex is also so time saving and conserves so much on paper consumption. I really hope this review finds people who are interested in purchasing this machine. The VERY few downsides like the USB and shear size is the only reason I didn't give this product a 5 star rating. I hope this review was helpful in letting you disregard the people giving this product 1-2 stars. Thanks for taking the time to read a real review!

I always buy the all-in-ones that are able to automatically print duplex and that include a fax since I still need to fax upon occasion. In the past I've had HP, but haven't had great experiences with their printers lately (the last one I had starting failing one month after the 1 year warranty expired. HP said "tough luck" essentially, even though I read that my issues were VERY common with their products. They had no sense of ownership...). So I moved on to Canon.

This model, while shorter than my past printers, has a bigger footprint. My husbands exact remark when I unpacked it was "So I see you decided to go with the small model." Yes, he's a bit sarcastic :) .

What is great about it so far (I haven't played with all the features yet; I'll update as I do that):

1. Unpacking it is relatively easy. It's bulky and a bit heavy, but Canon put it in a bag. So you can lift up the handles and it pulls the printer right out of the box. This is the first time I've seen this. It was so much easier than my printers in the past where I had to smash my hands down in the box, try to get a grip, and then try to coax the printer out of the box.
2. It was very easy to install. The install takes about 14 minutes, but the install program warns you of this. And since all you have to do is wait it's very easy.
3. It has a user guide that comes with the printer. Now don't get too excited - it's not printed. BUT it is added to your system upon installation and the sw that is installed on your system also has links to it online. This is the first time I've actually found it easy to get a user guide since they stopped providing the printed copy in the box. I may actually like it better than the printed copy since it's just a click away. And I'm a person who uses the guide since I like to use advanced features
4. It is bluetooth capable. I find this is the easiest way to print pictures from my phone (even my 6 year old can do it) so this is a plus. Do I wish the bluetooth was built in? Yes. But since I had an extra adapter laying around this wasn't an issue. I plugged in the adapter and it instantly was ready. So easy.
5. It is wi-fi ready and the wi-fi works. This was the first thing to go on my last printer, so working wi-fi makes me happy. We'll see how long it lasts, but I haven't heard of major issues with the Canons so I'm not worried.
6. It is cloud ready. I set it up to connect to Google Cloud Print. And I put that app on my tablets. So now I can easily print from my samsung tablet. The setup was easy to do - I followed the steps in the user guide.
7. The tray that catches the paper can fold up to stay out of the way when you aren't printing. I like this because I've got pets and I hate the thought of fur getting into my printer. And, the best part (and my favorite gee-whiz feature hands down) is that it automatically opens when you send a print job. I l-o-v-e that. It's the little things in life, right? :)

What I'm not so crazy about: The menus and lack of touch screen. Maybe it's because I'm changing brands, but the menus are not as intuitive as I'd like. I find myself referencing the guide more than I'd like to so I can find what I need in the menus. And since it's not touch screen you've got to navigate using a keypad off to the side. I find that cumbersome. But I'm sure I'll get used to both these things as time goes on. Oh, and I wish someone would invent a black printer that didn't show every dust particle. Ooh, a stainless steel printer would be nice; it would then match my kitchen appliances and look quite snazzy in my office.

So far I've set up multiple computers, printed wirelessly, printed via cloud, printed via bluetooth, printed pictures and set up my fax preferences. I haven't scanned or faxed yet, but all the printing has been good quality. It's a bit quieter than my HPs which is nice. And the starter ink that was included seems to be going a long way.

When I get a chance I'll put it through the paces (I WILL try every feature in the guide. I'm just one of those people) and I'll update my review. In the meantime, I definitely recommend the printer for ease of setup and solid performance.

Good price good size,, fast shipping and pretty easy to set up - this the first time we have tried to use the wireless feature of a printer tho we have had 2 others of a different brand. Wireless feature is turning out to be quite handy this time. HP has a handy set-up system that worked well with our older iMac computer. The printer is working well over all.Criticisms: 1 - maybe its our older software but this printer insists on printing both sides of a page and its a major hassle to get it to print single sided - which we both like when doing much of our work. Single side printing option should not be a hassled. We have not had this printer working very long and cartridges seem a little short lived but print quality is good. Cartridges are easy to install. WE can't speak to durability - hope it lasts a few years and cartridges remain available - I'm getting tired of all this throw-away equipment - like our 2 previous Other Brand printers. They should last longer than 2 yrs with the light use we do. Shipping packaging was more than adequate - excess?- the double factory box was very sturdy then it was places in a rather oversized Amazon box to king of rattle around in during shipping.

