The Canon PIXMA TR4720 is a budget all-in-one printer. It's also available from Walmart as the Canon PIXMA TR4722. It uses a two-cartridge system and is compatible with Canon's PG-275 Black and CL-276 Tri-color ink cartridges. The scanner has an ADF but doesn't support duplex scanning. It has USB and Wi-Fi connectivity, supports Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service, and is compatible with Canon's mobile app.
This printer is part of Canon's PIXMA TR4700 series of all-in-ones. All variants are identical in feature and performance; the model number only changes depending on the region, retailer, and color of the printer.
Our Verdict
The Canon PIXMA TR4720 is okay as a home printer. It prints good-looking photos with saturated colors and does an excellent job resolving fine details overall. Its scanner also has a decent feature set, especially for an all-in-one in its class, as it comes with an ADF. That said, the scan quality is mediocre; the colors look blown out, and some finer details are missing. On the bright side, the flatbed hinges raise the lid slightly to accommodate thicker items like text. The biggest pain points are the cost-per-print and maintenance requirements. Page yields are terrible, so if you print a lot or regularly, you'll need to replace the cartridges frequently.
Documents look sharp and detailed.
- Decent connectivity options.
- Wide color range.
- Feature-rich mobile app.
- Produces fine details in photos.
Very low page yields and high cost-per-print.
Slow document printing speeds.
- Requires a lot of maintenance.
Colors are noticeably inaccurate, resulting in overly warm looking photos.
Very slow ADF.
The Canon PIXMA TR4720 is marketed as a small office printer, but it performs poorly for this use. It uses cartridges with a very low page yield, prints very slowly, and takes a while to warm up to print the first page. Its ADF is also very slow, as the scanner pauses between pages. User maintenance isn't especially easy either, as accessing the printer's internals can be tricky, and it can be difficult to reach paper jams by yourself. On the bright side, printed documents look great and detailed, and there are fairly decent connectivity options, making the printer easily accessible.
Documents look sharp and detailed.
- Decent connectivity options.
- Feature-rich mobile app.
Very low page yields and high cost-per-print.
Slow document printing speeds.
- Requires a lot of maintenance.
Very slow ADF.
The Canon PIXMA TR4720 is a bad choice if you need a printer that works reliably with infrequent use. Being an inkjet, it can clog when left idle for long periods. On the bright side, its cartridges include the printheads, making it straightforward to address more severe clogs. That said, its cartridges have an extremely low page yield, which means you'll need to change them often, even if you have modest printing needs. High-yield cartridges are available, which helps alleviate the issue. The printer is also slow, producing around four black-and-white pages per minute.
- Decent connectivity options.
Printheads are included in the cartridges.
Very low page yields and high cost-per-print.
Slow document printing speeds.
- Requires a lot of maintenance.
Very slow ADF.
Can clog if it's left unused.
The Canon PIXMA TR4722 is good for photo printing. It does an excellent job of resolving fine details and can reproduce a fairly wide range of colors. This results in nice pictures with a lot of fine details. That said, though color accuracy is decent, the image skews warm, and pictures look a tad grainy. Also, expect high ownership costs if you print photos often, as it uses cartridges with a disappointingly low yield.
- Wide color range.
Supports a wide range of photo paper sizes.
- Produces fine details in photos.
- Requires a lot of maintenance.
Colors are noticeably inaccurate, resulting in overly warm looking photos.
The Canon PIXMA TR4722 has very low page yields, requiring frequent cartridge replacements if you print regularly. You can expect about 80 black-and-white pages and a similar number of color pages per cartridge, which is way below Canon's estimates. Since the tri-color cartridge is a CL-276 model, the entire cartridge must be replaced even if only one color runs out. Using high-yield cartridges can roughly double these page counts, according to Canon.
Very low page yields and high cost-per-print.
The Canon PIXMA TR4722 prints documents very slowly, pushing just four black and two color pages per minute. Its photo printing time is much better, although still nothing special, as it's on the longer side of the expected range for inkjet printers.
