Canon PIXMA G540 Six-Ink MegaTank Photo Printer in Kenya, Features, and Specifications

The Canon PIXMA G540 is a wireless MegaTank refillable ink photo printer with a six-ink dye-based system using Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, and Grey inks for photo-quality output that rivals professional photo printing. It delivers up to 4800 x 1200 dpi resolution, prints up to 3,800 borderless 4 x 6 photos or 8,000 colour document pages per ink set, supports borderless printing up to A4 in a wide range of photo sizes, and connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi with AirPrint, Mopria, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant support. It is a print-only device without a built-in scanner or copier. The Canon PIXMA G540 price is KES 38,500 with a 1-year warranty.

Canon PIXMA G540 Printer Full Specifications:

Detailed Features:

Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Alexa, and Google Assistant:

The G540 connects via Wi-Fi (2.4GHz, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/a) for printing from any device on your home or office network. AirPrint handles iPhone and iPad users. Mopria and Canon Print Service Plugin cover Android. Wireless Direct allows printing without a router. The Canon PRINT Inkjet app on iOS and Android adds cloud print, photo editing, and Creative Park templates. Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant add voice-controlled print commands for a connected smart home setup. USB is also available for direct wired connection to a computer.

Print Only: (What the G540 Is and Is Not)

The PIXMA G540 is a dedicated photo and document printer. It does not include a scanner or a copier. If you need a printer that also scans and copies, the Canon PIXMA G3410 MegaTank at KES 24,000 is the better choice. The G540 is the right choice when photo print quality is the priority and scanning is not required, or when you already have a separate scanner and want the best possible photo output from a refillable ink tank printer at this price range in Kenya.

Six Inks:

Most refillable ink tank printers at this price range use four inks: black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. The PIXMA G540 uses six. The two additional colours are Red and Grey. Red extends the gamut of warm tones, giving the printer a wider range of orange, deep red, and crimson shades that four-ink systems cannot reproduce accurately. Grey enables smooth, neutral shadow and midtone rendering in photos, which is what prevents skin tones and greyscale images from appearing muddy or colour-shifted. Together these two additional inks are what separate photo printing from document printing. They are the reason the G540 is a photo printer and not simply a colourful document printer. If you print portraits, landscapes, weddings, product photos, or any image where colour accuracy and tonal smoothness matter, the six-ink system delivers results that four-ink printers at this price cannot match.

Up to 3,800 Photos Per Ink Set:

One set of GI-43 Canon ink bottles yields up to 3,800 borderless 4 x 6 prints on photo paper and up to 8,000 A4 colour document pages on plain paper. For a home or studio that prints photos regularly, 3,800 prints per ink set represents months of output from a single purchase. The cost per photo drops to a fraction of what printing at a print shop costs, and the convenience of printing on demand at home removes the wait and logistics of outsourcing photo orders.

4800 x 1200 dpi with 2 FINE Print Heads:

The G540 prints at up to 4800 x 1200 dpi using Canon's FINE print head technology, placing ink droplets with a pitch of 1/4800 inch. Two FINE print heads handle the six ink channels simultaneously. This level of precision produces smooth gradients across skies and skin tones, sharp detail in fine texture, and accurate colour transitions at all brightness levels. A borderless 4 x 6 photo prints in approximately 47 seconds, which is fast enough for batch printing a set of event or session photos without an impractical wait between prints.

Borderless Printing Up to A4 in Every Common Photo Size:

The G540 supports borderless printing in a wide range of sizes including 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15cm), 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18cm), 7 x 10 inches (18 x 25cm), 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25cm), full A4, square formats in 5 x 5 inches and 3.5 x 3.5 inches, and card size at 55 x 91mm. This comprehensive size range covers virtually every standard photo print format used in Kenyan homes, studios, and schools, from small portrait photos for ID documents to large A4 photo prints for framing, without any white borders.