If you're feeling creative, the PhotoRecord software will let you add text and illustrations to photos or create an album. Both programs are fairly basic (you can't do advanced photo doctoring), but they're simple to use and are great tools for people just starting out in digital imaging.
Performance
In our test, the Canon Pixma iP1700 was pretty speedy for such an inexpensive printer. It cranked out text pages at 5.8 pages per minute (ppm), on a par with some of Canon's low-end to midrange photo all-in-ones such as the MP460 and the MP160. It was a little slower at photos: 0.49ppm for 100x150mm prints. Most of Canon's photo all-in-ones generate an average of 1.5ppm for 100x150mm photos.
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Photo speed |
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Text speed |
We were quite pleased with the Pixma iP1700's print quality. The text looked good to the naked eye, though closer inspection revealed jaggedness and imperfections. The colour graphics print showed smooth curves and colour blocks (no graininess) and excellent photo elements. We saw some banding in the colour gradients, and the colours were slightly washed out, but overall, we were impressed. The same goes for the photo prints. Again, the colours were somewhat washed out and didn't 'pop', but the details were sharp and we didn't see any graininess. For the price, the quality of the prints more than suffices.
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Photo |
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Graphics on inkjet paper |
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Text on inkjet paper |
Edited by Matthew Elliott
Additional editing by Nick Hide
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