Dead out of the box -- crashed within 30sec of power up (tried it dozens of times). Same using wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi or no connection. The firmware as delivered has a fatal bug that causes a blue-screen-of-death crash but the printer won't stay alive long enough to update the firmware. Founds LOTS of other people complaining of the same problem on HP's website. Finally able to update the firmware with the printer plugged directly into the computer using USB. Now it works fine. I bought this model ONLY because Consumer Reports recommended it. Love the features it promises (e.g., two-sided printing) but it is absolutely unacceptable for a piece of electronics to crash over and over until the consumer can figure out the right incantation to make it work. Highly disappointing, HP. I was a loyal customer... Perhaps if you cut your printer product portfolio from 10,000 products to something more manageable you could test each one properly. My 3 star rating is the average of 1 star for the required gyrations to make it work and 5 stars for once it finally works.

I can't get the Scan to work right. It says not connected to All-in-One Photo Printer, but it is!!! We got it to scan one time..Every thing else works good. It prints real nice pictures and everything else work good.Can't return because box got thrown away. If you would send one that works I can return this one to be repaired...

The printer is a bit bulky but I like it. I love the fact that I can print from my phone or tablet. It does seem to run out of ink quickly and I tend to get a lot of error messages that my document is unable to print. I would have to manually go into the settings and force the document to print. It also does take a long time most of the time for the document to print. Other than that, the printer works great.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRINTER IF YOU DO MULTIPAGE SCANNING. The copier works fine as does scanning a page at a time but the scanner feeder is lousy. It takes numerous attempts and is very frustrating. I can usually get it to work eventually but I regret not buying a better one since I need a multipage scanner a few times a week.

Mediocre at best. Setup went fairly well although there are some unique aspects with Windows 10, for example using the Windows scan software. HP has a Print and Scan Doctor Utility that was a great help when installation didn't go so smoothly. Built in software lags the competition. Print quality is mediocre at best, not what I expected after reading all the terrific reviews here. Would not have purchased if I had seen the print quality in person first. Sturdy, packaged well, and good price and should last a few years, but I probably will replace before that just due to print quality.

Prints fairly slowly; uses a LOT of ink. It is does have a lot of functions but it's gone through an entire set of ink very quickly and I did not use a lot of color printed items and always chose black and white when possible or the ink-saving mode etc.

It is an OK printer. But if you print picture I bet this thing will just suck up the ink like a hog. I only print document and got this for my home for my home office but regretting it with the ink use. I will likely refill or get new ink when it is time, give it another go and see how it does but yeah it's an ink hog.

It also felt a little clumsy unboxin and inserting the paper because there are two drawers but the bottom one doesn't really have a great glide in then in order to set up you HAVE to put photo paper in the little tray above the main tray. Thankfully it came with this set though but was weird. Setting it up and connecting to WiFi etc was a breeze.
Aside from that, it does everything else promised and is a very compact all in one so I can see how tempting it is. I would check out other reviews for this printer or other printers before deciding.

This is not really my favorite to use all in one printer at all. Its huge, its heavy and its slow to spool up and the software sucks. My last Canon lasted me years that's why I am back to purchase another. I just want to easely print stuff for the cheap. I don't do a lot photos (or fax) so I really can't comment on a huge difference in quality. I do think my old Epson Artisan had tad better photo print quality and faster spooling. I do a lot of CD printing and I liked Epson CD printing much MUCH better! This Cannon model you have to manually take out the CD print tray and engage the printer software to except the CD tray into the printer then line it up with the arrows on the the tray, poor engineering. The Epson was much easier, just place CD on the tray and print it, nothing to remove line up or replace. The Canon Cd printing software is lacking as well compared to Epson's simplicity. The Canon software included compared to Epson's, Epson wins hands down. The scan software is no where close to the advanced features of the Epson. I will just use my Epson Perfection V370 Color Photo, Image, Film, Negative & Document Scanner with scan-to-cloud & 4800 x 9600 dpi for scanning important pictures etc.But not only is the Epson models known for their ink clogging issues, the model I had (Epson Artisan 700 series) was a 6 cartridge unit. This is another reason why I chose the Canon again. Before I buy a printer I always check aftermarket print cartridges, they are cheap for this Canon model. I purchased 28pcs for only $23.So my conclusion is what good is a printer if it gets clogged up. Tried unclogging the Epson using several methods, without success. now its in the landfill after just a little over a year or two's use and a bunch of new now worthless cartridges. Nothings perfect in ether printer just hope this Canon gives me good service.

