Keith Cooper's Canon PRO-300 printer review of the A3+ (13") printer

hi Keith I have gained some more info on the canon pima 200pro printer and to add apparently the cartridges of the Canon pro 200 pixma Printer are a pound more expensive than the canon 300pro Graff's, however they are saying that each cartridge (of the 200pro pixma )is capable of printing
50 A3+ Prints that's a bold statement to put on cartridge and some of the colours are suggesting a lot more so this being the maximum id take it as this ,It's on the canon uk web site under the 200 pro printer and its in blue get ink for this printer then listed is each ink with this ..Highlights
Print up to 482 photos in 10x15 cm¹
Print up to 51 photos in A3+²
Turn your memories into stunning long-lasting photos with genuine Canon ink " just thought you mite find this interesting as it on Canons actual web site page ,
and finally to add if you view the pro Graff 300 canon printer ink there is no mention or suggestion of how may images each cartridge it will print

Thank you for this review! What is the heaviest weight the Canon PRO-300 will take? I'm looking to regularly print on 140 lb. (300 gsm) watercolor paper. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the review. Can the 300 do duplex printing? Like printing calendars for example.

Keith, first of all, thanks for video! Can you tell the difference between PRO 200 and PRO 300 in terms of color reproduction, as they use different inks, are pictures coming from PRO 200 much more vibrant exclusively compared to PRO 300? Thanks

Another great review. I look forward to the 200 vs 300 review. But I'm leaning toward this higher end model. Meanwhile, the heavy art paper with the B&W print of the steps at Wells Cathedral - may I ask is that Canon Paper or third party?

Been doing some research on this printer and came across your video review and website...had a day on binging on your videos, excellent content (keep up the great work) As I'm new to all this...calibration, icc profiles and colour management i need to take it in bit by bit as I don't filly understand at the moment. I see that you have plenty of material on your site to keep me going. Looking to get the printer after Christmas...
Thanks again.

Do you have any info on ink availability. I can't buy new ink for pro 300 because everywhere it says its backordered. When will I be able to buy ink as I please?

Hi thank you for your review very informative! Much appreciate it! But I was wondering since it’s been noted that this printer isn’t cost-effective for high-volume output then what would you recommend instead? The pro 1000?

Greetings. I am planning to print about 300 photos A3+ per year (almost 1 photo a day).kindly what is your advice? To get pro 300 or pro 1000. Noting that this shall be my first pro printer. I am calibrating my monitor by myself. I was printing on HP home photo printer pro 8600. I have basic knowledge about color profiles for monitors and printers.

Thanks for the videos. Maybe I missed it, but do you know how well the Auto Maintenance works regarding the nozzle check?

I have been being watching your videos. Thanks for them.

I am in the market for an upgrade printer and the Pro 300 seems like a good printer at the right price.

Hiw dies it handke black and white photos. Lately I have been working on many black and whites and have been sending them to online printers. If I can do them myself I would like to do so. Thanks.

Excellent review. Lots of effort put into this. Thorough!!!!! Thanks!!!

Great - I've just invested in this printer which turned up sooner than expected :-D
I foresee a steep learning curve - the manual's 650 pages!

Hi Keith!
I have a question, and maybe you can help me.
I want to buy a printer, and I am very interested in the PRO-300.
The problem is that each ink cartridge is very expensive. So, I wanted to know, How many prints (approx) does a set of inks go for? Will I have to buy inks very frequently? :(
Thank you very much for your videos Keith!

Thanks for your video. It's really helpful. There's one issue I'm having which Canon tech support hasn't been able to fix. I'm using an odd-sized paper. I've customized the size on the photo app. Also, set the paper size on the printer to Others. However, when it prints it doesn't start printing the image until 4 inches from the top of the paper. So the bottom of the image is cut off. Do you know how to get the printer to start printing the image so it's centered top and bottom? Thanks so much!

