Canon PIXMA MX922 — Features, Specs, Performance & Business Use

The Canon PIXMA MX922 is a feature-rich, wireless all-in-one inkjet aimed at the small-office, home-office and micro-branch market. When it launched it stood out by combining photo-quality colour printing with office conveniences such as an ADF, automatic duplexing, Ethernet networking and built-in fax — all packed into a fairly compact chassis. That combination makes the MX922 a versatile device for mixed workflows where occasional photo prints and routine document capture are both required. Below I break down the MX922’s hardware and software, real-world performance, running costs and the business scenarios where it makes most sense.

Quick technical snapshot (the essentials)

• Functions: Print, copy, scan, fax (all-in-one).

• Print speed: ≈ 9 ipm (black) and 5 ipm (colour) (ISO/ESAT class figures for typical document jobs). 

• Maximum print resolution: Up to 4,800 × 1,200 dpi (colour photo mode). 

• ADF: Automatic Document Feeder holds 30–35 sheets (model/region reporting varies between 30 and 35). 

• Paper handling: Front cassette typically 250-sheet capacity (plain paper) + rear/top feed for specialty media; automatic duplex (two-sided) printing supported.

• Connectivity: USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet (wired LAN), support for AirPrint, Google Cloud Print (historic support) and Canon mobile printing apps.

These headline numbers explain why the MX922 was and remains attractive to small teams that need a single device to handle both business documents and nicer colour output.

Design and control surface

Physically the MX922 is larger than compact home printers but smaller than a departmental MFP. It’s designed to sit on a side table or small credenza. The front-loading paper cassette and top ADF mean frequent user interaction (refilling paper, swapping cartridges) is straightforward. The MX922’s control panel is button-based with a colour display — not a large touchscreen — which keeps complexity down but provides enough direct control for copying, scanning and fax functions without returning to a PC. The device also exposes basic printer settings via a web admin page for IT management on networked installs.

Print engine & quality

The MX922 leverages Canon’s FINE print head technology and multi-ink drop control to produce high-resolution colour output (up to 4,800 × 1,200 dpi for photos). That translates to smooth gradients and good detail for photos and marketing collateral; small type and line art are also crisp if you set the appropriate print mode. For everyday business documents the pigment/dye ink combination yields good legibility and acceptable toner-like blacks, though heavy users of text-only pages may still prefer a mono laser for the lowest per-page cost.

Canon positioned the MX922 as a hybrid — stronger on colour/photo fidelity than typical office prints, while still offering the office features small teams need.

Scanning, ADF & fax — capture and archiving

A major strength of the MX922 for business use is the built-in automatic document feeder (ADF) with duplex scanning support, letting you scan both sides of a document automatically. The flatbed scanner offers high optical resolution (scans up to 2,400 × 4,800 dpi on the platen, and ADF optical around 600 × 600 dpi) which is more than adequate for archiving documents and digitizing photos. Canon’s bundled utilities support scan-to-PDF, network scanning, push-scan and simple OCR workflows when combined with desktop software. The device also includes a full fax subsystem — useful in verticals where fax remains required (legal, healthcare, some government uses).

Connectivity & mobile printing

The MX922 offers flexible connectivity: wired Ethernet for reliable shared office installs, Wi-Fi for flexible placement and AirPrint/Canon mobile app support for printing directly from phones and tablets. For BYOD environments that’s a big plus: users can print from mobile devices without installing drivers. Historically the MX922 also supported Google Cloud Print (now deprecated), but AirPrint and Canon’s smartphone/tablet apps cover most mobile scenarios. Built-in network printing plus a web admin page make small fleet management and driverless printing straightforward for an IT admin. 

Performance — real world behavior

• Throughput: The published speeds (≈9 ipm black / 5 ipm colour) reflect mixed-document performance. In practice simple text pages print briskly while dense photo pages, borderless photo tasks and complex PDFs take longer to process and print.

• First page out: The MX922 is quick to hand the first page back for small jobs — important for reception desks or point-of-sale stations where short, frequent jobs are common. citeturn0search13

• ADF scan throughput: Duplex ADF scanning is competent for occasional batch jobs (invoices, signed forms). For daily, high-volume scanning (hundreds of pages per day), a dedicated document scanner will be faster and more reliable over time. 

Reviews at launch noted the MX922’s good blend of speed, image quality and features for a small office, while calling out ink pricing as a trade-off to consider.

Consumables, yields & costs

The MX922 uses individual ink tanks (usually a black plus separate CMY colour cartridges) — replacing only the exhausted colour saves waste and sometimes cost. Canon published yield figures and offers XL/XXL high-yield variants for lower per-page pricing; however, inkjets generally have higher per-page colour costs than comparable colour lasers, especially if your work is heavy on monochrome pages. Canon’s support pages include official yield figures and test conditions — those are worth checking when modelling TCO for your office. For small office deployments it’s common to keep a spare black cartridge on hand to avoid downtime.

Pro tip: if your printing mix is mostly black text, run the driver in economy/draft mode for internal documents and reserve higher quality photo modes for client deliverables.

Business use-cases — where MX922 fits best

Ideal deployments

• Small offices / micro-branches (1–10 users): Teams that need a single device for document capture, occasional colour marketing pieces and reliable faxing.

• Creative professionals who also need office features: Small studios that print client proofs in-house but still require an ADF and networked access for business admin.

• Reception or front desk usage: Fast first-page times, fax and duplex scanning make MX922 useful as a multi-purpose front-office device.

Less suitable

• High-volume text printing: Workgroups that print thousands of black pages per month will find mono lasers cheaper per page.

• Colour-critical proofing at scale: For color-managed proofing in prepress scenarios, a dedicated proofing device and RIP workflow will outperform an all-in-one.

• Large fleets needing enterprise accounting/secure print release: MX922 lacks the deep fleet telemetry and advanced secure-print options native to enterprise MFP lines.

Deployment tips & best practices

1. Use XL cartridges for predictable per-page cost if your monthly volumes justify the higher upfront price.

2. Enable duplex by default to save paper and present a greener office policy.

3. Place on a reliable wired Ethernet for shared offices if you have many users — Wi-Fi is nice but wired avoids network hiccups when many clients print simultaneously.

4. Monitor usage and plan a refresh path — if your office grows beyond the MX922’s comfortable range, plan to migrate to a small colour MFP or monochrome laser depending on your printing mix.

5. Keep firmware updated (Canon support page) to ensure the latest security and driver compatibility. 

Final verdict

The Canon PIXMA MX922 is a pragmatic choice for the small office that needs a single device to do many jobs well: photo-capable colour printing, duplex scanning and ADF capture, fax, and flexible network/mobile connectivity. It isn’t a low-cost, high-volume solution for text-only fleets, nor is it a colour-critical proofing press — but for mixed-use environments where versatility matters, the MX922 offers strong value. If you’re a small business that needs occasional attractive colour output without sacrificing daily document workflows, the MX922 remains a solid contender — just budget carefully for ink and consider XL cartridges if your pages add up.

Selected sources

Canon MX922 official specs and support pages (technical sheets and manuals).
Retail/spec listings showing ADF capacity and paper handling.
Contemporary review summarizing business performance and ink considerations.