Although a bit heavy, it prints well and the wireless works cleanly. However, there is one major drawback - there are five print cartridges. There is a large black, three color, and a small black for photos. Although I print exclusively in black and white, the printer insists on using the color cartridges for some unknown reason. They run out quickly, being small, and are expensive to replace. This is an expensive downside - I am always replacing color cartridge that I do not need or use. Further, the printer refuses to print at all when any of the cartridges is empty, forcing you to go replace the cartridge you don't want and don't need. Very irritating and expensive.

There are many things to love about this printer. Fast. Good print quality. Easy scanner access. The best wireless support I've ever seen in a printer. Support for Google Cloud Print. Templates, etc.

However, I have had this printer for 20 months (bought in March 2013), and now its alignment is faulty. Text is blurry, and all black is printed "double-struck", exactly as shown in this forum discussion: http://forums.usa.canon.com/t5/Printer-Multifunction-Support/MX922-PGBK-Twisted-Grid-see-pix/m-p/114119 . I worked with Canon technical support, and they say that the printer has to be serviced or replaced. Yeah, that's exactly what I need as I try to print my family Christmas letter.

What is it about inkjet printers such that they die about every two years?

This printer is quite large and takes up a lot of space compared to other printers I have owned. IT is very nice looking, sleek and clean but just is large. The printer is great for quality of printing and speed. It was relatively easy to set up and easy to get working accept for the FAX. The FAX set up is relatively easy to do but the manual that came with the printer was not very thorough. It took some time to discover where to find the FAX set up. After struggling through all the various FAX settings I was able to send a FAX but was not able to receive a FAX. I went to the online Canon support site I discovered this printer needs a very specific phone line arrangement in order for it to receive an incoming FAX signal. After much investigating I discovered I HAVE to attach my phone and answering machine DIRECTLY to our PIxma MX922. They can not stand alone in different rooms or hooked up to different but parallel phone jacks. This is the only printer/FAX that I have owned that REQUIRED my phone base and my answering machine to be hooked up directly into the printer/FAX and not stand alone. All my other printer/FAXES could be hooked up parallel with the phone on one jack and the printer in a different room on another jack. My problem is that my phone system is a base system with several remote phones throughout the house. I have my base and answering machine in our downstairs main floor living area where we spend the majority of our time. In my upstairs home office I have a remote phone that does not need a wall jack plus a phone line that the printer/FAX is hooked up. However, this printer REQUIRES that your main base phone/answering machine HAS to be hooked up directly to the printer. I have two choices........1) move my phone base and answering machine up to my small home office where it will not be convenient for checking phone messages since I do not spend the majority of my time in my home office area. or 2) move my printer down into my main living area so my phone base/answering machine can be hooked up directly to the printer. Neither choice is convenient. I guess I do have a 3rd choice. ......return this printer and get one that does not require phone/ answering machine to be hooked into it to receive a FAX. This part of the design is very poor in my opinion but I will keep the printer because I do love the quality and easy way it works, I just don't want this printer sitting in my living room in order to do the required hookup to my answering machine.

I had to return this unit because it kept dropping off the network. Perhaps I got a bad one, but I could not recommend this printer for that reason. Also, it does not scan to PDF, which I consider essential. Brother printers do it very simply. It seems you *can* scan to PDF with a special installation of software. It wasted over an hour of my time trying to set this thing up and figure out this issue, going to their website, downloading things, etc. If you have a Mac, you are out of luck. Again, Brother printers took me all of 10 minutes to set up, and they work with Mac and iPhone very easily. For the 2 stars, it gets credit for very nice color prints and a nice design. When they get their software act together, they might again be competitive.

This printer says it is a photo printer. After having this printer for less than 1 month, the color prints with white lines through it -- it is useless for photos!I primarily bought this printer to use for my small business, and I present documents to my clients that have color on them. It is embarrassing to have the low-quality effect (white lines) in all the color images. It is not professional. Why does finding a good printer seem to be impossible? ... maybe the answer is to spend a lot more $?I am very disappointed in this printer.

