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Fast, Spectacular,
Affordable Desktop Photo Printing
A professional-quality printer capable of gallery-grade output up to 13 x 19 inches on a wide
variety of media, the affordable Canon PIXMA Pro series printers have no peer when it comes to
image quality, speed and value.
10-color pigment ink
monochrome photographs of unrivaled
System (Pro9500)
quality on fine art and glossy photo paper.
Featuring the same
Gray ink reduces grain, banding and
LUCIA pigment ink found in the
metamerism and virtually eliminates color
imagePROGRAF series printers, the PIXMA
shifts. Unlike black ink that increases
Pro9500's 10-pigment ink set produces
contrast, matte black ink increases black
professional-quality, archival prints. The Gray,
density on fine art paper while maintaining
Photo Black and Matte Black ink produce
detail in shadows. With 10 individual ink
tanks, users can replace a single color,
reducing waste and saving money. The
Pro9500's ink is less sensitive to light and
environmental factors. Therefore, prints
have incredibly smoother gradations and
are of archival quality.
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ChromaLife100
Ink System (Pro9000)
The PIXMA Pro9000 features Canon's highly
refined dye-based ChromaLife100 ink system.
This advanced 8-color system reproduces a
much wider color gamut than conventional
inkjet printers, delivering a color range that
rivals positive film. The dye-based ink set
further ensures vividly brilliant colors and a
front-loading. This advanced design accom-
high-luster surface finish that enhances the
modates a wide range of media types.
beauty of printed images.
The manual front feeder provides a straight
paper path, enabling the use of large,
Long-Lasting Photos
non-standard paper sizes as well as thicker
Canon's ChromaLife100 ink technology also
fine art and specialty media (up to 1.2mm).
delivers prints that withstand the test of time.
Photos printed on the PIXMA Pro9000 will
Easy-PhotoPrint Pro
resist fading for up to 100 years when kept in
Software
albums. When combined with genuine Canon
Canon's exclusive
photo media, prints typically exhibit 30-year
Easy-PhotoPrint Pro
light-fastness and 10-year gas-fastness.
(EPP Pro) for Windows
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and Macintosh
is a
plug-in that can be
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launched from either
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Light
NOX
SOX
Digital Photo
Professional or Adobe
Photoshop CS, CS2 or CS3. It is a professional
productivity tool that enables precise control
High
over photographic printing with the PIXMA Pro
Temperature
High
series printers, enhancing the workflows
Humidity
ChromaLife100
Ink System
typically used by imaging professionals and
advanced enthusiasts. Linked with Digital
FINE Print Head Technology
Photo Professional, for example, photogra-
Canon FINE (Full-photo-
phers shooting with Canon EOS DSLR cameras
lithography Inkjet Nozzle
can batch-process as many as 1,000 RAW
Engineering) print head
images with a single mouse click.
technology is unsurpassed in precision and
EPP Pro includes numerous features
performance. The PIXMA Pro9000 print
designed to make life easier for the hard-
head has 6,144 nozzles capable of releasing
working professional. Pattern Print, for
extremely uniform microfine ink droplets
example, prints multiple thumbnails of a
as small as 2 picoliters, while the PIXMA
single image, simulating a range of output
Pro9500 print head has 7,680 nozzles with
settings on a single sheet of paper for easy
droplets as small as 3 picoliters. The high-
comparison. Contact Print quickly creates
density nozzle design produces sharper
customized index prints. Photographers
image detail with
can also choose to include
Pro9000
Pro9000
less grain. Fast
Total 6,144 nozzles
Total 6,144 nozzles
select EXIF information on
printing speeds are
their prints. EPP Pro
achieved without
Real
Real
also provides superior
1200 dpi
1200 dpi
compromising out-
control over color output,
put resolution—a
including advanced color
FINE
FINE
(conceptual
(conceptual
maximum of 4800
diagram)
diagram)
management using ICC
2 pl
2 pl
2 pl
2 pl
x 2400 dpi.
profiles and sophisticated
Versatile, Convenient Paper Handling
printing support. All
The PIXMA Pro series printers dual paper
settings can be saved
paths: standard top-loading and manual
for easy recall.
Advanced Camera Direct Printing
Photographers who shoot with Canon EOS
Digital SLR cameras can take advantage of
extraordinary capabilities when printing
directly to the PIXMA Pro Printers (via
PictBridge). For example, direct support
for Canon Picture Style technology enables
advanced print output control, either faith-
fully preserving original intent or dialing-in
specific image enhancements. Special
output options, including useful layouts,
®
can be selected on the camera—no need
for a computer.
Pattern Print
Use Advanced Camera
Direct Capabilities to
quickly make prints
with EXIF data and
contact sheets.
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©Vincent Laforet
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