The 6 Best Photo Printers - Winter 2025

The best photo printer we've tested is the Canon PIXMA PRO-200. This professional-grade model produces incredibly detailed, vibrant, and color-accurate pictures. It supports borderless printing and various paper sizes up to 13x19, making it a great choice for creating posters and signs. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, USB, and Ethernet, and there's support for Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service, so you can easily print from your mobile devices without installing any drivers or a third-party app. Something to be aware of is that it's a print-only model, so you'll need a separate scanner to digitize photos. Another consideration is the black ink cartridge yields are quite low, so you'll have to replace it often if you print a lot.

There's another model to consider if you are chasing the best color accuracy possible, the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300. This model has slightly better color accuracy, but it's more expensive and currently difficult to find. Also, it isn't quite as good for printing photographs on glossy paper as the PRO-200. It uses pigment ink and a special chroma optimizer cartridge to seal prints on glossy paper, which slightly narrows the color gamut. That said, this yields better results for art prints on matte paper than the PRO-200's dye ink, which tends to run slightly. Depending on these two models' availability, the best photo printer for you will depend on your printing needs and preferences.

If you're looking for one of the best photo printers that includes a scanner, get the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500, a variant of the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 we tested. It performs identically to the flagship ET-8550 but can only print on paper up to 8.5x11 in size; the ET-8550 supports up to 13x19, like the Canon PIXMA PRO-200 above. Still, as wide-format printing is more of a niche use, the ET-8500 makes more sense for most people. As far as performance goes, it produces detailed, colorful, and excellent-looking photos; the main difference to the Canons above is color accuracy. It oversaturates colors to make them more vibrant, resulting in prints looking somewhat different than the original.

One advantage of this printer is low ownership costs, as it uses a refillable ink tank that yields thousands of prints. Another is the connectivity options—in addition to the usual Wi-Fi, USB, and Ethernet connectivity, this model can print directly off a USB flash drive or SD card. You also get a scanner to digitize photos; the scan quality is outstanding, but like with the print quality, the image processing boosts the contrast and saturation at the expense of accuracy. While the ET-8500 comes with an 8.5x11.7 flatbed scanner, the ET-8550's scanner is larger, accommodating sheets up to 8.5x14. So if you need wide-format printing or a larger flatbed scanner, the ET-8550 is an excellent choice; just expect to pay more for the extra features.

For a more modest mid-range pick for casual at-home use, check out the Epson EcoTank ET-2400. Like our upper mid-range pick above, the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500, this is also a supertank model, so it's a great option for those with a large print load of photos or documents. The ET-2400 features a more traditional setup with cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink. Its color range isn't as good but is still excellent; it just struggles with bright, saturated tones, meaning some bright highlights won't come out as well compared to more expensive photo printers like the ones above. Printed pictures still look detailed and are fairly color-accurate, albeit slightly grainy.

You can connect to the printer via USB or Wi-Fi; just know that it doesn't support Apple AirPrint or Mopria Print Service, so you may need to download the Epson Smart Panel companion app to get full functionality on mobile devices. The app lets you print, scan, and perform maintenance tasks. It also gives you easy access to Epson's image gallery, which contains patterns you can use for crafts, like house decorations and greeting cards. Unfortunately, its printing speed is pretty slow, taking almost a minute and a half to produce a 4x6 photo.

Our best budget pick is the Canon PIXMA TS7720, a cheaper, ADF-less variant of the Canon PIXMA TR7820 we've tested. Surprisingly, this model has better color accuracy than our upper mid-range and mid-range picks, but it has a lower print resolution than the other printers mentioned, resulting in less detailed photos. It supports borderless printing and paper sizes up to 8.5x11. The drawback with budget models is usually page yield, and that's absolutely the case here. It's not too bad if you only print once in a while; just know that you'll have to pay more for replacement ink than the models mentioned above if you print often. Also, it uses only a tri-color cartridge, so you'll have to replace it even if only one color runs out.

A note on pricing: while this printer's MSRP is $150 USD, its price has dropped steadily since its release. The median price looks to be around $99 USD, though it's occasionally on sale for a bigger discount; it may be worth waiting for a sale if you don't need a printer right away.

If you only print photos once in a blue moon and want to spend as little as possible, check out the Canon PIXMA MG3620. Except for its lower capacity 100-sheet input tray and lack of Wi-Fi Direct support (ability to generate its own wireless signal), it's very similar to the Canon PIXMA TS7720 above feature-wise. As for the print quality, printed photos look detailed, but they are noticeably darker due to the printer's narrower color range. There's also a perceptibly warm tint, which may not be to everyone's preference. It still performs better than many office-oriented inkjet printers, even models costing significantly more. It uses a two-cartridge system like the Canon above, but thankfully, the cartridges are cheap.

If you're looking for the best printer for printing photos on the go, check out the Canon PIXMA TR150, a portable print-only inkjet model with a built-in rechargeable battery. It has USB and Wi-Fi connectivity and supports Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service. Printed photos look detailed and colorful, albeit slightly grainy. You'll have to replace the ink cartridges often, as they yield only about 190 color prints; however, they're relatively cheap, so you won't have to spend much on replacement ink over time. The internal battery supplies enough power for around 330 prints and takes about two hours to charge fully.