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Color Performance Summary |
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 • The Pro 9500 Mark II had very good color accuracy
• However, it had soem issues with deep blues
• The color gamut of the Pro 9500 Mark II was very wide
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Detail Performance |
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Color Accuracy (5.64)
Normally, we test printers using Ilford Galerie paper as well as the manufacturer's own. However, the Pro 9500 Mark II is a pigment printer, and Ilford Galerie is not designed to work on this paper. So, we tested it using just Canon's own Photo Paper Pro Platinum. For more details on how our color accuracy tests are done, see here.
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II
Color Accuracy Comparisons |
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Original
Color |
Canon Pro
9500
Mark II,
Default ,
Pro Platinum
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Canon Pro
9500
Mark II,
Custom,
Pro Platinum |
| Dark Skin |
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| Light Skin |
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| Blue Sky |
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| Foliage |
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| Blue Flower |
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| Bluish Green |
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Original
Color |
Canon Pro
9500
Mark II,
Default,
Pro
Platinum |
Canon Pro
9500
Mark II
Custom,
Pro Platinum |
| Orange |
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| Purplish Blue |
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| Moderate Red |
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| Purple |
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| Yellow Green |
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| Orange Yellow |
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Original
Color |
Canon Pro
9500
Mark II,
Default
profile,
Pro
Platinum |
Canon Pro
9500
Mark II,
Custom,
Pro Platinum |
| Blue |
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| Green |
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| Red |
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| Yellow |
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| Magenta |
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| Cyan |
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Original
Color |
Canon Pro
9500
Mark II,
Default
profile,
Pro
Platinum |
Canon Pro
9500
Mark II,
Custom,
Pro Platinum |
| White |
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| Light Grey |
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| Mid Grey 1 |
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| Mid Grey 2 |
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| Dark Grey |
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| Black |
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| Mean Color Error |
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5.3
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5.5
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NOTE: Because of the way computer monitors reproduce colors, the images above may not match the results used for evaluating color accuracy. The chart should be used to judge the relative color shift, not the exact printed colors.
We found that the smallest color accuracy we got was from the default profile for the Canon Pro Platinum paper that we used, so that's what we would reccomend that you use to get the best results. As you can see, though, there were some colors that were some way off here; in particular, the darker blues had some significant color error. But the overall error was fairly small, and is not significantly different from what we've seen from other high-end photo printers.
We can also look at this printer's performance compared with some of the other printers we've reviewed recently
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II Color Accuracy Comparisons |
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Original Color |
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II
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Canon Pro 9000 Mark II |
Epson R1900 |
HP B8850 |
| Dark Skin |
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| Light Skin |
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| Blue Sky |
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| Foliage |
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| Blue Flower |
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| Bluish Green |
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Original Color |
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II |
Canon Pro 9000 Mark II |
Epson
R1900 |
HP B8850 |
| Orange |
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| Purplish Blue |
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| Moderate Red |
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| Purple |
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| Yellow Green |
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| Orange Yellow |
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Original Color |
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II |
Canon Pro 9000 Mark II |
Epson R1900 |
HP B8850 |
| Blue |
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| Green |
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| Red |
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| Yellow |
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| Magenta |
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| Cyan |
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Original Color |
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II |
Canon Pro 9000 Mark II |
Epson R1900 |
HP B8850 |
| White |
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| Light Grey |
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| Mid Grey 1 |
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| Mid Grey 2 |
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| Dark Grey |
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| Black |
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| Mean Color Error |
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5.3
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5.1
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4.78
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4.8
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Canon Pro 9500 Mark II
Color Accuracy Score Comparison |
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Color Gamut (11.22)
Color gamut is the range of colors that a printer can reproduce. The wider the gamut, the wider the range of colors that the printer can manage, which means that photos will look more realistic. The Pro 9500 Mark II did extremely well here, managing to reproduce 65% of the Adobe RGB color space. That's the largest percentage we've ever seen, and most printers only manage between 40 and 50%. For more details on how we measure color gamut, see here.
Canon Pro 9500 Mark II
Gamut Score Comparison |
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