Добрый день!
подскажите пожалуйста🙏 Вы так много печатаете, на сколько времени Вам хватает картриджей?
Хочу приобрести данный принтер, но хочется понимать расходы.

p.s.: Вы очень крутой фотограф!!!! от всей души желаю вам удачи в вашем деле!!! жаль не на всех видио есть перевод на русский язык(

Good day! Please tell me🙏 You print so much, how long do you have enough cartridges? I want to buy this printer, but I want to understand the costs. p.s .: You are a very cool photographer !!!! I sincerely wish you good luck in your business !!! sorry, not all videos have a translation into Russian (

Great stuff Keith!

I've watched quite a few of your printer reviews in search for my next printer. Remarkable detail. Nice hearing comments that relate to those of us that seek "detail". I find myself, bouncing back and forth between Epson and Canon. I currently own the Epson P600. Enjoyed it at beginning, but print heads have been a nightmare. Calibrating Mac and Printer settings has been like finalizing the strategy for the Battle of the Bulge! After countless reviews I think this may be the printer of choice ?????? The manufacturer's do a terrible job at linking printer lineage and offer too many choices. I'm somewhere between performance and reasonable economy. Appreciate your practicality. Cheers.

If I’m looking to primarily use the printer for photographs but occasionally might need to print some word documents for work (say like 10-15 pages), would this be able to get the job done in a reasonable amount of time do you think??? Thanks for the review!

Hi Keith, thanks for you videos on the Pro-300. All very useful. Also thanks for the article on setting up custom profiles. Hopefully you can answer this question. I am using Ilford papers and have the ICC profiles for them and loaded in to the Professional Print and Layout software. Do I then need to make the custom profiles and load them into the printer or is there a setting on the printer that will let it use the ICC profile in the Professional Print and Layout software. When I use the Ilford paper I seem to get a warning on the printer that I am using the wrong paper. Thanks in advance.

Thank you so much for your very informative videos! I ordered a Pro 300 a few days ago as an Xmas gift to myself but unfortunately a snow storm here in California has delayed delivery for a few days. Sadly, I won’t be able to play with my new toy this new year’s weekend! Meanwhile, I’ve been learning a lot from your videos as this is the first time I attempt to print my photos. Thanks again and happy new year!

I currently have a Canon i9900 which I have had for 16 years. The original hardware drivers (32bit) are no longer acknowledged by Windows 10 and the BCI 6 ink is hard to find. My PRO-300 will be here next week. Very excited to print the pics from my R6.

Hello! I am so happy I found your channel! I'm having an issue with very slow printing? Do you have any information you can share?

Thank you for the video, it is very helpful. I recently bought a PRO-300 and although it is sold as a dual band WI-FI device, I haven’t been able to connect it to our 5 GHz WI-FI network. I’m well aware of the restrictions with the IEEE802.11ac standard, therefore I’ve tried all IEEE standards available for my router, nothing works. The printer doesn’t find a 5 GHz network at all. Works fine with 2.4 GHz, though. Does someone know what to do or do I have to assume the dual band network card of the printer is broken? Thanks for your help.

I've just been speaking to Canon regarding a printer for my daughter who is a very good artist, she's 13 years of age and needs to use different types of paper to print on. This video was excellent at showing the quality of different photos/prints.
Canon mentioned the Pro 300 and 1000 but to be honest the 1000 is out of my price range.
Would you recommend this printer for my daughter? Thanks again for the great video.

Great review. Really torn now between the pro300 and epson et-8550. I am a beginner at printing and aim to have the piece of kit i have for a long time. What would be the smartest choice?

Hi can u make a video with this and show some vibrant colour pictures as Disney cartoon images ... I really wanted to see the result please or can u suggest this printer is good for making large characters cutout ?..

Hi Keith, I guess I watched now all your videos about the Pro-300. I hope this is the right one where my question makes the most sense. In the Pro Print and Layout tool I can choose a certain paper. On the printer the same. But some papers are not available in the printer despite its an OEM paper from Canon. Premium Matte is not available on the Pro-300, just matte. Surprisingly Canon shows the Premium Matte paper in their documentation for the printer. But anyways. My question is: Who leads within the paper setting? Is it the driver or the printer? I expect the printer, because double checking paper type can be disabled on the printer. But still Im not sure what the printer is using at the end.