Slow document printing speeds.
The Canon PIXMA TR4722 produces great documents. Text looks clear, and most fine details are present. That said, there are some grain and very minor print artifacts, particularly around fine details.
Documents look sharp and detailed.
The scanner is okay on the Canon PIXMA TR4720. It has a reasonable feature set, including an ADF and adjustable hinges on the flatbed scanner to accommodate larger items like textbooks. However, its ADF is very slow, scanning just one page per minute. As for scan quality, it's mediocre. The image processing is overly aggressive in trying to remove artifacts, resulting in the loss of most fine details, and it also overexposes the image, resulting in blown-out colors.
ADF-equipped scanner.
Adjustable hinges for accommodating thicker items.
Very slow ADF.
Scans look overexposed with blown-out colors.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Jan 07, 2026:
We've updated text throughout the review after converting to Test Bench 1.3.
- Updated Jan 05, 2026: We've updated the review to Test Bench 1.3, which adds a number of test boxes including Risk of Clogging and Ease of Unclogging. We also updated the Usage and Performance boxes at the top of the review to better integrate the new aspects covered. See the changelog.
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Updated Nov 08, 2024:
We've updated this review for clarity and added text to the new performance usage boxes implemented after the initial review.
- Updated Jan 19, 2024: We've made minor-in-text adjustments to further clarify some important product details.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Canon PIXMA TR4720 in black, but you can also get it in a white color scheme. This printer is part of the Canon PIXMA TR4700 series of all-in-one printers, which includes many variants. All variants have identical features and performance; the model number only changes depending on the region, retailer, and color of the printer.
| Model | Region/Retailer | Color |
|---|---|---|
| TR4720 | North America | Black/White |
| TR4722 | Walmart US | Black |
| TR4723 | Walmart Canada | White |
| TR4725 | Walmart Canada | Black |
| TR4750i | Europe/Middle East | Black/White |
| TR4751i | UK/Ireland | Black/White |
See our unit's label.
Popular Printer Comparisons
The Canon PIXMA TR4720 is an all-in-one color inkjet printer. While it supports automatic duplex printing, comes with an ADF (albeit an extremely slow one), and produces significantly better-looking photos than most other alternatives in its class, it isn't a particularly good value. It has extremely low page yields, even among other budget printers. Also, it takes a while to warm up before printing. Consider the Canon PIXMA MG3620 instead, as it yields vastly more prints and produces better-looking documents and photos while often costing less.
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The Canon PIXMA TR4720/TR4722 and Epson WorkForce WF-2950 are both budget inkjet printers intended for home offices, though the Epson is a much better fit for that kind of use. The Epson uses cartridges with a substantially greater page yield, has a higher capacity ADF for its scanner, scans substantially faster, and offers superior scan quality. Conversely, the Canon prints slightly sharper-looking documents and is a marginally better fit for photo printing, as it reproduces most shades more faithfully than the Epson.
The Epson Expression Home XP-4200 is better than the Canon PIXMA TR4720/TR4722 for most uses. The Epson yields more prints and is cheaper to maintain. The Canon produces better color documents but prints more slowly than the Epson. Although the Canon has a wider color range and is more color-accurate for photo printing, it isn't as good as the Epson when it comes to small details.
The Epson WorkForce WF-2930 is slightly better for most uses than the Canon PIXMA TR4720/TR4722. The Epson feels sturdier, incurs fewer maintenance requirements, has an actual screen for navigating its user interface, uses cartridges with a higher page yield, and delivers sharper scan quality in less time. On the other hand, the Canon prints slightly sharper, more detailed documents.
The Canon PIXMA TR4720/TR4722 is better than the Canon PIXMA TS3720 overall. It produces better-looking black-and-white documents with much cleaner details, like fine lines. Photos also look better owing to a wider color gamut, and you can print a wider range of photo sizes on the TR4720. While the TS3720 prints faster, the TR4720 pushes its first page out in just over half the time.
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