# Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-imageprograf-pro-310
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/photo-printers
- Placement: #2 of 16 in Photo Printers, S tier
- Brand: Canon
- LP on this board: 1080
- Last researched: 2026-10-17T02:30:02.721Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Ranked #4 as a sealed 13-inch pro-grade pigment printer built to run for a decade. It falls just outside the top three only because recent coverage is thin, not due to any fault.

## For

- Sealed pro-grade pigment printer
- Shares engine architecture with the PRO-1100
- Excellent print quality
- Versatile media handling
- Exceptional color accuracy

## Against

- Limited recent reviews provide thin coverage

## Evidence

Consolidated from 29 cited sources across 20 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Creative Bloq | creativebloq.com | C | https://www.creativebloq.com/tech/printers/this-is-a-big-beautiful-printer-for-big-beautiful-prints-with-25-percent-off | fetched and confirmed |
| PrinterKnowledge - Laser, 3D, Inkjet Printer Help | Paul Verizzo | B | https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/anyone-using-the-pro-310.17102/ | fetched and confirmed |
| The Inspiration Edit | Angela Milnes | B | https://www.theinspirationedit.com/canon-imageprograf-pro-310-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Hayley Jade Design Studio | Hayley Davis | B | https://blog.hayleyjade.co.uk/comparing-canon-pro-printers/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/precision.camera.video/videos/the-canon-imageprograf-pro-310-brings-your-art-to-life-%EF%B8%8Fdelivers-gallery-quality/809108265519896/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Printerbase News Blog | Adam Whitehead | B | https://www.printerbase.co.uk/news/canon-pro-10s-replacement-the-canon-pro-310/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | B | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-photo-printer | fetched and confirmed |
| Printerbase News Blog | printerbase.co.uk | B | https://www.printerbase.co.uk/news/great-printers-printing-cards/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Clifton Cameras | cliftoncameras.co.uk | B | https://www.cliftoncameras.co.uk/Blog/best-photo-printer-2026-the-ultimate-buying-guide?srsltid=AfmBOopSF-p0Wt74B674L1EM2mDXEkYI4ivqovox02f19XsjGJPcWpCH | fetched and confirmed |
| Bhphotovideo | bhphotovideo.com | C | https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1873096-REG/canon_6858c002_imageprograf_pro_310_13_wireless.html | fetched and confirmed |
| Dpreview | dpreview.com | D | https://www.dpreview.com/forums/threads/canon-pro-1100-banding-follow-up-continued-3.4815470/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Keith Cooper | Keith Cooper | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dTn06kbkfU | fetched and confirmed |
| PermaJet | PermaJet | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B-8hc4F3nA | fetched and confirmed |
| Keith Cooper | Keith Cooper | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=des5csKDCLA | fetched and confirmed |
| Fotospeed | Fotospeed | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-VudX9HJQ | fetched and confirmed |
| bass techs | bass techs | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9RV47TjMc4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Fotospeed | Fotospeed | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j44kOcG_9oU | fetched and confirmed |
| Keith Cooper | Keith Cooper | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOK36Vmm3fY | fetched and confirmed |
| sholsteinphotography | sholsteinphotography | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT8VM7tI-5g | fetched and confirmed |
| Keith Cooper | Keith Cooper | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCTJoWaNyXg | fetched and confirmed |
| Keith Cooper | Keith Cooper | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYlwM9ADhow | fetched and confirmed |
| IT Supplies | IT Supplies | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5V2wohXmg | fetched and confirmed |
| Thetechreview | Thetechreview | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3P3WZ1OapQ | fetched and confirmed |
| DIY GUIDES | DIY GUIDES | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnuCKrllpHU | fetched and confirmed |
| Gadget droid | Gadget droid | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJwBXtmuWNU | fetched and confirmed |
| Gadget droid | Gadget droid | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJjVeryn_5w | fetched and confirmed |
| Print Cloud - All about printers | Print Cloud - All about printers | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJjwnGH7Zm8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Gadget droid | Gadget droid | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWoghWodqGY | fetched and confirmed |
| bass techs | bass techs | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxmmyaPy6FY | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Epson SureColor P700 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/epson-surecolor-p700 |
| 3 | Canon PIXMA PRO-200S | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-pixma-pro-200s |
| 4 | Epson Expression Photo XP-8800 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/epson-expression-photo-xp-8800 |
| 5 | Canon PIXMA G620 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-pixma-g620 |
| 6 | Epson Expression Photo XP-8700 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/epson-expression-photo-xp-8700 |
| 7 | Epson EcoTank ET-5850 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/epson-ecotank-et-5850-photo-printers |
| 13 | Canon PIXMA TR160 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-pixma-tr160 |
| 14 | HP Sprocket Studio Plus | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hp-sprocket-studio-plus |
| 15 | Canon Pixma Pro-100 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-pixma-pro-100 |
| 16 | Polaroid Hi-Print Generation 2 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/polaroid-hi-print-generation-2 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/photo-printers.

## What this tier means

- S: Exceptional. Finishes top run after run; capped at 3 slots per category.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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