If the driver setting is in the lead, I could just deactivate the double check setting on the printer.

Thanks for all the details you provide! Thats awesome. Greets from Germany

thanks for your recommendations! Where i can find information how many pages were printed on this printer? thanks in advance!

roughly. how many prints can you 13x19 with full ink

Keith - thanks for the wonderfully informative videos. Very helpful for people who are new to the world of home printing.

Hi Mr Keith. Can we re-chippe the Canon Pro 300 (using the empty catridge). Thanks.

Hi Mr Keith. Thanls for the reply. My second question about the Pro 300. The Pro 300 using the same inks of Pro 10 (I have a lot of refill ink, I bought for my Pro 10, now the Pro 10 not working, i HAVE TO BUY A NOTHER ONE. Thanks.

Mr Keith. My question: The Canon Pro 10 and Pro 300 USING SAME KIND OF INKS (We can using same botles ink to refilled for both printer? Thanks. I know how to refill the inks

Thanks for the review......would you know how to select Baryta Photo Paper on the printer? When I inset A3+ paper on the manual feed at rear the screen automatically states A3+ as size and Baryta Photo Paper as the paper - great.....but I then click register and the screen then states A3+ and Pro Luster

Hiya Keith, great review thanks, what the name of the FORUM please?

Hi , thankyou for reviewing in your usual straight forward honest way . Having taken in your information ( along with many others ! ) I have just purchased a Pro-300 to expand my photography hobby . Everything went well with the set up until I tried to download the Canon pro. layout software . It looked to download ok , but would not show as a plug-in in Photoshop ! . I tried to resolve this with both Canon and Adobe only to be told that the latest Photoshop edition would not accept the software !!!!!! . Adobe said it would work fine in Lightroom and older versions of Photoshop , but I would just have to wait until my updated version of Photoshop was compatible . I just wondered if you had come across this issue .

Hi Keith, I was almost sold on the Epson 8550 but concerned about the dye inks. This canon is within my budget but it means I would have to photograph my art instead is scan. I mostly only go up to 9”x12” so do you think I could photograph my work and correct in photoshop? I have a really good EOS camera. Thanks again!

Can I use water color paper 15x11 inches? 140lb weight? On my canon p300?

Keith, if you have the pro-300 to hand, could you give me a rough idea of the space needed (in inches or cm) behind the printer for loading A3 sized paper in the rear slot? I'm planning on buying one & need to reorganise my study to make room for it. Thanks in anticipation.

Thanks.

How this printer deals with a digital negatives. I'm worried about those pizza wheel marks that is common on rear feed models. Thanks!

what paper do you recommend for a panorama and what brand?

Thanks a lot Keith!

Hi Keith, thanks a lot!! this review was very helpful in choosing my printer. I'm loving the PRO-300.

I just have one question. Is it normal for black ink to get a little dirty on your fingers when you touch the print, even after it dries? I'm using the black and white mode as you suggested, on Awagami matte paper, and this has been happening even after I created a paper profile with small ink usage.

By the way, do you think those hahnemuhle sprays can be useful to prevent that?

best regards

How is the quality of the prints on this compared to the Epson p8850?

Hi, From Turkey. Thank you very much for your valuable information. This video was published 3 years ago. Would you still recommend it to me? If there is a better model, your suggestions are very important to me.... Please look at my work and make suggestions. gogole : " Ziya Tatar abstract Art." thanks for interest. B.Regards....

Thank you for sharing your experience

Nice review I am thinking of upgrading from a Pro 100 to the 300. It just seems like it has much more capability. Good video

I've had my PRO-300 for a couple of years (and I love it), but I have a little nagging question. I print my images exclusively on Canon's Pro Premium Matte paper. Here's the question: Since I'm using only matte paper, where is the Chroma Optimizer going? Why is it being used at all? I thought it was glossy printing only.