This is no match for my old HP color printer (don't remember the model no) had it for about 8 yrs easy on ink. The HP Envy 7640 I have now is NOISY as can be, sometimes sounds like it will stop printing and gets very slow. I can stand the noise but this printer just sucks ink I mean sucks it had just replaced the tricolor cartridge last week and print very little in color and its empty again, wouldn't be so bad but cartridges cost $16.00 and up so will use this for a while and get another printer from an other company next time, cant believe it could be much worse (what happened to you HP ???

I had great difficulty setting up the wireless connectivity. The printer would not accept my WPS passcode. After one hour of repeated attempts I used the auto discover function on my wireless router and got it to connection briefly, but it was lost after power cycling. The photo image quality is a huge disappointment. I used this to replace a six-year-old HP all-in-one which had separate cartridges for color (not the ludicrously tiny integrated three color cartridge that this uses) and it printed excellent photos. This printer produces dull, muddy, low contrast prints even on premier photo paper on max DPI. I tried adjusting the print setting but to no avail. Packed it up and sent it back for a refund.

I bought an HP because everyone of them I have owned in the past has used large ink cartridges and each color had its own cartridge. My bad, I assumed this one did also. Big NOT. These ink cartridges are so small I ran out of black ink within 20 days and the color cartridge is an all in one so even thought I have lots of red and blue I am out of yellow and therefore need a new cartridge for it to print any color. Never had this happen before with an HP. I would not recommend this printer for anything but those who rarely need a printer.

Not perfect. Believe it or not you have to lie to this puppy so that it will write the correct time (in some cases date) on files it saves (PDF, JPG, TIF). It doesn't comprehend places that don't do Daylight Savings time, and their tech support wasn't to versed in that either. The other thing that's stupid (especially if you do a lot of scans) is that there are some things you should have been able to set as Default (like "copy both sides", or that I want PDF, or JPG, etc.). So, between scans I have to keep telling it what I want all over again, and that's just dumb. In fact, when I've just done a PDF, and a PDF is the resting place for where it sets, I still have to touch the PDF all over again. How about it asking on a face on the glass scan if I have the other side to do, it doesn't handle that either, you have to scan the other side separately and then combine the two files. Next, and this is real irritating, the HP this replaced would OCR the PDFs by default if I wanted, this unit can't do it without supplied outside software and you have to be involved each time to make that happen. Finally, and this is also irritating, it can't pick up (on a face down manual feed) the top edge of your documents (HP scanners get that area in their scans). If your document has margin notes or something you want in the scan, you have to the pull the document back from the edge otherwise it won’t appear.

Got this on sale but you'd be better off with another model. I would not buy this is I had it to do over.

Pros:
1. Performs lots of functions; still has dial-up fax capabilities if you need that. Also has scanner bed and functions as standard printer.
2. Relatively low profile - not small, but not too tall and will fit in a space with less clearance than a lot of the HP's with tall paper feeders.
3. Quite good printing quality - both standard letter and photo, though can be very slow. Cannot see a significant difference between this and the MG7720, which uses six inks.
4. Two separate paper trays - the top one is much smaller than the bottom, but the top one can be dedicated for example for 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper. Larger bottom tray is intended for standard letter-sized or similar paper.
5. Has multiple connection options - can connect printer via Ethernet, USB, or Wireless; has traditional phone line connection for fax
6. Ink is easy to replace and the cartridges have red lights which blink when low, though you can't see them unless you access the ink bay.

Cons:
1. No touch screen. Menu is accessed through a physical button pad to toggle and select functions. Probably not a big deal for some, but can really slow things down a bit for some functions.
2. Lower paper tray is small compared to some competitors and at the very bottom of the printer, so any obstacle, if you have a lip on your table, etc might make it difficult to slide open.
3. Doesn't respond or print nearly as fast as the MG7720, though speeds in the specs are similar. MUCH slower than the M7720 for photos. Makes a lot of noise and is idle much of the time during a print job, even with a very strong Orbi network nearby. This is the only one of my six printers that exhibits this behavior, and my HP printer in the same room is much faster.
4. Relatively large footprint and fairly heavy.
5. Maintaining wireless connectivity is an issue....if printer is not used for a day or so, it disconnects from the network and has to be power-cycled to resume connectivity. Extremely annoying, and something my HP printers do not do. Apparently it is a widespread issue and often discussed in tech forums. Canon seems to like to blame the router, but the issue is clearly with the printer and it's the client's responsibility to sustain a connection to the network. Cannot find anything in the settings to prevent this.
6. Sucks ink - but then, so do most inkjet printers. Canon ink replacement cartridges are quite expensive, one complete replacement set is almost as expensive as the printer itself was. This printer uses five separate inks.

