CANON PIXMA TS6350/6320

£135/$100 A compact yet capable printer that’s equally good for your work documents and photo prints

As with some Canon cameras, this printer has different model names in varying world regions. In the USA it’s the TS6320, whereas in the UK it’s the TS6350 or TS6351 finished in black or white respectively. Typical of Canon five-ink printers from down the years, it has an oversized pigment-based black cartridge for crisp, rich black text, while photo printing is based on cyan, magenta, yellow and black dye-based inks.

There are some useful features shoehorned into the space-saving design. The built-in scanner enables simple photocopying, driven by onboard controls that include physical push-buttons clustered around a small 1.44-inch OLED display. However, there’s no memory card slot, nor a facility to print direct onto white-faced CDS, DVDS and Blu-ray discs.

Neat touches include an LED status bar at the front, which lights up in a scrolling action to show that printing is in progress. It also has a QR code button for connecting to the internet via a smartphone or tablet. Replacement cartridges are available in standard, XL and XXL options, the last of which gives the best economy, although a full set costs around £100/$125.

Performance

Print speeds are impressively quick, exactly matching those of the pricier PIXMA TS8350/8320. Naturally, considering that photo printing isn’t cheap, the quality of the output is of greater concern. As with Canon five-ink printers in the past, this model produces very realistic photo output, with vibrant yet realistic colour rendition for landscapes and pleasantly warm, flattering skin tones. However, black & white photo printing is relatively lacklustre, compared with A3+ and A2 printers on test.