Canon PIXMA PRO-200S

Photo printerIndividual cartridges

Canon replaced the PRO-200 in February 2025 with a machine that puts ink on paper in exactly the same way and talks to the network in a better one. The eight-cartridge ChromaLife 100+ dye set carries over unchanged, and dye stays the deliberate choice: on glossy and lustre stock it reaches a wider, more saturated colour range than pigment, with none of the bronzing a pigment set can show. What is new is a dual-band radio with 5 GHz, plus WPA3 and TLS 1.3 — unglamorous, and also the only reason to pay new-model money rather than hunt remaining stock of the old one, because a 13 × 19 print is a large file to push across a congested 2.4 GHz band. The trade-offs carry over intact too: dye prints behind glass are rated in decades rather than the century-plus claimed for pigment, and matte fine-art paper is not where dye looks its best. Canon publishes no ISO page yields for the CLI-65 set, so no cost per page appears here; on a photo printer the honest figure is cost per print, and that depends on the paper.

Approx. price: ~$649

Best for

A photographer printing glossy and lustre colour work at home who values saturation and speed over archival rating.

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Specifications

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Approx. price: ~$649
Technology: Thermal inkjet
Ink system: Individual cartridges
Inks: 8
Third-party ink lock: No
Ink subscription: None offered
Functions: Print
Two-sided printing: None
Document feeder: None
Paper capacity: 100 sheets
Max paper size: 13×19
Borderless photo: Yes
Resolution: 4800 × 2400 dpi
Connectivity: Wi-Fi · Ethernet
Mobile printing: AirPrint · Mopria
Display: 3.0" colour LCD
Dimensions: 25.2 × 14.9 × 7.9 in
Weight: 31 lb
Released: 2025

Features

Eight-colour ChromaLife 100+ dye set including grey and light grey
13 × 19 borderless, and custom lengths to 13 × 39 for panoramas
Dual-band Wi-Fi with a 5 GHz radio, WPA3 and TLS 1.3
Optimised for glossy and lustre photo papers
3.0-inch colour LCD
Wired Ethernet alongside Wi-Fi
A bordered 13 × 19 print in about ninety seconds

No ink lock Wider than letter Borderless photo Ethernet

In its favour

Dye ink on glossy paper reaches a wider colour range than pigment, with no bronzing
Genuinely quick for a photo printer — a bordered 13 × 19 in about ninety seconds
Two grey inks keep neutral tones under control
Dual-band Wi-Fi and WPA3, neither of which the PRO-200 had
Cheaper to buy than the pigment PRO-310 alongside it

Against it

Dye prints are less fade-resistant than pigment; framing behind UV glass matters
Not the printer for matte fine-art paper — that is the PRO-310's job
Print only: no scanner, no copier
Eight cartridges to keep in stock
Canon publishes no ISO yields, so no cost per page can be shown

What owners say

Distilled from owner discussions and long-term published reviews

Buy this one for gloss. Among photographers printing at home the PRO-200S and the pigment PRO-310 are a fork rather than a tier: dye on glossy and lustre paper is more saturated, faster and cheaper, and it is what people producing volume for clients tend to reach for. Eight inks against the six in a photo tank printer is the other half of the argument, and it is why this keeps getting recommended over an EcoTank Photo to anyone who cares about colour range more than running cost.

Two things come up again and again from people who have just unboxed one. The first is banding — streaks and missing colour on the very first prints, usually an alignment and a nozzle check away from fixed, but an unpleasant surprise on a printer at this price. The second is paper: owners feeding 300 gsm and heavier card from the top tray get misfeeds, and the single-sheet manual path is the answer rather than a workaround.

What you give up against pigment is longevity and matte performance. Dye prints behind glass are rated in decades where pigment claims a century, and on matte fine-art stock dye does not have the same depth. Photographers selling framed work tend to end up with the pigment machine for that reason.

What owners like

Eight inks reach a wider colour gamut than the six-ink photo tank printers owners cross-shop it against
Owners printing glossy and lustre work describe dye output as more saturated than pigment, with none of the bronzing pigment can show
Fast for a photo printer — a bordered 13 × 19 in about ninety seconds
Two grey inks keep neutral tones under control in black-and-white work
Custom lengths to 13 × 39 make panoramas possible at home
Cheaper to buy than the pigment PRO-310 alongside it

Common complaints

Banding and colour streaks on the first prints out of the box come up repeatedly; the advice owners give each other is to run the head alignment and a nozzle check before concluding anything is broken
Heavy stock is the recurring trouble — 300 gsm and up misfeeds from the top tray, and the manual path takes one sheet at a time
Matte paper catches owners out: work that looks superb on gloss comes back flat until the paper setting and profile are right
Costs more per print than the photo tank printers it is cross-shopped against
Eight small cartridges to keep in stock, and one empty stops the printer

Questions that keep coming up

PRO-200S or PRO-310?

Dye or pigment. The PRO-200S uses dye inks, looks better on glossy and lustre paper, prints far faster and costs less. The PRO-310 uses pigment, which lasts much longer on display, handles matte fine-art paper properly, and lays down a clear Chroma Optimiser that removes the patchy sheen from gloss prints. Photographers selling framed work generally take the PRO-310.

Why is a brand-new one banding?

It is the most common first-week complaint, and it is usually not a fault. Run the print head alignment and a nozzle check from the printer rather than from the app, and let it clear the heads once; owners who do that before returning the unit mostly report the streaks going away. If a specific colour is missing entirely after two cleaning cycles, that is a different problem and worth a warranty call.

Will it feed 300 gsm card?

Not reliably from the top tray. Owners printing on 300–360 gsm art card and cotton rag hit repeated misfeeds there and have to use the rear manual feed, which takes one sheet at a time. Canon rates the manual path to about 380 gsm, so the media is supported — it is the top tray that is not the route for it.

What actually changed from the PRO-200?

The printing did not. Same eight-ink ChromaLife 100+ dye set, same speeds, same 13 × 19 ceiling. What Canon added is a dual-band radio with 5 GHz, WPA3 and TLS 1.3 — worth having if the printer sits away from the router, and the only reason to pay for the new model rather than remaining stock of the old one.

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