Four tries over the course of the past six months, and it finally seems as if I have received a Canon MX922 printer that works properly. I say 'seems' because I haven't put this one through its paces yet. I've printed some Word documents and test picture prints on 8.5”-by-11” copy paper and everything's all right. That's more than I can say for MX922s numbers one, two, and three.

But there's an awful lot this printer is supposed to do, from operating wirelessly to scanning and copying and faxing, as well as providing a bunch of fancy-schmancy applications for preparing and executing the manufacture and storage of your photos. I had no luck using these functions with my three previous model MX922s. For one thing, the setup is so complex and time-consuming (two manuals [online and very inconvenient], 170 or so pages collectively, if memory serves) that I haven't availed myself of most of the MX922's features this go-round.

So my evaluation of the machine is a guarded 'ok', until I delve into some of the other tasks it claims to perform.

But the inconvenience of having to return three MX922s, let alone having to spend a good deal of time working in conjunction with Canon's service people by phone is, right there, enough to dissuade me from trying this model again should the present printer go on the fritz. The fact that I finally came into possession of a functioning unit – so far, within very narrow limits – has led me to add a second twinkler to my rating of this product. If it fails within the next year or so, you can be sure I'll remove a star.

By the way, the MX922 is the approximate size and weight of a battleship, which should render it somewhat cumbersome and space-consuming in many a home office.

2nd update: The paper handling of this printer is the worst I have ever had, no matter the brand. It thinks there is no paper when there is an inch of paper, or a 1/2 inch, or cardstock, or photo paper. It will print the second sheet in the feeder after successfully printing the first sheet over and over in testing. It wastes checks, photo paper, cardstock, ink, and time. Don't waste your money. I have had this since 2016 and I'm finished. Shopping. And now Canon-shy. When it works as expected, it works great, thus the 2 stars I left.

Update: I reduced this printer by 2 stars after using it for several months for these reasons:
1. It will not print on cardstock. Not the heavy stuff, but the plain old, everyday card stock that every printer I have ever owned handled like a dream. At best, I can get 2 pages before the first jam. After that, it is constant jamming (which means nothing fed at all, because there is also no jam). I have to take every file from this job to my other job to print on cardstock.

2. I have to arm wrestle the paper drawer to get it to open about 60% of the time. Seriously, it is a BATTLE. The rest of the time, it is easy, but that is less than half the time.

3. I really miss the manual feed tray I have had on all past printers. Sometimes, I just want to print a small job on different paper (or cardstock), but it is not a feature of this printer and I REALLY miss it.

Other than that, I have no issues with it. It's simple to change the ink. It prints very nicely - in fact, I just printed up 100 wedding invitations and they are perfect.

Bought this (which was number 1 best seller) to replace ny much older Canon PIXMA which died suddenly. This works great, does everything it's supposed to do and supports airprint which the old one didn't . Only 4 stars because it takes a long time to power up and get ready, and printing is quite slow. Other than that, it's great.
Reduced to two stars. I don't need to print much but when I do, I want the printer to just work.
Landed up buying a plain black/white laser printer for most of my normal printing and keep this for color only.
The problems with this printer are ink and connection....
Ink - always an issue with black - mostly too light, even when tank is full, even with a new ink cartridge. Endless adjusting and wasted paper.
Cleaning or Deep cleaning takes time and burns ink.
Connection - it has Ethernet, USB and Wifi, but only one of them can be setup and used (either Ethernet or WIfi) for network mode. Wifi is slow and I feel like some data is missed, which makes the output useless. I land up using USB more than networked mode, which defeats the purpose because wifi mode is needed for tablets without usb

I bought this printer because it was able to scan, copy, fax, print, etc. I usually have good experiences with Canon products, but I can't say that with this printer AT ALL.

1) This is my main issue - the printer does a LOT of thinking. From the moment you turn it on and ask it to print, it decides to make a bunch of noises for 10-15 minutes while it's "thinking" then it finally prints out your items. But when it finally does print, it does it fairly quickly... It's just that the process up to the actual printing takes so long that you have boiled over in anger and impatience and are doing everything thing you can not to toss the hell-forsaken thing across the room! And GOD FORBID you press the cancel button in the middle of printing because then the printer gets pissed at you for interrupting it's "mojo" and decides to do even more "thinking" for then next 15 minutes while a message on the screen says to "please wait momentarily" which is a load of crap because it NEVER RESOLVES. You end up turning the printer off and once again, withholding all anger from smashing the thing to pieces.

2) You can't scan and print. You can only scan and save (to USB, to email, to computer). I wish I could just scan it and it would print a copy right then and there. Now I have to save it to the USB, take it to be laptop then have it printed from there. It's ridiculous!

One day it just decided that it wouldn't accept commands from my computer anymore. Even when I plugged a cord DIRECTLY into the printer from my computer, it still refuses to acknowledge any commands to print. I felt the hulk boiling up inside of me. Man, it took everything I had to not take a sledge hammer to the printer.

Luckily it's still under warranty and I'm SENDING IT BACK. I had less problems with my little $20 HP printer. So be forewarned! If you want to save yourself money in anger management therapy and have no desire to feel anger like the hulk, I would stay clear of this printer.

You've been warned.

The 7640 is a piece of junk. Used it twice and it began jamming. Watched the HP video on how to clear jam, spoke to rep on phone who insisted I clean the rollers with Q-tip (it's only 3 months old) and now I have to wait a week to get a refurbished printer. I have never had a printer problem with a new printer like this before. Would recommend another brand as HP is outsourcing to cut costs and apparently no longer makes a good product. By the way, we returned a different model HP printer to the store having major issues with it just a few weeks ago. Dont' buy HP!!!!!!!!!!! They used to make a good product but no more.

Printer did not work. Pressed the power button and nothing happened. Don't know if it is an HP problem or it was damaged in shipping. No external damage to boxes, so I assume it an HP lemon. Would like to return it but not sure how. I bought it in Dec and I just got everything settled at home and tried to install it. Very disappointed.

It's way too slow and started failing so often, its counterpart that covers the guarantee didn't work whatsoever. So I wanna return it!

This is the worst printer I have ever had. It won't stay connect wirelessly so I connected it with usb. Still won't stay connected. It prints when and if it feels like it.

This printer has never worked properly since I got it. Says paper tray empty and cannot communicate with printer however it has paper in the tray and is connected to the wireless network. I have tried to use HP Forums online (no actual phone number to speak with a human being) and still to no avail. I have reset the printer, uninstalled and reinstalled 100+ times (without exaggeration) and still, nothing works. The printer doesn't even make the sound like it's trying to feed the paper into the rollers to print. I work from home and this has prevented me from being able to complete projects thus losing both time and money dealing with these issues constantly. The return window on the printer was only 2 weeks after the purchase date so now I'm left with a printer that doesn't work and no way to fix it and no way to contact seller (AMAZON) about repairing the printer.Now experiencing even more issues where the printer drops off of the wireless network, doesn't work via AirPrint or any of its other wireless printing options and has to be force rebooted multiple times daily.Bummed as I used to have an HP all in one (7410) from many years back that worked well for me for 7+ years and now this...quality has declined sharply. I just want....actually NEED...a printer that prints when I ask it to and for some type of customer service support. That's all I'm asking.

The printer doesn't have a 5 gHz capability, so it would not connect to my home network. I had to get a second frequency just for the printer! Then, about 45 days after I bought the printer, the scanning and copying function broke--the glass separated from the plastic frame, preventing the scanner bulb from traveling under the item to be scanned.Now I see that Amazon is not giving me full credit for the return--I am #38.61 short of what I paid for the printer and ink.TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!

I purchased this printer to replace a Canon Pixma that was destroyed in the flooding in Louisiana earlier this year. I have never been so disappointed in a product. I decided to hook this up directly to my laptop using a usb cable, so no worry about dropping wi-fi connection etc. The usb cable is brand new also. Every time I printed something, words were missing. Test page printed out perfectly. Head alignment was fine. I tried printing different emails and documents. Same thing, words or sometimes strings of words were missing. Didn't matter if I printed in color or black & white. I don't have time to keep messing with this to get it to work. I'm returning the printer.

I wish I could give this atrocity of a printer 0 stars. I've had my share of run-ins with printers over the last couple of decades or so, and plenty of paper jams along the way. Most resolved within minutes. One especially tricky jam took me 30 minutes, a pair of tweezers, and loads of patience, but I got it working again.

What I've never had is a printer that completely stops working because of a simple paper jam!

I've owned this printer for about 4 months when I had a paper jam last week. I turned off the printer, removed the stuck piece of paper, canceled the print job, and turned the printer back on . . . and got the Support Code of Death: 6000.

Since then I have literally spent hours, HOURS, of my life trying to fix this issue. I have read all the detailed instructions on the canon support website, followed them, with a flashlight I might add, all to no avail. I've combed numerous websites, repeatedly done a hard reset while also restarting my computer, and nothing, NOTHING has worked.

This seems to be, in part, because there's no easy way to access the feed rollers from above. Every other printer I've ever owned has allowed you to pop it open so that you have complete access to the feed rollers. This almost always allows easy removal of any stuck pieces of paper. This printer does not allow for that. You can access the feed rollers from the bottom by removal of the paper trays (just make sure you don't accidentally cause a spring to fall out cause getting it back in is a nightmare) which is of limited usefulness, or, you have to try to cram your hand into a small opening in the front of the printer. Utter stupidity in design.

This may be one of the reasons why this brand of printer has been plagued by just such problems for many years. It's a fact of life that everything has to break down eventually, I mean, entropy, it's not just a buzzword! But I think we can all agree that a printer should last for more than four months and that a simple, routine paper jam should not be enough to cause it's untimely death.

Also, for those of you who might be inclined to think I'm too simple to understand how to fix such a basic problem, my husband, who is a lead software engineer with almost 20 years of experience in industry (and I know, software is not the same as hardware, but it's a printer, and he's very familiar with those) ended up being "What the %#%*$#%&&!!!!" because he couldn't figure it out either. What I'm saying is this: if two reasonably intelligent mammals who know how to properly frame their internet queries and follow instructions can't, after many hours, get this thing working again, it's probably not worth the time, effort, or your hard earned money.

Horrible Printer. I purchased one and while the biggest issues were connectivity and waiting time to print it worked fine. I moved and it didn't function at all when I arrived at my second home. So I bought another one. I had the same issues with the amount of time it takes between the time you hit print button and the time that it printed document. However the second printer function for only four days and then it stopped working altogether. The same conductivity issues I experience with the first especially the second one however it appeared to be fatal to the printer. So now I am moving towards Epson printers to see what will be in store for me. The reason for one star is because of the conductivity issues as well as the time it takes to run a document. Additionally it is because the printer itself so delicate that any type of jarring/handling (like the print tray automatically opening up), will cause it not to function well.

It would be difficult for me to hate any equipment more than I hate this printer. I had been using an older Canon dedicated photo printer, which was GREAT. But when my XP finally gave out and I had to get a new computer, my old printer would not work with V8.1, so I got this one. It has so many options that it it is far from intuitive to use. Once you figure it out, it takes FOREVER to print anything! The quality of the print is probably fine, but it is just so exasperating to get to that point. (For example, to print a 4x6 color photo, it took 2-1/2 minutes of this printer grinding away just to prepare to print, and then it took 50 seconds for the 4x6 to actually print. It took 2:32 to print an 8.5x11 photo which did not even cover the whole page. Ridiculous!) I have a much better Epson scanner and am thinking of getting a dedicated Epson photo printer. Even if it costs hundreds of dollars more, it might be worth it to bypass the frustration of using this thing. I'm also still annoyed with Canon for not offering some kind of upgrade so I could keep using my old printer.

Yes the printer displayed the dreaded "6000" error code after purchasing the printer to replace another Canon Printer MX870 that lasted about seven years and this one only lasted from February 19, 2014 to April 19, 2014 wow. I also see that others printer only lasted about the same time four months and broke for some strange reason. I contacted Canon and got "iYogi’s support services" and after installing software on my pc to allow the support person access to my pc to diagnose the printer error 6000 code, he was unable to repair or give any reason for the error and asked if I had purchased the Amazon service warranty and after checking my order from Amazon I did not. So now do I purchase another Canon or HP like the support person suggested and after reviewing the HP6600 here at Amazon it appears to be more problematic than the Canon. Which way do I go?